Hi Guys

Left for work this morning 04.40 scraped the car which said - 2 oC , left work 13.15 car said 8 oC bright sun all morning i hoped it had warmed the Loch a little

Arrrived at the Loch wild Browns the target, over cast with patchy bright sun, still 8 oC very strong westerly wind and big wave and wind lanes

Set up my 9' #5, floating line 12 ft leader and three flys.............

Entered the Loch about 14.15 Vision sub zero seemed to be working .......... didnt feel too cold ............. later my float tubes thermometer told me it was a barmy 4 oc in the Loch !



This shallow bay has always produced good early season Brownie, i was hoping it would today .......................

Long strong short........... i hooked (rod buckled over) and lost "four" good wild browns all savage takes i saw the third fish a nice pounder. It was one of those rubber hook days ! But nice to know they are up for it at the start of the season.

I was struggling to figure out which fly they had been hitting it was either the damsel on the point of the daiwl bach on the 2nd dropper ? Even in the middle of the gale force gust there were buzzers popping up all over the place.

15.30 came a shore for a pee and heat up a bit changed to a intermediate line and same flys , however this time i used a open loop on the damsel so i could tell which fly they were hitting which i could now tie as the feeling had returned to my fingers

Back in it wasnt long till i got a savage tug but failed to hook up ......... checking the knots i could see it was the damsel that was hit, and later i missed another tug again on the damsel.



Size 8 McGowans damsel, size 12 red daiwl bach, size 12 Clan chief

Sadly didnt net any fish but had a great time great to get out again,"in" the water....................................... Can only get better as it warms up, so dust of your tubes, get out your neopranes and get wet it aint that cold ........... Oh air temp 4 oC when i left.

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

nice wee report englander,but i think i'll wait untill may before my tube comes out for an outing to loch ba

Jeez work at 4.40 am and tubing in 4 deg C .are you on energizers ? great report and good thinking to use the loop.Well done E.
Ferg

[QUOTE=corky;930491]Jeez work at 4.40 am and tubing in 4 deg C .are you on energizers ? /QUOTE]



No mate Penicillin ! I was at the Docs on Monday ive got Tonsillitus, but that no excuse not to fish

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

Good on you! I'm looking forward to getting out again myself.

Were you able to walk after beaching?

Nice report Englander, pity you weren't rewarded for your efforts I cant wait to get the tube back out but only got breathables and not brave(man) enough to get in yet Its usually Logan Lea I go tubing, you been there yet? Where were you fishing if its a secret no worries, tight lines

Nice report Stephen,

not ventured out with the tube yet, but got me permit sorted, Drunkie, Chon, Achray an Luibnaig so not really got any excuse, had a few wee goes on the Devon but not much doing water has been quite claggy with all the rain, so on the bright side things can only get better
Hope fully we can get together this season

Dunk