[Jim Eddie]

Well today was my last chance to fish the river this season, was hoping it would be fishable. when I got there it was high but running clear, my optimism was soon shattered as the rain came doon like stair rods. River was soon like drinking chocolate   on my last cast had a  3lb Brownie which is a nice fish for that beat. Hope to catch it again in the trout seaon next year  





Also you find some strange things on the bank. homemade float tube ?



 

Jim


 

[Noel Kelly]

3 nice photos there Jim!

[Graham Ritchie]

Looks well upstream. I would say that was a coloured sea trout rather than a brownie.

[Jim Eddie]

Looks well upstream. I would say that was a coloured sea trout rather than a brownie.

You could be correct Graham, its sometimes difficult to tell the difference, Its between Fyfie and Methlick.

 

Jim

[Mike Barrio]

Nice pics Jim ..... great stuff

Leftovers from the Ythan raft race

Cheers
Mike

[Ben Dixon]

Looks very different to the last time I saw it Jim!

Cheers

Ben

[Matt Henderson]

Nice pictures Jim.

[Jim Eddie]

Looks very different to the last time I saw it Jim!

Cheers

Ben

Ben

Half an hour after I took those pics it was a raging torrent 

 

Jim

[Jim Eddie]

Nice pics Jim ..... great stuff

Leftovers from the Ythan raft race

Cheers
Mike

Mike higly unlikely it was washed upstream from Ellon  Also its about a mile from the nearest road across some really rough ground. Is there a raft race at Fyvie ?

 

Jim

[Iain Goolager]

Hi Jim,

nice pictures      what did you take your fish on?

I think the bottom picture is the new guideline 'draftdodger' tube.

Iain

[Jim Eddie]

Hi Jim,

nice pictures      what did you take your fish on?

I think the bottom picture is the new guideline 'draftdodger' tube.

Iain

One of Alistair's shrimp patterns Iain 

 

Jim

[Iain Goolager]

Nice!  Have you a recipe? or a picture?

Iain

[Jim Eddie]

Nice!  Have you a recipe? or a picture?

Iain

Iain
My recipe is to buy it off a website  Here is the picture of the offending article 

 

 

[Iain Goolager]

Ah, yes. 

Thanks Jim

Iain

[Allan Liddle]

You could be correct Graham, its sometimes difficult to tell the difference, Its between Fyfie and Methlick.

 

Jim

Same thing really, only difference is the fish's general preferred feeding habits. To end all confusion and, at times, heated debate would it not just be simpler to call them 'sea going browns'?  And, on a slightly different note, why do they have different seasons and different size limits?
That said crackin fish Jim, wouldn't look out of place on the Deveron. Maybe you should fish streamers on this water more often 

Love the new 'Ron Thomson' two person float tube, not sure the pockets are very watertight though. 

[Noel Kelly]

Had a go on the ythan today, upper beat. Forgot my wading boots so it was waders and wellies which was a bit of a squeeze. First cast hooked and landed a finnoch which was a great start but unfortunately it must have been a fluke as didn't get a touch after that. Met a few guys worming who had tales to tell of salmon into the 20's they had caught and returned recently. Would be some buzz hooking a fish that size in a river the width of a car... Might be digging worms myself next sat morning
I won't, but even before I met those guys I was thinking how perfect the water was for worming tactics. Haven't fished worms in 20 or so years but its how I learnt to fish and in a river similar to the ythan.
By the time I had worked down to the car which prob took an hour and a half my feet were pinching a bit in the wellies and Heineken cup rugby on telly won out.
Still was lovely to be on running water again with the small rod.

[Allan Liddle]

Was that a finnock or a wee broonie Nole?