[Iain Goolager]

 
Get back to work Scott.

Mike, I'ts to evade the CSA.

Iain

[Allan Liddle]

Crackin troot, bet you don't forget that one in a hurry. 

[Mike Barrio]

Simms helmet  

[Noel Kelly]

Well done Iain, some nice trout lately I see. 

[Iain Goolager]

Howdy Knowel,

Where have you been? I've been creeping about your house late at night a few times recently and you've been nowhere to be seen? Working away?

Iain

[Noel Kelly]

You could have cut the weed patch at the front while sneaking about. I been on a drinking and sun burning competition called holidays! I won the sun burn bit!

[Allan Liddle]

Simms helmet  

Somehow that diznae sound right 

[Allan Liddle]

Howdy Knowel,

Where have you been? I've been creeping about your house late at night a few times recently and you've been nowhere to be seen? Working away?

Iain

This diznae sound right either   

[Noel Kelly]

You should try living near "special" Iain. High fences are the first line....

[Iain Goolager]

Gave some serious thought to venturing out tonight after seeing the lightning earlier this evening but you can't keep a good man down.....or is it a fool and his life are easily parted?

So off I went to visit an old haunt. I hadn't checked the river levels or even seen the river today so I was pleased to see it running at a nice height and although coloured, not prohibitively so.

Sitting tackling up I could see the merest flattening of water in a fast run, which flattened again twice before I was ready to go. Half a dozen casts and this spirited chap made venturing out the right decision.



Not a huge fish by any stretch but very welcome 

Olives were the order of the day but I kept on my large emerger in case there were any toppers about.

I rose and pricked half a dozen smaller stuff and one decent one around the 1 3/4lb mark but sadly only the one to the net.

Great to be back out again (and with my camera back in business)

Iain

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Iain, that storm was a bit wild for a while

Cheers
Mike

[Iain Goolager]

Glad I wasn't out in it! 

Iain

[Sandy Nelson]

Been a bit lax of late with one thing or another, but i got to spend the day down the river today (first one on the Don for a Couple of months.).
And nice easy 9-3 session, most enjoyable.

Over the course of the day  there were several small hatches and each one encouraged the fish to come up.
Each hatch was Blue winged olives






The hatches were lasting about 20-30mins and seemed to occur every couple of hours, i managed to get loads of wee things, but did see a couple of good fish moving .
I managed to successfully spook both the bigger fish i tried to target (rusty already ) but during a pocket picking exploration i managed  one nice fish about 12"



I have a wee video of him disappearing back into weeds. but i have to work out how to put it up.

I also saw a few Grilse splashing around, bonny and fresh looking too . one guy i bumped into had a cracking brownie and a nice grilse about 5lb on the flying C so there are a few fish in the water, its running really bonny at the moment too

Sandy

[Sandy Nelson]

By the way, cracking fish Iain

Sandy

[Sandy Nelson]

Todays fish goes home .



Sandy