Mint-fresh

Date: 29 June

Air Temp: 12C to 22C

Water Temp: 14C

Water height: -7cms

Number of rods: 16
Number of fish caught: 10

Biggest fish: 22lbs, Lucas R and Peter F

No 30+: 0

No 20-29: 3
No 8-19: 6
Grilse: 1

Weather:

As forecast, we had a day of unbroken sunshine with light winds for the majority of the day.

Manager's comments: The team have to be congratulated for persevering under difficult conditions. After a full house the other day with each rod getting a fish, it was inevitable that things could not continue that way. It was mostly ones and twos with some returning with a blank.

 Chris searching for fish at Crows Nest

Spencer P had a mint-fresh 12lber from Upper Norcamp so fish are still running despite the sunshine. Chris W had another 20lber, this time from Lyliok, and Lucas R and Peter F both had 22lbers. Interestingly Peter was using T20 and a big fly so once again all tactics seem to be working!

Chris W, with his 20lber from Lyliok

A still and sunny afternoon on the Yokanga

Federico connected with a large fish up at Cliff. To begin with the fish behaved much as any other before seemingly refusing to move from the bottom. Suspecting that it was somehow snagged on a rock, guide Sergei Science, took to the boat with Federico and after some pulling this way and that the fish came unstuck but then tore off down the pool and down the rapid taking hundreds of yards of backing with it. Following on foot down the bank, and with no connection to the fish, Federico slowly retrieved his backing only to discover that line and backing were again stuck. Sergei took to the boat in an attempt to untangle things. The line came loose but the fish was off and all the line and even the fly was retrieved.

Lyliok is just about crossable

Interestingly, the river has remained at much the same height all season having been topped up by the occasional downpour every week. It has not been possible to wade across the Lyliok river for the last couple of days but finally it is just about crossable again.

Last casts of the day

I fear this sunny weather will nudge the water temperature up a couple of degrees. A few clouds would help our cause.

Henry Mountain