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Post by ballingall512 on May 25, 2011 22:42:59 GMT
The water will have a lot to do with it Tony. Also a lot of the rivers have been carrying out improvement works over the past few years largely thanks to Brian and the Ayrshire rivers trust team. I have been concentrating on habitat improvment on my system for around 4 years now and it seems to be paying off. The reduction of industry on the ayrshire rivers has also drastically improved the water quality... long may it continue.  |
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Post by cannycatchacold on May 26, 2011 16:36:25 GMT
Well done mate, Ive seen a few rods out on the Irvine this week on my travels.
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Post by madkeen on May 26, 2011 22:14:06 GMT
Well done on your first fish Dave a memory that will last for ever. |
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Post by ade on May 26, 2011 22:25:06 GMT
That's a perfect looking springer, well done on your first and congratulations on the effort you are putting in on your river and hope it continues to pay off.
Great result
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Post by ballingall512 on May 26, 2011 22:30:17 GMT
Well done on your first fish Dave a memory that will last for ever. Cheers MK. though it's not my first fish... my first springer though  I lost a second fish this evening  |
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Post by mo on May 26, 2011 23:24:47 GMT
Nice one Dave , cracking springer made even more special as its from your local river. |
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Post by madkeen on May 27, 2011 18:51:55 GMT
Well done on your first fish Dave a memory that will last for ever. Cheers MK. though it's not my first fish... my first springer though I lost a second fish this evening sorry thats what I meant |
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Post by hagar on May 28, 2011 17:53:17 GMT
Had a go lower down your system today , Dave. There are definitely some fish about. But don't let anyone tell you that it's possible to land an angry , mid teen , springer on a 9' #5 rod with a #18 goldhead PTN tacked onto a 3lb tippet.  It isn't But it was fun while it lasted. |
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Post by ck670 on May 28, 2011 18:57:22 GMT
theres been a few fish off thru the irvine system this week with all the water ,hope the more water to come especially when the main run starts to appear next month
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Post by hagar on May 28, 2011 19:20:54 GMT
This wee b*gger swam past shortly after I lost the springer. Bonnie wee thing.  |
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Post by ck670 on May 28, 2011 19:42:40 GMT
its a change from the seals that ive seen
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Post by hagar on May 28, 2011 19:57:08 GMT
its a change from the seals that ive seen There was one of them at the Horseshoe this afternoon Gave me the fright of my life. |
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Post by ck670 on May 28, 2011 20:46:02 GMT
never seen it i was on at 4oclock that why i never seen athing , yes there usaually be two big bulls seals plyin there trade
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Post by ballingall512 on May 28, 2011 21:02:41 GMT
I've got one of them swimming about on my stretch just now too. fish off the irvine/ ayr/ stinchar Garnock and Doon this week.. lets hope this rain keeps coming |
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Post by sunrayshadow on May 28, 2011 21:54:45 GMT
I went for a cast or 2 on my local Ayrshire river this evening.. In the teeth of a gail with the rain battering down, I wasn't really that optomistic. The water level was perfect and I fished down through all my usual spots. I had been fishing for an hour or so and was getting ready to pack up and leave, but thankfully common sense told me to go and have a cast in one of the larger pools downstream. The run at the head of the pool is extremely fast flowing, So armed with my 12fter with a floater and 10inch sinktip with a size 9 gold salar calvin on the point with a size 12 ally's on the dropper I made a short square cast to lengthen my line a little and half way round the fast run, I saw a fish crash at the surface, and then all hell broke loose. My rod arched double as the fish screamed off down the run into the pool, and then continued running for the tail of the pool. Staight into the backing on my reel, it cartwheeled around the tail of the pool before going deep in the pool that is around 12-13ft deep. It slowly came back up the pool towards me, and I used the force of the current at the head of the pool to try and tire the fish out a bit. 20 minutes of rod bending action later and this beauty was safely in the net. 11lbs of sea liced ayrshire sping salmon. taken on a size 9 gold salar calvin's shrimp. My first ever spring salmon, and I am overjoyed that it came from my own wee local river that I hold so dear. So to all those ayrshire anglers who won't get the rods out ubtil October... get out there, and put the time in... you could be lucky too  Still Grinning from ear to ear. Dave ;D ;D ;D Well done on you're first fish, hope its the first of many. |
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