Yesterday we once again fished in our stream in Germany.
The weather was tropical with very high temperatures and bright sunshine.
These conditions would make fishing tough so our hopes of catching fish 
where not that high.
We left in the afternoon and picked a nice shaded stretch in one of the little 
towns along the river.
As expected the water was low but we where surprised that the water was 
so discoloured.


No clarity

Few fish where seen although now and then Roach where cruising the surface
Joop caught several fish on the dry while sight casting to them while I had little
Roach on the goldbead pheasant tail nymph.


Roach

The bigger fish where surely out there but all fish where very wary, most likely
due to the extreme low water levels.
There where not that many insects on the water, I only spotted one mayfly on the water.
Even though this stretch of the was shaded it still got hot.
We decided to move to a stretch I called the cows swimming pool.
Personally I disliked that place due to the presence of the cows, the extremely muddy
and thus slippery banks and the low flow speed. 
There was one plus to that spot though, there where always fish there.


The cows swimming pool

As expected the cows where in the stream, one of them waded deep and was obviously enjoying the cool water.
To my surprise Joop managed to get a trout on the dry on this stretch.
The water level was the lowest yet I had seen.
I fished in the remaining trickle and caught another Roach on the nymph.


Roach


Low water
We did our best at the cow pool but fish where not biting that eagerly.
We would take a break for dinner at 18.00 hrs and would then fish another part of the stream beyond sunset to see if there would be an evening rise.
Our local eatery was the official meeting place of our German fishing club, a rural restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
We where the only guests when we arrived, it was no problem to get a warm meal though.
Ten minutes later we where sitting outside with a couple of schnitzels and a large glass of cool wheat beer.



The local food

It was nice outside as we sat in the shade of the oak trees enjoying our dinner.
The sun was already low on the horizon when we left for the evening session.
At the next location fish where rising so we both fished with dry flies.
When I entered the water the fish where gone, with no signs of fish I opted to fish
the nymph again and slowly waded upriver.
Joop continued to fish with the dry and yet again landed a trout.
At sunset I was casting dries and nymphs to some rising Dace but the fish where small and 
refused my offerings.


At sunset

It was a nice day as they usually are when we go fishing.
Joop had caught four roach and two trout while I ended the day with two roach.
The hot and sunny weather was fine for outdoors activities but seeing the water table at
such levels was kind off worrying.
Maybe it was time for a rain dance but down here you have to take care what you wish for.