[tote]

Decided to venture out on Thursday for a chuck, river is low at 1" so getting pools to fish ain't easy as I much prefer running water.

Anyway got started at the back of 10pm and came down the run, did hear 2 fish splash and had a decent knock which never stuck. When changing my point fly I heard another 2 fish splash which gives you a bit of encouragement.

Back up to the top and down the run again, no more splashes or knocks so moved to the tail of the pool above, nowt happening there. So it was up to the top of the same pool and the result was the same so hometime.

Back down last night and did it all again, never even heard one splash, be more life in a graveyard me thinks. It'll be a night in the hoose tonight. 😂

 

[Andy B]

River has fell in quick, down to 4" tonight and the bottom is deadly with slime. Tried the worm and light line this morning, never got as much as a tap from a parr and on more than once I was like a young bullock on concrete, no good for the lower back.

Anyway back out after tea with the switch rod and down my favourite run and second time down I managed a wee Grilse on a size 12 treble cascade, this same fly has been good to me over the last two years. Pics below.

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Good angling sir. I was shown some pictures on an anglers phone while we were on the Ribble and no disrespect to the anglers but they were showing me coloured fish no doubt caught at the backend. My point is that any fresh looking fish of any size now is prize

 

[tote]

Finally we had a fair dowsing of the wet stuff and today the river hit 5ft so should fish okay this week.

But guess what? I've got Covid and feel like sh!t, sods law isn't it.

Here's hoping it's still in good order when I'm feeling better. 🤞

 

[Andy B]

Finally we had a fair dowsing of the wet stuff and today the river hit 5ft so should fish okay this week.

But guess what? I've got Covid and feel like sh!t, sods law isn't it.

Here's hoping it's still in good order when I'm feeling better. 🤞

Oh dear sure hope you’re ok. Maybe through sheer luck I’ve still not had COVID.

 

[sewinfly]

Finally we had a fair dowsing of the wet stuff and today the river hit 5ft so should fish okay this week.

But guess what? I've got Covid and feel like sh!t, sods law isn't it.

Here's hoping it's still in good order when I'm feeling better. 🤞

Get better mate 👍

 

[tote]

Oh dear sure hope you’re ok. Maybe through sheer luck I’ve still not had COVID.

I had it in Apr '21, was only a few days of headaches. It's hit me harder this time but hopefully easing off now, cheers Andy.

Get better mate 👍

I'm getting there Spencer, cheers. 👍

 

[Andy B]

I had it in Apr '21, was only a few days of headaches. It's hit me harder this time but hopefully easing off now, cheers Andy.





I'm getting there Spencer, cheers. 👍

Well I can remember you not unlike myself being the neutral voice of reason on the salmon forum when all around were losing their heads over a pandemic that wasn’t their fault and yet so divisive was it that people were ready to fall out with each other about it 🙈
Take it easy and trust yourself with these viruses as they can do a right number on you.

 

[tote]

Well with Covid behind me I've been doon giving it a bash, we'd a cracking lift at the beginning of last week which I've mentioned. I finally got out last Thursday and Friday but never seen a tail.

We get the grandkids every 2nd weekend so I gave Saturday a miss and took them crabbing and cave exploring down the shore.

Gave it 2 shots on Monday, first with the 14fter then later with the switch rod, again no sign of life.
Tuesday morning it was the switch rod again but nothing doing so decided to change it up on Tuesday after tea and give the worm a trot. River has been in as good a nick as you'd want, fining down after a good spate.

Anyway, no offers on the worm but did see fish in one of the pools, a nice looking one that must've been 10lbish head and tailed 3 times, each time it was going across the pool. Another couple splashed a bit further up so it gave me a bit more confidence seeing a few.

Back down this morning with the switch rod, floating line with a 5ft slow sinking poly leader and a green butt Cascade double on the dropper and silver stoat treble on point. Had only been fishing 10 min and got an offer which stuck and duly landed a coloured fish of about 7lb which had took the Cascade, happy days.

The plan was to head back after tea but the heavens opened at 3pm and hasn't stopped, gonna be a banker tomorrow again.

 

[elwyman]

Well done Tote, nice to feel a good bend in the fly rod.

 

[sewinfly]

Good on you Tote, lovely fish

 

[haptonlad]

Well done Tote 👍

 

[tote]

We've had no shortage of water up here over the last week, just when you think it gonna drop into a foot the following day you wake up to see the gauges are showing a rising river.

Today was no different with the river hitting 4ft this morning, I decided to cut some firewood in the morning and head down to my usual haunt after tea. No surprises that I had the car park to myself again.

There was a fair flow coming down this pool but it eased off slightly nearer the tail so I targeted that area with a floating Tadpole and bait controller. About 20 minutes in a fish took midstream, it felt weighty from the get go and it gave a good account of itself.

Eventually I got it out, quick pic and it was back in the drink, a fish of 14.5lb.

 

[lewiswearfisher]

Cracking fish mate 👍🎣

 

[sewinfly]

We've had no shortage of water up here over the last week, just when you think it gonna drop into a foot the following day you wake up to see the gauges are showing a rising river.

Today was no different with the river hitting 4ft this morning, I decided to cut some firewood in the morning and head down to my usual haunt after tea. No surprises that I had the car park to myself again.

There was a fair flow coming down this pool but it eased off slightly nearer the tail so I targeted that area with a floating Tadpole and bait controller. About 20 minutes in a fish took midstream, it felt weighty from the get go and it gave a good account of itself.

Eventually I got it out, quick pic and it was back in the drink, a fish of 14.5lb.

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Absolutely fantastic 👍👍🎣

 

[elwyman]

Great dangling Tote. Good to see your persistence pay off occasionally.

 

[haptonlad]

Cracking fish tote 👌

 

[Andy B]

We've had no shortage of water up here over the last week, just when you think it gonna drop into a foot the following day you wake up to see the gauges are showing a rising river.

Today was no different with the river hitting 4ft this morning, I decided to cut some firewood in the morning and head down to my usual haunt after tea. No surprises that I had the car park to myself again.

There was a fair flow coming down this pool but it eased off slightly nearer the tail so I targeted that area with a floating Tadpole and bait controller. About 20 minutes in a fish took midstream, it felt weighty from the get go and it gave a good account of itself.

Eventually I got it out, quick pic and it was back in the drink, a fish of 14.5lb.

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Well met

 

[Andy B]

Great dangling Tote. Good to see your persistence pay off occasionally.

If at first you bloody don’t succeed

 

[Andy B]

Highlights of my game fishing year . Grayling down my local beck to make up for zero sea trout

 

[Andy B]

We've had no shortage of water up here over the last week, just when you think it gonna drop into a foot the following day you wake up to see the gauges are showing a rising river.

Today was no different with the river hitting 4ft this morning, I decided to cut some firewood in the morning and head down to my usual haunt after tea. No surprises that I had the car park to myself again.

There was a fair flow coming down this pool but it eased off slightly nearer the tail so I targeted that area with a floating Tadpole and bait controller. About 20 minutes in a fish took midstream, it felt weighty from the get go and it gave a good account of itself.

Eventually I got it out, quick pic and it was back in the drink, a fish of 14.5lb.

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Nice solid fish pal and sure we would like em around May June as fresh fish but the odds of catching em then when they run past everyone are slim and it’s probably the autumn calling that makes em catchable around now