Post by arundellarms on Jul 5, 2008 14:42:37 GMT
Prolonged, heavy rain has rendered the Tamar virtually unfishable. The Lyd is looking a nice colour for a daytime sea trout... but perhaps not for long as more rain falls! This spate should bring plenty of salmon and sea trout up.
Mr Jack Walton landed a fantastic 9lb 8oz salmon (with long-tailed sealice) yesterday, on an Ally's Shrimp. Jack was fishing with David Pilkington on the hotel's Lower Tamar Fishery rod. The first official Macnab (brown t, bass & peal in same day) was achieved at midnight on Tuesday night, by Adam Fox-Edwards. Having landed bass and trout during the daylight hours, Adam netted a spanking-fresh sea trout of 1lb 4oz on the River Lyd. Congratulations Adam!
Fishing the same beat, David Pilkington caught and released a fish of 1lb 8oz (16in), as did Tim Smith with a fish of 3lb 10oz (21in).
Ben Snee took a cracking fish last week at a shade under 4lb. School peal are also starting to show, heralding the real start of the 2008 sea trout season.
The rivers are also fishing well for trout. All methods are producing fish, especially the dry fly and nymph. Sedges in particular are bringing fish to the surface. Some very good trout to 1lb have been landed on dry flies, and experienced anglers have reported catches of over 30 trout in an afternoon. Tony Bostock, staying at the hotel recently, landed and released 115 trout in just three evenings' fishing!
Cheers
Tim @ Arundell Arms
Mr Jack Walton landed a fantastic 9lb 8oz salmon (with long-tailed sealice) yesterday, on an Ally's Shrimp. Jack was fishing with David Pilkington on the hotel's Lower Tamar Fishery rod. The first official Macnab (brown t, bass & peal in same day) was achieved at midnight on Tuesday night, by Adam Fox-Edwards. Having landed bass and trout during the daylight hours, Adam netted a spanking-fresh sea trout of 1lb 4oz on the River Lyd. Congratulations Adam!
Fishing the same beat, David Pilkington caught and released a fish of 1lb 8oz (16in), as did Tim Smith with a fish of 3lb 10oz (21in).
Ben Snee took a cracking fish last week at a shade under 4lb. School peal are also starting to show, heralding the real start of the 2008 sea trout season.
The rivers are also fishing well for trout. All methods are producing fish, especially the dry fly and nymph. Sedges in particular are bringing fish to the surface. Some very good trout to 1lb have been landed on dry flies, and experienced anglers have reported catches of over 30 trout in an afternoon. Tony Bostock, staying at the hotel recently, landed and released 115 trout in just three evenings' fishing!
Cheers
Tim @ Arundell Arms
