Dunajec, Vision Casting Day 20.05
At Saturday 20 May, Vision Polska (hurch.pl) organized "Casting Day" - an event for fly fishing enthusiasts.
Program of the day included
-Demonstration of Vision gear: fly rods, lines, reels
-Demonstration of various fly casts.
-Session with instructor: cast errors corrections, fly presentation in various conditions
-Beer, grilled sausages, barbecue.
and it's all for free.
I came the day before, and checked some my favorite places.
At the spot across Maria Ligas hotel, there was mayfly hatch, and fish raised for insects from 20:00 till dusk. But I didnt get license for that day, so I just watched it.
I stayed overnight at Maria's and started fishing on Saturday from 4.30. I prepared 2 rods : for short nymphing and for streamers. river level was 205 cm, and temperature around 11 C.
In this deep hole, fish often stays close to the bank, and with short nymphing, it's easy to reach holding zone. After few casts I got one small trout on Polish wowen nymph (yellow/black with orange thread wrap).
Place was productive, and fly was in high demand. In short time, I hooked more browns, next time there were bigger ones.
I attached my favorite brown nymph with pink head (roughly resembling cased caddis), and got nice common nase fish (Chondrostoma nasus). This fish belongs to Cyprinid family and feeds on bottom algae, so it's not very common catch of fly fisherman. But, occasionally they feed on caddis larva, and other small organisms living on the bottom, so from time to time they take nymphs near the bottom.
Nice fish, and good fighter!
As the day progressed, more trout came to my net.
And finally, I got two on black zonker and trout switch rod (Winston microspey 4wt and OPST Skagit 275gr head)
After 9.00 I changed location and moved to the Vision festival place. It was on the grass field near adventure park in Krośćenko nad Dunajcem.
Full assortment of Vision rods were represented: single hand from 4 to 10 class, switch rods and one big 8-9 class double hand.
Adam Sikora demonstrating spey cast, and providing free lesson.
First time spey caster. Not too bad.
Some relax near the river.
When it's ended, I went for dinner to the restaurant Karczma Dunajca. Then I continued fishing near Marysia's
Unfortunately, there was very strong wind, and fishing was very slow. I got only one trout in two hours, also on pink head nymph.
So, it was perfect day, not only good fishing, but also meeting with friends and participating in festival. Many thanks to Vision Polska for organization.
Program of the day included
-Demonstration of Vision gear: fly rods, lines, reels
-Demonstration of various fly casts.
-Session with instructor: cast errors corrections, fly presentation in various conditions
-Beer, grilled sausages, barbecue.
and it's all for free.
I came the day before, and checked some my favorite places.
At the spot across Maria Ligas hotel, there was mayfly hatch, and fish raised for insects from 20:00 till dusk. But I didnt get license for that day, so I just watched it.
I stayed overnight at Maria's and started fishing on Saturday from 4.30. I prepared 2 rods : for short nymphing and for streamers. river level was 205 cm, and temperature around 11 C.
In this deep hole, fish often stays close to the bank, and with short nymphing, it's easy to reach holding zone. After few casts I got one small trout on Polish wowen nymph (yellow/black with orange thread wrap).
Place was productive, and fly was in high demand. In short time, I hooked more browns, next time there were bigger ones.
I attached my favorite brown nymph with pink head (roughly resembling cased caddis), and got nice common nase fish (Chondrostoma nasus). This fish belongs to Cyprinid family and feeds on bottom algae, so it's not very common catch of fly fisherman. But, occasionally they feed on caddis larva, and other small organisms living on the bottom, so from time to time they take nymphs near the bottom.
Nice fish, and good fighter!
As the day progressed, more trout came to my net.
And finally, I got two on black zonker and trout switch rod (Winston microspey 4wt and OPST Skagit 275gr head)
After 9.00 I changed location and moved to the Vision festival place. It was on the grass field near adventure park in Krośćenko nad Dunajcem.
Full assortment of Vision rods were represented: single hand from 4 to 10 class, switch rods and one big 8-9 class double hand.
Adam Sikora demonstrating spey cast, and providing free lesson.
First time spey caster. Not too bad.
Some relax near the river.
First fish caught on the fly rod. Actually, the fish was caught by older man, and boy served as the guide.
Some views near the festival location.
When it's ended, I went for dinner to the restaurant Karczma Dunajca. Then I continued fishing near Marysia's
Unfortunately, there was very strong wind, and fishing was very slow. I got only one trout in two hours, also on pink head nymph.
So, it was perfect day, not only good fishing, but also meeting with friends and participating in festival. Many thanks to Vision Polska for organization.
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