Fished another Friday afternoon on the middle Don. Went to a pool I have trout fished but never Salmon fished, so it was a guessing game. However, as guessing games go, it was easy because as I approached the top of the pool, a bar of silver, about 8-9 lbs arched out of the water, giving me a good idea that my hunch was right.
Out with a s2/3 tip on my DCC line and a Cascade pot belly pig thing tied on a 1" cu tube and off I went. just as I passed the spot the fish had jumped I got a pull, lifted and the rod went over....for about 10 seconds! After a couple of head shakes and a bit of a run the fish was gone.
Carried on until I could wade no more and came out the river, walking back to where I had had the fish on. I sat there watching the water and right on the far bank 2 fish were rising steady. Both about 2 pounds, but not Brownies...Sea Trout! I watched them for a good 40 minutes, silver as silver could be.
Through the pool again and this time a pull a bit closer to the neck, but the fish was on and gone in seconds...time to change hooks!
I moved down to the bottom of the pool and again, a fish arched out. This time smaller, maybe 5lbs, but silver none the less. This was impossible to cover from the water so I tried to cast off the high bank, but with the short shooting head it was hard work being a good 4 feet above the water.
Walking back upstream a few flies were coming off and the odd trout was moving.
