[Mike Barrio]

That's a bit of a bummer ... felt like it was shaping up to be a great afternoon for it

Cheers
Mike

[Liam Stephen]

Like Sandy I experienced a poor day. Everything was looking perfect but very little fly life and only a handful of fish rising... Fingers crossed things pick up again  

One of the few flies I saw today.


Liam

[Jonathan Kerr]

and here's his brother liam..perhaps the only two that rose on the don today! 

[Liam Stephen]

Nice pic Jonathan 

[Dorlo]

Hey all, had another day out on the river today and got my first 'proper' Don Brownie. Great feeling after losing a good one last week!

It wasn't a great day overall with hardly any fly or fish showing, but I was lucky enough to spot this fish feeding steadily on some tiny olives, and he took my size 16 pheasant tail CDC job.

I'll post two photos as the first one has a bit of that 'fish held too close to the camera' look about it 
The second shot gives a better idea of size probably.

This is my best brown trout ever so I was pretty chuffed!

[Peter Rawlinson]

Cracking trout and good  pics .  Cheers .

[Mike Barrio]

Excellent stuff Dorlo ....... 

Best wishes
Mike

[Dorlo]

And forgot to mention, the fish was returned after the photo of course.

[Mike Barrio]

And forgot to mention, the fish was returned after the photo of course.

[Rob Brownfield]

Arrrrrrrrrghhhhhh! I really do give in!

So, as per every friday, I got to the river at 2pm, but this time, only with a ZG 4 weight and one of Mikes olive SLX's and a size 14 DHE.

Went for a walk but the wind was cool and keeping the fish down, I walked to the bottom of the beat and back and only saw one sprat rise.

So, off with the dry and on with a team of spiders. Partridge and Orange, Waterhen Bloa and a made up thing with an olive body and brown partridge hackle, all size 16.

Off I went down the pool and after 10 yards I get a pull and hook a good fish, for all of 10 seconds! Slightly pee'd off, I carried on.  Just as the flies swung over a buldge caused by a rock, the line plucked and went tight.

Next thing I know I am connected to a very silver Salmon of about 7-8 pounds. It stayed deep and came close to me before suddenly deciding to run 15 yards down stream before turning and coming back past me at speed. This went on for a couple of minutes before the line parted at the fly. Looking at the line, it was a clean cut so I wonder if it was a well mended kelt and one of its teeth had caught the line. It had taken the Waterhen Bloa.

I am ditching all my salmon flies and now going to "spider" for them!!! My luck has to change soon!

[Scott Cumming]

Cracking fish Dorlo

[Noel Kelly]

Hey all, had another day out on the river today and got my first 'proper' Don Brownie. Great feeling after losing a good one last week!

It wasn't a great day overall with hardly any fly or fish showing, but I was lucky enough to spot this fish feeding steadily on some tiny olives, and he took my size 16 pheasant tail CDC job.

I'll post two photos as the first one has a bit of that 'fish held too close to the camera' look about it 
The second shot gives a better idea of size probably.

This is my best brown trout ever so I was pretty chuffed!

Awesome   a personal best is an occasion worth celebrating! Super trout very well done did you weigh or measure it?  

[Jonathan Kerr]

Awesome fish 

I saw quite a few rises today but got nothing over a pound. That's quite a few cracking fish been caught this season by other people so far. Me next please

[Sandy Nelson]

 

[Dorlo]

Thanks all for the encouragement.

Unfortunately I wasn't quick-thinking enough to measure the fish, and dont carry a scale.

But here is a photo of the fish in my net, and the mesh-part is 15" at it's longest point.  Based on how much the fish had to curl up to fit in the net, I think around 18-19" is a reasonable estimate. As fisherman we all know it's hard not to exaggerate these things 

Ask me again in a few years and it will be a lot bigger 

[Iain Cameron]

Unfortunately I wasn't quick-thinking enough to measure the fish, and dont carry a scale.

Lovely fish Dorlo, and the photos are as important as having an exact measurement. Great spots on that trout, good job!

Rob... unlucky with hooking the tourist on the spiders. Did you not catch some trout when fishing for salmon?

cheers
iain

[Mike Barrio]

Nice

[James Middleton]

Hi all,

I was out fishing the lower Don today, between Persley and Seaton Park and had the misfortune to lose a Hardy reel pouch with my rod bag and ferrules stuffaed inside. I did meet a couple of fellow anglers and saw a few more if anyone did happen across them I would be willing to offer a realistic reward. Many thanks.

Cheers Ross

[Dorlo]

Was out on the lower Don yesterday (Sorry Ross didn't see your gear),

Got this one on a pheasant tail, I am guessing it's a sea trout kelt? Any other opinions?  Still put up a good fight but very skinny.

[Liam Stephen]

Dorlo that's a Kelt 

Liam

[Dorlo]

Yep that's what I thought, cheers.

[James Middleton]

Hi Dorlo, that looks like a sea trout kelt to me. I'm just back from retracing my steps from yesterday and I'm happy to say I found them. Many thanks cheers Ross

[Liam Stephen]

Just back from a blustery day at the river. Picked up the usual <12 inch fish and a sea trout kelt. Hatches came off in wee bursts in between gusts and lasted right through till 5pm! I met Iain C and had a wander with him which was cool. We arrived at a pool where I've seen big fish before and there was some small dimples here and there. Iain got into position and covered one a few times. Up it came  to the fly and it was BIG 3-3.5lbs. A nice scrap and a few jumps, it was a cracker. We got it almost within netting distance and off it popped... Gutted to say the least.

Here is a pic of the fight.



Unlucky Dude!

I'm off to tie some of Iain's flies 

Liam

[Iain Cameron]

...We got it almost within netting distance and off it popped... Gutted to say the least.

Sob. Yes, right to our feet, more or less, before shaking its head in that gut-wrenching way. Tippet gave way, clean looking break, probably at the knot. Some sweary words were aired; some of them aired at the alternative choice of tippet. Oh well, chalk it up to bad luck.  :z19

I'd give it a good 3lb, and it fairly cleared the water a few times. Exciting stuff. Bit of a sickener at the end, especially when we could see it sitting on the bottom a few feet away before it skedaddled.

The wind has been pretty awful the last couple of days. I've lost two other good fish from tails; both had been feeding regularly and were 2lb+ class. Up, hooked, jumped, slack. Sweary upwards and curses.

Good to see Liam today though, and he neatly picked up a few rising trouts, so at least I saw how it should be done!

cheers
iain

[Ben Dixon]

Couple of trout yesterday, poor hatch and little showing.

Virtually no flies about today at all where I was and hardly anything moving but I nailed three on an olive Klink, biggest would have been about 1lb.  That's the 3wt TXL christened 

Switched over to salmon fishing as the trout fishing simply was not going to happen



That'll be the third one on the Sunray and the third on the Method switch this year.


Cheers

Ben