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Graham Nicol

River Don 2022
« on: 11/02/2022 at 07:58 »
May as well start as opening day has arrived. Tight lines for those brave enough to give it an early bash

Stevie Rennie

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #1 on: 11/02/2022 at 13:53 »
A bonnie first day of the salmon/ST season but far too cold today for me :(

It’s another day closer to March 15th though, when the real fishing starts :)

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #2 on: 12/02/2022 at 12:46 »
Really enjoyed the River Don March get together this morning, great to catch up with everybody  :z16

Colin Innes

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #3 on: 25/02/2022 at 09:40 »
Hi all, I wanted to book a day for 2 rods on the Kildrummy beat in April - nothing on FishPal, no response to an email to the Kildrummy Inn and no answer to the phone number supplied on the Kildrummy Inn website - any suggestions?

Thanks

Colin

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #4 on: 25/02/2022 at 09:51 »

Colin Innes

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #5 on: 25/02/2022 at 10:28 »
Thanks  Mike - done that now...

On an other point - I had a day on the Culquich beat last year - we only had time to fish below the bridge that takes you over to the house down to the pool where the Kindy burn comes in (I had a nasty fall in the river and had to cut the trip short, I just wondered if any one had any experience of the river above the bridge up the the Bucket corner, where it's best to park etc. Any info/experience would be gratefully received.

Liam Gunn

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #6 on: 25/02/2022 at 23:36 »
Tough going so far, 1 sea trout kelt. Absolutely worth being out after a long winter break though! The fish seem to be holding in different areas this year.

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #7 on: 02/03/2022 at 16:07 »
Great photo Andrew  :z16  .......... and yes, that wind is cold today!

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #8 on: 04/03/2022 at 11:47 »
Less than two weeks to go  *smiley-yippee*

Steven Kidd

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #9 on: 07/03/2022 at 08:48 »
Less than two weeks to go  *smiley-yippee*

There is Mucillin getting applied to lines...........flies getting tied, :-)

Not long now!

Steven

Iain Cameron

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #10 on: 13/03/2022 at 08:57 »
Less than two weeks to go  *smiley-yippee*

edging closer. Looking out of the upstairs window, I can see the Don at Fintray blowing upstream in exactly the way it shouldn't ;-)
Don't you just love spring weather. Walk the dogs most days along the Don around midday. No signs yet of any fly life where I have been, so it feels like it might be quite a slow start this season.

Still, it'll be good to get out and rediscover all the holes in my waders that I haven't thought aboot fixing

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #11 on: 15/03/2022 at 12:03 »
Looks like the first day of the 2022 trout season on the Don is going well for Stevie Corsar  :)


Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #12 on: 15/03/2022 at 18:32 »
What better encouragement to get off my arse  :X2

Stevie Rennie

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #13 on: 15/03/2022 at 19:45 »
Cracking trout and seeing it seriously adds to the itch to get out but I can’t just yet  *smiley-sad*

Stevie Rennie

Re: River Don 2022
« Reply #14 on: 18/03/2022 at 21:53 »
So my first venture out for a trout went with a bang, set up the recently acquired access 5wt midflex and gt125 to give it a whirl.
Started getting some decent line out and my fly (gold head damsel) got snagged mid river.

I lifted the rod and put a slight bit of a bend to give it a pull and ping 😳

Six casts in and back to the car we go.





Back to the near indestructible daiwa 5wt it is then.


 




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