Water water everwhere...

« **on:** 17/02/2009 at 13:23 »

...including the fields, roads and farms!!

Yip, the Dee is over its banks at various places including Maryculter, Inchmarlo almost Crathes and I dare say other places. Went over it 30 minutes ago in Aberdeen and it would not surprise me if Riverside drive was closed soon as the tide starts to come in!

At 10:45 last night it was 13 degress C in Banchory and 12 degrees C at Glassel. The snow had all but gone...yet Sunday I had 14 inches in the garden! Just back from town and the car said 16 degrees!!!

« **Reply #1 on:** 17/02/2009 at 14:50 »

Anyone got any photos yet

« **Reply #2 on:** 17/02/2009 at 14:55 »

drove along riverside drive last night and the water was right up to the road.....absolutely massive!!

was thinking about giving garthdee a go on saturday but not so sure now....

what state will inverurie be in saturday....fishable??

thoughts??

(ps, loving the warm air now though....

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« **Reply #3 on:** 17/02/2009 at 15:20 »

The weather is bizaree minus 11 driving into work last week at 06:00 , plus 11 today

Enjoy it while you can more snow forecast for this time next week

Jim

« **Reply #4 on:** 17/02/2009 at 15:55 »

Don some of the Don this morning, will post when back from work. I was almost cut off!!!

Ben

« **Reply #5 on:** 17/02/2009 at 16:05 »

Sounds a bit like our climate is on the way out the door

The seasons are all to pot these days and its starting to sound like a movie script,
What next i wonder ???

« **Reply #6 on:** 17/02/2009 at 17:45 »

The Don was a raging torrent and over its banks at Persley this afternoon.

Jim

« **Reply #7 on:** 17/02/2009 at 17:55 »

After being prevented from fishing last Tuesday by grue, this week I was flooded off.

Tilbouries looking up to the island stream

The Feugh

Park bridge

Hopefully better conditions next time

Stuart

« **Reply #8 on:** 17/02/2009 at 18:09 »

Cracking photo of the Feugh Spencie

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #9 on:** 17/02/2009 at 21:03 »

The Don at Kintore this morning

« **Reply #10 on:** 17/02/2009 at 21:22 »

Bloody hell that looks more like a loch !
bet the salmon like their new swimin pool

clark

« **Reply #11 on:** 18/02/2009 at 08:42 »

Well, the Dee has dropped around 4 feet judging by the marks on the banks at Crathes...still extremely high though. The Palberry Pool is just a torrent and the bend pretty much straightened.

Even my gold fish pond has flooded..lol.

« **Reply #12 on:** 18/02/2009 at 09:15 »

Some heavy rain in Deeside last night, be interesting to see what the Dee does........
Funny you should mention Crathes Rob as I'm fishing there (just one day, I'm not minted

) in early March so with a bit of luck the river will be 'just nice' in time for my visit

Still, nice to see the snow f*cking off

Finally got the Fiat dug out of it's icy 'tomb'

Hamish

« **Reply #13 on:** 18/02/2009 at 13:12 »

Hamish,
I go across the bridge every morning and try to note the maker on the "stump" of the old bridge....the stump was not visible yesterday!!..lol..so thats what..8 or 9 feet of extra water and then some!

Would love to fish Crathes after reading Hugh Faulks' book Salmon as many of the "high water" pictures where taken from the bridge, with "taking areas" shown in the photos. Some jolly nice fly water there!

« **Reply #14 on:** 18/02/2009 at 14:23 »

Never fished it before, so will be an adventure

If the river stays this big...... doubly so

« **Reply #15 on:** 18/02/2009 at 16:10 »

Quote from: Hamish on 18/02/2009 at 14:23

Never fished it before, so will be an adventure

If the river stays this big...... doubly so

For a small fee I can let you see the photos with the areas marked..lol...but after this water we are having I doubt the river bed will be the same!!

« **Reply #16 on:** 18/02/2009 at 19:03 »

You are talking about spring in Scotland. Here in Sweden, up in Naimakka a small village in county Norrbotten, closed to the Finish border, had at Wednesday night a new record this winter -38.5.
No mosquito’s then.

//Harri

« **Reply #17 on:** 18/02/2009 at 20:03 »

Harri

It's too early to be spring in this part of the country. Last weekend the skiing was the best it's been for years and we had 25cm of snow in our garden. Now, four days later, we have a thaw and the snow has gone completely. Next week, who knows?

We don't have seasons any more. We just get a few days when the winds is from the south west and it brings mild and, usually, wet weather. A few days later it goes back to the north east and we freeze again. The only thing you can be sure of is it will probably be different next week.

Cheers

Irvine

« **Reply #18 on:** 18/02/2009 at 23:42 »

i went skiing up glenshee sunday. lucky we got there early, it was amazing how much people was there

« **Reply #19 on:** 19/02/2009 at 08:22 »

Quote from: garry john on 18/02/2009 at 23:42

i went skiing up glenshee sunday. lucky we got there early, it was amazing how much people was there

Which is why we turned off at Braemar and found our own hills to play on

I dont like paying £25+ to stand in a que for several hours and then have to dodge hundreds of folk on the way down to once more stand in a que..lol

« **Reply #20 on:** 19/02/2009 at 09:19 »

didnt really have 2 que got there jst at the right time

there was lots of dodging. not a bad day for my 1st time skiing untill i fell and hurt my knee

good to see all the deer coming off the hills also on the way there and back

Rob Brownfield

Barry Robertson

gibbyboy

Jim Eddie

Ben Dixon

Barry Robertson

Jim Eddie

spencie

Mike Barrio

Ben Dixon

clark

Rob Brownfield

Hamish Young

Rob Brownfield

Hamish Young

Rob Brownfield

paavo

Irvine Ross

garry john

Rob Brownfield

garry john