back end flies

[johnmac]

well as you all know i nearly caught my first fish last night..... but i'm still no closer to knowing which of the two flies it took..... either a cascade treble or a collie dog (black and silver fly? i think thats what its called?)

the water is very peaty just now..... but the question is what size and type of fly should i be using in both peaty and clear water until the end of the season?? and when should i start thinking about polyleaders on the end of the floater?

cheers, John.

[Fruin]

I would use a polyleader or a full sinker from now until the end of the season, but it depends on water temperature and local knowledge.
The flies will also depend on water temperature and local knowledge.
For the last two seasons I have found the Kylie Shrimp and Kylie tube flies to be indespensable at the back-end. However, when experimenting with the dressing I have found that any well proportioned fly with the same colour scheme works well; copper body, orange and black, or, orange and brown wing, orange hackle with blue guinea fowl over, and jungle cock cheeks.
Orange or red flies tend to fair better at the back end, but if you are catching more than your fair share of coloured fish with these, try something in black. This change will often avoid the aggressive coloured males and attract fresher fish.
Kylie shrimps and tubes, willie gunns and cascades would be the options given priority in my fly box. Dare I say it, I have been known to use and Ally's shrimp as well

[Sloggi]

I use mainly orange at the back-end. However, this season I had considerable success with the Ness C which is featured on this forum somewhere. It has a purple floss body so I tied some purple shrimpy-looking flies with a copper body (I love copper colour) which did ok. A fishing partner also like purple a lot and ties Ally's and Cascades with purple hackles. I'm not a fan of black flies at the back-end - unless it's a PBP