Dollaghan on the river bann

Nice dollaghan caught on the bann with a few smaller wild brownies all safely released
#fishing #catchandrelease #trout #flyfishing

[@mattwright2964]

Nice fish, well done.

[@Bannflyfisher]

Brilliant man 👌🏼

[@grill_toast3355]

Nicely caught, I'm looking for where I can go to fly fish the Bann myself and recommendations for parking/access? Cheers

[@trouthunterni5160]

@@grill_toast3355 there is parking in gilford town itself and can walk down to the river and also Banbridge AC have there stretch starting below Banbridge up Kate's bridge

[@kodiwtf]

Lovely fish, just wondering do you spin for them at all ? Me and my mate haven't got fly fishing gear yet, from mid july to now we have been trying different rivers and a few lakes for brown trout, we have seen them with our own eyes either sitting in the pools or jumping out of the water, we havent had a single bite on the spinners, we have had a couple of follows and thats all. this time last year I was landing them back to back on the spinner. Mind you the water was quite a bit higher at that time, wondering if you'd have any idea what the problem/what we're doing wrong would be ?

[@trouthunterni5160]

@@kodiwtf hi I do spin for them after a flood or high water when it's not really suitable for a fly, if spinning wait until after a flood and try a mepp size 2 works good for me but can also be caught on size 3's, rapalas also work very well for them

[@kodiwtf]

@@trouthunterni5160 cheers boss ,what fly rod and reel have you by the way ?

[@BenFreel1]

Cracking Video loved it. what rod is that?

[@trouthunterni5160]

@@BenFreel1 it's a Shakespeare Omni 6/7 weight

[@darrenwest6173]

Buddy what flys were you using?

[@trouthunterni5160]

@@darrenwest6173 was using a tungsten bead PTN