34lb First Atlantic Salmon

Date: Evening 30 June and 1 July

Air temp 8C-16C
Water temp 11C

Water height -16cm

Number of rods: 15

Number of fish caught: 41

Biggest fish: 34lb Jim Cochran

No 30lb+: 1

No 20-29lbs: 8

No 8-19lbs: 25

Grilse: 7

Weather:

It was a drizzly start to the day with an upstream wind and becoming sunny during the course of the day.

Manager’s Comments:

Daniel B landed his first ever first Atlantic salmon in Lyliok in the morning. In the afternoon on Crow’s Nest he then hooked another fish but dropped the rod in the water just when I was about to net the fish! Guide, Andrey, and Jim C chased it in the boat and grabbed the rod! With the fish still on it was landed downstream. It was his second ever salmon and it weighed 20lbs!

Dan B's second salmon at 20lbs

Jim C also landed his first Atlantic salmon in Crow’s Nest in the main draw right in front of river watcher’s cabin. It was a great fight and took him through the rapid into the pool below. The fish weighed 34lbs! Is this some sort of a record for a first Yokanga salmon? We think it probably is.

34lb first Atlantic salmon

Tono P had an excellent day on Lower Norcamp landing four fish. They weighed 24lbs, 18lbs, 14lbs and 12lbs which is an incredible average weight. He also lost a further five.

Tono P with 24lber

Tono P with 18lber

Another highlight of the day was when Brian W landed a grilse on a Bomber in Lyliok. A great achievement to take a Yokanga salmon in that way.

It has been a great start to the week.

Bill Drury