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Dry fly opening on Dunajec

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 It's getting warmer in the end of Match, and first mayflies starting to emerge.   This my trip was fully dedicated to dry fly fishing. I started in the place, called "Second wall". Here I crossed the river to the other side.  Trout were taking dry fly very good on the whole pool near the wall. I reached the island upstream from the wall.  Here's possible to cross the river upstream and downstream from the island. There I caught few fish on streamer too. But main attraction was dry fly. I fished approximately till 15.00, then fishing gradually declined. Here is the fly I used most of the time - big CDC mayfly imitation in grey color. 

Fishing from the wall

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After great season start, I skipped almost a month of fishing on Dunajec. There was cold temperatures and fruitless days. My last visit was 28.02.2019, in the last official day of winter. I met with Wojtek Kudłacz, the guide from Krościenko. We were sitting on the wall and watching the river. Nobody caught nothing, no even single bite. This time, conditions were similar, but a little bit more sun. I didn't expect some great fishing, but I wanted to try.  There was almost no fishermen in the river. Only Wojtek, who probably spends 365 days on the water in any weather.  First, I started fishing near "First wall". There was nothing there. Then I moved to second wall. I attached white zonker, and fished just from the wall itself. It's tricky, because you have no space behind. I used "skagit" type of line, and roll cast diagonally, then stripped my fly along the wall. After some unsuccessful attempts, I got fish. It was quite big trout.  It was im