Another fish

The rise in water levels during last week seems to have encouraged more fish up. A coloured hen fish of around 7lbs was taken and returned. Water level was 5" which really is quite low for this time of year. The successful angler was fishing light - a 9' 6" #8 single hander with a floating line - the fly was a very lightly dressed nondescript pattern on a #10 salar double - orange with a strand of flash.

The fish



More water is needed to get a decent run of fish up - the middle and lower Tweed beats are having a bumper time of it, well over 1000 fish were taken during last week. Once we get a decent rise, it won't take long before Upper Tweed gets a good run of fish.

Dave fishes a nice cast round the Dirtpot at Dusk



The lower Dirtpot Pool looking downstream.Time will tell how well this will fish this year. The large willow came out during the big flood late last year (see right of picture). This may or may not have a detrimental effect on the gravels and substrate in the pool. It certainly has opened up more fishing, if nothing else.