Fly Fishing Farmoor Reservoir - February 2024

An early season session at Farmoor to blow away the winter cobwebs. Surprisingly, the fish were high in the water and on the feed!

[@mikesaul8711]

Nice to see you guys back on the water.

[@beardybrosflyfishing3736]

Thanks. Back issues last year curtailed the fishing but hopefully on the mend now and more fishing to come!

[@waynesmith4589]

Paid a visit to Farmoor F1 bank fishing yesterday , it was crazy fishing, 3 rainbows on the bank in the first 5 casts, lost count in the end, the fact that I only moved twice all day is telling, normally I have a no bite in 30 min I move rule, great fishing, 6 hrs seemed like 5 minutes.

[@beardybrosflyfishing3736]

Brilliant. Love it when F1 switches on. Are they on the buzzers yet?

[@waynesmith4589]

Yes !!!! before I arrived I had a few idea’s, but when I got out the car there were buzzers everywhere so I had a rapid rethink, I set up 2 rigs a Washing Line and a Reverse Washing line, both rigs had the same flies Coral FAB, Cormorant and a Red Cheek Buzzer, every time the sun came out or went in I swapped rigs, I caught all day on either the Buzzer or the FAB not a single fish on the Cormorant 🤷‍♂️, some of the hits very brutal, awesome days fishing.

[@afend1]

What line are you fishing there please? (As in, whose slow intermediate is it?)

[@beardybrosflyfishing3736]

Hi. It’s a slow intermediate, Cortland Blue