River Don 2013

« **Reply #500 on:** 10/07/2013 at 08:23 »

Ended up in a salty part of the Don yesterday evening from high tide to low. Lots of weed about but there was an interesting "deviation" in the river close to the sea where I found big shoals of baitfish exploding on the surface. On with a sandeel pattern but nothing! I had one large fish come up from a deep pool and smack the fly at my feet but that was it.

As the tide ran out, the pool shrunk and the baitfish dissapeared so I moved a fair bit upstream to a fast run where I had 7 finnock in a very short time as well as numerous pulls in the fast water which I could not hook up.

Great fun indeed.

« **Reply #501 on:** 10/07/2013 at 19:37 »

I was doing a bit of bank strimming today on a stretch of the river that I have been fishing lately, a stretch where I'm failing to find the rising fish that I was hoping to find there ....... You've guessed it already haven't you, no rod with me today and they were rising all over the place, even though I was making all that racket on the bank

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #502 on:** 11/07/2013 at 01:00 »

Mike you must know that you will always see mower fish when grass cutting.

« **Reply #503 on:** 11/07/2013 at 08:04 »

Grass carp perhaps

It is funny how fish sometimes come over to see whats happening. I have seen fish sitting feet away from someone banging in poles to make a platform in the past.

« **Reply #504 on:** 12/07/2013 at 22:21 »

Eventually got myself out for a few hours in an almost salty bit. My first time out on the Don all season. Had four finnock (three wee ones and one about 1-2lbs. Left my weight net in the car, broke my five weight (second time I've had a tip section snap for no apparent reason) and didn't get a picture of the bigger fish. Bugger!

Had a great time watching two seals go up and down a pool.

Home now for a cider and a pot of tea.

Matt

« **Reply #505 on:** 13/07/2013 at 00:50 »

Quote from: mdh on 12/07/2013 at 22:21

Eventually got myself out for a few hours in an almost salty bit. My first time out on the Don all season. Had four finnock (three wee ones and one about 1-2lbs. Left my weight net in the car, broke my five weight

Same place where you broke your rod the time we were there? Stinking bad luck!!!

« **Reply #506 on:** 13/07/2013 at 08:16 »

Quote from: iainCameron on 13/07/2013 at 00:50

Same place where you broke your rod the time we were there? Stinking bad luck!!!

Exactly what I though Iain. Apart from that An enjoyable evening.

« **Reply #507 on:** 14/07/2013 at 01:58 »

A couple from last night on CDC emergers..

only the 2nd productive day this season.....

Iain

« **Reply #508 on:** 14/07/2013 at 09:09 »

Cracking fish Iain.

The fish in the second photo is a belter.

I bet they put a bend in your H2.

Kev.

« **Reply #509 on:** 14/07/2013 at 09:33 »

Lovely fish Iain and great photos ...... well done!

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #510 on:** 14/07/2013 at 10:20 »

That 2nd fish is a belter what a greedy bugger! Was that your car parked at the side of the road yesterday near the council water with the road works? (trying to say where it was without actually mentioning it)

« **Reply #511 on:** 14/07/2013 at 10:35 »

Pm sent Mattheus

« **Reply #512 on:** 14/07/2013 at 12:10 »

Well done Iain, cracking fish!

Cheers
Scott

« **Reply #513 on:** 14/07/2013 at 12:38 »

Quote from: Goolager on 14/07/2013 at 01:58

... only the 2nd productive day this season.....

and a very productive day it looks too! cracking fish
i

« **Reply #514 on:** 14/07/2013 at 18:43 »

Nice troots Iain,

well done.

Eddie.

« **Reply #515 on:** 14/07/2013 at 21:13 »

Aye a couple of cracking fish Iain

Jim

« **Reply #516 on:** 15/07/2013 at 17:38 »

Belters Iain

« **Reply #517 on:** 18/07/2013 at 16:01 »

« **Reply #518 on:** 18/07/2013 at 21:46 »

Like that pic Mike, but it's got the look of a wee bit of early back end colour?

« **Reply #519 on:** 18/07/2013 at 23:57 »

Quote from: Dryflee on 18/07/2013 at 21:46

Like that pic Mike, but it's got the look of a wee bit of early back end colour?

Yes Allan, that's an Autumn pic from last year sorry .............. Here's one from tonight, just before heading home, not the best of pics I'm afraid

Quite a good rise all evening, mainly smaller fish, but a number of nice fish showed themselves every now and then too. Couldn't crack it again tonight, a few swirls to the DHE and a Sedge pattern, hooked a couple of wee ones, but although I was covering lots of trout I just didn't have a clue!

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #520 on:** 19/07/2013 at 13:27 »

Ditch the curved hook style flies (yes i really did just say that

) for flat parachute style or even better smaller CDC types. (About the only time i really look to fish these to be honest).

« **Reply #521 on:** 22/07/2013 at 08:20 »

Well, it finally happened. I had a LARGE Brownie hit a fish I was playing! I have heard of this happening but this is the first time I have had it happen to me on the Don.

The poor wee trout I was playing was almost decapitated. The culprit, a Brownie which was certainly bigger than my biggest Don brownie, clearly seen in the extremely low and clear water, right at my feet.

Whats more, it hit the small trout in less than 8" of water and 2 feet from the bank in an area where you would swear blind there were no trout. Must have been laying in the weed, just waiting.

Just goes to show that trout will still feed in bright sunshine if given a meal worth moving for.

« **Reply #522 on:** 23/07/2013 at 09:39 »

Having lost 2 decent fish recently (IMHO purely down to staying on the bank) I took no chances yesterday and went in after hooking this on't dry.

Even with my wading staff I couldn't stay on my feet and took a tumble - always the pro I kept clutching the rod even while doing breast stroke & fortunately the fish stayed on.

Mobile phone & camera totalled

but it's what we do

Iain

« **Reply #523 on:** 23/07/2013 at 10:57 »

Great stuff Iain

Liking the new shades

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #524 on:** 23/07/2013 at 11:40 »

So you would recommend fishing subsurface??!!!

Well Done Iain, cracking trout!

Cheers
Scott

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