Air Temp: 10C to 16C
Water Temp: 19C
Water height: -37cm
Number of rods: 16
Number fish caught: 25
Biggest fish: 16lbs Klaus Moisander
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 0
No 8-19: 12
Grilse: 13
Fog in camp
Weather:
A much colder day today, cloud cover all day and thick fog all afternoon with a bitter upstream wind.
Manager's Comments:
Today brought us a real change in air which is no bad thing at all, in fact it is exactly what we have been praying for. However, the thick fog we could do without. It left our helicopter stranded at camp and out of action meaning all guests had to float back to the lodge from their beats.
The colder weather has certainly brought us some better fishing; the lower beats especially doing very well. Rob W had three out of Lyliok and his partner Steven L also taking a couple. Turo L had a fantastic day in Poachers, catching four fish all on a Yokanga Gold - two of 8lbs and two of 7lbs. All four fish took like steam trains, running hard upstream immediately after the take - perhaps with
this colder water the fish are running hard!
Ian and Peter E managed to find themselves some action down in Crows Nest this afternoon, Peter managed a couple on a small Ally Shrimp and Ian persuaded a handful of fish to come up for his bomber. Only a couple really committed properly and he landing one. Always fun to have a bit of action on the bomber and fantastic if you get one. Well done Ian.
Klaus M had a very good day, he managed to get four to the bank and all caught on his own special
design of fly - the Nuclear Cockroach. He told me that over lunch he saw a good 15/16lbs fish head and tail only a foot or so from the bank and he immediately jumped up and flicked his line upstream towards the fish. First time the fish came up for the fly but never touched it. Second time, however, it came up and walloped the fly, zooming off down stream. Sadly, the fish took one big leap and the fly came loose. Although disappointed to have lost his fish, Klaus said that it was tremendous fun to have such close action with such a good big fish.
A well-earned drink after a good day on the river
Hopefully the fog will clear tomorrow and we will get the chopper back in action. Forecast is for
more cold rainy days but not so much fog... Brilliant.
Toby Burrell
