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Mayfly hatch on Dunajec

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During Easter holidays I decided to visit OS Dunajec again, with intention to meet mayfly hatch. Also, I got new Guideline PT Compact scandi sinking head for my double hand rod, and wanted to test in on the water. The night before the trip was, cold, up to -1.5 C in the mountains. I came to Wojtek Kudłacz's guest house "Fly fishing in Poland" at 6.45. I bought a license and few excellent CDC mayflies in the fly shop. It was too cold for fishing early in the morning. I dressed up like in winter (fleece jacket and rain coat, wool cap), and went to the "first wall" spot to try sinking line with streamers. Water dropped down a bit, and Guideline PT compact I/S5/S6 was too much - I had many snags and lost few streamers. No fish bites. After air warmed up a bit, I moved to next spot, Ksiądzowe pole . There is fast flowing stretch, the most picturesque on upper part of OS Dunajec. No fish bites also. But, my main goal here was to test my double hand rod. T...