Friday 14 September 2012

Trout Opening

Went off to Trout Opening (two weeks ago!). Didn't catch a thing, not even a cold. It was a great though. Even the weather was on my side.

Got on to the river about 10:00. The only people around that time were a couple of deer crews. But other than that it was a quiet morning. The day was terrific and the river was running like you would'nt believe. The Buckland is not a big river as far as width and depth goes but it has a goodly gradient. On trout opening it was running really fast. Dangerously fast. I'm used to seeing the Buckland somewhat slower and lower. So this was a surprise. Not a fish was to be found and I am not wondering why.

Needless to say, from a fish taking view point the day was not a success. But, at least  I was on the river giving it a crack, which is something a lot of others were not doing.

I had a good day and that's what counts.