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Post by clyde-rod on Feb 11, 2007 19:03:17 GMT
If any of you guys are planning to go to the leven on opening day tomorrow or later on in the week, locals have said that there are lots of fish moving at the renton area. They said they look like farmers rather than kelts. good luck and tightlines  Ryan |
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Post by lomond on Feb 11, 2007 23:21:22 GMT
Ryan, may give it a go next Sat, weather permitting!
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Post by D-Loop on Feb 12, 2007 14:19:55 GMT
Hope to be there next Saturday too. New line, new flies, new hope...
Tom
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Post by granters on Feb 12, 2007 18:19:39 GMT
cheers Ryan, keep us updated, looks like i'm throwing a line on saturday at last!
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Post by clyde-rod on Feb 14, 2007 10:07:12 GMT
i am now clyde-rod.
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Post by Fruin on Feb 14, 2007 11:48:31 GMT
Who were you before?
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Post by Fruin on Feb 14, 2007 15:00:37 GMT
Doh!! I see who you were now!!!
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Post by macd on Feb 15, 2007 13:52:25 GMT
or gary ;D
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Post by Fruin on Feb 15, 2007 15:08:46 GMT
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Post by clyde-rod on Feb 17, 2007 19:38:18 GMT
No worries. Only took a minute
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Post by D-Loop on Feb 19, 2007 9:44:13 GMT
Off to a flyer on Saturday - a cracking 14 lb (based on length) cock salmon from the Glebe around 2 p.m. Not sure if it was a very well-mended kelt or a farmer (unlikely a springer). It was fin-perfect and silver (not tinny) but not torpedo-enough to be a springer. I wasn't expecting anything so I didn't take my camera  . I had some doubts so it was returned and bolted off with a splash. Any other reports of fish taken ? I was fishing a floater with a 15 ft very fast sink tip. It took the fly below (from Glasgow Field Sports) - a silver bottle tube using a Frodin tube single. I think this tube single does the fish less damage, hooks well but is easily removed. Also, if it is fished with the hook point up as shown there is less of a problem with snagging. cheers, Tom   |
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Post by ibrox on Feb 19, 2007 10:27:33 GMT
Nich fly Tom do u tie ur own  |
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Post by D-Loop on Feb 19, 2007 10:43:03 GMT
AA,
Not this one - it caught my eye in the shop when I was in for something else - I think we do anything to fish with more confidence/anticipation. Early doors in the season I like to fish yellow/black - its given me fish in the past.
cheers,
Tom
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Post by Fruin on Feb 19, 2007 10:48:30 GMT
Well done D-Loop, nice to put a bend in the rod so early on.
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Post by hornet on Feb 19, 2007 12:02:26 GMT
Well done that man ;D.
Hornet
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Post by granters on Feb 19, 2007 16:47:27 GMT
well done. I'll finally get on the river on saturday after last sat's cancellation. Hope i'm as successful as you!
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Post by clyde-rod on Feb 19, 2007 20:44:26 GMT
Nice fish and fly. Well done.
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Post by lomond on Feb 19, 2007 21:05:51 GMT
Well done Tom, these flies work well on the Leven.
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Post by lomond on Feb 20, 2007 20:31:30 GMT
D-Loop, where did you catch the fish on Sat as the robbie redball site says you caught it below Renton bridge ?
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Post by D-Loop on Feb 21, 2007 10:31:20 GMT
Lomond,
My mistake - it was on the bend just downstream of the Renton Footbridge. Still getting used to the names of the pools on the Leven.
cheers,
Tom
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. I had some doubts so it was returned and bolted off with a splash.