Air Temp: 8C to 10C
Water Temp: 14C
Water height: -7cms
Number of rods: 16
Number fish caught: 30
Biggest fish: 25lbs Colin Jones
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 6No 8-19: 24
Grilse: 0
Cold and Windy
Weather: Cold and windy then changing
abruptly to sunshine in the mid-afternoon.
Worth braving the elements for this 19lb beauty
Manager's comments: The rise in
water from the day before had topped off and expectations were high with
continued cold weather and the water temperature down a couple of degrees to an
ideal 12C.
It is rare in salmon fishing when
the entire party scores in a single day. For 16 rods all to score was therefore
a great result. On this occasion each rod pairing returned with between two and
five fish between them.
Chris into a fish
Chris A and Philip L landed a
23lber and 20lber respectively from 7 Islands. Others in the twenties were from
Federico Sabras with a 20lber, Edward E with a 21lber and. Colin Jones on usual
form with a 25lber.
Chris A with a 23lber from Seven Islands
Special mention should really go to
Chris W who having fished down Poachers in a conventional manner then had
success with a 20lber on a hitched and stripped Sunray on a full floating line.
Philip with his 20lber
Morale was high after such a good
days fishing only to then be dashed when England lost the football to Iceland.
At least one guest at the lodge, Gusti, was happy with the result.
Homeward bound!
