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Rob Brownfield

Water water everwhere...
« on: 17/02/2009 at 13:23 »
...including the fields, roads and farms!!

Yip, the Dee is over its banks at various places including Maryculter, Inchmarlo almost Crathes and I dare say other places. Went over it 30 minutes ago in Aberdeen and it would not surprise me if Riverside drive was closed soon as the tide starts to come in!

At 10:45 last night it was 13 degress C in Banchory and 12 degrees C at Glassel. The snow had all but gone...yet Sunday I had 14 inches in the garden! Just back from town and the car said 16 degrees!!!

Barry Robertson

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #1 on: 17/02/2009 at 14:50 »
Anyone got any photos yet  :z4

gibbyboy

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #2 on: 17/02/2009 at 14:55 »
drove along riverside drive last night and the water was right up to the road.....absolutely massive!!

was thinking about giving garthdee a go on saturday but not so sure now....

what state will inverurie be in saturday....fishable??

thoughts??

(ps, loving the warm air now though.... :cool:)

Jim Eddie

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #3 on: 17/02/2009 at 15:20 »
The weather is bizaree minus 11 driving into work last week at 06:00 , plus 11 today  :z8

Enjoy it while you can more snow forecast for this time next week  :mad

 :z18

Jim

Ben Dixon

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #4 on: 17/02/2009 at 15:55 »
Don some of the Don this morning, will post when back from work.  I was almost cut off!!!

Ben

Barry Robertson

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #5 on: 17/02/2009 at 16:05 »
Sounds a bit like our climate is on the way out the door  :z6
The seasons are all to pot these days and its starting to sound like a movie script,
What next i wonder  ???

Jim Eddie

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #6 on: 17/02/2009 at 17:45 »
The Don was a raging torrent and over its banks at Persley this afternoon.

 :z18

Jim

spencie

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #7 on: 17/02/2009 at 17:55 »
After being prevented from fishing last Tuesday by grue, this week I was flooded off. :mad

Tilbouries looking up to the island stream



The Feugh



Park bridge



Hopefully better conditions next time :z8

Stuart

Mike Barrio

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #8 on: 17/02/2009 at 18:09 »
Cracking photo of the Feugh Spencie :z16

Cheers
Mike

Ben Dixon

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #9 on: 17/02/2009 at 21:03 »
The Don at Kintore this morning






clark

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #10 on: 17/02/2009 at 21:22 »
Bloody hell that looks more like a loch !
bet the salmon like their new swimin pool  :z4
clark

Rob Brownfield

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #11 on: 18/02/2009 at 08:42 »
Well, the Dee has dropped around 4 feet judging by the marks on the banks at Crathes...still extremely high though. The Palberry Pool is just a torrent and the bend pretty much straightened.

Even my gold fish pond has flooded..lol.

Hamish Young

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #12 on: 18/02/2009 at 09:15 »
Some heavy rain in Deeside last night, be interesting to see what the Dee does........
Funny you should mention Crathes Rob as I'm fishing there (just one day, I'm not minted  :wink ) in early March so with a bit of luck the river will be 'just nice' in time for my visit :wink
Still, nice to see the snow f*cking off  :z7 Finally got the Fiat dug out of it's icy 'tomb'  :cool:

Hamish  :z3

Rob Brownfield

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #13 on: 18/02/2009 at 13:12 »
Hamish,
I go across the bridge every morning and try to note the maker on the "stump" of the old bridge....the stump was not visible yesterday!!..lol..so thats what..8 or 9 feet of extra water and then some!

Would love to fish Crathes after reading Hugh Faulks' book Salmon as many of the "high water" pictures where taken from the bridge, with "taking areas" shown in the photos. Some jolly nice fly water there!

Hamish Young

Re: Water water everwhere...
« Reply #14 on: 18/02/2009 at 14:23 »
Never fished it before, so will be an adventure  :z16

If the river stays this big...... doubly so  :shock

 




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