After returning from my Islay trip I didn't have whole days off so other than a couple short sessions I didn't do much.. It has also rained a lot and I was skeptical in doing long trips, thus I decided to focus closer at home. There are a couple burns within a few minute's drive from home that I knew they hold trout as I saw them on my long trek last time I went trout fishing. Today on my break I though it was a good opportunity to check out the one closer to me. I put on the waders and after some scrambling above fences and bushes, reached the little burn. It was carrying a lot of water from the recent rains but no colour so I was optimistic. I started casting my #0 spinner about and sure enough the little brownies were hitting it hard! I walked up the stream for about half a mile and must have caught over 20 of them.. They were small as its only a small burn but I got a few better ones from the deeper swims. Still though, their sheer aggression, acrobatic fights and stunning looks made my day! I also noticed that most of them were looking chunky and that there were no salmon parr on this stream..
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| Precision casting needed! |
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| nice swim.. |
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| Stunning. |
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| Typical holding spot under bridges.. |
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| Surprising how many fish come from a good spot.. |
I also found some trout in a little stream flowing through a town which make for very different scenery! Overall it seems that they are everywhere up here...
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| Urban trout.. Need to look into it.. |
This week Im planning to visit Loch Fyne again but this time with the action camera and hopefully il get some nice footage. Ive also checked out a small loch that holds pike and perch and it looks promising..
Tight lines!
Gear used.
Rod: Daiwa Procyon, 6'.6", 1/32-1/8oz
Reel: Mitchell Mag Pro1000
Mainline: Sunline Siglon fluorocarbon, 3lbs
Rig: spinners
lure: Lukris and Jaxon #0 spinners.
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