Trouting about

Its been a rather odd summer of fishing this year and we at fishing fools haven't really had the time to get out and fish.  There have been a number of trips but one outing does spring to mind.

After receiving a gift of a wooden fly box I though it was time for me to pop over to the lovely Moorhen trout fishery to see if I could finally catch one.

It was a rather cold over cast day and I was really up for the days fishing. After having a cup tea and paying the fee for rod hire I walking over to the lake and scanned the water for movement, it was a rather busy day on the lake so I opted for quiet area of the lake.  After a while of casting I started to get into a routine. I changed flies a couple of times and eventually I could see the fish moving around.

at mid day I had had no fish so I decided to have a lunch break and try again later. After being refuelled I took up the fishing challenge in the same place as before, and I noticed that after a few casts the fish would chase the fly but I just could not get the fish to take the fly.

After some friendly advice I moved over to alocation near a tree .     After a few sideways casts I started to see the fish moving around but it was difficult to see them under the tree.  I eventually manged to cast to the correct location without hitting the tree stumps.  After a few more casts I suddenly saw a fish chase the fly and take it I struck and the rod bent over and I know I was in to a fish.

After a few minutes fight I managed to  bring the fish back towards me and finally into the net.  It was a rather large rainbow trout and after the official weighing I was given the value of 3lb and 10oz which was great for my first fish.

After a fun day I am now waiting to get down to another trout lake to see if I can catch some more of these great fish.

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