Post by tigermoth on Apr 16, 2006 2:51:10 GMT -5
Saturday was a special day for me. Took my aging father out fishing for the first time this year. Last time out in August he broke his leg whilst fishing the river Wye, so...... after 7 plus months of healing, physio and confidence building, yesterday was his first trip. The night before he was like a little kid, so excited - practising his knots on the kitchen table and going through his flies
A brilliant day on the Upper Monnow, fantastic scenery, wild daffs, anemones in the woodlands, and most importantly... second cast:
Not bad for a 78 year old eh! Almost a moist eyed moment
We ended up with 20 plus fish between us, all on the nymph, GRHE and Oliver Edwards Baetis pattern. Mixed bag of trout and grayling with plenty of fine big fish amongst the feisty fingerlings. The day was everything I could have hoped for
PS ...... I told him to leave the grayling alone but as usual, he wouldn't listen
A brilliant day on the Upper Monnow, fantastic scenery, wild daffs, anemones in the woodlands, and most importantly... second cast:
Not bad for a 78 year old eh! Almost a moist eyed moment
We ended up with 20 plus fish between us, all on the nymph, GRHE and Oliver Edwards Baetis pattern. Mixed bag of trout and grayling with plenty of fine big fish amongst the feisty fingerlings. The day was everything I could have hoped for
PS ...... I told him to leave the grayling alone but as usual, he wouldn't listen
