Post by Flamethrower on Aug 8, 2010 22:40:02 GMT
i was at Banchory for my usual 3 days in August
Thursday
the pools were full of fish and we had fish running all day long i haven't seen this many fish for years!
i started off at the bridge and it wasn't long before i was into a grilse but it shook the hook so i had another run through but didn't have anymore offers.I had a cast below the Feugh and had another good take but it didn't stay on.
All of the rods had a few fish on but only 1 landed for the morning
I had one fish from the Hotel pool which ripped the utter pish out of me and swam through my legs whilst trying to land it ( my mate has it on video )
we ended up with 6 for the day all sea liced grilse
Friday
again i started at the Bridge pool and had only just got going when i was into one which also decieded to swim through my legs when landing it but this time my dropper got caught on one of the rod eyes!! i managed to get it off but the fish took off and stuck the fly through my thumb and sliced it like a razzor ( blood all of the place ) i had 4 before lunch and the others rods had 2
i had another 1 in the evening at 8lb so 5 to my own rod 7 for the day
Saturday
still plenty of fish running but more plucks/pulls and lost fish only 3 for the day all to one rod if we had landed half of the fish lost our tally would have been 25 insted of 16
my set up for the 3 days
12 6" 7/8 Lie Cei & floating DDC Connect with inty tip
size 15 flamethrower & 13 Arndilly
Thursday
the pools were full of fish and we had fish running all day long i haven't seen this many fish for years!
i started off at the bridge and it wasn't long before i was into a grilse but it shook the hook so i had another run through but didn't have anymore offers.I had a cast below the Feugh and had another good take but it didn't stay on.
All of the rods had a few fish on but only 1 landed for the morning
I had one fish from the Hotel pool which ripped the utter pish out of me and swam through my legs whilst trying to land it ( my mate has it on video )
we ended up with 6 for the day all sea liced grilse
Friday
again i started at the Bridge pool and had only just got going when i was into one which also decieded to swim through my legs when landing it but this time my dropper got caught on one of the rod eyes!! i managed to get it off but the fish took off and stuck the fly through my thumb and sliced it like a razzor ( blood all of the place ) i had 4 before lunch and the others rods had 2
i had another 1 in the evening at 8lb so 5 to my own rod 7 for the day
Saturday
still plenty of fish running but more plucks/pulls and lost fish only 3 for the day all to one rod if we had landed half of the fish lost our tally would have been 25 insted of 16
my set up for the 3 days
12 6" 7/8 Lie Cei & floating DDC Connect with inty tip
size 15 flamethrower & 13 Arndilly