River Don 2016

« **Reply #200 on:** 15/07/2016 at 12:40 »

Quote from: Duncan on 15/07/2016 at 11:10

Your trout look in great condition Scott.

Haven't had any diseased fish since the original outbreak so hopefully whatever it was has come and gone.

Duncan

I reported a diseased fish on Tuesday.

« **Reply #201 on:** 15/07/2016 at 13:03 »

That's bad news Rob.

« **Reply #202 on:** 16/07/2016 at 00:12 »

Whats an MB?

« **Reply #203 on:** 16/07/2016 at 10:08 »

HI Bill

I assume its my acronyms you are looking at, a bad habit sorry.

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MB's are March Browns
If you are looking at any others as well, this might help.
LDO's are large dark olives
SDO's are small dark olives
OU's are olive uprights
BWO's are Blue winged olives.
I don't think i use any others, but i if do just shout

Sandy

« **Reply #204 on:** 16/07/2016 at 17:16 »

and here I was thinking it meant ManBits.....

« **Reply #205 on:** 18/07/2016 at 13:55 »

I've also known you to use the following Sandy when referring to what you are fishing with:

DHE; Deer Hair Emerger
DD; Dirty Duster
FBS; Farkin Big Streamer
SW; Squirmy Worm

« **Reply #206 on:** 19/07/2016 at 09:31 »

Conditions were near perfect yesterday, but the hatch/rise didn’t live up to expectations

There was a small burst of sedge late on which brought some fish to the surface. The fish were refusing a size 14 but I managed to connect with some trout when i dropped down to a 16....

This bonny golden trout with bold markings was the smaller of the two fish but felt a good bit heavier during the fight, its strength was deceiving!

Things are still hard going but if you are willing to persevere it eventually comes good

Scott

« **Reply #207 on:** 19/07/2016 at 09:41 »

Great stuff Scott

« **Reply #208 on:** 20/07/2016 at 11:06 »

Pretty dark out there just now ...... that's gonna give the rivers a flush

« **Reply #209 on:** 20/07/2016 at 17:01 »

You're right there Mike...... Not a good day to forget your jacket, I was drenched!

The river was on the rise and had started to darken when I left.

The fishing was great though, it's been my first real enjoyable day in a while. Back to basics fishing the Duo again. I dropped a substantial fish 2nd cast on the nymph. I was a little disheartened but I knew it could only get better. A lot of fish to around 12" were keen on the drifting nymph and a few slashed at the dry.

Around 10am these guys started to hatch.

Did someone say 'Match the Hatch'!?

The first proper fish of the day came from an unusual spot. A good 18" and very solid, some scarring on his nose which looked like it had been rubbed against rocks gravel. Probably foraging for bugs?

A short while later I connected with another lump. Again it took the nymph and gave me an awesome fight on the little 376!

This next photo turned out cool!

I'm off to re-stock the box for next time.

« **Reply #210 on:** 21/07/2016 at 20:45 »

Is that not one of the infected fish?

« **Reply #211 on:** 22/07/2016 at 08:29 »

Quote from: Alimac on 21/07/2016 at 20:45

Is that not one of the infected fish?

I thought the same.

« **Reply #212 on:** 22/07/2016 at 08:41 »

Rock rash from foraging I reckon. I'm no expert but I've seen it before and others have confirmed this. I'd be confident if I was to catch this fish in a months time it would have healed nicely.

« **Reply #213 on:** 25/07/2016 at 17:27 »

Just wrote a big report but the page refreshed on its own and I lost everything!

Here's the short version.... I fished today and caught a big fish. It made me very happy!

25" bruiser that took a PTN.

A mug shot.

One for girth.

Sandy I think I could have done with the 580 on this one.... The 376 managed nicely, I've never had it bend like that!

« **Reply #214 on:** 25/07/2016 at 17:37 »

Great stuff Liam

« **Reply #215 on:** 25/07/2016 at 18:18 »

Awesome fish Liam

« **Reply #216 on:** 25/07/2016 at 18:33 »

Ditto

« **Reply #217 on:** 25/07/2016 at 23:38 »

Lovely fish Liam.
Has the look of a coloured sea trout.What do you think?

« **Reply #218 on:** 26/07/2016 at 10:46 »

Quote from: Duncan on 25/07/2016 at 23:38

Lovely fish Liam.
Has the look of a coloured sea trout.What do you think?

Thanks Duncan.

Definitely not. Don't think it could've anymore brown trout like if it tried. Butter yellow belly, blue hue to its cheeks.....

« **Reply #219 on:** 26/07/2016 at 11:37 »

100% BROWN

« **Reply #220 on:** 26/07/2016 at 12:18 »

That is an awesome fish Liam, and on the 376 too!

Think I might take mine for an outing having seen that, it'll be nigh on the first time my 476 has been 'rested' this season, but just imagining the bend that fish put into that wee rod makes me want to go fishing.

« **Reply #221 on:** 26/07/2016 at 12:55 »

Thanks Andrew!

It's something I'll never forget. Like I said earlier I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before...... Sandy's in the final stages of completing my 580 and I also have my eye on a 476 after hearing great things about them. It will be interesting to see which of them I prefer.

« **Reply #222 on:** 26/07/2016 at 14:46 »

Quote from: Liam Stephen on 26/07/2016 at 12:55

I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before......

Go cane....they even creak when at full curve

« **Reply #223 on:** 26/07/2016 at 14:51 »

Quote from: Rob on 26/07/2016 at 14:46

Go cane....they even creak when at full curve

They are too pricey and don't look half as cool as the Epics!

« **Reply #224 on:** 26/07/2016 at 15:32 »

Quote from: Liam Stephen on 26/07/2016 at 12:55

'..... I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before...... '

Here's a Swiss guy (I think) with an Epic 686....