Germany 14.01.2018
As I generally have a dislike for Stillwater I opted to fish the German stream instead of the Dutch canal today.
With the stream still returning from flooding stage and a temperature around 2 degrees C or 36 F I knew
it would be difficult to get my first fish of the season.
The current at my usual haunts was still too strong meaning the eddies with calm water
where not present, it just rushed over all the deeper pools I liked to fish.
Even at the slower dammed sections upstream nothing was happening.
I tried nymphing first and then a small streamer hoping to get a yellow perch.
Since the previous nights had clouds the temperatures did not go below freezing but it
was still too cold for decent action.
In the afternoon the skies cleared and a weak sun appeared.
My plan for the day was to end up in the local pub for dinner and since there was a good
pool nearby I tried it for a last ditch effort to avoid the first skunk of the year.
I fished a ptn with an orange bead and hoped that at least one of the shiners would have
a go at it … I was pleasantly surprised when my indicator went under and I noticed that I
was connected to a (be it out season) brown trout.
The barbless hook was not well connected to the fish but the soft action rod dampened
the run of the fish and It stayed on … pure luck I guess.
Mission accomplished and off to the pub 🙂
