I had not been out in the boat at Burrator since joining
the BFF so Peter kindly agreed to initiate me into the dark art of Burrator
Boating!
The day started off quite mild
and with little wind although the forecast was giving a strengthening easterly.
Peter had brought his electric outboard and
batteries with him so no need for rowing.
We first tried the area between Longstone and the
Sheepstor Dam. I had a cast towards a solitary
surface swirl and was surprised to be taken by a Blue Trout on a black &
green Kennick Killer. We had seen no other trout activity.
The air temperature dropped as the cloud cover
increased. The wind picked up from the
Northeast and it was on with an extra fleece followed by a windproof coat. We even had a few drops of rain during the
morning. We saw an angler fishing towards
the point at Longstone net three trout in a short
period. Our drifts a little way out from
the shoreline produced nothing at all.
The water became quite choppy farther out. We considered using the drogue but stayed in the
calmer waters.
In the afternoon the wind dropped a bit and it became
warmer although there was very little fly life or trout activity. The odd buzzer appeared. We continued along the Sheepstor
Dam/Longstone shoreline and I had one more rainbow. Peter tried various flies and methods but
apart from a couple of tugs at his nymphs – Invicta & Pheasant Tail – he didn’t net
anything.
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| A pleasant start to the day |
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| It became chilly as the breeze picked up...... |
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| ....and quite choppy! |
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| The afternoon weather improved |
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| A Kelly Kettle brew near the Sheepstor Dam |
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| Two Nomads at the top & a Kennick Killer |
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