[Mike Barrio]

Christened my Freestone rod in style tonight, netted at least seven trout in the 1-2 lb range 

But it was also a really frustrating night, I can't remember the last time that I was wading in amongst so many big trout. Don't know if they were Brownies or Sea Trout, but I was surrounded by rising fish for half an hour, maybe an hour, and the ones that I caught were by far the smallest  ..... the kind of night that you dream about.

[Fred Hay]

Well done Mike - your new rod got well and truly christened then.

You don't get many evenings like that and the conditions must have been just right with good trout rising all around.

Last night appeared to get quite chilly and thundery but you obviously found the right spot - when it's like that you wonder where these fish are the rest of the time - brilliant   !!!!!!

[Mike Barrio]

Great evening on the river last night in good company 

Netted a few Brownies, a couple of cracking Sea Trout and lost a bigger one that I was struggling to get in the net ..... all on the Sedge 

[Sandy Nelson]

It was a superb night 

A few nice ones for me too, no serious lumps like MrB but an average of over the 2lb mark, for over a dozen fish on the dry is an awesome night in anyones books.
One of them was very silvery too.I'll let the photos tell the story of a special evening.











Sandy

[James Laraway]

Well done Mr B and Mr N !
Great to hear that there are some decent sea trout in the Don...

[Eddie Sinclair]

Guys, great fish both of you, looks like a great nights fishing.

Eddie

[Duncan McRae]

Great stuff guys.
Hopefully a sign that the seatrout are back in good numbers after a few very poor years.

Duncan

[Sandy Nelson]

My turn last night 



Dry Sedges again and there were quite a few chasing them Duncan 

[Eddie Sinclair]

Nice one Sandy

[Sandy Nelson]

A bloody nuisance when your chasing browns

First world problems 

[Duncan McRae]

Nice seatrout Sandy.

Duncan

[Sandy Nelson]

Where I went last night the bigger swirls proved to be the bigger browns I was looking for.



Same size 14 sedge doing the business and it’s still in one piece 



The bigger of the pair decided to sit on the shallows like Jaws so I grabbed a couple of photos before he took off



Proving to be an awesome week 

Sandy

[Steven Kidd]

Mike! , Sandy!

Wow is all I can say........that there is the stuff of dreams.

I better get out for a wee cast one night soon on that 6wt glass rod for the sea-trout.  Cinnamon Golds are already on my mind.....

Steven

[Stevie Rennie]

Some cracking fish there gents

To echo the recent reports, I too have had some exceptional sport the last few weeks.









A few serious lunkers putting my recently purchased #5 GT90  from mike to the test, I’m absolutely loving it 









Including this silver beauty on monday at midnight. My first seatrout of the season and biggest,  I’m absolutely delighted.








Out again last night in very changeable conditions between 9pm-12am and after starting to think I know what I’m doing, got a  serious back to reality check, not a touch.

(Apologies for the quick out of the water pics but these two were my biggest so far and didn’t want to risk the loss of the fish before a pic, all nursed gently and returned strong to fight another day)

[Eddie Sinclair]

Nice fish Stevie, some belters in there.

Eddie

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Stevie 

Yes, last night was a totally different evening!

Cheers
Mike

[Sandy Nelson]

Brilliant stuff Stevie

And yes last night was a reality check, the change in temp, and air pressure had a lot to answer for.  Keeps it all real .

Sandy

[Duncan McRae]

A selection of crackers there Stevie.

Duncan

[Stevie Rennie]

Thanks chaps, 

Normality has returned but as mentioned, it keeps it real.

Few caught on a greenwells glory wet last night while waiting on sedges that never came.

Measured the water temp at 17 degrees, needing a good top up to cool & freshen things up.

[Mike Barrio]

Nice buttery fish 

[Sandy Nelson]

Been a funny week with the changeable weather.
The fish seem to have been off kilter and only the smaller ones showing
But I have managed a few most evenings up to around this stamp



Which are good fun, in hard fighting summer conditions on light gear.
Yesterday seemed to stabilise again and I had a couple to the streamer in the afternoon but the evening rise was just excellent and I spent the evening in great company watching and waiting and it paid off with a great session and some lovely fish topped off with this one



This stable front seems to be here for a couple of days so fingers crossed we get a couple more good evenings before the rain comes back



Sandy

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Sandy 

[Sandy Nelson]

Air temp seems to be the key at the moment

I went out friday night and it was noticeably coler than thursday. A lot less decent fish showing and those that did were not consistent.

Saturday however, was a different ball game, much warmer and had that mugginess that preceeds some rain (which it did at 11pm)
i went out early to try a streamer and see if i could induce some aggression, it worked, but not quite the way i wanted 
Never fails to amaze me how aggresive and greedy these little predators can be



That was the only action the streamer saw, so it was back to waiting for the rise to start, which it did around half 10. The fish werent so keen to take the 14 Sedge and after a while i had Marbled sedges landing on me, so i switched up to the 12 and started to get some attention. it was good fun and i was rewarded with another bonny fish, in very striking colours with lovely big spots.



I missed an even better one, twice, not sure if it was drag or fly size, but i know where he is, so next weekend............................

Sandy

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Sandy, put in the hours - catch the fish 

[Stevie Rennie]

Some crackers there Sandy, hoping for a couple this week myself.

Interesting looking streamer the wee fella took, is it a named fly or your own creation?