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Watty's Rock · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: Co. Antrim

Me and me dad had a wee race up to Straid today. We arrived about 1030 and tackled up. There were fish rising off the red barn so thats where we headed first, floating line and a team of buzzers to start with. There was a slight ripple on the water and plenty of fish moving. Not a touch on the buzzers but me dad had a wee brownie on an olive nymph.

After a while a good ripple came on the water and we seen a few fish splashing, so a quick change to a green deerhair sedge pattern and a black dabbler brought me my first fish of about 3lb. Another followed about 5 minutes later, both took the sedge pattern.

To be honest, not one particular fly seemed to be doing the biz and it was a case of changing flies a lot. We had fish on bumbles, dabblers and later on the old cats wisker and an orange fritz done the trick. I had my last fish on a gold muddler and fish seemed to chase this but were reluctant to oblige.

All in all a good day finishing with 11 fish in the boat including two at about 3lb and a couple of nice brownies. Good craic.
Watty. Cool

harry_lfc · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

good stuff watty ill have to get up to straid again havnt been in a while mite try and get up this sunday Very Happy

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fossil-fish · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Carrickfergus

Great fishing. Thanks for the report. Like Harry, will have to get a visit back to Straid.
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b0ogaloo · Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Belfast

Thanks for depressing me further Smile

I blanked two days in a row .. not that there weren't any fish . They were rising 5 yds off the bow of the yak, givnng me the fingers, mooning at me etc

I just could'nt bloody catch any .. next time I'm bringing the shotgun, sod this catch and release lark

Andy

tack4 · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject:

Watty's Rock · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 324 Location: Co. Antrim

waterboy · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 17

its been hard going every were lads keep the chin up good things come to those who wait Laughing