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Post by tweedsider on Sept 12, 2007 19:55:11 GMT
How many forum members are finding that the current dry month is knackering their sport. Here in the Borders there are still reports of a few fish coming into the Whiteadder but rain is badly needed to encourage a run of fresh fish. Spoke to Kate Flemings at Blairgowrie today and the same situation seems to apply on the Ericht, plenty of fish stacking up in the Isla but few making the smaller rivers. Again during August when Tweed was unfishable with fly the quicker falling Whitadder was giving good sport. Horses for courses but I hope its pissing down at Cranshaws  |
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Post by rpsalmon on Sept 12, 2007 19:56:59 GMT
I would prefer a little bit of rain every three days.
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Post by tweedsider on Sept 12, 2007 20:01:42 GMT
Aye wouldn't we all . Mind you just as well we cannot control the weather as there would be rows as big as fights every ten minutes.  Some want it dry some want it wet. The farmer wants the sun to shine on his harvest field and the rain to fall on his turnips. ;D oh dear, oh dear I would prefer a little bit of rain every three days. |
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Post by tyneandrew on Sept 12, 2007 20:08:55 GMT
f**k!ng desperate for the stuff
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Post by williegunn on Sept 12, 2007 20:13:08 GMT
No not a lot of rain up here please.
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Post by tyneandrew on Sept 12, 2007 20:23:41 GMT
No not a lot of rain up here please. Quite right - nice and dry on the Beauly catchment |
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Post by williegunn on Sept 12, 2007 20:25:29 GMT
Quite right - nice and dry on the Beauly catchment Then let the heavans open about the 4th October followed by a week of heavy frost. |
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Speyducer
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Release to spawn another day
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Post by Speyducer on Sept 12, 2007 21:01:14 GMT
f**k!ng desperate for the stuff Due soon, Friday/Saturday - watch them skies... Mike |
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Post by rpsalmon on Sept 12, 2007 22:41:08 GMT
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Post by salmonnut on Sept 12, 2007 22:49:49 GMT
Let it rain... The salmon fishermans prayer
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Post by Bogyoch on Sept 13, 2007 5:01:10 GMT
No rain, please, but a nice hard frost this Sunday night. That'll get them taking at Wester Elchies on Monday. And the Deveron is fine at the moment too.
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Post by donnieW on Sept 13, 2007 7:32:30 GMT
May it lash down, and soon. There used to be a river below the dam in Pitlochry.
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Post by dunbar on Sept 13, 2007 7:35:09 GMT
I hope its pissing down at Cranshaws It aint  i'm over the hill from Whiteadder resr. |
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A nice autumn day on the Conwy
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Post by elwyman on Sept 13, 2007 8:09:52 GMT
The Snowdonia rain making machine in N Wales is usually very reliable, but we are in desperate need of some now.
Rain is forecast Sunday/Monday, and the forecast looks more unsettled for the rest of the month.
Hooray! ;D
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Post by tweedsider on Sept 13, 2007 10:37:43 GMT
Hi donnieW is there any benefit in fishing below a hydro electric generating station? Upstream of the Dam there must be a vast storage of water waiting for periodic released ? Does this create mini spates or is the effect soon lost? I have fished thrice on Lower Tummel and not been aware of any fluctuations.
Cheers borderod
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Post by donnieW on Sept 13, 2007 10:53:41 GMT
The only advantage, IMO, is early in the season when the spring fish stop below the dam until the water temp warms up. This is nothing to do with the generating side of things. I've had days on the Tummel when the water is going up and down all through the day and found this to be a real disadvantage. So far this year it has been pretty much like any other river - if there's rain they let water go and if not (like now) it's low.
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Post by scottyboy9nro on Sept 13, 2007 20:50:47 GMT
rainin in c/brig ;D
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Some want it dry some want it wet. The farmer wants the sun to shine on his harvest field and the rain to fall on his turnips. ;D oh dear, oh dear
i'm over the hill from Whiteadder resr.