Its official, the black gnat has started on the Bann. While the hatch ain’t in full flow yet there is enough fly to get a considerable number of the vast head of trout looking up. There are also plenty of hawthorne about so the river should see plenty off action over the coming weeks. Phillip Poots had an eventful evening on Wednesday while local angling guide Brian Russell spent a fruitful half day on the river on Thursday 3rd May and returned plenty of fighting fit trout in the 20cm to 30cm mark with a few better fish to 35cm. Certain stretches of the river performed better than others with confident takes to the surface fly while in other areas the fish where splashy, obviously only coming on to the fly. If the heat stays and the sun shines intermittently rods can expect plenty of action to dry gnat imitations and hawthorns.
Brian Russell
