The fish are up and rising - seriously fun fishing starts here!
After a real washout over the bank holiday weekend, and despite persistent cold easterly winds, trout fishing at the Arundell arms is now moving rapidly into top gear. Ben Garnett had a good day on the Lyd, releasing 38 trout, several between 9 and 11 inches, and three grayling up to 14 inches.
David and Tim have been on the Tamar tidying up some recently fallen trees and improving access into a couple of pools for night sea trout fishing. The river has suddenly come to life, with some nice trout rising steadily to a mixture of hawthorns, black gnats and olives. A small rise in water level a few days ago has at last given the smolts the impetus they needed to head rapidly down to sea, leaving the resident brownies to get on with devouring the rich harvest of insects which the longer days are now producing.
Tim saw a mayfly yesterday, and David saw the first swifts, so summer is well and truly summoned to Devon, and dry fly will be the weapon of choice from now on. Sea trout are also starting to trickle into the river in increasing numbers and we should see our first ones here at Lifton in the next week or two.
Hawthorns are currently appearing in droves - the trout think this is marvellous!
Failing light on the Tamar - view of the sea trout fisher.
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