First time with dry fly in this year
Today was very warm and sunny. Air temperature +16 C. Due to lack of snow this winter, most rivers running low, which is unusual for March/April. Skawa river was very low and clear, 105 cm and flow 5,5 m3/s. Year ago it was 160 and 28 m3/s at the same time.
Water temperature was nearly +7,5 C. Good prognosis for trout fishing.
First, I climbed to the bridge and checked, where the fish can be. You can see fish perfectly at such a water level. I spotted a couple of decent size trout grabbing mayflies. Dry fly is an obvious choice!
I assembled my Epic 580 glass rod, long 12' leader, and tied in CDC mayfly imitation. Fish were rising here and there. My fly slowly drifted through the pool. Fish on! After a short fight, I brought my first brown trout in the season to the net.
I first time used my new Huawei P30 Pro phone as a camera in fishing trip. It's quite decent camera on it's own with 3 lenses and 5x physical zoom, but terrible photographing tool for fishing. You can't operate the phone with one hand, zooming and trying to click shutter button, while rod or fish in your other hand. Looking for decent compact camera with reliable grip, and easy to operate physical controls. I'm thinking about Sony RX100 or Panasonic LX10/15 or something similar in size. Maybe my readers will recommend?
Such photo is almost impossible to make with phone camera, but I did it holding rod between my knees.
In the mean time, fish were feeding everywhere. just match the hatch. Most of the time my fly was ignored, until I switched to a bit bigger one.
Later, I made a break and made a 8,5 km run along the river. There's excellent bike trail, good for walking and running too. I checked other my favorite place. Not suitable for dry fly, but usually good for nymphing.
Despite quarantine measures introduced by the government, there were quite a lot of people on the river.
But I prefer less crowded parts of the river.
I wish my readers to enjoy life and hit the nearest water. Fish is there. Just stay safe, and avoid close contact with other people.
Water temperature was nearly +7,5 C. Good prognosis for trout fishing.
First, I climbed to the bridge and checked, where the fish can be. You can see fish perfectly at such a water level. I spotted a couple of decent size trout grabbing mayflies. Dry fly is an obvious choice!
I assembled my Epic 580 glass rod, long 12' leader, and tied in CDC mayfly imitation. Fish were rising here and there. My fly slowly drifted through the pool. Fish on! After a short fight, I brought my first brown trout in the season to the net.
I first time used my new Huawei P30 Pro phone as a camera in fishing trip. It's quite decent camera on it's own with 3 lenses and 5x physical zoom, but terrible photographing tool for fishing. You can't operate the phone with one hand, zooming and trying to click shutter button, while rod or fish in your other hand. Looking for decent compact camera with reliable grip, and easy to operate physical controls. I'm thinking about Sony RX100 or Panasonic LX10/15 or something similar in size. Maybe my readers will recommend?
Such photo is almost impossible to make with phone camera, but I did it holding rod between my knees.
In the mean time, fish were feeding everywhere. just match the hatch. Most of the time my fly was ignored, until I switched to a bit bigger one.
Later, I made a break and made a 8,5 km run along the river. There's excellent bike trail, good for walking and running too. I checked other my favorite place. Not suitable for dry fly, but usually good for nymphing.
But I prefer less crowded parts of the river.
I wish my readers to enjoy life and hit the nearest water. Fish is there. Just stay safe, and avoid close contact with other people.
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