Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Tough Conditions

Date: 5 July

Air Temp: 28C to 35C
Water Temp: 20C
Water height: -30cm
Number of rods: 12
Number fish caught: 4
Biggest fish: 8lbs Colin Jones
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 0
No 8-19: 1
Grilse: 3

Weather:
Feeling very repetitive, anther tropical day on the Yokanga. Bright sunshine and a strong SE wind.

Managers Comments:
A very tough day on the river, conditions once again certainly not in our favour. The fish seem to be there, but becoming increasingly more and more difficult to catch with this ongoing warm weather. The team are seeing fish throughout the day but really struggling to do anything with them. But no doubt the weather will change and at some point we shall start connecting with a few more.

Hubert H with a grilse from Golden Reach

Simon R managed a couple of split fresh grilse out of upper Norcamp early on this morning while there was 30 minutes of cloud cover. Pat B also had his grilse at roughly the same time this morning under the sort patch of cloud cover in Lyliok. A handful of fish showed interest today without actually committing, half-hearted attacks at the fly. It seems to be a common denominator at the moment.

Red Sergie waving down the heli after fishing

We are desperately needing some cooler weather now, and some rain certainly wouldn't go a miss. Let's hope that the forecast predictions are correct. A good night's sleep is certainly in order for a fresh start tomorrow.

 A chive in bloom

Toby Burrell