Air Temp: 21C to 28C
Water Temp: 20C
Water height: -33cm
Number of rods: 12
Number fish caught: 7
Biggest fish: 18lbs Colin Jones
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 0
No 8-19: 2
Grilse: 5
Leopold D fishing from the lush banks of Crows Nest
Weather:
Bright sunshine all morning with very strong winds, a cloudy afternoon with the odd light shower.
Managers Comments:
The day began as any other so far this week, with bright sunshine, not a cloud in site and a brutal upstream wind that made casting easier said than done. The fishing was very slow before lunch, but the team persevered and as the clouds rolled in this afternoon, some action was had. Lyliok was bubbling with fish by about 4pm, fresh, old, big, small, the lot. Philip D and Leopold D, the father and son combo, each managed to get their first Atlantic salmon out of it. So a big well done to them.
Philip with his first Atlantic salmon
The other fish caught today were also in the cloud cover and showers we had after lunch, strengthening our beliefs that the fish are there we just haven't been able to catch them with the blistering head and cloudless skies.
Colin J managed an 18lber out of Sand Island that I am told went leaping with tarpon-like characteristics down the pool. Very exciting, rather nail biting for both Colin and his guide but thankfully the fish was safely netted and released after a good fight, leaving both fisher and guide happy men.
A very happy birthday to Pat M who sadly didn't manage a fish on the beat he was fishing today, but saved the day by getting 3 grilse after supper in Lyliok. Uri, our new chef at the lodge, baked a delicious birthday cake for Pat and the team but rather annoyingly for Pat there was none left to go in his lunch box tomorrow.
Uri our chef, the girls and Pat M and his
birthday cake
I am looking out the window now at what should be a spectacular view of the midnight sun but instead we have very large black clouds and what seems to be a steady fall of rain. Lets hope it continues! Feeling very repetitive, another tropical day on the Yokanga. Bright sunshine and a strong SE wind.
Toby Burrell
