Douglas C Hall

Hello everyone,

I have been fishing since the age of 10 and never plan to stop. When I am not fishing I am thinking about it, I fell in love with fly fishing when I was around 15. It took me a full year to catch my first trout on the fly and since then I have lost count. In a normal 4hr session I average around 2 or 3 fish although like everyone I do occasionally blank.


Outfit:

• Shakespeare Odessey 2.4m AFTM 5/6 2 peice rod.
• Shakespeare Mustang reel with spare spool.
• DT5 Floating line / DT5 Sinking line.
• Drennan sub surface green 3lb leader.
• Selection of self tied and bought flies, around 150.
• Dark green 10 pocket fishing vest.
• Folding knotless landing net.
• Foresepts, Pocket Knife, Nail Clippers, Leather Leader Straightener.

Species Caught:

Fly Fishing:
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sea Trout, Perch.

Other Method:
Pike, Roach, Ide, Perch, Pollock, Cod, Mackrell, Plaice, Sea Bream, Minnow, Eel.

Favorite Stillwater:
Selmuir Trout Fishery.

Favorite River:
Almond

Best Catches:

Best Fish: 3.5lb Brown Trout - River Almond - 2001.
Biggest Fish: 8lb Rainbow Trout - Markle Fishery - 2006.
Best Catch: 9 Rainbows - Markle Fishery - 1 on a Woolly Bugger - 2 on a Hopper and 6 on an F fly - average weight 5lb.

Most successful flies:

Woolly Bugger, Concrete Bowl , Butcher, Grey Duster, Pheasant Tail.

Challenges:

Catch a Pike on the fly.
Catch a Brown Trout at Selmuir.

Dreams:

Go fly fishing for Salmon in South America (probable).
Fish every river in Scotland (almost impossible).