Sadly now infested with Didymo



My mate with his rainbow - yes they do come small here too, taken on dry fly though.



Another friend - this one's a bit bigger

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Jonathan

"The first men that our Saviour, dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose."

Issac Walton - The Compleat Angler

well done mate, great scenery and super fish

Gorgeous scenery and beautiful fish!! Well done. ***Dreaming I was there***

Here's another one from this weekend. It took a Woolly ****** among some sunken logs and tree roots. All of 5lb and more. Fantastic fish and even nicer after I'd smoked it.

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Jonathan

"The first men that our Saviour, dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose."

Issac Walton - The Compleat Angler

I wouldn't smoke a fish that size. I like to put the big ones back.

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Cromie

how many big fish did you return this year cromie?

Hi guys
Cromie, over here a five pounder is ok for the smoker, because we put the BIG ones back!!!

Cheers Noggin.

Let me justify my position. I usually put back all my fish unless:
(a) it's injured beyond recovery,
(b) someone asks me for a fish to eat, in which case I take RB's.
(c) I'm going to eat it myself.

We had family visiting and it's holiday weekend, so I marinaded it in soy sauce and limejuice, with some sea salt, chillis, coriander and fenu greek. Then I smoked it with Kanuka and manuka sawdusk.

I treated it with respect and served it with a local white wine and it was bloomin lovely.

Cromie - you know what's it's like for big fish. As Noggin says..this is a med one, we put the big ones back..

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Jonathan

"The first men that our Saviour, dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose."

Issac Walton - The Compleat Angler

Classic! At least you know "who ate all the pies?"..........

This is me with my fish. On holiday. My brother in law, his fiancee and my kids..

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Jonathan

"The first men that our Saviour, dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose."

Issac Walton - The Compleat Angler