Heavy Weather and Fish
I could tell my Missus wasn’t inclined to bother going to St Andrews when she suggested, “do you not fancy going fishing somewhere over there for a change”.
I detected she wanted to be rid of me for the day.
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Tag: Rainbow trout
In the Eye of the Storm
It really was uncomfortably hot in the Eye of the Storm today and yet strangely damp- my fly box lying out by my bag was soaking wet, with what could only have been the humidity. My sunglasses too kept steaming up!
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Not So Wet
I cast again and there was a beautiful take as a Rainbow “porpoised” right onto the fly. No hesitation, no subtle take, just bam! Suddenly, the day didn’t seem so miserable. Actually, it wasn’t anyway, as the rain had stopped, there was a perfect light east/Southeasterly breeze, a perfect ripple or light wave and fish willing to take a look at flies presented on top.
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A Magnificent Faughlin Seven
On my ongoing quest to freshen up my fishing by getting to places I have yet to wet a line, today I decided to head to Faughlin Reservoir, a trout fishery run by Jimmy Feeney over at Carron Valley.
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When In the Green is In the Red
Algal blooms can be a nuisance to the angler but their effect on the fishing can be hard to quantify.
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