Finally, I can report some decent catches……
As predicted in the last report the drought continued with river levels at very low levels, however fish appeared to enter the river off every tide, with large numbers of fish building up in the deeper pools over the last couple of weeks.
Presumably due to the low levels, the fish seemed reluctant to run upriver and consequently large numbers of fish are evident in a few pools, in addition to this there are reports of a large number of fish being spotted in the tidal stretches.
With the sizable number of fish present, it is no surprise that quite a few fish have been caught, mostly grilse in the 3 lb to 5 lb bracket, with the odd salmon. Unfortunately, quite a few of the fish caught lately have showed signs of red-vent.
Catches have been quite good with several anglers catching a couple of fish or more per week, especially the ones that have been using smaller rods and lighter lines and have been fishing around day-break and dusk.
Some of the anglers that got off the mark in the last couple of weeks include; Glyn Philips, Donnie McBean, Geoff Holloway, Andy Hutchison, Patsy Grant, Ian Kelly, Hugh Mackay, Norman Cranna and Bill Bartlett.
There was a small rise of about 4” yesterday, it remains to be seen if this allowed the fish up river, although a quick walk along the riverbank, this afternoon, revealed some fish still showing in the usual pools.
The weather forecast is currently showing a continuation of the dry weather, therefore expect the river levels to drop all week. The tides are building all week, therefore hopefully the grilse will keep running into the river.
Tight Lines
