Great stuff Liam, nice fish
I had a similar experience this afternoon, hatch was later but better
I finally managed to find a small pod of decent sized fish feeding today
, awkward to get to and a bit precarious standing on rock pocket picking at distance, however i managed to get a few good drifts
The nearest fish to me turned out to be a Sea-trout kelt of about 1.75lbs, put up a good scrap and i released it mid river, somewhat difficult to photo, but i tried
The next one out never moved station and continued to feed, so i kept at him and eventually got a drag free drift, up he came and all hell broke loose
After a major scrap through the rapids and around quite a few rocks i netted my best Brownie for a while
4lb8oz on the weigh net and in fantastic condition
He swam off strong when returned, but not before giving me a wink
I sat for a while after this one, as the shaking took a while to slow down, awesome fun
I rested the pod for about an hour and had a few smaller fish around the 10-12" mark from further upstream, no babies today
But a much better rise than yesterday.
When i returned the remaining 2 fish were still sipping the odd fly, the forward one i spooked by striking to quick
but looked like another sea-trout kelt.
The last one was the hardest to reach and i eventually got a full length cast and a drag free drift to get him to come up, again all hell broke loose and fish was jumping all over the place, looked to be about 2.5-3lb, when he took off down the rapids i lost my balance and thought i was going after him, but i dropped the rod tip and regained my balance, unfortunatley the hook fell out
Anyway I can't complain, i didn't fall in and i had a great afternoon
Size 12 DHE did the business today
Cheers
Sandy