Just to brag.

**Staghound** · 28-03-2012, 19:34

2 1/2 to 3 lb brown caught earlier this month on the upper Wye in Wales. Purely showing off as he was a lovely fish.

I feel slightly bad as he was obviously coming into breeding condition.

**Robbi** · 28-03-2012, 19:42

a great catch and a beautiful fish, what did you take him on ?

**Staghound** · 28-03-2012, 19:49

I probably shouldn't admit to this, but, as it was a new swim to me, I was using ledgered worm, just to see what might bite. I really wasn't expecting this.

Come mid-June I will definitely be getting the fly gear out though, could be a cracking stretch of water.

**Tony** · 28-03-2012, 20:23

did you eat it?

**lannyman8** · 28-03-2012, 20:34

nom nom nom......

**Staghound** · 28-03-2012, 21:03

Originally Posted by Tony

did you eat it?

Oh yes! Baked with thyme and served with sauteed new potatoes and salad.

Ed · 28-03-2012, 22:04

Nice catch

I really should get around to sorting out all my fishing gear and getting out to our local rivers as I havn't fished in ages

..... I only seem to do the odd day here and there beach casting at the coast.

Ed

**juttle** · 29-03-2012, 06:50

That's one fine fish. Now, sort out the flies, and build a smoker...

**Staghound** · 29-03-2012, 19:46

Originally Posted by juttle

That's one fine fish. Now, sort out the flies, and build a smoker...

The farmer who owns the fishing rights (which he has gven to me gratis) says that, come Autumn, there are salmon as well as browns. I may well be taking some time off work. The smoker is on the cards if the stretch (about two miles) lives up to expectations.

ETA this was my first fish (of any species) from this stretch so the signs are good.

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