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Title: Ythan Today
Post by: Fisher on 20/10/2009 at 23:48

First cast of the day I hooked a fish I would estimate at about 12lbs. It was a bit coloured and the hook came out as I was netting it. Went further downriver and caught 2 grilse on the 5lb mark on consecutive casts - both covered in long tailed sea lice. Further downriver had a silvery sea trout which is quite unusual so late in the season and a nice finnock. went back upriver to the same spot where I had the 2 grilse earlier and bingo caught another the same size and again covered in sea lice. on the way back to the car had a 2nd finnock. Water conditions were not ideal as the water was very clear but a strong upstream wind was causing a good surface ripple which probably hid me from the fishes view.  No salmon at all so far this season until today which was just one of those memorable days you get from time to time.

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 20/10/2009 at 23:55

  Congratulations!  Thats an excellent days fishing by anybodies standards!!! 

   :z18

  Steven

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Iain Goolager on 21/10/2009 at 00:04

Nice one :z16

they don't come round that often so well done.
I'll bet they were on a single hander!

Any particular patterns?

Iain

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Jim Eddie on 21/10/2009 at 06:26

Sounds like a red letter day  :z16 Where on the Ythan were you fisher ?

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Noel Kelly on 21/10/2009 at 06:35

Superb, a day to remember :z16 well done :z16

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Fisher on 21/10/2009 at 23:16

Was on the ADAA stretch at Ardlethen

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Hamish Young on 23/10/2009 at 17:34

Have you been back since Bob :?

Title: Re: Ythan Today
Post by: Jockmcsprock on 24/10/2009 at 13:51

is there any one fishing ythan to day??and if so where? water in ellon still very high any fish taken up water? :z15 weather forecast for next week not to bad still occasional spells of heavy rain. bloddy tipical of october no water for weeks then to much of the stuff :z4