Things could just be looking up for salmon rods, after endless months of drought. David Morel, pausing overnight with us en route to a partridge day in Cornwall, strolled casually down to Bottom beat on the Lyd yesterday afternoon, and was both amazed and delighted when a salmon just came up through the low clear water of Thunder and Lightning pool to take his small Cascade. The rather coloured hen fish, around 6 pounds, was safely released.
This morning Rob Morris, having just qualiifed as an airline pilot, kept up the good work with his first ever salmon, another rather coloured hen fish of 28 inches, say 8 pounds, from Lyd foot pool, on a small Pearly Stoat's Tail. Rob very sportingly released the fish, with the whole event captured on a phone camera by his good lady, Sammy.
More real rain is still very much needed, the ground very dry just a few inches down, but at least there is a few fish in our water.
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