Wednesday March 5th
Got to the Lake this morning and watched tiny Bream leap out of the water and try to catch dragonflies.Thinking I am in here .I set about finding some bait fish which of course I did ::)
Of course when I found them the wind sprung up which made it hard .So doing what I had been doing all week casting at the edges of the schools I got ZERO .I did lose a few tiny BREAM and had about 3 more of those soft touches/bites but still nothing.
Thinking all my posting on here had offended the fishing gods or that I was getting a bigger head (than I already have ;D) for catching a few fish it was donut day for Micky :-[.
With that thought in mind I wandered out of the water sat down and had a drink from my water bottle .Thinking I'll head back towards the car and have a fish the gulls went off again with the bait fish.
Instead I wandered towards where a mullie was caught last Wednesday and do what you do Mick cast for bream.Waded out and cast out the worst cast of the day it was a bit like the wind had changed directions mid cast.Anyway with disgust I lifted the rod and line and you guessed it I TROUT STRIKED again but a tiny Bream this time.
So donut averted ;D ;D I put the little guy back and tried the same spot again a few missed small bream I moved up the beach .
Couple of casts in this spot this little guy inhaled my fly good.
and here is the classical mickyj view
Returned that little one back to the water after some minor surgery to his mouth
.And continued up the beach casting at the gaps in the seaweed beds.
When suddenly all hell broke lose bait fish bashing my legs larger fish chasing them.I thought Jaws had arrived with fish of all sizes jumping out of the water.
I turned and tried to cast into the wind a short cast into the deeper water and with my fly just sinking they were at it .Suddenly I was on trying not to let anymore line out walking backwards picking up line .I slightly lifted my fly rod and my leader not my 6 lb not my 7lb but my 15lb leader broke
:'(
With the chance I had just lost the biggest fish of fly fishing life I got back to shore to re rig my leaders .My 15lb line was at home and my 7lb line was not behaving itself I attached 6lb line onto what was left of the 15lb line .But the fish were gone .
So I headed back towards my car .Stopped part way back and looked in the water being higher I could see the huge bait fish school.I looked around and thought yep why not.
Into the water my fly went Salmon trout/ Salmon of every size came to my fly .I did hook into some of the larger ones they spat the fly just as quick as they took it . But I managed one small ST he got covered in sand and I washed him but he didn't want a pic taken but I took one anyway
Once I got him back into the water they were gone again .
So I headed off and decided to go home and count my blessings .what was heading for a donut day ended with my heart getting a workout and some fish caught.
Rest day tomorrow taking the wife out for lunch and making another fly up and fixing my leaders ::)
Cheers
