The trout are particularly hungry at this time of year having returned from the spawning grounds and are looking for substantial food.  Trout taken at the beginning of the season tend to be taken on lures and spinners however when the 'Duck Fly' hatches begin in March anglers will switch to the fishing the fly.

This part of the season sees an abundance of food available to the fish, so much so that they can become quite pre-occupied on one type of insect.   The 'buzzer' fishing can still be very good.   Look out for signs of the Campto buzzer hatching off, the pupa is huge compared to the more usual buzzers and it's pretty much impossible to fish a buzzer that's too large to imitate it.  Olive fishing can be fantastic both on the nymph and the dry fly.   Many fish fall to the dry Mayfly and it's also worth fishing patterns suggestive of a Mayfly nymph on a midge tip or ghost tip.

The really avid anglers tend to alter their fishing hours at this time of year and will be on the lake for sunrise looking for early morning Caenis feeders and, if they are really keen, out again in the evening to fish dry flies when the sedge are hatching.