Birthday trout….
I have taken the day off today as it is my birthday. On days like these it is a perfect for a little spot of fishing. Emma and Charlie joined me and we headed to the Teign for a couple of hours of fishing and then lunch in the pub by the river. The other reason was that I was lucky enough to recieve a new bamboo rod as a present. This one is made by Luke Bannister down in Cornwall. Luke is a great guy and fellow fishing bum. We met last year and found we both had a love of bamboo rods. The difference is that Luke is pretty dam good at building them! I went for a 7ft 3 wt which fits the bill perfectly for fishing here and the space in the bamboo rod line up. I strung the rod up with a standard SA 3wt WF line and it really sings.
The water was low and clear so I stuck with the usual set up of klinkie and small tungsten bead head and managed a few fish. Nothing of real note but nice all the same. The girls took our dog, Enzo, for a stroll and we met up and had lunch and got back before the weather broke.
The rod is awesome and managed everything with ease even when a downstreamer picked up. I think it will be perfect for up on the Moors too.
Bob was teaching on the Tamar on Tues and his client did a bit of fishing at the end and had a good pull and they saw a salmon roll. Sounds like there might be a few tourists in town.
I am off for a few days to the U.S on business. Who says fly fishing isn’t glamorous?!!
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