Things are looking up here on the island. Temps have been rising daily and the snow has started to melt. This image was from last Sunday 27/03/11. I managed around an hours fishing along both ice shelfs, and although I hadn't much water to aim at and no hope of catching anything, being able to lay some line out and watch a fly through crystal clear water work its way back across the current was exactly what the soul needed.
This was taken 2 days ago 3/o4/11. The ice was considerably thinner and so I was left to stand on protruding snow covered rocks which made casting rather trecherous over the ice shelf, but still enjoyable. I managed a small jack around 60cm taken on a White/Chartreuse banger, which to be honest I didn't even feel hit the fly.
So this is from today 04/04/11. I know it looks bleak as hell but temps were around +4'c which after the winter I've had it was like a hot summers day in comparison. Again another small Jack around 65cm taken on an orange fly. So it looks my season has officially started here. A whole 4 weeks earlier than last year. Maybe the pike might start spawning a few weeks earlier than the last 2 yrs. I wait with baited breath.
Things are looking up here on the island. Temps have been rising daily and the snow has started to melt. This image was from last Sunday 27/03/11. I managed around an hours fishing along both ice shelfs, and although I hadn't much water to aim at and no hope of catching anything, being able to lay some line out and watch a fly through crystal clear water work its way back across the current was exactly what the soul needed.
This was taken 2 days ago 3/o4/11. The ice was considerably thinner and so I was left to stand on protruding snow covered rocks which made casting rather trecherous over the ice shelf, but still enjoyable. I managed a small jack around 60cm taken on a White/Chartreuse banger, which to be honest I didn't even feel hit the fly. 
So this is from today 04/04/11. I know it looks bleak as hell but temps were around +4'c which after the winter I've had it was like a hot summers day in comparison. Again another small Jack around 65cm taken on an orange fly. So it looks my season has officially started here. A whole 4 weeks earlier than last year. Maybe the pike might start spawning a few weeks earlier than the last 2 yrs. I wait with baited breath.
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