Air Temperature: 1C-6C
Water temperature: 7C
Water height: +1cm
No of rods: 4
No fish: 1
Biggest fish: 13lbs Sam Amos
No of fish 30lbs+: 0
No of fish 20-29lbs: 0
No of fish 8-19lbs: 1
Grilse: 0
Weather: Very strong north/north westerly wind, gusting gale force, heavy freezing rain for periods, very cold.
Comments: What a brutal day! The wind was way too strong and irregular for the helicopter, and fishing all but impossible from the true right bank. Four of our toughest 'gladiators' were selected for half a day's duty, walking up the left bank towards beach and making the best of challenging fishing conditions. Andy hooked a good fish but the hook pulled out after a determined fight, Sam landed a super -fresh 13lber to save the team from the "skunk" and maintain honour! All the while these fishers were observed by binocular from the lodge balcony windows and reports fed back to the extremely busy all-day bar! The river was rising towards the end of the day but rain stopped so hopefully the rise will not be big. The wind is due to continue for a further day or so then calm for the second half of the week so spirits remain high whilst we look forward to kinder conditions.
