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Scott Cumming

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #125 on: 20/07/2018 at 08:24 »
Another tough week at the river. Recent observations and a few head scratching sessions at the fly tying bench have been paying off :z16





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Scott

Filip Adamcio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #126 on: 20/07/2018 at 10:36 »
Hi Scott
Very nice fish. Can I ask what rod you use? Is it Zenith?
Regards Filip

Scott Cumming

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #127 on: 20/07/2018 at 16:19 »
Thanks Filip,

Yes, a Zenith 9ft #5. My other go to rod is the original Greys  Streamflex - does just fine!  :z16

Scott

Filip Adamcio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #128 on: 21/07/2018 at 17:09 »
Thanks :z18

Ben Crichton

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #129 on: 22/07/2018 at 07:41 »
Those are cracking trout Scott. Beautiful........

Scott Cumming

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #130 on: 22/07/2018 at 19:03 »
Cheers Ben, the river has certainly been kind to me lately...



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Scott

Scott Cumming

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #131 on: 24/07/2018 at 19:05 »
Another cracker on the dry  :z16

Going...


Going...


Gone!


 :z18
Scott

Dave Robb

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #132 on: 25/07/2018 at 00:16 »
Fair play Scott that’s another belter.

I’ve been out over the last few nights and only just in from tonight’s session.

Bugger all to show for it despite fish moving everywhere.  Fish have been very active but I just can’t get them to take my offerings.  Like you the other day, tried tying up a few flies before heading out based on what I’d seen the night before.  Stirred a couple of fish but that was about it.

To my eyes my spent imitations looked good and fairly similar to those in the water but clearly the trout didn’t agree.

Was stood in the river with the bloody things coming up right next to me.  Would probably have been easier to scoop them out.

I’m deeply frustrated but will most likely be out again tomorrow night.

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #133 on: 28/07/2018 at 10:07 »
 :X4 Hopefully the rain dance worked and will bring water temperatures down a bit on the Don.

Dave Robb

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #134 on: 28/07/2018 at 12:19 »
According to Fishpal, it’s gone up by 2 inches but steady.

Delighted to see some proper rain.  Wouldn’t mind a good few days of it going into the last 2 months of the season,

Graham Nicol

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #135 on: 25/09/2018 at 07:50 »
They are getting some decent catches on the Dee now. Is anyone hearing or catching anything on the Don?

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #136 on: 25/09/2018 at 22:02 »
Enjoyed a great day on the river today ...... probably the last for this season for me  :cry

Lots of feisty Don Brownies :z12 and as usual, Sandy caught twice as many and the bigger ones :z4  :z4

A few fell to nymphs in the morning, but as the day warmed up a bit, so did the hatches and most of the fish were on dries.









Sandy Nelson

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #137 on: 26/09/2018 at 14:17 »
It was great to be out again after such a hiatus  :z10, probably my last for the season, but the first for 14 weeks! ah well cest la vie.

Lovely day for it too, nice to see the river from a different perspective, funny how things can be different from another bank :z7
some good light for pictures too.





So looks like its back to rods, flies and memories, lets hope the winter passes just as fast........

Sandy

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #138 on: 27/09/2018 at 00:21 »
.......... and thanks for the brews Sandy, great coffee :z16

Mike Barrio

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #139 on: 24/10/2018 at 15:35 »
Not many days left for the Salmon season now ...... anybody out having a cast?

Andy Finlay

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #140 on: 24/10/2018 at 20:22 »
Not many days left for the Salmon season now ...... anybody out having a cast?

I genuinely thought the season was finished. Might dig out the salmon rod but probably better just sticking it on eBay with the rest of my salmon gear as don’t think I used it at all this season.

Neil Buchan

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #141 on: 24/10/2018 at 22:51 »
 :z16 yeah I'm heading out tomorrow morning hopefully get the net wet 🤔😬

James Laraway

Re: River Don 2018
« Reply #142 on: 25/10/2018 at 09:19 »
I think i started fishing the Don in 2008 for salmon.

I never bothered trying for springers so would only really start in the summer / autumn.

I fished the kintore council stretch for a few years and in sept and oct the river would literally be jumping with salmon - they would be leaping every few minutes.

In oct especially i woudl be pretty confindent that if i had half a day on the river i would most likely catch one.

The later on i fished Grandhome. Once again if i was in sept or oct i would be dissapointed if i had a day that i didnt catch one, and probably more fish..In fact i rember one morning on the weir pool hooking about 8 fish ( but only landing one) so the pool must have been stacked with them.

Sadly how things have changed....

 




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