4 April 2014

headwaters in the high water

After work this afternoon i was keen to get my fishing fix, only trouble was the rain this week had left my local river not only high but dirty too,  i didn't think the burns would be fairing much better to be honest but thought it would be worth having a look at the upper reaches of one that  might be ok. I parked up the car and went down for a wee look, pleasingly it looked good, it was running high and peaty but definitely worth a try!



My intention was to walk downstream a bit before fishing my way back up, but i couldn't resist having a cast in this pool first.



after a few casts the glister bug worked its magic in the peaty water,  still a little thin but most welcome.

  
  downstream this pool was red hot with several trout coming to both the nymph and the klinky.




i don't  think ive fished this stretch in at least twenty years, some of it never!




by the time i had fished my way back to the car i had managed to bring a fair few trout to hand, on a day that was looking hopeless elsewhere. There's a lot more of this stretch to be discovered, i'll keep it up my sleeve for  a rainy day.







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8 comments:

  1. Col5 April 2014 at 11:16

    welldone bri looks superb for a rainy day!

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    1. brian5 April 2014 at 13:42

      that's true Col, and we seem to be getting plenty of rainy days at the moment!

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  2. Brk Trt5 April 2014 at 11:41

    Nicely done Brian.
    That's the size stream I enjoy, in fact is similar to one I fished the other day.
    Lovely browns.

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    1. brian5 April 2014 at 13:54

      I can see why you like fishing the little streams Alan, the hours seem to pass so quickly when your enjoying yourself.

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  3. MarkW5 April 2014 at 13:18

    Good call heading upstream. As Alan said, that stream looks wonderfully small and by the look of those browns, very healthy. Hope you explore there often and tell us about what you find!

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    1. brian5 April 2014 at 13:58

      I don't think it will be too long before I'm back to explore some more of it Mark, i'll be sure to let you know how I get on.

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  4. Ben Lupton5 April 2014 at 16:31

    Looks a superb intimate little stream, just the sort of place I like to fish. Cracking fish.

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  5. brian5 April 2014 at 18:46

    thanks Ben, the other good thing from my point of view is hardly anyone will bother to fish it.

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