Clutching Despair from the Jaws of Success!
Normally the bugs start to swing up as the line tightens in the current below you, but they just stopped. I was about to try free the line when the snag moved!
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Category: Trips
A game of two halves
After the disappointment of the river conditions on Saturday I was keen to head out for a couple of hours in the relatively bright weather of Sunday, albeit a little blustery at times. I wandered round to Swanswater where it was very quiet due to the main loch being partially drained while silt removal works take place.
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Blown out the water
We fished this short but hopeful corner for a while with no sign of fish. Then took a walk upstream, where we found other anglers in the competition. They too had nothing. We started discussing how a single fish might win. John knew a few of the other anglers as Scottish team members…. “they will find fish” he said confidently.
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Freaky Freezing F… Sunday
I am on call this weekend so as a rule, except in summer when I can fish the club water at Pendreich and can leave any time, I don’t fish. The risk of the pager going off just after I have bought a permit and set up my gear is too high. However this weekend I was encouraged to take a chance and go out, by my wife.
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Not happening
I had one knock on this almost right away but Jim was into his second fish on the Humungous- obviously the pattern to be on. He very kindly came over and gave me one, very similar to ones I have of my own but tied with holographic gold fritz for the body.
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