Specimen Trout

[davidthompson1984]

Caught this at Muckamore, 10 years ago which caused a stir at the time. 1lb 13oz Brownie. Taken on a dunkeld wetfly dropper on a calm summers evening. It was just after the foot and mouth and the fish were taking really strangely on the night. So this evening i ginked the underside of the wing on the wetfly, leaving it to float almost like a cdc emerger and started pulling in fish left right and centre.
Heard the deep plunk as the fish took, as it ran, my reel jammed! So in order to give it line i had to run up and down the bank! I was also aware of a very nasty tangle on my leader. Eventually after 10 minutes i was able to get it in.

Of course this was well before the times when catch and release was a common practice of which i think i have killed maybe one or two fish since and at that its because they havent recovered. Not aided by the fact i was young at the time and a fishing trip wasnt successful unless u brought something home!

A few members tried to discredit the achievement in saying it was a dollaghan but remember seeing Abby and Bill on the same evening and them saying it was a lovely brownie and to enjoy the achievement!

There are big fish in that river and not necessarily all at Dunadry

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[Davy Telford]

I had a nice river trout me self last season about a pound and a half and I wouid agree with u about Dunadry. Some times you have to go to places that arnt fished that much by other anglers. most people fish around Dunadry because it easy excess but as we both know there are alot of other throws on the river if you take the time to look for them.

[allen]

Cracking fish