Saturday 11 July 2015

Bomber Action

Date: 9 July
Air Temp: 8 C
Water Temp: 9 C
Water height: -16cm
Number of rods: 16
Number fish caught: 20
Biggest fish:    21lbs        Rod: Mike Bowsher
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 1
No 8-19: 11
Grilse: 8
WEATHER:   Very thin, patchy cloud cover and a bright start to the day. Clouding over after 4pm.
 

COMMENTS:   Seemingly no rhyme nor reason to salmon behaviour - Bright sunshine today and some beats fished well under these conditions while some waited for the afternoons cloud cover before showing fish. Rob W and Stephen L had 6 fish from Crow’s Nest between 4pm and 6pm, Mike B landed his PB of 21lbs at Seven Islands (well done Mike!), Pat M produced 3 from Lower Norcamp and Ian E continues to pick up fish where others have no joy including one landed and one lost on a bomber! It’s amazing how fish will move with meaning to the surface even in relatively low temperatures.