Whilst yesterday was not spectacular in terms of numbers it
was a stunner for George L. He was equal top rod with Gordon B and they landed
3 each. George returned from the river as if he owned it and celebrated well at
supper. The team had landed only 3 by lunch and no one expected much for the afternoon
but we ended on 11 fish despite only 6 rods venturing out.
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| George L at 3rd Island |
Pana is still rising but despite this they managed to land a very respectable 19 fish for the day. It’s nice that after a tough season Matt gets to see the river performing at least somewhere near it’s potential.
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| George with a lovely fish from Sashas |
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| King of the river |
Middle had good fishing with their intrepid anglers putting
in serious out of hours fishing. They landed 44 fish for their day with Craig C
landing 14, Geoff and Findlay F landing 10 between them and everyone reporting
a really strong showing of fish throughout the beats. Really encouraging for
next week. Luckily my Visa allows me to stay… Maybe I should do a further week
from Middle.
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| James D with a properly fresh fish |
It seems almost ridiculous that 8 weeks ago I landed in
snowy Murmansk to start the set up process and here I am a day away from
heading home and it’s still only 4 degrees outside. Yesterday we clad Lucy in
full waders and goretex jacket to brave the wind and rain and try for a salmon
on Heli pool. Amazingly within 45 minutes she was shooting line with a
perfectly executed double spey and by the end we had her firing out a long line
with a snake roll. I could not have been more proud.
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| Lucy wadered up... |
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| Perfect double spey |
Here at Kitza we are finally on a dropping river and soon we
will be back to where we started at the beginning of the week. Middle has now
plateaued but they are at the same height as they started the season and Pana
reported the river was still rising. We can only play with what we are dealt
but it’s sad that we don’t have a few more weeks ahead to really see how the
fishing fares once the rivers define themselves.
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| Seal damage |
This is my last post from here and on Sunday morning I will
be reporting remotely from home with updates supplied by middle manager Toby.
It’s almost frightening to think I will have to readjust to “normal”
civilisation and not travel everywhere by jet boat. It’s been emotional and
quite educational this season and I will truly miss the camp, guides, staff and
river here at Kitza. However I am no longer sure what “normal” means. I have
heard this word used many times by repeating clients to describe the pools and
where they have traditionally fished. This has not been a “normal” year on so
many levels but we have all had a blast and really made the most of the opportunities
we have been presented with.
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| Master of all he surveys |
Lucy is once again wadering up and we are heading to Heli to
try and get her a fish. She might even give me a casting lesson.
Jack Selby
