Just got back from fishing from 2.00 to 5.30. Absolutely no luck!
I went to the far end to start with, as you suggested, but the fish must have moved because there was no sign of them. After about an hour I moved down to the far side of the island. No luck. Then moved to quite close and right of the island and the pier. There were plenty of leaping fish – but none wanted my varied choices of flies. I followed a tip from Bill who gave me a floating sedge; he said it was a definite catcher, and if that didn’t work to use a dropper of a buzzer as well as the sedge. I did both – and not a sausage! So you see, everybody has their own suggestions, but they don’t all work all of the time!
There was no sign of anyone else at the lake until I was just leaving, when two cars arrived (5.30-ish).
While I was at the far end of the lake in the boat, I saw a red deer on the path moving toward the gate. When it got that far, it started to pace back and forward as if it felt trapped. I then lost sight of it. Also, I am probably well and truly burned on my face in spite of my hat. It was a stunning afternoon.
Hope you enjoy your brown trout. What a catch!
