Last weekend of the Trout season....

[Guest_8]

What's your plans?.

I had a lovely Friday afternoon on the Annick last week, 4 cracking troot to the PTN, one at 1.5lb. Monday, conditions were the same, but a riding water instead of falling. Not a sniff.

Looking at the forecast, it's to be horsing it down here on Friday, So the river may be a bit much*, I may opt for a wee sojourn into Galloway for a day on a hill loch.

What's your plans?.

* I'll be learning how to euronymph for grayling over the next few months, so will get plenty exposure to high rivers!

[Wildfisher]

I always plan to go out on the opening and closing days, but the closing day is normally scuppered by bad weather. We shall see what happens next week. 

[Hill loch gold]

I'm heading to sunnier climes for 2 weeks on saturday, so my season is over ☹️
Not looking forward to the winter. The older i get the more i dislike it 👎👎

[Wildfisher]

Aye Alan, while Scottish winters are seldom very cold, they are v..e..r..y  l..o..n..g  and miserable. Just something you get through rather than enjoy. I reckon they are the main reason we Scots are such a miserable bunch of whining fuckers. 

Enjoy your break in sunnier climes.   

[Sean Freeman]

We have the first week of October in Derbyshire too but my wife ensures I'm busy most weekends at this time of year! I'll do a bit of dry fly on the Derbyshire Wye and Derwent this Saturday, pretty excited to get out again and a bit sad it'll be my last of the season.

Can't complain this year, think I had thirty odd wild trout over 3lbs up to about 5.5lbs and also a fair few Arctic Char, with a few amazing specimens between 4-7lbs. The best of the fishing was over by the end of June though.

[Wildfisher]

Well the first proper autumn storm has hit us today with heavy rain and gales. The trout season closes in exactly 7 days and I'd like to go out on the closing day if there is a bit of water, however the forecast does not look great. That could change though, who knows.

Perhaps it's time to start planning for a possible trip to New Zealand - Vlad The Impaler wiling of course. 

[Sean Freeman]

My end of season dry fly fishing won't be happening anyway. Think I'll just have a whisky tonight and day dream about next years plans.

[Wildfisher]

Think I'll just have a whisky tonight and day dream about next years plans.

Now that sounds like a good idea. 

[Guest_8]

Aye, rivers here are massive, don't imagine they'll drop enough even to nymph them tomorrow.

Hill loch it is.

[Bobfly]

I'll be out with the tube tomorrow or Monday, or even both .... !