One of the secrets of fishing to my mind is first, find some fish. You can have the best cast, the nicest flies, the best tackle, but its all worth nowt if you can’t put the fly near to fish. And I wonder if my recent trouble with Rainbows is down to (partly anyway) not finding fish in the first place. ( I guess you can’t say that with Swanswater- they are right there in front of you)
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Another stunning evening, so another chance for a quick hour or so at Pendreich. When I arrived not a fish was to be seen, most entertainment looked to be a photographer who looked to be taking some – ahem, glamour shots with a girl on the far side of the loch. At one stage she was up to her chest in the water wearing a somewhat flimsy dress in the lillypads. I was tempted to go round there and tell her a 27lb pike came out of there last year. The photographer might have got more “snatch” than he envisaged- if you get my drift.
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I bought a EA fishing licence at the start of the season, though of course living in Gods own land I don’t actually need one. However I thought that I might end up in Wales sometime over the summer, and also I travel a lot for work so having the option to thrash the water seemed attractive.
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When I got back from holidays, with everything unpacked and most of the day left I sloped off for a few hours to explore the River Devon. Having been away the weather where I have been was stunning and the rivers were all fairly low and clear.
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The day we picked was simply stunning, initially barely a breath of wind and hot sunshine. Not ideal fishing conditions but really it’s a privilege to be out on the water in a place like this on such a day.
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