Fished the Isla today - as I forecast it was a right muck aboot this morning so never got down to the river until 11:30. Unfortunately I didn't net anything but did hook 2 fish from the same pool downstream of the meetings with the Ericht, Grayling or Trout?
Spent a while trying to bug a few pools the Dean - or more to the point freeing my flies from the surrounding trees
This is the first time I've seriously used the catapult cast and it does allow you to access those non-fly friendly areas.
I met a guy who knows the local well - he had 6 Grayling at the confluence Hot Spot trotting the maggot. He told me that the Grayling were making a comeback but the water was still high and slightly more coloured than usual. He also said that cormorants were a problem and that they were splitting up the shoals. Another 'trotter' had a Grayling at the junction.
Sandy I did enter the water upstream of the other anglers on the Isla so that I could at least lob a few bugs but I couldn't travel very far as I was 'up to my t**s' as it was. Yes both banks are tree lined.
The Isla down stream of the Ericht junction is more the size of the Don and more fly friendly but it was getting late before I fished there. Lots of Salmon showing, a good few fish showing too so for the last 1/2 hour I fished a Klink but the constant icing up of the line in the rings beat me.
A very good day out will be back for sure & another place for the future when the loon is old enough to hold a rod.
Ah well!
Iain