Bank Holiday Monday

Baslowfisher came round earlier today with Mrs P for a chat and a coffee, also helped with
getting Clustrmap on my blog -much appreciated. Well I thought I might go fishing today
booked beat 2 and when I got there-not a lot rising I waded up beat 2 with a LDO dry and not a
pull. so changed to Olive F Fly and managed a small brownie and this cracking rainbow a lovely
fish - he was a bit camera shy !
I had a mallard family with 8 little ones as company today and a water vole that kept popping
in and out.

Sunday 30th May 2010

After yesterday's weather and no fishing I had to give it a go today
even with that wind !! got to the river about 12.15 and the wind was
blowing hard, on beat 7 it can be quite sheltered a couple of brownies
were rising I covered them with LDO and they were my only two.
I'm on holiday all this week so hoping for some good times down by
the river.

Thursday 27th May 2010

Well I've just got home from walking the dog and I'm really cold
I went to the river tonight about 7.00pm and there wasn't much
happening the water was cold, I was cold, there was quite a bit of
fly life-spinners and midges but only the occasional rise ! I finished
up with 3 brownies 2 on LDO and 1 on a gold head nymph. A difficult
evening overall I finished off in the pub.

Monday 24th May 2010

Left work on time today and managed to get down to the river by 19.00
on beats 6/7 and there was a lot of fly life-loads and loads of spinners just
above the water, the fish weren't taking them though ! I had a size 16 Olive
F Fly on which looked just right on the water, and had 4 very nice wild brownies.
I had the Grey wagtail for company again tonight he liked the spinners. At
about 20.30 the weather started to change, the wind got up and all the fly
life disappeared and I was getting rather hungry by now and the dog would
be waiting for the last walk of the day.

Saturday 22nd May 2010

Well what a day - fantastic weather we can't complain of it being to sunny can we !
Booked beats 9/10 arrived at the river 12.30 had my lunch next to the hut, the fish
were rising under the shade of the trees. First fish to a olive F Fly it was a Rainbow
had 2 more Brownies before moving upstream changed to LDO and finished off with
1 Grayling and 4 more Brownies. I really enjoyed it this afternoon.

Tuesday 18th May 2010

Well it's eventually warming up folks, fished for the first time this season early evening
on beat 2, my first fish was a cracking rainbow, it kept jumping out of water then it
went down stream-what a fish, managed 2 grayling and 1 brownie all on size 16 LDO.
I think we are all in for a great time now the temperature is rising !!

Saturday 15th May 2010

All the family are away today, so booked beats 6/7 arrived at the river 11.00am
and the fish were rising, although there was cold wind again blowing down the river
from time to time-When is it going to warm up ! Fished for a couple of hours had
5 grayling on a size 16 LDO and 1 grayling on a nymph moved up river to beat 7
cast to a rise and a large brownie took my fly and broke my 5x tippet.

Wednesday 12th May 2010

Well folks I'm in southern Ireland on business staying in Mallow
which is on the Blackwater river, I've just finished my meal and
had a good walk around the town and walked over the bridge the river
looks very clear-although very windy and not a lot rising. Nobody
fishing yet as with back home things need to warm up a bit.

Sunday 9th May 2010

Managed to slip away for a hour on beat 2 just above Grindleford Bridge
when I first arrived there were a few fish rising still had my Olive Upright
on they came up but they weren't interested, changed to a LDO and had
4 wild brownies not large but nice fish ! The wind then came blowing straight
down the river it was cold so decided to call it a day.

Saturday 8th May 2010

Well I can't believe it today just got back from the river the weather forecast for
today wasn't good the temperature was 9.5˚ the wind was blowing -not easy to cast
then the rain came again. Do you want the good news ! Arrived on beat 9 about 12.00
there wasn't much rising so on with size 16 turkey biot nymph 2mm gold bead and a bit ice dub
round the bead and 3 grayling very quickly all a good size. I then moved up river to one of favourite spots there were 1 or 2 rising so put on an size 14 olive upright for the first this season and what a cracking time in just 1 and half hours 6 grayling and 4 brownies two of the brownies were really nice fish.

Olive Upright
Hook size 14
Thread Light Cahill
Tail As wing
Wing Cream poly yarn
Body Light brown/Olive dub
Hackle Cree/or Grizzle Bleached

Again this is one of Calvert/Crofts Flies for Pennine Rivers.

Monday 3rd May (Bank Holiday)

Well hasn't the weather changed-only 9° today, I booked beat 21, and fished 3 pools with a nymph and not a pull, the weather was very windy and cold so I moved down to beat 1 which is just below Grindleford Bridge it wasn't as windy and I soon caught 3 grayling on the same nymph before the heavens opened again-I took cover under the bridge till it stopped and then called it a day.

Saturday 1st May 2010

Large Dark Olive-Calvert & Crofts Style

After a rather busy week, I couldn't wait to get

down on the river today the temperture wasn't as warm as the past weekends but the fish were

still rising to LDO's -there was quite a hatch over the lunch time period again. Using Large Dark Olive dry fly managed to land 3 good brownies

and 3 grayling before the rain came.

Hook size: 16

Thread: Olive

Tail: As wing

Wing: Mid grey poly yarn

Body: Olive dubbing

Hackle: Furnace

THIS IS A CRACKING FLY - TRY IT !