Today the Derwent Fly Fishing Club had a working party starting at Leadmill Bridge
to remove all the Himalayan Balsalm before it starts flowering, we had about ten volunteers
and manaaged to fill 4 number one tonne bags. We will have to arrange another saturday in
the not to distance future to have another go.
Saturday 25 June 2011
Thursday 23 June 2011
Thursday 23rd June
Well today the girls have gone to Wimbledon and I took the day off to look after the dog!!
so this afternoon I booked beats 2/3 and fished for about 2 hours the phone kept ringing
with emails and calls but I still managed to catch 4 good Brownies on a LDO dry again.
There was plenty of fly life today with LDO and a few Mayfly still coming off. I met the River Keeper as I finished and we had a good chat. I still keep forgetting to take my camera on my
fishing trips - I promise to take it next time.
so this afternoon I booked beats 2/3 and fished for about 2 hours the phone kept ringing
with emails and calls but I still managed to catch 4 good Brownies on a LDO dry again.
There was plenty of fly life today with LDO and a few Mayfly still coming off. I met the River Keeper as I finished and we had a good chat. I still keep forgetting to take my camera on my
fishing trips - I promise to take it next time.
Saturday 18 June 2011
Saturday 18th June 2011
Two of my pals had arranged to go to the Fly Fair at Stafford Show Ground today,
unfortunately I had to many jobs to do this morning: I may give it a visit on Sunday.
This afternoon I booked beats 9/10 I knew the weather was going to be fine/rainy
for most of the day but after a rather hard week I just fancied a fish !!
I fished for about 2 hours and finished up with 4 Brownies and 1 Grayling again on
a size 16 LDO dry, there were still Mayfly and Large Dark Olives coming off the water
when is wasn't raining It was just a very enjoyable afternoon !!
unfortunately I had to many jobs to do this morning: I may give it a visit on Sunday.
This afternoon I booked beats 9/10 I knew the weather was going to be fine/rainy
for most of the day but after a rather hard week I just fancied a fish !!
I fished for about 2 hours and finished up with 4 Brownies and 1 Grayling again on
a size 16 LDO dry, there were still Mayfly and Large Dark Olives coming off the water
when is wasn't raining It was just a very enjoyable afternoon !!
Wednesday 15 June 2011
15th June 2011
Well tonight was a interesting evening all the committee members met in the hut on beat 2, we
always have our meeting in the hut in June, and then most of us have a fish afterwards. Whilst the
meeting was taking place there were loads of rises just in front of the hut. So straight after the
meeting I tackled up and waded up beat 2 for about half an hour nothing and then i caught 5
really good Brownies on a size 16 LDO dry in the space of 1 hour a really enjoyable evening.
Evening fishing in June is just fabulous and especially after a hard day in the office.
always have our meeting in the hut in June, and then most of us have a fish afterwards. Whilst the
meeting was taking place there were loads of rises just in front of the hut. So straight after the
meeting I tackled up and waded up beat 2 for about half an hour nothing and then i caught 5
really good Brownies on a size 16 LDO dry in the space of 1 hour a really enjoyable evening.
Evening fishing in June is just fabulous and especially after a hard day in the office.
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Monday 13th June 2011
Work is just crazy at the moment i managed to get home for 18.30 last night and thought
I fancy a fish so i grabbed my gear and shot off to the river, I booked beat 2/3 which is
just above Grindleford Bridge. There were a few fish rising when I arrived at about 18.45
so I cast to them with my favourite fly LDO dry but nothing. The river was a bit coloured
after all that rain on Sunday I only fished for about 45 mins just when i was thinking about
calling it a day I managed a cracking Brownie that took me a while to pull in he just didn't
want to say hello !! It was my first evening fishing trip.
I fancy a fish so i grabbed my gear and shot off to the river, I booked beat 2/3 which is
just above Grindleford Bridge. There were a few fish rising when I arrived at about 18.45
so I cast to them with my favourite fly LDO dry but nothing. The river was a bit coloured
after all that rain on Sunday I only fished for about 45 mins just when i was thinking about
calling it a day I managed a cracking Brownie that took me a while to pull in he just didn't
want to say hello !! It was my first evening fishing trip.
Monday 6 June 2011
Sunday 5th June 2010
Not a EASY day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My very good friend Baslowfisher(Colin) invited me to fish his water at Chatsworth on
Sunday when we arrived there wasn't much activity on the surface the wild was still
blowing so we both started with a Mayfly Nymph on Baslowfisher directed me to a
good spot where a soon connected with a good brownie in nice run. We fished most of
the day Baslowfisher finished up with 6 Browns and Rainbows and I managed 2 more
brownies we spotted a few Mayfly and Yellow duns coming off but there were so few
rises we kept fishing with in Nymphs.
We were thinking of fishing in the evening after having something to eat but the weather
was just not suitable. It was still enjoyable to be out with Baslowfisher on the river.
My very good friend Baslowfisher(Colin) invited me to fish his water at Chatsworth on
Sunday when we arrived there wasn't much activity on the surface the wild was still
blowing so we both started with a Mayfly Nymph on Baslowfisher directed me to a
good spot where a soon connected with a good brownie in nice run. We fished most of
the day Baslowfisher finished up with 6 Browns and Rainbows and I managed 2 more
brownies we spotted a few Mayfly and Yellow duns coming off but there were so few
rises we kept fishing with in Nymphs.
We were thinking of fishing in the evening after having something to eat but the weather
was just not suitable. It was still enjoyable to be out with Baslowfisher on the river.
Friday 3 June 2011
Friday 2nd June 2011
My good friend John invited me across to fish the Yorkshire Derwent for 2 days although they had rain earlier in the week the general water level in between the pools was very low all the fish were
hiding to the pools. The weather has been very sunny on Thursday & Friday. On Thursday we starting fishing around 10.30 and caught 2 nice brownies on size 16 LDO dry it wasn't easy unless
you managed to find some shade under the trees and managed 3 more small brownies in the afternoon. the bird life in that beautiful valley is outstanding whilst fishing 3 kingfishers flew past,
and there were loads Dippers, Grey Wagtails. We stayed at John's flat in Filey on Thursday night
and had a fabulous meal out just along the road on the front. We didn't start on Friday until
11.30 ish it was so hot and sunny and when we arrived there was just no activity on the water. I
tackled up and walked up stream for quite a way and there was nothing happening so i walked back
and followed John below the bridge but again there nothing, so we had a early lunch and started
again about 14.00 John Caught a Rainbow and a brownie I didn't connect with anything all day.
But the 2 days rest and catching up on old times was great fun and very enjoyable.
hiding to the pools. The weather has been very sunny on Thursday & Friday. On Thursday we starting fishing around 10.30 and caught 2 nice brownies on size 16 LDO dry it wasn't easy unless
you managed to find some shade under the trees and managed 3 more small brownies in the afternoon. the bird life in that beautiful valley is outstanding whilst fishing 3 kingfishers flew past,
and there were loads Dippers, Grey Wagtails. We stayed at John's flat in Filey on Thursday night
and had a fabulous meal out just along the road on the front. We didn't start on Friday until
11.30 ish it was so hot and sunny and when we arrived there was just no activity on the water. I
tackled up and walked up stream for quite a way and there was nothing happening so i walked back
and followed John below the bridge but again there nothing, so we had a early lunch and started
again about 14.00 John Caught a Rainbow and a brownie I didn't connect with anything all day.
But the 2 days rest and catching up on old times was great fun and very enjoyable.
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