Tuesday 28 June 2016

High Morale

Date: 27 June

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: 6
No 8-19: 24
Grilse: 0

 Cold and Windy

Weather: Cold and windy then changing abruptly to sunshine in the mid-afternoon.

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.

Worth braving the elements for this 19lb beauty

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!

Henry Mountain