We had a good day out yesterday. Fishing at the lakes in the morning then on the river in the afternoon. Not much was biting and nothing was caught with trout pâté on the lake. Most of the other fishermen had gone home as we arrived, but we saw some fish. I saw a large trout close to the shore and tried about five timed to cast just in front of the thing with no luck - it wasn't interested.
Quite a few insects flying about. On the lakes were these crane flies (below), on the river we saw some sedges.
I have decided to use my best (working) bamboo rod - "The Richard" made by Lee of Redditch. It is 9'2" with a hexagonal section. Originally made in the 1960's, it was restored in 2008 and has a semi-parabolic action. The reel is my Hardy Sunbeem 6/7 that is 3 7/16" (87mm) in diameter. Made in the 1980's. With this cobination, I can get the line to the far bank of the river with ease and it feels quite good doing it.
We're fishing just behind the Conty horse driving grounds.
A pair of swans were feeding on the algae in the river. There are about a dozen swans on the river and lakes and many other aquatic fowl that live in this well looked-after environment.
Olivier trying out my Lee rod and Hardy reel. Olivier is the secretary of the Société Pécheurs De L'Yéres. See their site here:
La Truite Yerroise.
Tom fly fishing. He had a go even though not many fish were seen. We practised getting our flies wet. We were just too hot as we had dressed for the cold morning and both of us had thick socks and multiple layers of warm clothing. You do need the protection though because of all the nettles.
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