Air Temp: 11C to 18C
Water Temp: 19C
Water height: -37cm
Number of rods: 16
Number fish caught: 24
Biggest fish: 25lbs Ian Eckersley
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 1
No 8-19: 11
Grilse: 12
Henrik J with fish on in Lower Norcamp
Weather:
A grey windless day for most of us down the bottom half of the river, a few rain showers and a little bit of thunder up at the top two beats.
Manager's Comments:
Another successful day on the Yokanga. 24 fish for the day is a fine result and a handful of these fish really were fantastic salmon. Ian E caught the fish of the day (25lbs) in Upper Cliff on a small size 14 Ally shrimp. A reasonably fresh fish which had perhaps been in the river for five days or so. He also managed a 11lbs bar of silver out of Cliff, and rounding his day off nicely with two grilse in Lyliok after supper.
Ian's 25lber from Cliff
Lyliok pool has lived up to its reputation today by providing the team with 8 fish, three of which were grilse and five salmon. Steven L had a nice 18lber from the top end of Right Bank above the Lyliok stream. Peter E also managed a 17lber, his largest Atlantic salmon to date - congratulations Peter! The fish took him on his last cast this evening right in the very tail of the pool. It immediately turned and headed off down the rapids... a tremendous fight that certainly won't be forgotten anytime soon.
Peter E with a good fish out of Lyliok Rapids
Henrik J managed a fish today without actually holding his rod! After a quick fly change he decided to walk back up the bank to collect his bag and coat, leaving the rod on the bank and fly floating in the river. To his complete amazement, when he returned to his rod the line was moving upstream and, believe it or not, a 6lbs grilse on the end it. The fish was successfully netted and successfully logged in the book. Well done Henrik!
In summary, another good day on the river. The numbers are starting to increase slightly from the last couple of weeks, probably due to a dramatic drop in temperature. However, the water is still at 19C which is not ideal. I sit here now listening to loud cracks of thunder upstream and a steady fall of rain visible out the window so let's hope it helps.
Toby Burrell
