Easter Monday session on The Almond, and a welcome surprise.
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Just a short visit to my favourite beat 2 and 3 pools as it's always too busy on the lower beat at Easter. Thought I had hooked into a wee fingerling, but it turned out to be quite a lot bigger than expected.
Well done, lovely fish! I fair enjoyed that. Good to see things slowly starting to happen a few weeks should see the best dry fly fishing of the year.
Aye, accidental fish are the best, and watching the river slowly come back to life has got me feeling optimistic about the next month or so. We'll have to see how things have changed and adapt to it, but the fish are still there, so that's good.
Great vid what u think of the maxcatch gear?
The rods is pretty good, at least as good as rods I've used that were more than double the price, but the low end reels are badly made and there are often gaps between the body and spool. If youre using a running line then that can be an issue. Their shooting heads and mainlines are worth the money though. I've been using maxcatch skagit lines for years with no issues at all.
Lovely fish, id be well happy with one of those! Thanks and tight lines
It was a nice suprise. I know theres at least two bigger fish in the same pool too.
@@thetattooedangler my rivers been taking a while to kick off, been out a few times but the fish just are not playing ball hahaa, you have inspired me to get out again this week! 👍
Could you please tell me exactly where you were fishing on the river.I really want to give it a go.
just above the aul brig
Smashing mate, braw fish. That top part looks perfect for fishing wets, something I never really do on the river, but feel that I should. Always look to fish the dry, even when there's bugger all showing!.
Greg.
Aye, same. I rarely fish wets, but there are a few runs up by the railway bridge where theyre the only real option. I know a few fish them under the bung with some success, but it's not for me.
@@thetattooedangler Aye, nae bungs here! I find the tight line nymphing is s bit too repetitive, streamers are awrite, but I reckon I could sometimes just enjoy chilling and swinging a wet fly 😁
Nice fish mate, we don't see many of that size in our little streams. Another monsoon for us today, its like bloody November! I think it's going to be a few more weeks before we see much rising.
Dont want to rub it in, but there are fish that size and bigger all through the system here. its easier to catch them at the start and the end of the season though, when theyre hungry and trying to bulk up. Its reverted back to winter in edinburgh today, so i doubt the river will be fishable again for a few days at least. what nature gives, it takes away. oh well.
Looks like a really peaceful place... even being so close to what sounds like an airport... I could certainly use some time in a place like that... Thanks for another enjoyable video mate.
Apart from the terrifying scream of jet engines overhead every 15 minutes or so, it is very peaceful for about a half mile. Its just something that you get used too. There must be a few rivers close to you, but I expect they're either in the jungles and/or not suited for fishing.
@@thetattooedangler Exactly right...
Nice fish, well done 👍
Meur ras. Looking forward to your next video on mighty Spey. I wasn't far off with my guess at the cost.
Kegiatan memancing di sebuah sungai yang indah, dengan kondisi cuaca yang indah.. 🙏🙏
Fished for about 4 hours on Saturday with not a rise in sight fly life was still really poor started at the Brig and worked my way up, swung some wets had a small one and dropped another need to head further upstream next time and check some of these other parts out.
If you go up to the last run I showed, you can fish from there to about 50 yards below with wets, or go up to the airport and fish the deep pool where the second overflow comes out. there a signpost that you can't miss. the banks falling away there, so mind your footing
@@thetattooedangler aye was only out for half a day was good to check some of the water out though. Will take a further walk up next time.
Hi mate, was this just under the M8, up from Clifton high school?
no. it was way down at the estuary end of the river.
I’ve just started fly fishing, where would you recommend on the almond, a nice quiet spot to get my confidence up? Sorry for the questions 👍🏻
That spot at the bridge there looks ideal, just need location 😂😂
@@thomaschapman1158 I would practice casting on a still water first mate, its a lot more forgiving. casting on a wee river like the almond needs a fair bit of control over the line, so someplace where you can let the line out behind you would be best to get the feel of it I reckon. if you want a quiet spot, pick anywhere on the river mid morning and mid-week. you'll get the place to yourself most of the time. you'll only learn so much that way though, so ask somebody to help you out. most will.
the bridge is the queensferry road bridge, just upstream of the aul brig in cramond village.
@@thetattooedangler thanks for your advice mate, I appreciate it 👍🏻
Nice video! Nice catch
Cheers. I was doing my best to avoid that fish because I thought it was only a wee thing that would spook the pool. Shows how much I know, eh?
Crackin fish . Tried on Friday morning, it was like Crufts did more walking than fishing . 20:00
I've been avoiding beat one because of that since opening day. Ive gottenn to know a few of the locals and professional walkers, and they try to stay out of my way, and vice versa, but there's always that one walloper .
A nice piece of water.
It is, or at least in can be. Theres been some days when it refused to cooperate that have had me on the edge of quitting, but when its fishing well its one of the best trout waters around.