A Wee Cast At The Backwater

[Wildfisher]

Not great fishing, but a pleasure. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvuvGE7cwGA

[caorach]

Another good one Fred, but tough conditions.

The drone is useful for getting a look at where the drop off is in the loch and it looks to be pretty close in on that loch.

[Wildfisher]

Yeah, that opening clip shows how deep the water is just a few feet out.

[caorach]

Yeah, that opening clip shows how deep the water is just a few feet out.

It might be worth staying on the banks when conditions are like that to see if the fish are just cruising along the drop off, a quick bounce along the banks dropping the fly every so often might move something. Even so in conditions like that it is always going to be hard work.

[Wildfisher]

This loch has not fished well for me for most of the season. It was great in spring, but the summer fishing was tough. Usually it fishes well in August when the heather fly is on the go, but I missed that this year. It may have been better in the evenings, but I'm not a great lover of evening fishing preferring the daytime. I don't know if I'll bother with it next season, it is pricey for what it is and the money might be better spent elsewhere. I bought a season which was £70 and that's a lot for 8 inch trout. True that also gives me access to discounted rainbow fishing on another loch, but I have no interest in that circus. At £15 the day tickets are a nonsense, I'm fishing The Don this week on an £18 day ticket for trout. 

[Hill loch gold]

Hard going but good video fred.

My local loch fishing has been abysmal this year. I would even go as far as saying it's been as bad a season as i can remember. Near drought conditions all year....an ice cold april/may, followed by spells of red hot weather june/july and some of august. The fishing has been brutal 

[Wildfisher]

Funny thing but that loch I was on seems to fish better when it's a lot lower. This year it has been brim full the whole season.

[caorach]

Funny thing but that loch I was on seems to fish better when it's a lot lower. This year it has been brim full the whole season.

Most lochs seem like that for some reason, no idea why.

I guess £70 isn't too much for a season of fishing when you think that it wouldn't get you an Indian for two and a taxi home these days, but I agree that £15 per day is a bit much for small fish.

My season is just about to start in the sense that I plan to head to Lewis at the weekend, I'm a bit late but it's what I've got.

[Wildfisher]

Most lochs seem like that for some reason, no idea why.

Seems to be the case. Members of Lairg AC told me Loch Shin fishes best when it is at its lowest and ugliest

[Laxdale]

Most lochs seem like that for some reason, no idea why.

I guess £70 isn't too much for a season of fishing when you think that it wouldn't get you an Indian for two and a taxi home these days, but I agree that £15 per day is a bit much for small fish.

My season is just about to start in the sense that I plan to head to Lewis at the weekend, I'm a bit late but it's what I've got.

Places known to have been netted (and possibly emptied) - Creed, Laxay, Obbe, Grimersta, Carloway and Arnol. Plenty fish in Steinish....or there still were last week but it will be on the hit list. Even if there was a flood (haha), only Barvas will be worth a go. Also had a Carloway Mexican singing like a canary....busy telling me he likes to net Langavat at Dalmore cos trout taste better than salmon.