Nice Water in the Owenea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Owenea had nice water, and this feller took the Masquerade immediately.

  Ray's Brown Job

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ray seems to catch only Brown Jobs these days.

 

Great Landingnet

Someone forget a net near the football field.

We left it there and maybe the owner recognizes the thing and is happy to know where he left it behind.

 

One from the Eanybeg

Ray and his wee Brown Job from the Eanybeg; caught on the Bibio

 

The rain came

The rain came and Ray and me tried to catch a salmon or two.

I had one on a Black Widow, very coloured, so it went back.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the only thing edible we took home that day were a few mushrooms.

 

High Pressure Day

Ray Robinson and me trying to catch a load of big trout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High pressure, easterly winds and bright sunshine produced an instant depression for Ray.

After fishing a couple of lakes in the Blue Stack Mountains, without a sign of a fish, we found the one which chased all forms of angler's blues away immediately.

So, two happy anglers left the lake and the Blue Stacks in the last of the gorgeous day's sunlight.
The fly of the day, like so many times before, was the Wickham's Fancy

 

Ray, Linus and me at it again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since we haven't fished Lough Boyle in ages, and since there was no real flood in the rivers for weeks, the trusted trio had to go trout fishing again.

Greenwell's Glory and Bibio produced a few nice trout for us.

Ray is resting on the way up to the lakes at Glencolumbcille.

 

Lakes at Glencolumbcille

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mostly the trout fishing is pretty slow in August, but today was dismal. Not a fish in sight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Therefore a few spectacular sights of lakes, bog and ocean.

Linus caught the only good fish of the day, on a Wickham's Fancy.

Ray had naught to say to that, but to give the trout a kiss.

 

Battling for Trout

At a mountain lake with Raymondo. Battling hard for our trout.

These took Bibio and Bogfly.

 

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall

Ray and Linus are preparing themselves, with chicken drumsticks and bread rolls, for the climb up to the Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall.

 

 

Steep climb

It is a pretty steep slope and it cost lots of energy to get up there, so, Marike and Ray are resting for a while, to enjoy the splendid view down the Eany Valley and Donegal Bay.

On the Invicta

But I will tell you that it is always worth your while to bring the Invicta with you