Managed to sneak away for a few hours yesterday afternoon halfway along the Balbithan and Torryburn Beat.
Despite the water levels still being higher than normal, starting to run a little clearer and after finding a nice deep pool not far downstream from a burn that flows into the Don, saw a lot of reasonable size fish rising for a hatch.
Lots of fish rising but only the one for the net on a #12 CDC & Elk (approx. 1.5 lbs) - THANKS YOUNG GUN !! Tips, advice, tapered leader and flies all really helped. Hope to meet up with you next week now you're back and before we lose you altogether.
Tips I've learnt from some our our forum mates - cast to rising fish and match the hatch - all came together yesterday - made a nice change from the 2 inch tiddlers that seem to plague my fishing !
Here's to the water levels dropping and the sun making a welcome re-appearance.
Tightlines all.
TtF