..I went fishing on the river last night and enjoyed every minute, with having the problems with my leg and back, I've hardly been on the river even though if I went out of my front door and fell over twice I'd be in it, it's that close, with a good cast I could reach the river from my house, (with a beachcaster and a 6 ounce weight). I had two hours down there and caught 37 trout and 2 grayling from a just a few ounces to about a pound, all went back, I missed a few too, the reflexes are a bit slow at the moment, hope they pick up, I saw kingfishers and an otter along with several sea trout jumping about, I've made some more flies today, Pheasant tail mymphs, Hares Ears and my own variation of the partridge fly which incidentally caught every fish last night and if the weather holds I might give it another go tonight, it was so good to be down there, getting re-acquainted with all the boulders I used to trip over, I can't wait

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If it wasn't for pickpockets I wouldn't have a sex life.

Way to make me jealous!

37 trout and just a little bonus 2 grayling

Well done!

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PawPrinT
"I'd rather be fishing"

Good to hear you recovered from what ever caused you the back and leg troubles.. I've had some problems from my late teens well into my twenties... No fishing for me then that was probably the hardest part of it all.. I hope you will manage to get out this evening as well..

Bet you are glad you can slip and slide over the rocks again..


Jerry

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When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

Bet you are glad you can slip and slide over the rocks again



But, not gracefully or without looking like an epilleptic in mid-fit.

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If it wasn't for pickpockets I wouldn't have a sex life.

Good to hear as I can sympathise but not to that extent.
I was in and out of hospital last year so most of it was a write off and have just been in again for a week but hopefully on the mend and can get out in a month or so.

bet it felt great to be back and catching fish
well done.

terry

Great news, were you able to tie while were injured?

I've been tying a little bit, I made another 40 in a couple of hours yesterday while keeping out of the sun, it's way to hot for me out there, I've just been making spider patterns, partridge, snipe and purple, snipe and yellow, march brown, black and peacock, you get the idea, a few weeks ago I went mad a made some parachutes and some CDCs, not tried them yet, looking forward to it though.

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If it wasn't for pickpockets I wouldn't have a sex life.

By the sound of it a fantastic day, glad you enjoyed it.

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Eddie
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Voltaire