derwent

[ecoli]

anyone heading up the the derwent for opening day tomorrow Ive got all my gear ready now cannot wait

[drof46]

Can't make it tomorrow, family commitments and all that.

But, I'll be there in spirit.

Tight lines Bonny Lad,

Drof

[ecoli]

well got up to the derwent for 7.30 didnt get my ticket till 8.30 there were at least a couple hundred people anyway couldnt fish where I wanted to at the bay of plenty it was shoulder to shoulder so ended up at pow hill flicked my line out 3 yrds and was pulling line off the reel when bang fish on it took off and was giving a good fight so good i thought it was going to be close to double figures got it to the net a nice 4lb blue on the dropper and 7ft away on the point a 2lb bow in 20yrs fly fishing this was the first time this has happend to me didnt get another bite all day my daughters boy friend managed 1 on power bait and worm . then when i was packing the car shut the door and crunch rod knackerd at least it wasnt my greys

[brooktrout]

Always the same on opening day, hordes of people. I'll be heading up that way next weekend hoping for the biggin.
Wots the state of the water like low/high as last year it went from being right up to the trees to looking like a drought had hit as water was really low.

[lorry]

I bet that was a good scrap on a fly rod well done for getting them in

[dicky mint]

aye well done on getting them both in, nice blue that! after the opening weekend with it being so busy i was expecting to see perhaps one or two more reports/replys am up with the club next tues (23rd) and a cannit wait. gonna venture out for the first time this year on thursday upto langley just to give me lines a stretch. watch this space . . . . . . .
dicky