I lived in Caputh for many years and know that beat very well..... fished it hundreds of times and it's no where near as productive nowadays even for the Brownies that I would catch almost every evening I wandered down there.
Bad casting is a series of little things that add up without you noticing. First, the line and the eyes get wet and start sticking, so you have to compensate. What you haven't noticed is that you've changed your position slightly to deal with the line not behaving, so when you do manage to get it back under control, you're facing the wrong way. Now you're getting miffed, so you try to force the line out a little, but all that does is introduce poor technique into the equation, and you get tired and sore. While you're looking at the rod and reel, trying to work out whats going on, your fly is getting watter logged and heavy, and so is your leader. You finally realise what you did wrong, but now the fly is twice as heavy as it was when you started and won't cast properly, and it begins all over again.
Sorry mate can you explain why you don't cast at around 10.00 to 11.00 (clock face) as if facing at 12 to the opposite bank, your water coverage is massively reduced fishing at around 2.00 (clock face) as you are doing it no?
If the opposite bank is 12 O' clock and I cast at 10 or 11 I'd be casting upstream wouldn't I? The fly line would be pulled in front of the fly by the current.
It is strange how casting can all of a sudden go off. Usually, shortening the line and cast higher towards the tree tops fixes it for me. Getting tired opens up a whole other can of worms tho. Watching your vids is pretty close to actually fishin. Until you start singing🤣 I'd be less stressed if you'd tape your rod joints. Owld skool see, I'm sure it'll end in tears, especially with a nice rod like that.
Casting very much is a mental discipline! I normally give the spigots a rub with a candle and they stay put as a rule but that day I think in my haste to get on the water I neglected to even assemble the rod properly!
Such a big stretch of water and so few fish. Makes me think that you’d be better off staying with the Tyne & Coquet. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
I agree actually, there is a lot to be said for fishing water you are familiar with - though of course a change of scene is always a good thing and I do enjoy fishing new rivers even if my chances of catching are less.
I don't think that is the way to go at all. If no one fishes for salmon there is no one to care and no one to get motivated enough to do anything about it.
