Today I fieldtested some nymphs that I had tied yesterday.
Some of my buddies almost exclusively used the pattern, I tried it a few times
and could not score a single fish with it.

During the recent Harz trip I borrowed some of these nymphs from my friend
and did quite well with them so it was time for a second go,

As the drought continiued I opted to fish far downstream from my usual haunts
hoping that the feeder streams would provide deeper water.
It was a wrong assumption though as many of the feeders had dried up completely.

Even worse was that I was fishing an open landscape on a very windy day.
Due to the water shortage the current was so weak that the wind pushed flyline and
nymph upstream – not good when you want to catch fish.

Still despite the setbacks I did quite well.
The first fish my new nymph pattern brought to the surface was actually nice surpise.
Instead of the expected chub a nice colored trout took the nymph instantly as it
hit the water.

I found some chub hideouts where the chub respondend well to a dry fly and the nymphs.
The big ones where also spotted but some of them had seen me also and wisely
retreated to safer grounds.

Late in the afternoon I was fed up with the strong wind messing up my casts so I decided
to have dinner at a nearby restaurant.
I was dining outside and allthought the terrace was sheltered it felt chilly.
When a leaf fell on my table I could not escape the thought that fall had arrived.