Yesterday the weather started off well with overcast
skies and light showers. The fishing on paper was better with 4 fish landed and
Gordon B landing 2 on a fly tied by previous Middle Camp client and his brother
Ian B. However for these 4 fish there were less takes and lost fish.
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| Sean M's fish from Clarks |
Clarks performed well though and 3 of the fish were taken
there. Red is starting to form a bit of theme in fly choice now and I’m sure
this will slowly be self fulfilling.
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| Paul P with one from Clarks corner |
Yesterday Paul P had a good battle with a fish that was
almost at the bank when everything went slack. Resigned to the loss Paul made an
attempt to recast and found his fly had snagged the bottom. He made a few more
powerful attempts before the snag woke up again and took off out to the deeper
water once more. I feel slightly bad for telling this story but Gordon B has
the whole thing on film.
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| Golden Eye ducks at Party |
With the change of the season we have seen the bird life
evolve with Barrow’s Goldeneye, Wigeon, Scoters and Mergansers arriving first
as the ice broke.
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| Goosanders over Generator |
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| Ruffs at the top of the island |
We now have a number of juvenile Goosanders, a Red
Throated Diver and a White Tailed Eagle keeping us company.
This morning the sky is blue but there is a nice breeze
to keep the bugs moving and the water temperature is 15 degrees. The river has
dropped by 2.5 inches making certain wades much easier and longer.
Jack Selby
