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Title: From a Loch up North
Post by: Ben Dixon on 01/05/2013 at 06:53
Kev & I had our first tube outing of the year a couple of weeks back on a loch up north, somewhere that I can see myself spending a large amount of time this season as I reckon it has serious big fish potential.  We fished 21st April which was extremely windy, cold and without any visible fly life.  Was temp approx 2 degrees and air temp only about 8.

Too windy to get any decent fishing pics and very few fish caught, one each for a long day.

Took this one on a #10 Claret Bumble, came in at bang on 1.5lb, Kev had a niec fish of about 2lb which I'm hoping he'll post a picture of.

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/993_01_05_13_6_50_40.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=654)

Hope to be back there in two weeks time  :cool:

Cheers

Ben
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Iain Goolager on 01/05/2013 at 07:10
That's a nice trout Benji  :z16

Iain
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 01/05/2013 at 07:17
Lovely colours :z16

Pleased to see you have remebered what all this fishing is actually for :z4 :z4 :z4


Sandy
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Hamish Young on 01/05/2013 at 07:19
Nice trout that, very nice trout  :z16
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Ben Dixon on 01/05/2013 at 07:22
Quote from: Spiderman on 01/05/2013 at 07:17
Lovely colours :z16

Pleased to see you have remebered what all this fishing is actually for :z4 :z4 :z4


Sandy

Yeah, fishing is for silver things that don't exist Sandy.  Just ask Rich :z4
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Iain Cameron on 01/05/2013 at 07:26
cracking trout there!
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 01/05/2013 at 07:43
Quote from: Ben_D on 01/05/2013 at 07:22
Yeah, fishing is for silver things that don't exist Sandy.  Just ask Rich :z4

 :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4

Thats right i forgot :oops,

Passion is for golden thingy's that do :z16

Sandy
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Mike Barrio on 01/05/2013 at 08:51
Nice trout Ben :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Kevin Muir on 01/05/2013 at 23:42
Sorry for the delay in getting the photo uploaded.

The only fish I saw on a very cold day tubing up north.

I came to a Bibio that was being brought through the top of the water, it was great to see the fish come to the fly.

I have never ever been so cold in a tube, I had to get out and walk the banks for a while, never had to do that before.  It took ages for my feet to get back to normal. 

It was in surprisingly good condition for this location so early in the season.  The snow has only recently left the hills around the loch.

It was great being back in the tube again.

Kev.


(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/1106_01_05_13_11_42_07.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=658)
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Iain Goolager on 02/05/2013 at 07:13
That's a nice fish Keverino  :z16

Iain
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Hamish Young on 02/05/2013 at 07:52
Quote from: Kevin Muir on 01/05/2013 at 23:42
I have never ever been so cold in a tube, I had to get out and walk the banks for a while, never had to do that before.  It took ages for my feet to get back to normal. 

Ahem..... I told you it would be bloody nippy :wink Despite my bounteous layers of 'natural' insulation it would have been too damn cold.

H :cool:
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Ben Dixon on 02/05/2013 at 09:20
Errr,

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I have never ever been so cold in a tube, I had to get out and walk the banks for a while, never had to do that before.  It took ages for my feet to get back to normal. 


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Ahem..... I told you it would be bloody nippy  Despite my bounteous layers of 'natural' insulation it would have been too damn cold

I was fine.  Pussies!

Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Noel Kelly on 02/05/2013 at 10:09
Nice fish guys :z16 on a bibio 2 eh!
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Loxiafan on 02/05/2013 at 11:01
Nice, well earned fish there guys but you'd still need to put a gun to my head to get me in a tube !  If God/Allaha/Budda/Ra/Mother Earth wanted me to do that I would have been born with an inflatable arse ! :z4 

However, if you were allowed to use them on bits of the Don, that'd be different  :wink

Lindsay
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 02/05/2013 at 11:50
Quote from: Loxiafan on 02/05/2013 at 11:01
If God/Allaha/Budda/Ra/Mother Earth wanted me to do that I would have been born an inflatable arse ! :z4 



And.................................................. :X5
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Iain Goolager on 02/05/2013 at 12:14
Kev,

Did you report that it was a tagged fish?  :X2

Iain
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Allan Liddle on 03/05/2013 at 17:08
Oooh Iain hope you're not saying what i think you're saying......... :z4 :z4

Bonny fish guys.  :z16
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Iain Goolager on 03/05/2013 at 17:15
Most likely  :z4

Iain
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Allan Liddle on 03/05/2013 at 23:06
 :z4 :z4 :z4
Title: Re: From a Loch up North
Post by: Dutchfly on 04/05/2013 at 09:28
Just look at the size of the tail on Kev's fish!
Man, I wish we would have wild Brown trout in Holland...

Jeroen