Yesterday afternoon it was a rare lovely day , so i decided to fish my local , things didn't get underway till 2pm so i took some pictures of some bank side colour to kill time.
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| wood anemone |
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| celandine |
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| fritillaria |
The fishing was distinctly average , the hatch quite poor for the time of year, though i manged to catch or prick what few fish were actively surface feeding. They varied in colouration from sombre muted tones through to heavily spotted leopards .
The nymph also worked its magic in the slacker side of the runs , were definitely moving in the right direction.
speaking of nymphs i met one of the river managers who was out doing a kick sample , the riverbed is heaving with nymphs just waiting for things to warm up , looking good for the weeks ahead although these things have got a bit of a habit of hatching in big numbers when the rivers a wee bit too coloured to fish.
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| on the nymph |
Very nice, fritillaria meleagris is one of my favourites, I have some growing in the garden.
ReplyDeletehi brian there was only one fritillaria , dunno if it was a wild one or one escapee from someones garden collection, funny we were just talking of all the garden plants that find a new home on the river banks.
DeleteGood work Colin, I was at same stretch in Kirkliston tonight and couldn't touch a fish...!
ReplyDeleteThanks Scott , applied for the season permit so hopefully i will get it in the next week so's i can get back on the almond again .
DeleteGood stuff, they usually turn the applications around pretty quick. What method are you using for your nymphs? Short line upstream / Czech nymph style?
ReplyDeletehi scott , i was fishing nz style , which i use a lot as a search method nowadays, i was using a 15ft leader on a 7.5ft rod i rarely use short leaders nowadays unless im on tiny burns . i used to almost exclusively fish upstream with a spider and nymph , watching my flyline for takes and whilst it was productive, its limited in the fact that the method doesnt travel well to all rivers particularly those which might require a longer leader as you lose good bite detection , the nz setup seems to have fewer limits and it does offer the benefit of better bite/drag detection, it's also easier to change from single dry to the duo.
ReplyDeleteGreat colors, both along and in the stream.
ReplyDeletethanks Alan great to see th winters finally departed.
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