We always look very much forward to being on the river Tay in the month of May and meeting up with both old and new friends. Illtyd Griffiths, Bob Sherwood and myself have been running these spring courses for quite some time now and really do enjoy them, guiding, teaching and watching people progress is […]
Month: May 2016
River Eden, May 21st, 2016.
It’s been a fabulous week to be on the river. Consistent hatches of large darks that should have finished some time ago are getting the trout feeding hard, the low water is ideal for that. The salmon keep coming as they have done for many weeks now despite the lack of water and are of good […]
River Eden, May 15th, 2016.
The cool north easterly and then a north westerly breeze did not stop the continuous trickle and sometimes flotilla’s of large darks and grannom coming off the water all day long. But with the air temperature considerably lower than the water, surface action was slow and the fish were hard to tempt at times. Good […]
River Eden, May 14th, 2016.
Had a very pleasant time on the middle river with Paul from Kidderminster today. The main intention was to fish for salmon as there are fish in the pools, but the water is getting a little thin that far up at present with the dry weather we have had (never thought i would be asking for […]
River Eden, May 13th, 2016.
With the water temperature at 14 oC, the air temperature at 9 oC, wind from the north-east and low water, it is not always a great combination for ideal fishing conditions. But some days the fish and invertebrates think otherwise, good hatches of olives and fish activity on the surface was good to see. The […]