Coldingham Loch, 06 October 2019
This outing was cancelled by mutual consent of all involved, due to foul weather.
This was a first visit to the Pots of Gartness on the River Endrick to try to photograph leaping salmon and trout. Arrived and no signs initially. It looked a good height for running, but maybe a tad high for jumping. As I watched, I started seeing a few backs swirling around in the foam,…
This outing was cancelled by mutual consent of all involved, due to foul weather.
An interesting day with John, hunting late-season risers in the Sandy Bay/Heronry area.
A visit following heavy rain and the river dropping to below 0.5 m on the Newtonbridge gauge, though that turned out to be still a tad high at Buchanty. Very little until mid-day, after which there was a reasonable amount of activity. A lot of the fish were small. The river was an ideal height…
A day of nice light winds, giving us hope of some late season dry fly action, if the fish and fly life were up for it. We had good cloud cover as well, although that turned to rain as the day went on. It was also a lot cooler than the wee Indian summer spell…
An Indian summer day with Jimmy. Tricky conditions. Fish feeding on parachuting spiders and beetles.