Fly recommendations for the Dodder

MrO

Hi Folks,
Been trying fly fishing on the Dodder the last few nights and i'm fairly new to this game - just wondering if anyone has any recommendations in terms of fly types to use?

I'm a bit lost with the whole thing

Thanks!

coolwings

Dry fly suggestions:
black gnat, white midge, cream/yellow midge, in sizes 16 - 20; and after dark a little red sedge in 14 - 16

MrO

Many thanks Coolwings...I'll get some in southside angling on the way home and try them out tonight!

experimenter

I have been having sport in the evenings using long line nymphing on the smaller rivers...

Simple setup two beaded nymphs, fished upstream on 2lb leader... short cast....

Using using tiny copper johns and pheasant tails...

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b.w.ollie

one great fly for the Dodder is a''grey duster'' in size 14-16 it imitates most of the olive dun hatches (blue wing, little sky blue/smallspurwing).in smaller sizes18-20 it is a good general midge pattern. other flies (for olive hatches) ''blue upright'', ''blue quill'',''greenwells glory'' 'olive ''shuttlecocks'' 'olive''emergers'' 14-16 sizes. And for the olive 'spinners': ''red spinner'', ''amber spinner''and''pheasant tail'' 14-16 too (pheasant tail is also a good midge imitation in 18-20 sizes) all these are dry flies. and You could try a ''Hairs ear sedge'' as a general sedge pattern. hope this is of some help,

yank_in_eire

I've had a lot of success with a balloon caddis in the evenings when the sedges are hatching.

b.w.ollie

sedges have only reappeared on the dodder in the last few years, mostly a small sedge which I cannot Identify, nearest seems to be ''Small Yellow Sedge''(psychomyia pusilla) anyone out there in cyberland who fishes the Dodder got any Ideas?? Hey. Yank in Eire ,that Balloon caddis looks good.. thanks.

coolwings

Were there many blue winged olive hatches on it this year? I never got down that period.

ironbluedun

b.w.ollie wrote: »

one great fly for the Dodder is a''grey duster'',

a must have fly for most rivers, the no 1 dry fly.