Flyfishing FWSW

The morning was chilly and slightly foggy when the sun came out.At the stream no fish action was visible and the nymph stayed untouched.With the dace and roach not active I tied on a streamer and surprisingly gota few hits by the perch.Could not get the larger ones but at least I had some action. In the afternoon the temperatures climbed to such a level that rising fish could be seen and I got into some dace on the nymph.Sunset…

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Another weekend, another working party at the hatchery.First I did some sightseeing and took pictures of the last foliage on the trees.After the frost and rains the strong wind made short work of the leaves. A second working party was organized at the club’s pond where they planted trees. A sandtrap was being constructed for the ditch that will eventually feed water into the pond. The last couple of daylight hours where spend at the river where I had one…

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There was a working party at the clubs hatchery and as volunteers where sought I attended the party.With all the foliage coming down from the trees the aeretors in the hatch ponds got blocked causing the alarms to go off at the caretakes of the hatchery. Usually in the middle of the night so I could understand the urgency of the work. It was a cold day and by noon when the work was finished I went to the local…

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As the days get shorter and the temperatures go downhill it would made more sense to fish the waters at my side of the border for pike instead of continuing to fish the river on the German side.Still I really enjoy the pub visits after my fishing exploits and as the foliage is coloring and falling fast this is the time to visit the rural countryside. The water is getting very clear now and fish seem to disappear to their…

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The Saturday was warm and sunny and would have been a perfect day for fishing but a long standing appointment was more important.With the prospect of lower temperatures I had to stock up on my firewood supply so I spend the day in the forest hauling wood. On Sunday the daylight saving time ended and I was quite late en route to my fishing haunt.Despite predictions of rain all day it stayed dry be it quite colder than the day…

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As my holiday in Florida came to an end I had already planned the next fishing outing at the mill pool.When my plane from Fort Myers arrived in Atlanta at the domestic gate my connecting flight to Amsterdam was already boarding.I made it ASAP through the terminal was just in time at the gate … my luggage however dit not made it on time. The flight left at 20.00 hrs in the evening, arrival next morning aroud 10.00 hrs in the morning…

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Despite the cloud cover and occasional rain I went for the chub spot today. Normally only good with clear skies and warm weather but what the heck, I wanted to try roach fishing first but when I came to the right spot the water level had dropped one to two feet below the already low level. Appearantly work on the weir had required the lowering of the weir.I had hoped for schools of fish at the end of the weir…

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The plan of the day was to watch the syndicates ladies fishing tournament at the mill pool.First though I headed to the same spots where I had encountered some leftover trout last week.Last week I was not alone fishing the trout stretch as a kid told me he had been trying to catch those trout for weeks now.When I did not encounter any trout anymore I guess he had accomplished his mission. All I caught where the usual small roach…

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The first day of meteological fall, like clockwork the temperature plummeted 10 degrees and the sky boasted cloudcover.I visited the upper stretch of the stream where a trickle of water was still flowing. The shallow water only yielded small roach and dace with believe it or one spot with a certified goldfish. People tended to dump their garden pond pets in the river so I have seen plenty of goldfish and koi carp.Fellow syndicate members even caught pumpkinseeds in the…

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