Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Duncan McRae

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #285 on: 12/12/2017 at 10:53 »
Hamish
A real pity you had to move when completion of the scheme was so near.

On a different note,i was sitting in a queue of traffic on the old Port Elphinstone bridge this morning looking down on what used to be the Inverurie paper mill water.
The mill closed around seven years ago and since then the water has remained unfished and as far as i'm aware, unavailable for fishing.
The beat must be around three miles long and must be one of the best Brown trout fishings on the Don.What a waste!  :cry

Duncan

James Laraway

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #286 on: 12/12/2017 at 15:46 »
it will be interesting to see how the Don brownies survive as they have gone 100 % C&R on the salmon....

Liam Stephen

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #287 on: 12/12/2017 at 16:57 »
How will 100% C&R for the Salmon have an effect on the Browns?   :z8

 :z18

Colin Sunley

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #288 on: 12/12/2017 at 17:37 »
Am with Liam on this one, if anything the fewer numbers of salmon have  increased the numbers of trout, we're seeing far bigger trout on the don these days.
So I can't see how a C&R of fewer fish has any effect at all.

Edit: I might add that Liam has poached most of the big trout this season  :z4

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #289 on: 12/12/2017 at 17:46 »
The bigger trout have always been there ........... ask Duncan :wink
It's just that you younger folk are starting to learn how to catch them now  :z4  :z4  :z4 - and I'm starting to forget :X1

Duncan McRae

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #290 on: 12/12/2017 at 20:47 »
Hi Mike
Seems like an awful long time ago when I used to enjoy my trout fishing.I might need a refresher course from some of these young guys. :z4
They really do take some tremendous fish.Will 2018 be the year us seniors make a comeback? :wink

I don't think the trout will suffer as a result of the Salmon ban.There will always be an odd rogue but most anglers realise that these fish,especially the big one's,are too valuable to kill.

Duncan

Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #291 on: 12/12/2017 at 21:22 »
I might need a refresher course from some of these young guys. :z4

Now that i very much doubt :z14

Sandy (former Duncan stalker) :z4 :z4 :z4

James Laraway

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #292 on: 12/12/2017 at 22:21 »
How will 100% C&R for the Salmon have an effect on the Browns?   :z8

I was thinking along the lines of if people can't take a salmon home the next best option would be a trout. I hope not but...

 :z18

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #293 on: 18/12/2017 at 09:35 »
When the broom is in bloom ....................



Hamish Young

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #294 on: 18/12/2017 at 19:45 »
.... you might catch something  :z16

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #295 on: 18/12/2017 at 22:17 »
Good try Hamish :z16

A slightly better clue:
When the broom is in bloom, use a ...... ...

Steven Sinclair

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #296 on: 18/12/2017 at 22:31 »
Yellow may?

 :z18

Steveb

Liam Stephen

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #297 on: 18/12/2017 at 22:31 »
Use a yellow fly.  :wink

 :z18

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #298 on: 18/12/2017 at 22:36 »
Well done Liam :z14

Yes Steven, I think we must let Yellow May qualify too :z12

Rob Brownfield

Re: River Don 2017
« Reply #299 on: 20/12/2017 at 09:19 »
When the Broom is in bloom.....use a worm!

I am not sure where I heard the yellow fly saying, but it must be a good 30 years ago. Maybe Browns Tackle?

A bright yellow 6" Butt monkey streamer always works  :z7 :z4 :z4

 




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