Water Temp: 21C-24C
Water height: -10cms
Number of rods: 14
Number fish caught: 13
Biggest fish: 26lbs Simon Bath
No 30+: 0
No 20-29: 3
No 8-19: 10
Grilse: 0
Weather: Blazing sunshine and hot
first thing in the morning. Clouds developing with thunder and showers in the
afternoon.
Manager's comments: Conditions were
definitely on the bright side when the lodge awoke to sunshine and a near
cloudless sky. It felt positively tropical and sun cream replaced cold weather
gear at the top of the backpack.
A day for sun cream
It was the toughest day on the
river so far this week. Although we have had not had a drop of rain since
Saturday night it was surprising to see that the river was up 4cm in the
morning. The only conclusion is that it rained further up the catchment area.
Bear in mind the river is 200km in length so you would not have a clue what the
weather is doing up there.
Ready for action
It was pretty hit miss on the
beats. Helmut Z landed a couple of nice fish, an 11 and 15lber from Lower
Norcamp. John H continued his success rate and took three from Upper Norcamp.
Michael G had a good fight with a 19lber from Poachers.
What happens when you crouch too low in the water to take a photo
Louis G had some
success late in the day when he had three from the main draw at Crows Nest
weighing 16, 18, 20lbs. A tidy finish to his day! Simon B continued his run of
good fortune (or sheer skill?) with a 26lber from Lyliok. You know you are
having a good week when you can’t remember the number of fish you have caught
in excess of 20lbs in the week Simon!
Simon B's fresh 26lber from Lyliok
Colder weather is due for the last
couple of days this week so fingers crossed that we get the right result on the
fishing front as well as the referendum.
Henry Mountain
Gremikha Camp, lower Yokanga
Interestingly, while guests at the
lodge struggled a bit, Gremikha had their best day of the week. 11 fish were
reported for the day with possibly more as a couple of fishers had not returned
when news came in. James B had a 25lber from Loop Pool and reported that the
pool seemed to be stuffed with fish. A fair few grilse seem to be entering the
lower river now so it will be interesting to see if any of them get caught
further upstream at the lodge.
