In all honestly I didn't think I would be fishing for trout again this season, but with much needed rain at the end of last week I had a change of heart today and decided to check out a local burn, i wasn't sure if it would be fishable or not but there's only one way to find out. Sure enough it was running high with a tinge of colour but it looked ok.
working the slacks and side streams with a big klinky/tan glister bug duo seemed to work a treat in the stained water and soon i had brought a few trout to hand
this was the theme for the day with most pools producing a trout or two, i worked my way upstream a good distance, its not the easiest stream to walk, some dodgy wading and a lot of scrambling through the undergrowth, but its worth the effort!
at the back of five i had to call it a day and face the torturous walk back downstream to the car, that's definitely it for this season now, but it was nice to end it on one of my favorite local burns.
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Nice one brick one lovely trout. I'm off tomorrow maybe give one of the burns a go.
ReplyDeleteShould be ideal today Col.
DeleteDid are manage bri had a splitting head ache this morning can't shift it. Hoping to get out for some form of fishing Tommorow?
DeleteLooks a great end to the season Brian, lovely colour to the burn - a rich bitter. Is that your streamtec rod? How have you found it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Ben, no it's a little Chas Burns rod that I use, Cols has a couple of streamtecs which I think he's quite pleased with.
DeleteHi ben for the money the streamtecs are amazing!
DeleteLooks great just my kind of stream....
ReplyDeleteCould have been doing with today of work Andy, my legs are killing me!
DeleteA very nice ending with some lovely browns as a result! Love my Orvis barstock too
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, aye it's an uncomplicated but nicely machined little reel, perfect for the job.
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