trout.

Well despite my dreams, the water levels stayed high, making the hill burn i wanted to fish pretty dangerous. Instead i fished a lower lying stream closer to home, a significant tributary of the river kelvin but for some reason its slipped under the radar of most local anglers.

With the water the colour of coffee fishing was always going to be difficult, but i managed two beautiful little trout about 1/4 lb each, both in excellent condition and well recovered from the stresses of spawning. Both fish were taken on a simple worm imitation, this pattern came up trumps today , it was the first one id tied. its nothing more than a strand of chenille a few inches long and a copper bead, i reckon the flash of the bead attracts fish in coloured water.

Also saw a mink on the river for the first time today, i know most anglers hate them but realistically they do no more damage than the guy who kills everything he catches. I'd even go as far as to say he brightened up a pretty dull afternoon.

My apologies for having no pics to display, i was too busy concentrating to take the camera out of my bag.