DATE: 6th July 2017
Air Temp: 14’C
Water Temp: 14’C
Water Height: +.6m
Number of Rods: 16
Number of fish Caught: 12
Biggest fish: 28 1/2 lbs Arkady
No 30+: 0
No 20-29lbs: 4
No 8-19lbs: 6
Grilse: 2
Weather:
Cloudy day, soft upstream breeze.
Managers Comments:
I think I'm finally safe to say that this is the first day of the season so far where every single boat/pair has come back with a fish. Todays increase in numbers is much more promising and perhaps finally the start of some fish!
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| Fish on Keith! |
Geoff and Andy B had a great day down in crows nest this afternoon, three fish between them, a 22lbs, 18lbs & 16lbs. All three fish extremely fresh, as are all at the moment, and in fantastic condition. Geoff said one of his fish literally took as he dropped the fly in the water, nothing better than fresh aggressive atlantic salmon!
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| Trout for lunch |
Alistair had a lovely 22lbs out of left bank boulder alley, which I believe is the first fish this season from boulder alley. He hooked his fish a long way out in the faster water, the fish immediately zoomed towards the bank, practically beaching itself, then appeared to have come off. As Alistair was reeling the line in, it tightened up again and off she went! After another scrap the fish was safely landed.
Arkady was the hero of the day with his 28lber, a true monster and a fish of a life time. He hooked the fish in Upper Norcamp in the first main draw, a dreamy glide to fish, even better when it produces a 28lbs fish!
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| Vova weighing a fish |
Today stats where much more like the Yokanga we know, but perhaps not quite up to what we would want it. It does certainly feel like, every day a slightly larger push of fish squeezes on up. It also feels odd that they aren't piling on up, but all we can do is wait and hope that main run is close behind this head of fish.
Toby Burrell
