Last night, just before darkness fell, I fished through Volcano and the Flats looking for a sea trout or two. In the middle section of Volcano I had a savage take from a good sea trout of about 3lbs, but it snatched at the fly and, probably fresh from salt water, its mouth was still soft and the hook came away. Further down the pool, just below the big (17 ton) boulder, another sea trout swirled at the fly. With the night approaching and the water coloured after freshets throughout the day, I decided to take the dogs home and leave the fishing to improve overnight. If the river hadn’t been so up and down I would have stayed later, but expereience tells me that erratic water levels aren’t really conducive to good sea trout fishing at night.
The best sea trout fishing is at night
And improve it did, with Moray Macfarlane taking three nice sea trout (2lbs, 3lbs and 2lbs) in daylight! It is fairly obvious that the sea trout shoals are now building up in all the main pools. Places where you can expect action are Tyndals, Willows & Upper Boat, Volcano, Lower Boat, Kirkinn, Haughs, Melgund, Indies and Marcus House Pool. Over the next few days & nights we should see the catch figures increase substantially. There are beats available (£100 per night for two rods: no single rods) for the rest of the week. The night fishing for sea trout should be really good, and improving all the time.
TA