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Traditional Fly Tying • Trout Flies • Reservoir Fishing
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Welcome, fellow anglers
I started Trout Catcher to share the flies I tie and the methods I use for rainbow trout in lakes and reservoirs. Whether you are just starting out or have fished for years, I hope you will find something useful here.
Browse fly patterns and tying videos | Explore fishing methods
New fishing guide: Explore Scots Bob’s Reservoir Trout Fishing Methods — washing-line rigs, indicator and popper methods, buzzer tactics and seasonal stillwater advice, with video demonstrations.
Explore the Fly Pattern Library
New: Visit Scots Bob’s Trout Fly Pattern Library — browse 95 fly patterns and tying articles. Explore Buzzers, Nymphs, Dry Flies, Emergers, Lures and Stillwater Specials in one easy-to-use directory.
Buzzers & Nymphs
Explore stillwater buzzers, nymphs and proven trout patterns. See the deadly buzzers.
Lures & Streamers
Patterns for searching the water and tempting rainbow trout. The Balanced Nomad.
Dry Flies & Emergers
Surface patterns and emergers for feeding trout. Adult Midge Pattern.
Rigs & Fishing Methods
Practical reservoir techniques and rigs. Browse fishing methods.
Watch Scots Bob at the Tying Bench
Enjoy Scots Bob’s fly tying and reservoir fishing demonstrations? Subscribe to Troutcatchers on YouTube to find the latest tutorials and fishing advice.
Choose a fly tying demonstration or a practical reservoir fishing method. Click a thumbnail to watch the video on the Troutcatchers YouTube channel.
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From the Tying Bench — Featured Tutorials
The Indicator Rig System — Learn about this useful approach to presenting flies.
Winter Washing Line Rig Method — A stillwater method for colder conditions.
Adult Midge Pattern — A fly tying pattern to explore.
Watch more fly tying demonstrations and fishing sessions on Scots Bob’s Troutcatchers YouTube channel. These featured links lead to your existing tutorial articles; YouTube video thumbnail cards can be added after selecting the exact videos.
Featured Fly — The Adult Midge
This week’s featured pattern is the Adult Midge. Discover the pattern and its tying demonstration, then explore more dry flies and emergers from the library.
What’s Working on the Reservoirs?
Seasonal advice: As conditions change, consider the depth at which trout are feeding, the pace of your retrieve and the flies available to match the conditions. In colder weather, the winter washing line method is one technique worth exploring. For buzzer tactics, see Early Season Buzzer Fishing. Always adapt your approach to the fishery and the day’s conditions.
Meet Scots Bob
With over 65 years of fishing behind me, I hope to pass on a few useful tips. My Scottish roots took me from river trout and salmon to loch fishing, before I moved to England for work in 1987. These days, reservoir trout fishing and my love of fly tying keep me busy.
From the tying bench to the reservoir bank, I enjoy sharing what works, what I have learned and the occasional tale from a day’s fishing.
Local Fisheries & Fishing Venues
Explore local fishing venues and follow my fishing sessions using the flies from the tying bench.
Watch, Ask and Keep in Touch
Visit Scots Bob on YouTube — @troutcatchers for fly tying videos and fishing sessions.
Questions about a pattern or method? Email swintonanglers@gmail.com. I am happy to help where I can.
Tight lines,
Scots Bob