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Hi folks :cool:
I have stocked Haddo with some cracking wee brownies this week, something that I haven't done for a while. These are mainly in the 10" to 12" range with a few being just over 1½ lb and they are the very best quality that I could find in Scotland.
I was very tempted to take some photos of these bonnie fish when they went in, but I resisted, as I think it will be more fun to see your photos of them as and when you catch them ..... in the water in the net of course please :wink
I'm looking forward to seeing how this particular group of trout get on in the loch, as they have been reared in a more natural way and may possibly behave differently to previously stocked brownies. Will they prefer to be surface feeders, will they be bottom feeders? Will they be caught on the same flies as the rainbow trout, or will we need to put our thinking caps on to catch them?
Yes, I'm quite excited about this ........ :z16
Best wishes
Mike
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Nice one Mike Im eager to get round there now to see if I can catch a couple :grin
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I am looking forward to seeing a few of these fellas, hopefully attached to my fly. :cool:
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Congratulations on your new family members Mike :)
Have you named them yet? :)
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Congratulations on your new family members Mike :)
Have you named them yet? :)
Hmmm ..... these ones remind me of the brownies that I used to catch in NZ as a youngster, so I reckon that some of them will be named Sheila and the others Trev :z4 :z4 :z4
Cheers
Mike
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Good luck with it Mike. I will be up soon for a cast. :z16
Paul
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I'm looking forward to seeing how this particular group of trout get on in the loch, as they have been reared in a more natural way and may possibly behave differently to previously stocked brownies.
I've often wondered if stocked browns behaved anything like wild ones or more like bows, hence is there the same "thrill" in catching a stocked brown as there is a wild one?
Dave
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I've often wondered if stocked browns behaved anything like wild ones or more like bows, hence is there the same "thrill" in catching a stocked brown as there is a wild one?
Dave
I guess you'll just have to experience it for yourself Dave :z4 :z4 :z4
Cheers
Mike
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Great day at Haddo today, in fact my best day there ever :grin Double figure fish that took me well into the backing twice, lots of strong rainbows, a few little fin perfect blues and a couple of the new residents "The Browns" :grin Excellent day Mike, thanks. :z18
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Hi Noel
"The Browns" .... I like it :z16
Chuffed to bits that you enjoyed yourself :cool:
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Best wishes
Mike
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can't wait to get up to haddo next week and have a go for the new species! and not forgetting the blues and bows :z12
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Great day at Haddo today, in fact my best day there ever :grin Double figure fish that took me well into the backing twice, lots of strong rainbows, a few little fin perfect blues and a couple of the new residents "The Browns" :grin Excellent day Mike, thanks. :z18
Hi Noel
Shouldn't that be the "BROONS" :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4
Alex
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Guess it should Alex :z16
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I echo Noel's post. Had a great day at Haddo today and got to meet the 'Broons' as well.
At one point I had a cracking brown on a Klink and a big rainbow took the nymph on the point. The brown shook the hook unfortunately, however, I was relieved as the rainbow was a handful on the 4 weight!
Thanks again Mike. Will hopefully see you over the weekend. :z18
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Nice one John :z16 When you say cracking brown just how cracking do you mean?
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Nice one John :z16 When you say cracking brown just how cracking do you mean?
About 2lb Noel. The one I got to the net was a wee fella but beautifully marked. Mike has a picture.
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Hi folks :cool:
Here is a photo of one of the Wee Broons that John netted this afternoon.
Cheers
Mike
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Thanks Mike. :z18
They are cracking fish. :grin
I think the rod was under a wee bit of pressure in that shot :shock
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I don't know what the wind was blowing down off the trees today, but the "Broons" were bubbling all over the place.
The rainbows weren't rising much though, I wonder what it was that attracted the attention of one species and not the other? :roll
It is fascinating to watch all these little quirks on a day to day basis ..... but I'm none the wiser :z4
Cheers
Mike
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Had a good afternoon at Mike's and the 'broons' were obliging.
Here is a wee picture;
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Nice one John :z16
Plenty being caught, but not many photos yet ...........
Cheers
Mike
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Caught today on a Black Klink ..... nice one Ben :z16
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How do you expect anyone to believe he caught it on a dry when he has a big black lure and a popper on his fly patch :z4
Always the purist i see Ben :wink
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How do you expect anyone to believe he caught it on a dry when he has a big black lure and a popper on his fly patch :z4
Always the purist i see Ben :wink
Lure Baz, where? Do you mean the streamer? I don't fish those dirty lure things :z4
Was a really good days fishing today, Haddo is fishing very well and all the fish I caught were caught by covering rising fish with a dry. The browns were up on top for quite a while, this afternoon much more so than the blues or rainbows.
Cheers
Ben
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Hi Mike,
Good to hear about the Browns. :z16
Any free boats on Saturday? Over in Norway but home tonight and I've a new rod to try.
Iain
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Hi Mike,
Good to hear about the Browns. :z16
Any free boats on Saturday? Over in Norway but home tonight and I've a new rod to try.
Iain
Tart :z4
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Tart :z4
You're not wrong Noel. I was wondering exactly how many rods Iain has tucked away in his shed..... Still at least when I get round to buying a new rod I'm 100% sure that Iain can review it for me!
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You're not wrong Noel. I was wondering exactly how many rods Iain has tucked away in his shed..... Still at least when I get round to buying a new rod I'm 100% sure that Iain can review it for me!
You really do hate new tackle Iain! :z4
Hope you had fun in Norway. :z18
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Full Saturday I'm afraid Iain, but I have a boat left on Sunday and you could text me mid morning on Saturday to see if anybody has cancelled?
Cheers
Mike
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No problem Mike. :z16
The Broons can breathe easier now the 2wt has been sheathed.
The photo's of the Browns are ace. :z3
Iain
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Beautiful fish, nice one Mike. :z3
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Thanks for posting the photo Matt ..... excellent stuff :z16
Cheers
Mike
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That's a hefty looking fish Matt :z16
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The Broons have been appearing in good numbers again this week and in a good variety of sizes, from around 12 oz up to 5 lbs :cool:
Cheers
Mike
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Well, this is the first of many I hope at Haddo for me! Caught on a bloody butcher.
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Hi folks :cool:
Hmmm, what's the plans for this year?
Haddo has been essentially catch & release since early 2005, I've been gradually stocking smaller and smaller trout in an effort to be more sustainable and have less impact on the environment and I'm very pleased that this has been well received within my customer base.
I plan to continue with this ethos in 2011 and will carry on stocking a high proportion of my trout in the three quarter pound to one and a half pound range. Those of you that fished Haddo on a regular basis last year appeared to enjoy the sport that these fish provided, so I do not feel the need for any changes. I am also planning to continue with the mix of brown trout and rainbow trout. I must confess that I was more than a bit surprised at just how many large fish were caught last year, so it will be interesting to see what 2011 brings :z3
I can't wait for the ice to clear, I've seen some cracking fish swimming about under the ice and I'm hoping that we enjoy the kind of post winter fishing that we did last year!
Best wishes
Mike
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Hi Mike,
I recognise that photo! That was another excellent day at Haddo not long after you had put your first stock of Brownies in. It was the day I used my brand spanking new Orvis Helios 8'6" 5wt for the first time. I caught a one and a half pound Brownie with it's very first cast :z3 and that 5 lb beauty in the photo not long after. Mr Dixon will be pleased to hear that the Helios also handled a very irate 10 lb rainbow that day with no trouble at all :z14
This is my first post on the forum so I hope this works! I've been viewing the forum as a guest for a long time now and started feeling guilty about being a voyeur! :shock I read the forum every day as I'm offshore for a month at a time in the Caspian Sea - it helps keep me sane and relieves the boredom.
Praying for a thaw before I get back in a couple of weeks...
Cheers,
Ewan
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Hi Ewan
Welcome to the forum :z16
Yes, I remember that day, especially the bit about the brownie on your first cast with your new rod :cool:
Fingers crossed for a thaw :z3
Best wishes
Mike
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Progress report and thoughts :z3 ............... I'm really pleased with progress on the "Broons" front, the gradual increase of brown trout stock is coming along nicely and there are days when we catch them in good numbers :cool:
We've had a new record with Frank Thrall catching a cracking six pounder, Broons in the 2 to 5 lb range are caught on a pretty regular basis and the main stock is sitting at about the 12 to 14 inch mark and is providing good sport. The trout appear to have overwintered well and are in great condition :cool:
There have been a few good rises over the past couple of weeks when conditions have been favourable and it has been very pleasing to see that the Broons appear to be more active on the surface than the rainbows. All very positive and just what I was hoping for! :wink
Best wishes
Mike
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That's really good to hear Mike :z16 Must get up there soon.
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Absolutely awesome today! :z12
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Aww, come on Mike...Details! :z1
EWan
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yes details please,i hope it's awesome on sunday :z4
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Perhaps Mike just means it's Awesome to have internet access for once in the Haddo Hut! :z4
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Yes ...... I got online with the slowband for about 4 minutes! :z4
The surface activity today was simply awesome, from opening time till about 4.30pm, when it got a bit too bright ....... think black and about size 14, so Bibios, Snatchers, Kates, Emergers, Crunchers, Black Pennel, F-Flies etc etc.
Two anglers caught 20 plus fish and one enjoyed a cracking 8 hour session netting himself 50 :shock Most of these were caught on or near the surface and a very high proportion of them were browns!
The fishing was great yesterday, but today really was something special :cool:
Best wishes
Mike
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:z16 Extremely envious...
Ewan
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Hi folks :cool:
A bit of an update ........
The Brownie fishing at Haddo is proving excellent, we are now at the stage where most anglers are catching more Broons than rainbows! We are netting plenty of brownies in the 1 to 2 lb range and also seeing a good few crackers, like Matt's fish of approx 7 lb and a few of around 5 lb, Alan Tutty released a nice 5 lb Broon yesterday :cool:
All great fun ...... especially when they are rising!
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oh the thought all that brownies and i have to go to work ,hope there is still some at the end of june, was wondering if anyone has heard of any reports of seatrout on the ythan estuary,
jr
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oh the thought all that brownies and i have to go to work ,hope there is still some at the end of june, was wondering if anyone has heard of any reports of seatrout on the ythan estuary,
jr
Heard there's been a few caught in Ellon :z16
Dave
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Re the Ytahn Estuary, it should be seeing the main sea trout runs starting now.
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Jim
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Hope you enjoyed yourself today Euan :z16
Cheers
Mike
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