Every pool in the river is packed with fish, with the larger specimens lurking in the cool water of deep pools in the dry season, and moving into shallow flats and riffles when the stream swells.
An astute angler will watch the stream’s eddies carefully, waiting for the schools of small barbel to scatter in the presence of the larger fish, launching their hopper, with a long and delicate tippet towards their target.
The larger barbel, weighing up to four pounds, reached their size for a reason. They will scrutinize your fly, circling it, before cautiously deciding whether to gently sip it off the surface.
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