Rowbank/Barcraigs 31st May
A few Rainbows moving at the Muirend area after a hot day but only sporadically. Couldnt see anything on the water until i spotted a crane fly type thing, maybe a hopper type fly would have done the trick, shame i didnt have any. Covered one fish with an Elk Hair Caddis that produced a few fish for me recently but a fish just gave it the once over and turned away. Some of these Rainbows can be picky.
Anyway had to give up on them seeing as they wouldnt have anything that i could offer, so over to Rowbank to see if i could get a Brownie. On the way, quite a few guys fishing from the pitchings and from the area near the stone building. There sure are a lot of guys fishing Rowbank these days that look just like poachers walking on with a fly rod, but hey, im not challenging anyone for a permit even if they are catching fish paid for out of my pocket. Whats the point, i go fishing to relax, not to get involved with arseholes. One got a brownie from Barcraigs as i got there and i took one myself later on. Has Barcraigs been stocked with Brownies?, or are they just passing thro from Rowbank seeing as the water is staying so high.
You know the thing that i really dont understand is that not one fish did i see rise on Rowbank, years ago there were huge evening hatches of buzzers and sedges but not anymore, the water used to boil with fish. If the fish are not rising it can only be because there are not the surface fly there. Why is this?
A few Rainbows moving at the Muirend area after a hot day but only sporadically. Couldnt see anything on the water until i spotted a crane fly type thing, maybe a hopper type fly would have done the trick, shame i didnt have any. Covered one fish with an Elk Hair Caddis that produced a few fish for me recently but a fish just gave it the once over and turned away. Some of these Rainbows can be picky.
Anyway had to give up on them seeing as they wouldnt have anything that i could offer, so over to Rowbank to see if i could get a Brownie. On the way, quite a few guys fishing from the pitchings and from the area near the stone building. There sure are a lot of guys fishing Rowbank these days that look just like poachers walking on with a fly rod, but hey, im not challenging anyone for a permit even if they are catching fish paid for out of my pocket. Whats the point, i go fishing to relax, not to get involved with arseholes. One got a brownie from Barcraigs as i got there and i took one myself later on. Has Barcraigs been stocked with Brownies?, or are they just passing thro from Rowbank seeing as the water is staying so high.
You know the thing that i really dont understand is that not one fish did i see rise on Rowbank, years ago there were huge evening hatches of buzzers and sedges but not anymore, the water used to boil with fish. If the fish are not rising it can only be because there are not the surface fly there. Why is this?
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