Be aware of tails and glides at the end of pools

Don't just dive in.....use your eyes and ears

- A Large Dark Olive resting up-

-a decent fish rising to LDO's-

I see a lot of people clattering through the tails of pools to jump on a rising fish higher upstream. I would strongly suggest you think again on this approach.........

Lots of larger trout will sit in the tails off pools where there is lower resistance in the water. Think of it like a feeding lane, with all fly life coming down the foam lines, for trout to make easy pickings.

From the image below, you can see that using the faster water can create a good approach to rising fish. As anglers we need all the help we can get when tackling larger fish.

-The tail of long glides can harbour some large and hungry trout-

-sitting on a rising fish-