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Mayfly enjoying its one day out in the sun.

You also have kalloy uno stems. Very light, cheap and available in silver in 0,7,17 and 25 degree offset I think, and ubiquitous on eBay as UNO stems. Slim profile suits less chunk headtubes as well. Logo looks naff but rubs off really easily if you soak in acetone for a few mins. UNO seatpost is also available in a variety of setbacks and diameters.

Think Thomson even does a 25mm layback post now, though not sure in silver and agree the kinked profile doesn’t suit every bike.

That ones a boy. Leggier, with a small body and larger palps (club like things on the front of his face).

You tend to notice them more as they go wandering about the place, looking for love. The ladies tend rock stay put in their webs so you might be less likely to stumble across them unless you go looking

Yep, saw the v feather one but decided given that i prefer a screw reel seat and it was 35 quid more thought id give the cheaper one a punt. Will do!

Ordered on of the v light maxcatch rods in 7ft 3wt today. £25 quid delivered with a discount code. Thanks for the heads up.

True regarding the trees but was hooking them above me even trying to roll cast so was infuriating. I’m using basically the same set up as you. 4ft furled in to 5ft hand tapered maxima, 2mm tippet ring and then 2-3ft grandmax.

What I’m actually finding matters most is stealth. I’m taking my time wading, keeping low and getting to the point that even in low clear water I can get within 5m of rising fish.

Brill. Given I lost £10 quids worths of flies to the tree trout today using the wrong rod makes sense to get something a bit more suitable.

Agree with spending on terminal tackle but when I'm casting max 5m, fly lines aren't super important given the rivers I'm on. Giving furled leaders a go currently, along with some top quality fluorocarbon.

Cheers. Tried any other stuff from maxcatch?

River mole, tributary of the taw. £12 for a day ticket on the fishpass. And nope, I used to and want to get back to it though. These are turrall which came in the box as a present. Fab flies, though currently enamoured with barblessflies.co.uk which are also top notch.

Haven’t tried eBay flies yet as don’t need fancy ordering 100 flies which turn out to be a crock of shite. On the hunt for a 7ft brook rod on the cheap though if you have any recommendations?

Had a better day today. 5 brownies on the dry fly, most to a caddis pattern. Lost a shed load of flies in trees though as brought the wrong rod thinking the river would be bigger.

And flats

Fantastic pic. Amazing it would go for something so large!

Bloody hell. Those stocked or are then wild trout just whoppers there? Managed to get a 12inch brownie on the south yeo today after blanking on the torridge on Tuesday. Think I hooked a sea trout actually early on but lost it before I managed to get it too the surface.

Limited fly choice, as only had a few on me. Were feeding on emergers but refusing dries as you guessed. Funnily enough were ignoring the huge mayflies drifting on by too.

Came across this little guy whilst fishing and miserably failed to imitate him. In restrospect using google-fu I think it’s a welshman’s button or Sericostoma personatum.

Love the colour on the rose chafers. Think the cardinal beetles are pretty voracious and hoover up all the things that eat your plants.

Suppose everybody’s out a bit more this year, and more time to spot things!

Lily beetle or black headed cardinal?

By the way is this a confession you have forearms like popeye?

Prefer longer rods so use mainly a 10ft 4wt and 6wt when I can. Mends and roll casts are easier. That being said I’ve got an 8’6 5wt travel rod that gets used the most as it packs up at just over a foot so comes anywhere I think i can get away with fishing.

Haha, well I’m only going for brown trout so will leave my dynamite at home. Expecting low water so nz style upstream on a 10ft 4wt will prob be the order of the day. That said hooked a couple of sea trout on nymphs in the past so not impossible.

Getting up very early though to try get the morning rise, and forecast to be overcast so hopefully fishing will be good!

Not the best fighters for sure, but a good size! Fishing the torridge tomorrow which should hopefully have more water. Little exe on Saturday was bloody tricky due to low water, but a tiny trout nailed a klinkhammer and saved me a blank.

Lovely fish!

How’s it been going overnight?

Fishing on the little exe tomorrow am. River's most likely down to its bones and forecast is for heavy showers and 30mph wind down stream. Looking forward to a nice clean soggy blank.

Cantharis rustica from the looks of it