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Post by tyneandrew on Mar 24, 2007 20:56:47 GMT
Nice looking fly Jim thanks, will be busy on the vice tommorrow night on Deeside with whisky in hand ;D
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Post by storlaks on Mar 24, 2007 22:44:55 GMT
Let's hope things pick up for next week. It's my first outing of the year. I'll be leaving on Tuesday and fishing Crathes Wed-Sat. No fish reported from the beat last week which is a tad disappointing.
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Post by greenalert on Mar 25, 2007 10:19:37 GMT
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Post by Sloggi on Mar 25, 2007 10:44:37 GMT
Was 38 degrees today at Sluie... Hi Sloggi Any joy at Sluie? What did you think of the beat? No luck yesterday. The weather was great and had a lovely day. First time I've fished there. Found most of the pools to be hard going in the sense that a) I think it would fish better with about 1' off the height, and b) most of the pools would fish better from the opposite bank. For example, The Hut Pool (Suicide) has the strong flow on Sluie's side which tends of whip the fly round away from where the fish lie and run. Even with the rod held high it's hard to slow the fly down. To counter that, I tried fishing a Collie Dog but without success. Overall, I think it was running too high for the beat - needs lower water to slow the pools down in the spring. |
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Post by say on Mar 25, 2007 19:21:47 GMT
Sloggi,
Fully agree with what you've written, even Robert (The owner) will tell you that it needs low water to fish well.
We were lucky when we fished last Saturday, in that the river was at a moderate height. Robert told us then that he would like a drop of another few inches.
I have another two days left (April / May) and will be praying for a lowish river.
SAY
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Post by Sloggi on Mar 25, 2007 19:31:10 GMT
You should be fine then as the weather will be warmer (hopefully) and the fish may be more willing to lie in faster water. If not, get the old blue rowing boat next to the Hut out for a swim - just anchor at the top of the pool and swing a rapala back and forward on the dangle. I'm sure the opposite bank won't mind  |
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Post by say on Mar 25, 2007 20:09:05 GMT
Sloggi, Rapala on the middle Dee  We tried the boat at Knappach and got in a right mess, I'll leave boatwork to the experts. SAY |
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Post by Sloggi on Mar 26, 2007 19:58:43 GMT
Sloggi, Rapala on the middle Dee We tried the boat at Knappach and got in a right mess, I'll leave boatwork to the experts. SAY Would be fun just to see the PC Brigade's reaction ;D I guess you feet wouldn't touch the ground. Alternatively, you could just get in the boat at Sluie and just fish your way down to the Maryculter bridge pool by pool...that would be a good day |
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Post by greenalert on Mar 28, 2007 18:03:10 GMT
Interesting point you made there Sloggi What would actually happen if somebody did that i.e. get in a rowing boat & fish all the way down either with a rod or trolling a line I know there would be a lot of cursing etc, but legally can anything be done Do the owners of the beats really own the the River or just the land that borders it Anybody any thoughts Just realised, daft question  Of course, you need written permission to fish, so in essence you would be poaching & Bailiffs & police could intervene  |
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Post by say on Mar 29, 2007 6:19:04 GMT
Greenalert,
My understanding is that it's the 'rights' to fish for migratory fish (salmon / sea trout) with rod and line that each beat owner has.
If you try a boat as Sloggi suggests, I'm pretty sure you won't get far.
SAY
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Post by stuart on Mar 30, 2007 19:17:21 GMT
I fished park south today for the first time. Lovely piece of water with plenty of fish showing, unfortunately they weren’t in a taking mood except for a well mended kelt.
Still had a great day and thanks goes to Ken who showed me the beat and where to fish I will defiantly be back.
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Post by say on Apr 3, 2007 11:55:01 GMT
I had a day at Middle Drum on Saturday and landed a nice Springer around the 7/8lb mark, dripping in long tailed sea lice. First time on the beat and was impressed with Lawsons. From the head to the tail (500 yds +) it looks like it will produce fish. I was hoping to post a pic but my camera has given up the ghost  |
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Post by jimthefish on Apr 3, 2007 12:41:40 GMT
Invery was the top beat on the Dee last week with 19 springers, 6 of them caught on Saturday.
I am fishing there next week but getting a tad concerned about this dry weather week and the prospect of maybe running out of water. My impression is that there is no serious snow left on the Cairngorms. Any of the northern members know any different ?
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Post by williegunn on Apr 3, 2007 12:46:28 GMT
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Post by jimthefish on Apr 3, 2007 13:04:07 GMT
Thanks Malcom.
Helpful but not providing much comfort from the photies and run report. Maybe it will rain at the weekend !
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Post by say on Apr 3, 2007 22:04:27 GMT
Hopefully it won't rain too much before Saturday night, as I have a day on Sluie on Saturday and it appears to fish better in low water.
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Post by pertempledog on Apr 4, 2007 21:28:15 GMT
hmmmm.. I think Jimthefish is right - I'm sure I can see someone drinking a Pimms in the sunshine on the top of the hill in today's photo....... Good luck to you both anyway at Inverey or Sluie.
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Post by greenalert on Apr 10, 2007 18:19:54 GMT
Hi Sloggi Any joy at Sluie? What did you think of the beat? No luck yesterday. The weather was great and had a lovely day. First time I've fished there. Found most of the pools to be hard going in the sense that a) I think it would fish better with about 1' off the height, and b) most of the pools would fish better from the opposite bank. For example, The Hut Pool (Suicide) has the strong flow on Sluie's side which tends of whip the fly round away from where the fish lie and run. Even with the rod held high it's hard to slow the fly down. To counter that, I tried fishing a Collie Dog but without success. Overall, I think it was running too high for the beat - needs lower water to slow the pools down in the spring. Back up there this Saturday, water should be about the right height hopefully, looking forward to it, What do you think the best pools would be in lower water? |
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Post by Sloggi on Apr 10, 2007 18:25:49 GMT
I think they will all be better in low water. I think the Hut pool will be a good holding pool and with the flow a bit slower on Sluie's side, you should have a chance. Collie Dog through that pool will be useful.
I also liked the pool at the top by the entrance.
Good luck
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Post by jimthefish on Apr 15, 2007 23:00:59 GMT
Just returned from a difficult week on Invery on the Costa Dee. It felt more like June than April with sunburns all round. We started on Monday with 10" on the Invery guage and finished on Saturday with just under 9" so I guess there must have been some snow up there. After a blank day on Monday, hopes were raised on Tuesday when 2 fish were caught in the morning both on Intermediates and size 7 Flamethrowers... a 9 pounder to Duncan (the inventor of the fly) and a 12 pounder to yours truly. Wednesday and Thursday were blank but there were fish showing in every pool so the rods were kept going. On the Friday I seemed to hit on the winning recipe when in the twenty minutes before lunch I lost a fish at my feet and 10 minutes later landed another of 9 pounds both on a 10' clear intermediate polytip and a no8 Arndilly Fancy. On the Saturday the same setup scored for me in the morning landing a bright 10 pound fish which put up a spectacular fight. Four fish for the week was not what we expected from an April week but this has been one of the driest Aprils I can remember and the temperatures on Deeside were remarkable. THE FISH PROVING IT CAN BE DONE IN BRILLIANT SUNSHINE(PHOTO TAKEN LOOKING DOWNSTREAM)  SUBDUING A WILD FISH IN THE KILN HATCH OPPOSITE KIRKPOT  HOOKED FIRMLY IN THE SCISSORS  AWAY SAFELY  SATURDAY.. YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO GO HOME WHEN THE LOCALS START SWIMMING THROUGH THE POOLS !  For anyone heading up to the Dee in this bright weather make sure you have a few flies with a blue hackle. My favourites are Arndilly Fancy and Logie. Both have worked well for me in late spring/summer days with brilliant blue skies. One of the plus points about lousy fishing conditions is that you don't mind spending time coaching less experienced rods on speycasting. I had one friend come all the way from Melbourne , Australia and another from Belgium to try for a Scottish salmon. Both are expert with the singlehanded rod but had never cast a doublehanded rod before. They may have failed to catch (along with plenty others on the Dee last week) but both have gone away fairly proficient in single and double speycasting. This is just as well because they are booked to go to Russia (Lower Varzuga) the first week of June ! |
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