22 May 2014

roaming in the gloaming

When i arrived on the river at the back of seven last night it was a perfectly still evening,  i could see spinners in the air and there was the odd riser to be seen,  it was still quite bright so i fished some streamy water first with the klink/nymph duo and took a small trout before walking downstream towards a favourite pool of mine, before i got there i got chatting to a bailiff on the river who was out checking for permits, he was a mine of information knowing the river like the back of his hand, we talked about many things including night time fishing and also the rivers pike , sounds like it could be worth trying for them with the fly rods some time.

a nice evening for a balloon trip

 as the sun began to set the trout began to rise in good numbers


 i was getting a good response from the trout with the shucked cdc and the little black deer hair fly i was using last Sunday,  missing a lot of fish but landing a few as well.


they fought really hard in the gloaming


with the best of the rise over and an early start in the morning i reluctantly had to leave, after talking to the bailiff i could see myself trying a proper night time session when i don't have to work the next again morning.

  

10 comments:

  1. My favorite time of day on a river! Nice work Brian

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    1. Thanks Mark, Only trouble was trying to get out of bed for work next morning!

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  2. Again I admire your brown trout. Those fish are wild and fight for life.
    Thanks.

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    1. Cheers Alan, don't know if its because it was getting dark but they seemed to fight really hard.

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  3. Nice fishing there.Night changes the whole feel of things , for me it seems that you tune right in to every tail beat, can't beat it, the next day is a killer lol There are some big trout to be had at night from what I know about it. Get some Pro Plus for the next day though.....

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    1. I have to admit that night fishing's not something I've done much of Martin, but I think if I want to increase my chances of a big trout I'll give it a go, maybe try some streamer patterns and see if I can temp a minnow feeder!

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  4. Nice fishing Brian, something I miss is the night fishing used to love it and many a big fight caught & lost, maybe have to get back at it myself, if I can find the time. All the best George

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  5. Thanks George, I was wondering, did you fish with the traditional night time flies? As I'm thinking of tying some up, I see I can get hold of the book of patterns for a few quid so I think I'll order it up.

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  6. Brian I fished with what was called Gloamin flees, if you drop me an email...address can be found on my blog or website I will send you a wee present :)

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  7. That sounds great George, I 'll do that right now!

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