Yesterday was again roasting hot. The day started with an
air temperature of 18 degrees but the sun was streaming down from 4am. There
was a great debate as to whether changing fishing hours might help.
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| Paul P with a lovely fish at Pasha's |
It was decided that, as generator had been the best
chance of some action, normal hours would remain and if early morning
conditions were good it was best to fish generator rather than be out on the
river and similarly in the evening.
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| Captured on the GoPro |
Paul P had a nice fish from up river and a few others
were lost. Paul has a vast number of GoPro cameras and has footage of almost
all of the week’s fishing. As long as he keeps catching I will get Images for
the blog.
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| Ura happily doing what he loves best |
It’s easy as a client staying on the island for a week to
forget about what happens outside of that short week. Equally as a manager it’s
easy to forget about what happens outside my 8 weeks here.
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| Winter caretaker accommodations |
Of course the supplying of engine parts, kitchen
equipment, drinks orders etc. play a big part of my winter but when it comes to
the island it’s easy to imagine it just left to the wild.
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| All paths lead to the water or ice |
This of course could not be further from the truth with a
full time security detail provided by the village. They have a cozy little
cabin, a banya and a small boat. Once the river freezes they can collect
supplies from the village and receive delivery of firewood. I know a lot of
people who would thrive on this kind of roll.
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| Miniature Banya for once |
Today is again jolly hot. The river is down 2.5 inches
again and the water temperature is 16. The forecast for tomorrow is showers and
rain on Friday. Let’s hope that materialises early.
Jack Selby
