With Jim

Took Jim to the Tyenna. The river was high - there had been a LOT of rain over the last few days, but luckily most had missed the Tyenna - but there was still enough to make fishing marginal. The night before it looked bad, and I suggested that we not go. I woke at 5:00 am, and the river gauge had fallen, so I decided to go, and left Jim a message to call me / meet me on the river. Jim called right as I got to the river, and asked about conditions. I thought the river looked OK, and told him to come up. As he was driving up I sent him some pictures for encouragement:

Unfortunately, the gauge had lied, and the river was rising.  In the time it took Jim to get to the river, it rose a good 2-3 cm.  The fishing got harder.  But Jim still managed a few:

Final score was 3 for Jim and 13 for me.

Four Springs

Went with Luke. he got a small rainbow -- described as a fish finger. I got one touch as the light was fading.

Tyenna

Got 2x 2lb, and 3x very small. Tons of fishermen around!!!!

Best day ever!

At the Tyenna.  35!!!!!!   Left at 5:00 am, and back at 11 pm!!!   Most were small -- legal to way undersize.  But did get 3 beauties!!!  Including this marvellous one!!!!

First Trip for Alvin (with his new gear)

Took Alvin to Huntsman.  He had all the new gear -- Sage rod and reel, patagonia breathable waders, new wading boots, new (and mostly empty) fly box.

Started him off on the south shore, fishing a wet.

Luke got a touch before I even got Alvin to the water!  It was looking good!  But it was a day of misses.

Luke got 3 touches.
Alvin got one.
I got a ton of touches.  I lost a tiny fish on an Olive Woolly Bugger.  I lost a nice fish (probably 1.5 lbs) on the Olive Woolly Bugger, right in front of Luke.  I think some foul language may have escaped my lips! I lost a smaller fish on a highland dun in front of Alvin.  At the last gasp I managed to hook and land a small one -- again on an Olive Woolly Bugger.

Huntsman

I got 1 on a Woolly Bugger and dropped many on a dragonfly nymph.  Luke got 3 on a Mrs Simpson.

 

Trip with Cameron

A fantastic trip with Cameron. We went to woods lake, where Cameron used his kayak, and I used my pontoon boat. I lost a small fish at the pontoon. I hooked one on a dry, but it was so small I flung it 3 or 4 feet on the strike and it flipped off. Cameron released an undersize fish on his spinning tackle.

 

 

 

 

North Esk

Took Luke to the North Esk.  Luke got one at the very last chance -- on a dry.  His first on a dry!!!

Tyenna

Just 5, but all but one were sizeable. Lost several more of size. Fish rose to the strike indicator often -- I need hoppers and caddis!!! One of the fish that rose to the strike indicator was a good 5lb+

Tyenna again

13 -- nothing of size. Was fishing for two nice fish when another fisherman walked up to me -- straight along the edge of the pool, scaring away the fish. Etiquette for fishermen seems to have disappeared.