Air Temp: 8C to 11C
Water Temp: 5CWater height: 1.4m
Number of rods: 12
Number fish caught: 7
Biggest fish: 21lbs Mark Emms
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 1
No 8-19: 4
Grilse: 0
Weather: A mixture of bright skies,
occasional rain showers and at times a strong upstream wind. Winds dropping later
turning into a perfect evening.
Manager's comments: With the water
continuing to drop and reasonable fishing conditions the prospects looked
encouraging. Geoff opened his account and landed a 12lber at Lake. Mark E was
the top scorer with three osankas from Poachers and Beach. His fish were an
impressive 21lbs, 17lbs and 16lbs and gave a good fight in the heavy water.
Geoff B into a fish
Most of the party are fishing
fairly heavy tackle. Often skagit lines with intermediate going into 10 foot of
T14. The water has receded away from the bushes so the snagging risk has been
largely eliminated. When fishing from the boat it is possible to go deeper. Heavy
tubes, several inches in length are the order of the day with German snaeldas
very much the fly of choice.
Rockfish finally beginning to show
Several of the team ventured out after dinner to fish Lyliok and reported near ideal conditions. The tail of the pool was silky smooth and the weather was a balmy 10C seemingly positively summery for this season. A jumping fish was seen but only a couple of kelts were landed.
Beer o'clock after fishing
The remaining snow is melting
rapidly now so it will be interesting to see if the water level pushes up a
bit. We really need the water temperature to rise and bring the main run in so
this warmer spell could be just what is required.
Henry Mountain
Eurasian hobby nesting beside the Home Pool
