Hello,
I live in Cheshire and I returned to Sea Trout fishing last season after a 25 year lay off. Work and family kept me away, I continued coarse fishing on rivers and the occasional trout fishing. After the lockdown last year the river banks were busier than ever, the local rivers were barren from the loss of weed due to the heavy spring floods and I wanted something different and with less people. I dusted down my old copy of Sea Trout Fishing, read it again and started fishing on the Wenning, I caught some nice brown trout, 1 small sea trout and had a few takes which was great encouragement and I enjoyed fishing upstream on the Wenning. One afternoon I was driving up the M6 and I decided to stay on a few more junctions and head to the Lune, the river where I caught my very first sea trout. By now it was August and I managed 4 sea trout in 3 visits with a few missed and lost as well. That was it, I loved it. I only saw one other angler, sitting and waiting for dark is period of time that is both tranquil and filled with anticipation. I really like the night fishing, there is nothing else like it. I have gone fishing since I was a young boy, I've been lucky enough to work in many places and always took a rod with me, there is always some fishing to be had. I've even started tying my own flies (badly) I fished the Welsh Dee a few times last year and hopefully we can all get out again. The fish in the picture was my first off the Lune last year and was quickly returned, caught at 00:30 and after 2.5 hrs of fishing without a take then all of a sudden there is the big splash out in the darkness. I can't wait for the fishing to start again and thanks for giving me access to the forum.
I live in Cheshire and I returned to Sea Trout fishing last season after a 25 year lay off. Work and family kept me away, I continued coarse fishing on rivers and the occasional trout fishing. After the lockdown last year the river banks were busier than ever, the local rivers were barren from the loss of weed due to the heavy spring floods and I wanted something different and with less people. I dusted down my old copy of Sea Trout Fishing, read it again and started fishing on the Wenning, I caught some nice brown trout, 1 small sea trout and had a few takes which was great encouragement and I enjoyed fishing upstream on the Wenning. One afternoon I was driving up the M6 and I decided to stay on a few more junctions and head to the Lune, the river where I caught my very first sea trout. By now it was August and I managed 4 sea trout in 3 visits with a few missed and lost as well. That was it, I loved it. I only saw one other angler, sitting and waiting for dark is period of time that is both tranquil and filled with anticipation. I really like the night fishing, there is nothing else like it. I have gone fishing since I was a young boy, I've been lucky enough to work in many places and always took a rod with me, there is always some fishing to be had. I've even started tying my own flies (badly) I fished the Welsh Dee a few times last year and hopefully we can all get out again. The fish in the picture was my first off the Lune last year and was quickly returned, caught at 00:30 and after 2.5 hrs of fishing without a take then all of a sudden there is the big splash out in the darkness. I can't wait for the fishing to start again and thanks for giving me access to the forum.
July seemed to be the time they arrived in numbers. Mid June there would be a few about if you get some water. Anyway good luck for the season and keep the reports coming. ATB
