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Title: Longest day?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 22/06/2010 at 12:55
I think yesterday was the longest day of the year?

Seemed like a nice evening to be on the water ...... was anybody out there? How'd it go?

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Noel Kelly on 22/06/2010 at 13:22
Hi Mike, yesterday sure was the longest day so in celebration I headed to the river stripped naked and commenced to fish :z4 Ok before the tackle comments start I'm joking...
Was asked at work yesterday to switch over to night shift for the week so meant the perfect opportunity for a late river session.
Was prepared to do an all nighter if it was worth it.
Had a few on drys and seen a few good fish rising which I failed to hook despite repeatedly attracting them :z10
One thing I learnt was I need a knot I can tie in the dark..
All seemed to go dead about midnight and after an hour of inactivity I had enough and went home to bed.
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Steven Kidd on 22/06/2010 at 13:37
Hi all,

It certainly was a long day, one that ended with me falling over and ending up in A&E till 4am.

I was fishing the Lower Parkhill Beat on the Don and fell and dislocated my knee :cry......well I am just glad it was the knee and not ma rod! :wink

Be safe out there in the dark!

Steven
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Alex Burnett on 22/06/2010 at 13:58
Quote from: An Chuileog on 22/06/2010 at 13:22
One thing I learnt was I need a knot I can tie in the dark..

Noel

You need to perfect that knot that Korrie showed us, works a treat once you get a bit of practice in  :z5 :wink :z5

Alex
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 22/06/2010 at 15:33
Hi Mike,

yes it surely was and see my post in the River Don section for details

Iain
 :z16
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: emerger on 22/06/2010 at 15:54
Yes it was a long day... Last week I could set my watch for the main rise. Last night they were a 1/2 hour or so later. I had quite a few 1lbers and a couple between 2-3lbs
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 22/06/2010 at 16:15
Steve, sorry to hear about your knee  :cry - that's what happens when you drop a cannon like a 5wt on your leg :grin

Does that mean you will actually get more fishing in now?

all the best

Iain
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Noel Kelly on 22/06/2010 at 17:02
Nightmare Steve hope you recover quickly.
Alex I was cursing myself last night I had not got that very knot. Will put that right.
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: paavo on 22/06/2010 at 20:37
Itīs midsummer on Friday. It starts at lunchtime with new potatoes, pickled herring, sour cream, chive and a pint of lager. Barbecue at the evening with a glas of red.  :z18

On Saturday itīs loch fishing, with my new flyline.  :z16
//Harri
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Steven Kidd on 23/06/2010 at 23:30


Does that mean you will actually get more fishing in now?

Iain
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Hi Iain,

It was good to bump into you the other night, unfortunately the knee is sare am limping along though, should be back out on the river by Friday!.........Should meet for a trip sometime soon somewhere

Steven
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: gunner100 on 26/06/2010 at 21:05
Aye, the nights are fair drawing  in :z4 now!  Will soon be midwinter.

Lyall
Title: Re: Longest day?
Post by: Noel Kelly on 27/06/2010 at 00:20
Lyall stop that! :z4