Air Temp: 12C to 14C
Water Temp: 15C
Water height: +37cm
Number of rods: 2
Number fish caught: 1
Biggest fish: Geoff Barber (4lbs)
Biggest fish: Geoff Barber (4lbs)
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 0
No 8-19: 0
Grilse: 1
A grey cloudy morning with the sun arriving in the afternoon along with a light breeze.
Manager's Comments:
The river, as suspected, has rocketed up overnight leaving us with +37cm on the gauge. This means the river has almost come up 4ft over a two day period, the river had a surprising amount of colour to it today as well. Old Vova who has been guiding here for over 15 years tells me that this is the highest he has ever seen the river at this time of the year.
Even though the conditions where certainly not in our favour the two rods worked hard for the day and tried all they could, but sadly the fish were just not having it. A few fair few fish were showing on the river but sadly they appeared to have no interest in the fly whatsoever. However, Geoff did manage to connect with a grilse this afternoon. The fish took him about a foot from the bank. I think that most of the fish in this water are just scooting up the sides of the river, staying well away from the raging torrent in the middle.
On the plus side of the water levels and conditions it has made the river temperature drop by 2 degrees which is a huge bonus and much more promising for the rest of the season. Let's hope the river drops quickly and keeps a steady temperature.
For those of you who are heading to Helsinki tomorrow, make sure you have good variety of kit, sinking all the way through to floating and everything in between. Certainly small flies have been the answer in recent days but if this water stays steady we may need to be on slightly bigger flies. Have a safe trip and look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
Toby Burrell
