Today i booked beat 15 which is above Hathersage and arrived at the start on the beat at about 13.00,
after having my lunch in the car I walked across the two fields which are full of sheep and lambs and down to the stepping stones one of which has been washed away with all the heavy rain so people could not cross the river at this point. I started with size 16 LDO and very quickly caught a small
Brownie I then changed my fly to a Double Badger and soon caught a good sized Grayling and then two more really good sized Brownies.I only fished for about 1and half hours as I wanted to call in to see Peter Arfield in Bakewell to buy some 6x and 7x tippet. After a long week I really enjoyed my time fishing.
Saturday 28 July 2012
Thursday 26 July 2012
Thursday 26 July 2012
I've been away in London and Wiltshire for the last two days so tonight I booked beat 2 & 3, I waded
up beat 2 there wasn't many fish rising which was a bit of surprise considering the warm weather we have had today. I only caught a small Brownie on my way up the beat on a size 16 sherry spinner I then walked up the gate and re-entered the river and waded up the rest of beat 2 towards beat 3 again not a lot of fish rising but I managed to catch a good sized Rainbow on the same fly before calling it a day and heading for home for my late tea. I've just walked the dog over the old bridge in Baslow.
up beat 2 there wasn't many fish rising which was a bit of surprise considering the warm weather we have had today. I only caught a small Brownie on my way up the beat on a size 16 sherry spinner I then walked up the gate and re-entered the river and waded up the rest of beat 2 towards beat 3 again not a lot of fish rising but I managed to catch a good sized Rainbow on the same fly before calling it a day and heading for home for my late tea. I've just walked the dog over the old bridge in Baslow.
Sunday 22 July 2012
Sunday 22 July 2012
I walked the dog first this morning and then decided on booking beat 2 again, when I walked the dog last night over the old bridge the Derwent had dropped quite a bit and the water was beginning to clear. So I managed to park at Grindleford at around 12.00 had my lunch and then waded up beat 2
the sun was out and it was quite bright not a lot fish rising on the first stretch so I walked up past the
hut and waded up and there were quite a few fish rising so i cast over to them a very quickly caught 1 Brownie and soon afterwards caught a nice sized Grayling in very shallow water. I then walked up beat 3 and beat 4 there was quite a lot of water still coming down and i noticed a large tree that had fallen down and it was blocking the path so no one could get past it to walk up beat 4. When a got home I emailed the River keeper to inform him of the tree.
the sun was out and it was quite bright not a lot fish rising on the first stretch so I walked up past the
hut and waded up and there were quite a few fish rising so i cast over to them a very quickly caught 1 Brownie and soon afterwards caught a nice sized Grayling in very shallow water. I then walked up beat 3 and beat 4 there was quite a lot of water still coming down and i noticed a large tree that had fallen down and it was blocking the path so no one could get past it to walk up beat 4. When a got home I emailed the River keeper to inform him of the tree.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Wednesday 18 July 2012
I've been in London for the last two days there isn't a lot fishing in Hornsey, i managed to get home for 18.00 tonight and booked beat 2 again and waded up the beat with my new line on my rod with
a size 16 LDO on I very quickly caught two Brownies just above Grindleford Bridge. I waded further
up the beat towards the start of beat 3 and caught 1 Brownie and 2 Rainbows there is still a lot of
water flowing down I only fished for about 1and half hours it was very enjoyable tonight. I've walked
the dog and i have to be up early tomorrow morning so I didn't want to fish for to long tonight.
a size 16 LDO on I very quickly caught two Brownies just above Grindleford Bridge. I waded further
up the beat towards the start of beat 3 and caught 1 Brownie and 2 Rainbows there is still a lot of
water flowing down I only fished for about 1and half hours it was very enjoyable tonight. I've walked
the dog and i have to be up early tomorrow morning so I didn't want to fish for to long tonight.
Sunday 15 July 2012
Sunday 15 July 2012
I booked beat 2 for this afternoon I parked within the car park at Grindleford Bridge and walked across the road and had a couple of casts below the bridge before waded up beat 2 I caught a nice sized Grayling on a LDO dry and waded to the top where I came out and walked up to the locked gate where I waded again up the beat to where quite a few fish were rising and caught 2 more Rainbow trout and I lost a good sized Brownie before walking back to my car. My line wasn't in very good shape so I drove in Bakewell and had a new line on my reel which I purchaed from Peter Arfield Bakewell Fly Fishing Shop.
Sunday 1 July 2012
Sunday 1 July 2012
Well this morning I cut the grass and trimmed the front hedge after walking the dog, then took my younger daugher to Chesterfield so I didn't get to beat 15 until 14.30. There were not a lot fish rising
when I arrived and not many more rises during the afternoon the wind was quite strong at times. I waded up the beat and cast to the right hand side which is where most of the fish are. I caught a rather large Grayling on a size 16 LDO and gently put back in the river and didn't get another fish in the 2 hours that I fished. I think the wind most have stopped a lot of the fish rising so I called it a day and handed for home.
when I arrived and not many more rises during the afternoon the wind was quite strong at times. I waded up the beat and cast to the right hand side which is where most of the fish are. I caught a rather large Grayling on a size 16 LDO and gently put back in the river and didn't get another fish in the 2 hours that I fished. I think the wind most have stopped a lot of the fish rising so I called it a day and handed for home.
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