Finally........Patience and Persistence

As fishermen, we all get that feeling of "why the hell do we bother....." and sometimes it gets us down. For many many evenings after work I have made my way down to my local river in pursuit of my quarry.

This evening I approached the river with a positive and strong mental attitude.... I will catch a fish, I will catch a fish. After working my way down several pools, I came to a nice pool with some movement. So I changed my fly to a small Garry Dog hairwing pattern and away I went.

After a few casts through this pool, the line tightened and I presumed I had hit bottom, but the bottom moved. And here was my reward.

And one picture for good luck !!!!!

Final outing before the shop closes

Myself and KSDAA Secretary, John Garner, made a final outing today before the end of the trout season on the Eden. There was plenty of fly about but hard to find any visible rising fish. However after walking and stalking, myself and John hooked into several fish and John hooked into a nice grayling ( see video below ).



A great way to finish of the season with fish brought to the net and released. Always a joy to see.

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Guideline Haze V2 10/12

There seems to be a huge thing for "blinged" up reels at the moment. I feel that some people are going for looks over function and practicality. I have had the pleasure of owning Abel, Hardy, Orvis and Ari reels but they are really looks rather than practicality of use. Abels and Ari's are things of beauty.

After using Guideline products for 2 years now, I have decided to get one of there mid range salmon reels. The Haze 10/12 v2. This beast has good line capacity and can hold 300m x 30lb backing which is great for those big silvers or early season spring fish.

For a reel thats about £250, its a great buy and spare spools are to excessive either.

Have a look at one and see what you think

Its anodised high-gloss black finish is a great and will match most rods.