I've been in southern Ireland for 4 days this week and seen some great rivers they have had a lot of rain this year. I booked beat 2 last night and thought that the river Derwent would not be fit to fish today but it was I parked in the Grindleford car park at about 1.15 and waded up beat 2, just above the bridge i saw a fish rise and cast to it and caught a large Brownie and put it back in the the river.
I waded further up the beat and didn't caught anything until i walked up past the hut and waded up
to the start of beat 3 and cast over the far side and caught a further 4 Brownies and 1 small Rainbow
trout at around 14.00 the thunder started and the rain came down quite hard i took shelter under a tree
till the rain stopped. I then walked back to my car and headed for home. I needed to head into Sheffield to do some shopping. It was a very enjoyable afternoon. All fish caught on a size 16 Dry LDO
Saturday 25 August 2012
Saturday 18 August 2012
Saturday 18 August 2012
I didn't think the river Derwent would be fit to fish today, i drove over Grindleford Bridge and I
couldn't believe how many fish were rising so i drove home and booked beat 2 and drove back and park at the side of the bridge because Grindleford Show was opening around 14.00 and you couldn't park in the car park. Well i put on my waders and waded up beat 2 and caught my first Brownie of the day, I then walked up the the locked gate and waded across the river and started casting to the music of the Grindleford Show which was very pleasant and caught 2 more Brownies and one Rainbow, I only fished for 2 hours as I had some jobs to do at home this afternoon. All the fish were caught on a size 16 LDO dry.
couldn't believe how many fish were rising so i drove home and booked beat 2 and drove back and park at the side of the bridge because Grindleford Show was opening around 14.00 and you couldn't park in the car park. Well i put on my waders and waded up beat 2 and caught my first Brownie of the day, I then walked up the the locked gate and waded across the river and started casting to the music of the Grindleford Show which was very pleasant and caught 2 more Brownies and one Rainbow, I only fished for 2 hours as I had some jobs to do at home this afternoon. All the fish were caught on a size 16 LDO dry.
Sunday 12 August 2012
Sunday 12 August 2012
Well all the family are back from London now so this afternoon I booked beat 9 there were no other
fisherman on the river today. I had my lunch and then waded up beat 9 from the hut still with a size 16 Large Dark Olive dry on I lost three takes to some good sized Brownies on my way up, I then caught a good sized Brownie just round a bend where the river starts to straighten up and 5 mins later I caught a nice Grayling in quite shallow water as I was wading up to one of my favourite spots the rain started so a walked up to the bench and had a few casts there were a few fish showing themselves but no takes so by now the rain was coming down hard so I called it a day and headed home. The weather was a bit disappointing this afternoon after all this good weather.
fisherman on the river today. I had my lunch and then waded up beat 9 from the hut still with a size 16 Large Dark Olive dry on I lost three takes to some good sized Brownies on my way up, I then caught a good sized Brownie just round a bend where the river starts to straighten up and 5 mins later I caught a nice Grayling in quite shallow water as I was wading up to one of my favourite spots the rain started so a walked up to the bench and had a few casts there were a few fish showing themselves but no takes so by now the rain was coming down hard so I called it a day and headed home. The weather was a bit disappointing this afternoon after all this good weather.
Saturday 11 August 2012
Saturday 11 August 2012
On my own today so I booked beat 15 for this afternoon, I managed to park up and walk across the field
which is full of sheep and lambs and there was a large party of walkers having their lunch just above the stepping stones. I waded up beat 15 with a size 16 LDO dry on. and caught a small Brownie on the right
hand side of the river, so spotted a rise just under the tree and cast across to it and caught a 15" Brownie which was a lovely fish, I was distracted by a couple of walkers she crossed the stepping stones and fell in to the water. When they caught me up we all had a good chat and I said she would dry out quickly today. I then waded up beat 16 and there were quite a few fish rising so cast over the far side of the river and very quickly caught a bigger Brownie around 16 ". I then decided to head for home as I have some jobs to do
including walking the dog.
which is full of sheep and lambs and there was a large party of walkers having their lunch just above the stepping stones. I waded up beat 15 with a size 16 LDO dry on. and caught a small Brownie on the right
hand side of the river, so spotted a rise just under the tree and cast across to it and caught a 15" Brownie which was a lovely fish, I was distracted by a couple of walkers she crossed the stepping stones and fell in to the water. When they caught me up we all had a good chat and I said she would dry out quickly today. I then waded up beat 16 and there were quite a few fish rising so cast over the far side of the river and very quickly caught a bigger Brownie around 16 ". I then decided to head for home as I have some jobs to do
including walking the dog.
Thursday 9 August 2012
Thursday 9 August 2012
I booked beat 6 tonight and got there about 19.00 and waded in just above the waterfall, I cast across
the river and very quickly catch my first Rainbow Trout of the evening and then the River Keeper turned up for a chat I then caught my second Rainbow Trout on size 16 Large dark Olive. my 3rd fish
was a 15" Brownie followed by a smaller Brownie all from the same place. A very enjoyable evening following a very sunny day. Tomorrow is my 62 birthday so ive taken day on Holiday.
the river and very quickly catch my first Rainbow Trout of the evening and then the River Keeper turned up for a chat I then caught my second Rainbow Trout on size 16 Large dark Olive. my 3rd fish
was a 15" Brownie followed by a smaller Brownie all from the same place. A very enjoyable evening following a very sunny day. Tomorrow is my 62 birthday so ive taken day on Holiday.
Sunday 5 August 2012
Sunday 5 August 2012
Well today i fished beat 1 which is not bookable I parked my car near to the Laundy and made my way down to the river and waded up beat 1 toward Grindleford Bridge. I caught a small Brownie and 1 Rainbow Trout which didn't want to be handled and it got off just as was releasing him. When I got to Grindleford Bridge I walked up the road to bring my car down to the Grindleford Car park and had my lunch sitting on the wall. I then waded up beat 2 and no fish were rising so I didn't catch anything on beat 2.
So I headed for home to let the dog out in the garden and tie to few flies for the next time I fish.
So I headed for home to let the dog out in the garden and tie to few flies for the next time I fish.
Saturday 4 August 2012
Saturday 4 August 2012
Well at 11.00 this morning John & I carried out River Monitoring which we haven't done for 2 months mainly because we have been fishing quite a lot of times. Another member joined John on beat 6 & 7, I left because I had booked beat 9 for the afternoon so I parked up in the car park on beat 9 and waded up the beat from the hut and very quickly connected with a Rainbow on a size 16 double badger. I waded up to one of my favorite spots and caught 2 more Brownies on the same fly. I thought it was going the rain but the sun was out all afternoon. All in all a very enjoyable afternoon fishing on the River Derwent. I'm very lucky to be in such wonderfull moving water.
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