fcch
07-02-2006, 11:49 AM
After a very dry spring, no rain and early returns of salmon, ... we finally got rain here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/062803_Debit_3.jpg
The salmon that have so far arrived are quite BIG! For the first 3 weeks of the season, they were quite active, moving and rising to many a fly, ... but not taking :confused:
Even Boris was getting tad confused.
Low (relatively) clear water was making for late July like fishing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/37.jpg
The recent rains have doubled the flows and the salmon have moved off the banks into mid stream lies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/jed39.jpg
There are salmon now scattered up and down the river in most of the "favourite" spots. Ted recently connected to a very large (for here) salmon deep in the 45a, ... got taken to within 10 yards of the spindle, ... recuperated most of the backing ... and ended up doing a 125 ft long line release :)
The warm spring was a perfect breeding ground for our friendly BLOOD SUCKING air borne predators, ... but when there are salmon in the run, ... who cares!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/wader.jpg
We are having a blast here on our home waters, ... I hope that you all are doing the same.
Play hard, ... Come home safe.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/062803_Debit_3.jpg
The salmon that have so far arrived are quite BIG! For the first 3 weeks of the season, they were quite active, moving and rising to many a fly, ... but not taking :confused:
Even Boris was getting tad confused.
Low (relatively) clear water was making for late July like fishing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/37.jpg
The recent rains have doubled the flows and the salmon have moved off the banks into mid stream lies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/jed39.jpg
There are salmon now scattered up and down the river in most of the "favourite" spots. Ted recently connected to a very large (for here) salmon deep in the 45a, ... got taken to within 10 yards of the spindle, ... recuperated most of the backing ... and ended up doing a 125 ft long line release :)
The warm spring was a perfect breeding ground for our friendly BLOOD SUCKING air borne predators, ... but when there are salmon in the run, ... who cares!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/fcch/wader.jpg
We are having a blast here on our home waters, ... I hope that you all are doing the same.
Play hard, ... Come home safe.