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| A bit of Landscape Gardening |
Several casting sessions
this month in preparation for the new season, although there has also
been several salmon caught on the river too by the few anglers who have
braved the elements and ventured out. I have also been busy in preparation for
the new season, but not in a fishing capacity, more in a bank side
maintenance capacity following the recent flooding events which battered many
of the access points along the river. As you can see from the pictures we
are eventually getting there at last!
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| Better Access to the River |
The trout season started
slow, with small intermittent hatches of Large Dark Olives appearing from time
to time on many of the beats along the river, but only for very short periods, which is often the case early in the season. Large Stoneflies have also been hatching out, with very
little interest from the trout (again not
uncommon).
Temperatures have generally erred on the cold side throughout March, (apart from the odd day) so the best approach has been weighted
nymphs, allowing you to get your offerings down to the fish, however, apart
from the odd fish they still haven't been showing a great deal of interest.
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| A Brave Attempt in Bitter Conditions |
This was apparent
again on a recent outing, following
a casting session on the river with John Dunn, (pictured right) as he also decided to give the fishing a go, in very bitter conditions I might add, and although he did have three
offers to the heavier nymphs from his box they were certainly not so keen to
nail the fly with any meaning whatsoever, not surprising given the conditions!
So on to April, and apart from the usual casting sessions in the diary,
there are also a few of you who have now decided to venture forth and do a bit
of tuition and fishing with me, which I am very much looking forward to, as this will also give me the opportunity to catch up with some of you in the new season. See you soon!
