Last year's drought hit us hard, with little optimism for this season's run of sea trout, due to low survival rates, predation etc in very low flows. However, the sea trout obviously had other ideas, and are running in droves. Since June 16th, we have already caught 103 sea trout, and so far every last one has been released to spawn and run again. A few pictures to whet your appetite...
Coming in off the spring tide.
Anticipation on the stroll along the Lyd in the fading light.
Watching the weir for signs of running fish in the last of the day.
Setting with the sun, the new moon means spring tides and running fish.
A fortnight later, the lunar eclipse, full moon rising but only half of it showing!
Tackling up in the gloaming
The prize, a bar of silver.
Bruno Vincent with his first night-caught sea trout, a very hard-fighting two-pounder.
A bright fresh school peal out of Clare's Pool on the Lyd.
Trout fishing has been rather good throughout June. There have at times been excellent hatches of fly and our guests have enjoyed some of the best Mayfly action of recent years.
Summer is now in full swing and the seatrout are running hard every night. To date we have had 26 fish from our waters. The first school peal have been caught and we expect the bulk of our run to begin to appear any night. Exciting nights and tired days lie ahead.
There has been some excellent dry fly action for hotel guests over the past month.
A tiny Olive spinner. When your size #20 is just too big!
Squadrons of mayfly spinners on the Tamar
Floating down mid dance
Dusk at Hartley weir
Thomas Crockett patiently waiting for the last light to drain from the corners of the sky
Jupiter peeping over the Lyd valley on a clear night
