Category: Stillwater

The Curse- they’re here

It was nearing a flat calm when a fish took the top dropper and I was in. or thought I was, it seemed well hooked and I was bringing it in when as suddenly it was off. The fly and the line were all intact, no idea what the problem was, just not well hooked. It also made a right mess of my leader having taken the Kate so I decided to change flies. Also because fish were rising taking just under the surface and I was covered in the “Curse”; the Caenis are back, in their thousands.

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Two on Average

Thursday Evening

Last night I was a bit late in deciding to get out but decide I did and headed down the River Carron in the hope of catching an evening rise. And catch I did, metaphorically and literally. Once tackled up and ready to cast a line it was about 9pm, and a few fish were showing. After a couple of casts up the middle of the river to get my line wet and the range, pretty well my first cast over a rising fish ( using a pretty conventional upwinged BWO pattern) hooked and netted a lovely fish.

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