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Post by exerod on Aug 20, 2006 7:46:36 GMT
I've been sat here in the arid southwest watching the met office rainfall radar for the last few days and it looks like some of you have had a good drop of water. However I see from Springers comments on the Tyne thread that it's not had much effect there. Has anyone seen a spate this week? The Exe nearly came up to a very low level on Friday but is on it's way back down again now  The met office is predicting rain in all areas for the end of the month but I know better than to get my hopes up  Andy |
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Post by turrifftackle on Aug 20, 2006 8:59:03 GMT
Well it has ended here on the Deveron - we have now got a level of nearly 3 foot above normal. The biggest level since 10 April this year.
We now await the "huge" run of fish that have been waiting off the coast!!!!!!!!
Frank
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Post by kercock on Aug 20, 2006 12:24:36 GMT
We also have a lot more water.the Tay at "our bit" was at 5" at one point yesterday and the day before had risen 6" from-3 ,the catches dropped off markedly,during last night it was over a foot on the gauge but dropping quickly. I will be down there this afternoon,hopefully the green algae which has been a plague the past few days will have been flushed away but I know that being realistic there is almost no chance. For sure the catches will fall as the fish run through our area but the weights may rise as we begin (I hope) to catch some of the bigger summer fish.However,we will get what we will get
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Post by johnmac on Aug 20, 2006 18:03:03 GMT
The Ericht is on the up aswell!!!! ;D ;D ;D not a drop of rain at Blairgowrie all night and by 7am it up a foot  must have been seriously heavy rain over the hills during the night....... but its pure mud...but then again it is Sunday...so its come at a good time! Especially as i'm off all week and im going fishing tomorrow!!!  ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by scottyjock on Aug 20, 2006 20:33:30 GMT
Go get em John ... after the first 1 there will be no looking back. There were a good few fresh fish in the march pool at between the club & grange of aberbothrie on friday just as the water became coloured. best of luck to you tomorrow. Jock |
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Post by johnmac on Aug 20, 2006 22:30:25 GMT
just one would do me fine for starters! I cant handle the prospect of no fish in my first year!!!..... for one my work mates will never let me hear the end of it! (not that they have ever had a Salmon...... but they know that i've been out a lot)
Apparently there were fish aplenty going over the weir in town at about 6am this morning... but the river has dropped fast and the Isla didnt seem to rise at all... so hopefully that will help to hold the fish up a bit for Monday....... i'll be up and out for 8am!! here's hoping!
At worst i'll have a nice pic of the river to show post!.... and i've got a new line to try (Hardy Mach2)
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Post by johnmac on Aug 21, 2006 21:13:39 GMT
oh well..... no fish for me again !! and no pic either...forgot my camera!! ;D but i'm going down for an all day session on Wednesday... so we will see what happens There were a few fish off today... but i believe they were from the upper stretch... ie Tinkletops and Smedleys.... naturally i was fishing the lower pools that had no fish in them hahaha i love this fishing lark!!! I'm getting so desperate i might even try the cutlery... or maybe even the worm  ooohhhh the shame!!  |
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Post by iainjay on Aug 22, 2006 11:19:49 GMT
don,t do it john.i too am waiting for that first elusive salmon(i don,t suppose a kelt back in february on wester elchies counts?)but i refuse to go down the cutlery road.castings fine...(well..ok ),fly choice is correct i think and the fish are there but......stick with it.
cheers
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must have been seriously heavy rain over the hills during the night....... but its pure mud...but then again it is Sunday...so its come at a good time! Especially as i'm off all week and im going fishing tomorrow!!! 
;D ;D ;D
