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Title: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 20/04/2013 at 21:40: There was a suggestion from Iain Cameron (nice Iain) of a tubing session this w end and after some river/tubing deliberation the tubes won out.
Was great to get afloat again. I get a right buzz from going afloat in a tube, its just adds another element. Anyone reading this thinking of having a go my advise is just go for it!
Iain and I were just speaking today of the dept we owe to Mike for the whole Haddo experience. Its where we both first tried tubing and where we first met so its safe to say without Mr Barrio and Haddo, today would never have happened. :z16

To the fishing.

Large midge on the water all day so the fish were looking up. Plenty fish rising which were in the main willing to take our offerings, sometimes static or tweaked and sometimes pulled.
No monsters but some right bonny trout I'm sure ye will agree :z15

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Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Jim Eddie on 20/04/2013 at 22:20: Aye some Bonnie Troot Noel , Park ?

:z18

Jim
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Euan Innes on 20/04/2013 at 22:22: Bonny bonny troot mate.
There is a VERY good reason that I c&r and you just photographed it.

:z1
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 20/04/2013 at 22:31: Quote from: Jedi on 20/04/2013 at 22:20
Aye some Bonnie Troot Noel , **** ?

:z18

Jim

Lol Jim you may be right. Thanks for that I seem to have completely forgotten to name the Loch in my post!!! Ya dafty :z4
:z18
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 20/04/2013 at 22:45: Noel getting pumped
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Buttery
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Bonny trouts
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As Noel said, much debt to Sr. Barrio - today, we used SLX lines, barrio t shirts, float tubes (which we both learned to use at Haddo), and thanks to this forum, we made great fishy contacts.

Euan... Re my PM earlier this week.... You know you want to!
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 20/04/2013 at 22:46: A proper tube!

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Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 20/04/2013 at 22:51: Noel,
Nice selection - amazing the different colours of the fishes in one water
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 20/04/2013 at 22:57: Aye sure is nice Iain :z16 I'm very happy with the shots from my new camera think it captured the colours really well. The longer range ones I took of you are shocking but I didn't buy it for long distance shots.
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 20/04/2013 at 23:13: Noel,
Bonny troots.
Got to concur with the comment about Mike and Haddo. My son Steven and I were introduced to tubing via the same route and we have been paddling on wild waters including Durness ever since and hope to do so for many years to come.

Thanks Mike.

Eddie.
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Hamish Young on 21/04/2013 at 00:44: Quote from: iainCameron on 20/04/2013 at 22:46
A proper tube!

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Man tube :z16
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Goolager on 21/04/2013 at 09:56: Great report & excellent fish :z16

Glad you like your new camera Trig. Pity you don't realise that you need a new bonnet too.

Iain I don't know if the 'buttery trout' moved or it's a depth of field thing but the in focus section of the trout is quite something, crop it and sell it as an avatar.

Iain
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 21/04/2013 at 19:22: Quote from: Goolager on 21/04/2013 at 09:56

Iain I don't know if the 'buttery trout' moved or it's a depth of field thing but the in focus section of the trout is quite something, crop it and sell it as an avatar.

err, thanks! It was the typical random shot of a trout in the net on the line tray. I'd cropped the photo down to just that bit, because it looked good. More by luck than judgement... My camera is a wee pentax optio thing. On. click. photo done. off. No mucking about with it - just snap and go!
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Ben Dixon on 21/04/2013 at 19:55: We were heading north to fish a loch near Inverness today and passed you on the A96.

Some nice fish there :z16

We fished hard today for two fish, Kev had one approx 2lb and I managed one at 1.5lb, will get some pics up later. Back again tomorrow and hoping for a slightly warmer day. Very cold and very windy.

Cheers

Ben
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Euan Innes on 21/04/2013 at 21:01: Quote
Euan... Re my PM earlier this week.... You know you want to!

Yer f**kin' right I do! Working on a date Iain :cool:

Noel,
Don't pump a Shakey Dude, you'll pop the valves. Oral is good :shock :z7 :z4

I can't imagine how many folk went through Haddo learning to light line, tube, fish spiders and just have a good craik over the years. Thanks Mike!

:z1
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 21/04/2013 at 21:08: Quote from: Ben_D on 21/04/2013 at 19:55
fished hard today for two fish, Kev had one approx 2lb and I managed one at 1.5lb, will get some pics up later. Back again tomorrow and hoping for a slightly warmer day. Very cold and very windy.

Going back there Monday too. Tied up a few partridge and UV pink spiders today - the trouts loved thme, the other day. Cold? Windy? Aye, that's a given!
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 21/04/2013 at 21:20: I've heard that Ewan but I've been doing it for years with no problems :z8
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Euan Innes on 21/04/2013 at 22:04: Soft feet Noel??
Just go easy mate. Steve Parton can't supply new ones any more!

:z1
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 21/04/2013 at 22:31: Yes my nightly routine of oils and pumice stone pays dividends....

Good point though bout mr Parton rip. Maybe time to abandon that foot pump. Don't smoke now either so inflating by mouth may be an option!
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Euan Innes on 21/04/2013 at 22:46: As an ex smoker it's actually not that hard, er difficult.
We have now had a conversation about oral, blowing and hardness.... :shock

:z1
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Iain Cameron on 22/04/2013 at 21:47: Quote from: Soundmixer on 21/04/2013 at 22:46
We have now had a conversation about oral, blowing and hardness...

... and pumping... anyways....

a return trip today..... oh boy was it WINDY!!! yes. It was, in case there's any doubt.

still, managed to tempt a good few up to 2lb. Sparkly pink partridge was popular. Feet just about thawed out now, twas chilly afloat.

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Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Mike Barrio on 22/04/2013 at 21:52: Great stuff guys ...... and awesome photos! :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Burnett on 22/04/2013 at 21:58: Nice looking fish
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Allan Liddle on 23/04/2013 at 22:56: Glad it was good, generally is even this early on your given choice of water.
Did the fly selection and fish locations help?

I've pumped a shakey for years (Ooer misses) with a small double action pump and the wee tube thingy you get to go over the valve head.

Cracking troots will need to reacquaint myself soon. :z16
Title: Re: First tubing sesh of 2013
Post by: Noel Kelly on 23/04/2013 at 23:00: Quote from: Dryflee on 23/04/2013 at 22:56
Glad it was good, generally is even this early on your given choice of water.
Did the fly selection and fish locations help?

I've pumped a shakey for years (Ooer misses) with a small double action pump and the wee tube thingy you get to go over the valve head.

Cracking troots will need to reacquaint myself soon. :z16

Fly selection ??? :X2
Fish locations ??? :X2