The rains finally arrived yesterday, well, in a manner of speaking - it was hot as hell till about mid-day, then the thunder started, and the heavens opened. Not for long, but enough to freshen up the atmosphere. I took a trip down the coast to Fuinary, and had an hour's fun with the Pollack and mackerel. - about 6 of each, but I'm afraid to say, I took the little spinning rod with me. Still good fun though on fine tackle.
The evening saw the weather settle down so I packed the dogs and a rod into the back of the pick up, and headed off to Tearnait. 45 minutes after leaving Ardtornish Estate yard, and I was there, hot, sweaty, bitten by midges and clegs, but it was worth it.
The sun was beginning to fall behind the hills, there was a gentle breeze, and fish were showing everywhere. I set up the little 5 weight smuggler rod, put on tiny Butcher, Black Pennel, and Soldier Palmer, and started to work my way round the loch. Big fish were showing in the middle, but as I was fishing the banks, I had to make do with lots of the smaller ones. Near 2300, and over 20 fish later ( biggest just over 1lb ), and the wind dropped - midge time big style.
Time to give up and walk home, but on the way I stopped at the bottom of the Loch to meet with Justin Livesey and friends who are walking and fishing, using the Bothy at Tearnait as a base. They had only just started fishing and no luck so far and I left them to the midges as I just had to keep moving to keep them at bay.
On the way back, I stopped at Ivy Bridge just around midnight. The River has come up a wee bit, and I watched one or two fish make their way up to the first pool. No sign of seals thankfully - long may this continue.
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