We got to the river between 6pm and 7pm. We lined up all the reasons as to why it was going to be a good evening session. Turned out that apart from a few inconsistent risers at 10-1030pm the place was totally dead. We decided on the classic the conditions were “too perfect” as an…
Evening Session
So I headed out for a few hours – it was a reasonable evening and despite the fact that a couple of buddies had been out on the Saturday with no results I was quietly optimistic. For one, there had been a little rain that seemed to have freshened things up and cooled the water…
Picture Dump
Heading out tonight for an evening session!
Coronation Celebrations!
I decided to celebrate the coronation bank holiday by heading to the river first thing – it was pouring with rain and the temp hit double digits. Trout were rising as soon as I got there, however it looked like my curse was continuing, for the life of me I just could not get any…
Cold Birthday!
Headed south to the river – it was cold in the morning. The chill only left the air just after midday. There was some good hatches in the afternoon however no trout rose to them. At around 3.30pm a trout rose in front of me and displaced a fair amount of water – I cast…
JVice – one of my favourite things!
I have got to admit that I am terrible at tying flies – I mean, I used to be half decent however over the last few years the quality and amount plummeted. I guess it was the birth of my first child that caused it and don’t get me started on when the other two…
Saturday Salt Action
I found myself with that most satisfying time when I had a spare few hours this afternoon – boys were at various parties and out with friends so I was able to get a rod out and wave it around for a while. Obviously with a little heat in the air I wanted to go…
Catching fish is not actually the reason…
Ok, yea, It might be the purpose of going fishing however when you catch feck all you have got to justify it somehow. Looking outside the window today you would be forgiven for thinking that spring had sprung and it was a good day to fish. I however did not fish today, i went on…