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Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #45 on: 14/04/2018 at 00:11 »
Great stuff Nicolas :z12

Best wishes
Mike

Allan Liddle

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #46 on: 14/04/2018 at 08:28 »
Excellent stuff guys, some stunning fish there well done

Rob Brownfield

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #47 on: 16/04/2018 at 08:27 »
Despite the height and very cold temperature of the water, I actually saw some fish feeding on Sunday. The odd sporadic hatch of LDO brought up a couple of fish that would take a fly or two and then stop as soon as the cold breeze ruffled the water.

Sat for about 4 hours for a total of 5 casts at rising fish. Rose one, and missed it..and that was it.

Next time.....

James Craig

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #48 on: 17/04/2018 at 09:51 »
Interesting day yesterday fishing a new beat (to me) near Alford.  Conditions felt pretty good, but there were times during the day when the river felt a bit 'dead'. Spent the morning fishing a very simple nymph and picked up a couple of smaller fish. I dropped what felt like a good fish in a deep run and then spent a while exploring the beat.

A good hatch of uprights, including March Browns, kicked off at 12.30 but was short lived. I spotted one frantic riser on the far bank but could for the life of me get a decent fly drifted across his nose.

The day got quite bright after that and I went back to the nymph, eventually picking this guy up in what felt like a very deep pocket.



Chuffed to get out on the water at last.

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #49 on: 19/04/2018 at 18:28 »
Trout fishing with Sandy in the Inverurie area today :X1

He had me 'springing' up the bank with a net :z4 

Cracking fish Sandy :z16



Ali Mcewan

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #50 on: 19/04/2018 at 18:59 »
Them "things" don't count sandy 😂

Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #51 on: 19/04/2018 at 20:47 »
Aye well, it looked like a beautiful day to go on a trout hunt



Water still high, but temperature up to 12 degrees and clearing nicely. Any hatch that actually took place was all over by 12.
I managed to hit one rising fish which was a cracker, but i dropped it from a high bank as Mr B was getting organised with the net.

So lunch happened and much chinwagging until we dispersed to try and find a fish or two, not much luck with anything showing, so i went back up to the car and got the streamer line to have a mess about.

Well messing about is one thing...... but this turned into something else................... All ended well though, even though halfway through the struggle  i had to Phone Mr B who was 800yds downstream and he had to run back upstream to help me with a much bigger net!!





Not bad on a 7ft6" Bamboo rod!!!! My first Springer on the fly and my biggest tourist on the fly ever :z18 34" bar of silver.
Still got the jitters now thinking about it.

Sandy

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #52 on: 19/04/2018 at 21:03 »
Note to self ...... fish nearer to Sandy next time, getting a bit old for the 800 yds  :z4  :z4  :z4

Allan Liddle

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #53 on: 19/04/2018 at 21:47 »
Stunner Sandy, well done

Euan Innes

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #54 on: 20/04/2018 at 14:27 »
Nice going Sandy.
Good to see the Bamboo can handle that size of fish. That picture might be the closest I get a springer this year!

Euan

Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #55 on: 20/04/2018 at 16:49 »
Tis the rod we were talking about in the carpark. Definatley proving to be a seriously versatile piece of stick. :z16

Jim Eddie

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #56 on: 20/04/2018 at 18:55 »
Great stuff Sandy, cracking fish  :cool:

 :z18

Jim

Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #57 on: 20/04/2018 at 21:19 »
Nipped down after dinner tonight for a few casts, just to see if there would be anything rising after the warm day.
Didn't see any significant rising fish, but went pocket picking with a PTN and picked up a couple



Using the rod for what its supposed to be for this time :X2



Lovely evening, you could easily forget it was mid April. :z12

Sandy

Euan Innes

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #58 on: 21/04/2018 at 01:45 »
The rod is indeed a thing of beauty Sandy, aesthetically and physically. I am surprised that they knew anything about fish in the old days  :wink Love the slightly swelled butt (ooh err)
What's the reel that you use on it? Thought you had a Perfect? Lovely wide spool.
Euan

Allan Liddle

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #59 on: 21/04/2018 at 08:06 »
Very nice Sandy  :z16

 




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