It's been well over a week since I last fell into the water, so I thought it was about time I got my ass wet again and do some fishin'.
Darley Bridge at Darley Dale - There's fish in there (somewhere) |
Faith - does not allow photos without a treat - I had no treats! |
I never fish for a species of fish unless I can eat it - just my thing. I've never seen the point in putting fish through all that trauma unless it is for the dinner table. If it's too small, it goes back - simple as that.
Anyway, this bit of the River Derwent in Derbyshire is rather nice and offers much for the fly fisherman, both wild Brown Trout and Grayling in abundance. Just walking alongside the twisting, winding course of the river, I could spot likely swims, areas where the Trout were congregating, deep water pools, fast water riffles, shallow gravel beds and smooth, gin-clear, glides showing clearly the circles of water where the Trout were rising, sipping down tasty passing flies and insects trapped in the water's surface.
Fish loiter behind the obstructing tree in the slower current... |
Another likely slow glide under some trees, large Trout rise to sip passing insects |
Peak Rail passes just behind the river |
Walking back to the car and inspired by some of the large Trout patrolling this beat, the sun started to set. Through the long grass, my footsteps stirred hoardes of tiny white / grey moths, a likely prey item for greedy Trout this time of day. Looks like I'm going to need to tie some 'Grey Duster's...'
...more of that tomorrow.
9 comments:
Love the pictures of your river walk, Chris! Good that you were able to put a 'Gone Fishing' sign up on the door and take a bit of time out! I'm glad that you only fish for the species of fish you can eat - that's my theory too as far as any hunting/fishing goes! Enjoyed reading that - thank you
daddy my daddy
I'll stop taking our vast public waters for granted!
Lovely photos and description.
Glad you got out there to the river. We have a coal train that passes here. Between us and the river. I will never take for granted that is the only thing that is in between. Nice that the moths came out to show you the way. Sounds magical to me. I can't wait to hear more.
It looks and sounds idyllic! I've been eating a fair bit of trout myself lately - a beautiful fish to eat.
That river looks beautiful and serene, perfect for clearing the mind after a stressful week at work! I feel like you - missed deadlines make me panic and I'm sure this project is giving me bladder problems, meetings never give me a chance to use the loo! LOL!! Lovely photos.
Looks very serene there. I'm impressed with your fly tying skills. I'm not good with minute detail like that.
Let's hope I catch one folks, or I'm going to look like a reet Charlie!
Interesting how different one's access to water can be from one region to the next. When I lived in Iowa it was all privately owned land, too. Although you could put your canoe into a river in the middle of town and then spend all day drifting downriver and fishing to your heart's content. In Idaho most of the lands are public and the rivers are available to everyone (not-quite-as-Salmon-rich as they used to be though.) I don't think anyone here ever takes it for granted!
What a peaceful day, one that it sounds like you needed! I hope you finally caught some deadlines, too.
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