[Mike Barrio]

Yes ..... Haddo is still frozen I'm afraid Alex

Best wishes
Mike

Edit = ..... Inverurie is sitting at -2 at 6.30 tonight already

[sightbob]

that's a nice holiday you're having mike

perk of the job. 

 
brian

[Paul Rankine]

Hi Mike,
           How's it looking for the weekend ?
Peeing down here in Ellon tonight .

Paul.

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Paul

Spent most of the day over at the loch today, bailing out boats etc etc.

Ice was still about an inch+ thick, but it was a bit milder today. I am going over again tomorrow and am hoping that I might be able to go out and smash it up ...... as long as it stays nice and mild tonight to help thin the ice a wee bit more

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Just back from Haddo, the ice is thinning out nicely in this rain and milder temps, so I will try to open tomorrow

The loch often fishes well after a spell of ice ..... so fingers crossed

Best wishes
Mike

[Dave Mundie]

Just home from a gig and its still p*****g it down temp has dropped to 3c so hope it dont hinder the big ice melt as i might get a chance to come along.

Dave

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Was a bit wet in the morning, but turned out a nice day Haddo is now more or less ice free and the fish were rising quite a lot for the time of year ...... almost all day in fact.

Just two anglers came along to try their luck today ..... Alex "catman" tempted 13 fish up to 8 lb and "dave23" netted 4 fish up to 5 lb.

No bookings tomorrow, but the fishery is open

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Water was great today, I have a couple of bookings for tomorrow and Thursday and it is looking a tad milder for the weekend ....... all of which is good news

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

Haddo Trout Fishery (Friday 26th)

Quite a bit of ice on the water today, but nice and thin

Saturday: (Fully booked) should be OK for Saturday, as long as we don't get a frost tonight I will be able to break up the ice reasonably quickly in the morning.

Sunday: ( one boat available ) Should be OK for Sunday, but will update on Saturday evening as conditions will obviously depend on what happens between now and then.

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Yes, the ice was very thin at Haddo this morning and I cleared it in no time at all. By the time we packed up this afternoon the loch was totally clear.

Should fish well tomorrow as the fish were rising this afternoon once things warmed up a bit.

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

A pretty cool start to 2009 this morning, with my car registering minus 3 to minus 5 on the way to work. Another early morning type frost, as it was fairly mild last night and certainly not that nippy when I got up.

Haddo is frozen over this morning, it is not what I would call thick ice, but it is totally covered

I have a good few bookings for this weekend and looking at the loch ...... I would guess that there might be a slight possibility of me being able to open tomorrow, but this will very much depend on today's temperatures and of course whether or not we get more frost tonight I certainly would not recommend coming if you are travelling any distance

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Another cold night and the ice was much thicker this morning. Haddo is frozen and the fishery is closed today. Looking at conditions, I guess tomorrow will be the same story

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

[Andy Wren]

Mike if this freeze goes on you could open as an Ice rink ,its even fressing on the margins of the Chalk streams !

Happy new year to you all from a sub zero London !

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Haddo is still frozen this morning, looking about 1.5 to 2 inches thick and not quite thick enough to be walking around on

It was thawing nicely and had a few puddles on top as the morning pregressed, so if we don't get any more frost I would think there will be a chance of breaking it up the day after tomorrow ...... or it might even be sorting itself out by then. But no fishing tomorrow I'm afraid

Best wishes
Mike

[Jonathan]

Hi all.

Just to let you all know that Delgatie is half frozen. You can still fish at the top end on the boat, jettie and a bit of the bank and also near the fish ladder.
It is slowly melting away.

Best Regards
Jonathan

[Barry Robertson]

Hows the Ice Mike?
Fishable tomorrow you reckon?

[Mike Barrio]

Hows the Ice Mike?
Fishable tomorrow you reckon?

Hi Baz

The loch was thawing nicely yesterday, but last night's frost has put us right back where we started. The ice is quite thick again and will need a couple of mild days before I can think about trying to clear it.

Cheers
Mike

[Jonathan]

Hi all

Not much of a difference, same as yesterday.

Jonathan

[Mike Barrio]

Yes, Haddo is still very much frozen today I'm afraid

So, no fishing tomorrow Saturday and I feel there is unlikely to be any change on Sunday, as the darkness is drawing in just now and it looks like clear skies again tonight.

Best wishes
Mike

[Sandy Nelson]

Just took Daniel out to Football and the car was frozen, temp gauge reading minus 2 and the stars look real pretty

Sandy

[Jonathan]

Hi all

We are still frozen over today. I cant see much of a change for tomorrow.
I think Sunday should be the better day as air temperatures are suppose to rise to 10 c and with SSW wind.
It should help shift this ice.

Jonathan

[Jonathan]

Hi all

We are ice free now

Jonathan

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

I'm not long back from Haddo and things are looking up, still a fair bit of ice about, but it is much thinner and there was some open water with a ripple on it

The "ripple" passed the "plop" test with a small stone ..... all very technical

It might clear tonight, but if not, it shouldn't take me long to get it fishing tomorrow morning. One angler is coming along already ...... so let's hope we can catch some fish

Best wishes
Mike

[Barry Robertson]

I think myself and Mr Doyle will come and up and Poach your water tomorrow 
Are we best to call before we come up or do you think the ice will be away?

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Baz

You're asking me to guess ...... hmmm, it might not be gone, but I'll gently persuade it to move tomorrow morning if it hasn't

Not sure how it will fish? Sometimes very well after a long ice spell, but there again it can sometimes take a couple of days to pick up

If we get more frost tonight, I'll post something here in the morning to warn you. If not ...... yes, come up and we'll see if we can't winkle out a few

Best wishes
Mike