Trout Fishing Evening - 19 Aug 2005

Nine of us turned up for this evening at Newhouse Fishery, near Gara Bridge, including two Mini-Smiths, who brought their Dad, Stu, to give him a bit of a night out.

Only Andy had ever done any fly fishing, and some of the casting styles and techniques were decidedly unconventional, varying from Bill's laid back, one handed approach to Stu's frantic "whip 'em into submission" style. Nobody got injured, or fell in the lake however, except for Scoobie, the owner's dog!

The fish didn't oblige by throwing themselves onto the hooks as predicted, but we did manage to land six rainbow trout between the nine of us, with Stu and Bill getting two each, and Andy and Rosemary one apiece, the latter (fish) having a decidedly pink tinge! Simon L was most impressed by the whole idea, apart from the fact that the fish didn't attach themselves to his hook, whilst Richard K simply appreciated the finer aspects of the art of fly fishing!

It was dark by the time we finished and due to the fact that it was also getting rather cold, and we hadn't all caught something to cook, we went to the pub instead of having a barbecue.

Andy