Loch Leven, eve session, 26 June

Yet another wild day, this one.  The boats on the day session had been competing in the National semi-final, and the quality of the field told as there were plenty fish caught, despite the hairy conditions.  We were out after them, the wind dropping to make things reasonable.  The main problem was that the temperature dropped as well, as the sky opened up.  Late June, and it was baltic! 

Despite the stiff breeze, there was a good hatch of Caenis.  Unfortunately, the only creatures we saw feeding on them had feathers, not scales, as a swarm of swifts clouded the sky across the north deeps.

Dougie gives them a hang

Whether it was the Arctic temperature or the tendency for Leven not to fish well both day and evening, we had a tough old time of it.  Adrian C took a bag of 3 rainbows, on DI-7 and an 8 longshank Viva at the west point.  John Miller had a rainbow and the only brown, both to bloody butcher and DI-3 in the north deeps area.  In all, 10 rods weighed in 7 fish for 12 lb 3 oz, plus one returned.