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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 22:03:18 GMT
Fished the Derbyshire Derwent near Matlock for a couple of hours this evening. Normal water levels & crystal clear. Slight wind, overcast & a few spots of rain. Dark cloud was starting to build as i tackled down & light rain falling with an increase in wind. Noticed a hatch of very small light brown flies. No fish rising. Heavy rain falling as i type so bang goes an early morning session.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 22:50:46 GMT
Sorry forgot to mention the bag.
Five fish hooked, three to hand. first fish came on the fourth cast, a 6-8oz grayling, very slow take before coming off. Ten minutes later i went to lift the rod at the end of the drift to recast & fish on! a lovely male grayling around 11/2 lbs (my biggest tenkara fish to date) took a size 12 goldhead hares ear. A very slow lazy take & a third fish hooked. another male grayling a couple oz the top side of 1 lb on a size 14 pink shrimp. The fourth fish was an 8oz brownie that smashed into the goldhead, did a couple of mid air leaps then came to hand. The next fish was another 8oz brownie that jumped & spat the hook!! you cant catch em all.
All fish in beautiful condition & returned.
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Post by leckie on Mar 20, 2012 22:32:30 GMT
stevie, Nice report...thanks for writing it up....daft question...how do you distinguish between a male and female fish Alex
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 10:02:03 GMT
Hi Leckie.
Males have a larger dorsal fin. Its not so pronounced in the smaller fish but when they get larger its easier to see.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by leckie on Mar 21, 2012 12:58:14 GMT
Stevie, Thanks for explaining that....I never realised this....what about trout....how can you differential betweeen them....is it their mouth shape perhaps Alex
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Post by custheyder on Mar 21, 2012 13:45:53 GMT
Stevie, Thanks for explaining that....I never realised this....what about trout....how can you differential betweeen them....is it their mouth shape perhaps Alex ...the males look more miserable .... oh no, that's us! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 14:29:40 GMT
So true Custheyder, your post made me chuckle.
Leckie, the females the one with the lipstick mate! Sorry couldn't help it, blame Custeyder for putting me in a silly mood.
I dont think there is a way of telling the two sexes apart without opening them up & lookin inside. A guide on a river once said that its only the female brownies that become sea trout? I dont know enough to comment or how true that statement is. Wonder if someone from the forum could shed some facts on this.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by leckie on Mar 21, 2012 22:51:35 GMT
I walked right into that...nice one...made me lol too ;D
Alex
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 21:40:50 GMT
Just back from giving the ebisu a cast on the Derwent at Whatstandwell in Derbyshire. Thought due to the sunny warm weather there maybe a few fish feeding on the top towards the late evening, how wrong i was. Walked roughly half mile of bank & saw one fish top.
Bumped into 2 guys i know who only fish dries, they had flogged away for a few hours and raised a couple of fish each. They were very interested in the Tenkara rod. I tied on a team of three nymphs with the intension of switching to dries if a hatch started. 2 hours later & no hatch i had 3 grayling & 2 brownies to hand, caught on a combination of small pink shrimps & hares ears. All the grayling around 8 oz apiece with one of the trout about the same weight and second trout around 1 1/2 pounds that fought like a tiger & nearly bent the 5.5 ebisu double.
Snapped the tackle down about 7 o'clock due to poor light & went for pint in the Derwent arms hotel. A lovely evening.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2012 21:38:31 GMT
Had a wander with the dog to the Derwent this evening. What a shock, river must be 4 to 5 foot over normal level & running the colour of strong tea, even burst it bank in certain places.
Had a trip to the tweed planned this weekend but it looks like thats gone out the window with the weather.
Might try having a cast into the fish tank in the living room out of desperation. Anyone got a killer pattern for goldfish?
Regards Stevie.
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Post by leckie on Apr 5, 2012 21:46:56 GMT
stevie, The Tweed is only running at 8" above summer levels and is steady...so it will be clear...you should check out the river levels on Fishpal Tweed... they're updated twice per day.
Alex
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2012 18:33:54 GMT
Thanks for that Alex,
Im afraid i bottled it and stayed in Derbyshire, could of shot myself in the foot though mate, Your right the tweed wasn't as bad as i first thought. Walked the Derwent earlier & cant believe the change from the other day, Its running about 6 inches to a foot over & clearing up nicely, may give it whirl in the morning if theres no rain over night.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2012 14:27:26 GMT
Sunday 15th April.
Up bright & early for a trip to the Derwent at Matlock. Took the camera so i could post some pictures of the swims i fish to accompany the report, but forgot the battery. Prat!
My fingers were crossed as i pulled up to the river bank as the Derwent has been running high & coloured for over a week due to constant rain. The river was around 1 foot above summer levels, clear with a sharp wind blowing down stream. With the extra water on all things looked different from my usual trips & wading was interesting to say the least. Tackled up with the ebisu, 9ft tapered leader, 5ft of 3lb tippet & a team of nymphs, size 12 GHHE in the point, a size 14 goldhead coppernymph on the middle & size 16 goldhead black spider on the top dropper. Carefully i waded to a likely holding spot & began to work the flies up & across stream. It was a good half hour before the first take came, i struck but missed it, damn! Anyway that sharpened me up & on the next cast a lovely 1/2 pound grayling came to hand on the point fly. Must say with the extra water in the river it felt larger. Over the next three hours i returned another 4 grayling & one brownie all on the point & middle dropper flies, all fish between 1/2lb & 3/4lb & hard on the river bed in around 2-3 feet of water. At around 10am i dragged myself out onto the bank & sat with the dog & a flask of warm tea watching the river float past with the sun on my face & that lovely cucumber grayling smell on my hands. Wonderful!!
Regards Stevie.
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Post by leckie on Apr 16, 2012 15:00:05 GMT
stevie, Well done...half a dozen nice fish in a short session...you can't beat that...pity about the photos but these things happen...I don't know how many times my batteries have run out during a trip and I don't have any replacements...I have now bought a renewable battery with a charger so hopefully I'll be sorted for the future... Keep the reports coming...good reading tight lines Alex
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 8:22:21 GMT
Total washout on the Derbyshire Derwent. I've had a look at the Rivers Wye, Manifold & Dove in the last 24 hours & their looking unfishable too. More rain forecast for tomorrow & the weekend, So it looks like i wont be flingin a line out until at least the end of next week. Hope its not the same elsewhere & one or two members are getting out for a wee cast.
Regards Stevie.
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