Yesterday i enjoyed my first full day on a burn this season. I got to try out my new scierra wading trousers (most awesome) and fished a few new pools on a stretch i thought i knew inside out.
I started out on the usual "go to" pools, without any success it has to be said, it was only when i started getting adventurous that it got exciting..
I had a bash at a much bigger than average pool for this burn, ive always struggled on this bit of water despite it looking PERFECT, today was no exception but i was getting loads of bites.
I moved about a mile upstream, bumped into a guy who insisted there were no trout in the burn but that he used to fish it for pike! As awesome as that sounds i cant fathom how pike would survive in a burn that averages 4 feet wide and 1 foot deep. Maybe its worth a lure fishing session?
walking further upstream i came to a stretch that i stumbled across last year, its very narrow, exceptionally overgrown and basically a nightmare to fish. But yesterday it was more of a welcome challenge than a nightmare, even turning over my leader properly was a feat in itself, the fish were just a bonus. I dont know what it is about this stretch but it always gives me the creeps, the path peters away close to a small cottage in the deepest darkest stretch of the forest, maybe ive just been watching too many horror films but theres definately an uneasy air about the place.
Anyway, contrary to my expectations i didnt blank, i managed only 3 fish in about 7 hours, all on the trusty hares ear nymph variants, but i was pretty happy at that, not monsters, one of them merely 5 inches long, but they were some of my proudest catches given the jungle type environment i whisked them from. True to form i got no pictures of them, when you fish on your own most of the time as i do its impractical to photograph every trout you get, especially when your rucksack is on the bank and your in the water. i did get some nice pictures of two of the runs i fished ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
8 comments:
Loving the blog guys,and congratulations on the trout-sounds like a fun day's fishing.Got a Kelvin permit yesterday,mainly with a view to fishing the wee tributaries.
Keep up the good work.
All the best.
Paul
Glad you enjoy the blog paul!
Funnily enough that burn is one of the major kelvin tributaries, the stretch i fish though is way updtream of where the fishing is controlled. Be prepared for some surprisingly big troots!
Aye i thought that might be one of the tributaries.Il be happy with a few wee troots, any big ones will be a bonus!
Maybe bump into you sometime.
Cheers
Paul
I fish another one of the lesser known tributaries aswell, from what i gather the three main waters (glazert, luggie and allander) all offer good fishing. The upper, upper, upper kelvin is worth a go aswell.
What ones were you planning on fishing?
Il probably start off concentrating on the Allander and Glazert as they are closest to me.But hopefully fish all of them at some point.
Cheers
Paul
Keep me posted on the how the glazert fishes, its a water im looking to fish this season, id also like to have a pop at the salmon when they run it.
Whereabouts can you get a kelvin permit and how much does it cost for a season?
I sure will.
Got my permit from the GAC,it was £15.
Im off up the clyde :-)
Cheers
Paul
awesome, good luck with those notorious clyde troots!
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