Sunday 1 April 2012

Sunday 1st April 2012

Today was the 2nd day of the Cygnets 2012 fishing season. Some of the Cygnets commenced this morning learning to tie a "Griffiths Gnat" with fly tying instructor Jimmy Miller . The others started off being shown the elementary basics of fly tying, and how to tie a buzzer.



"Griffith Gnat"




Swanswater Cygnets Junior Angling Club


There were 19 Cygnets today. The less experienced Cygnets were given instruction on the Meadow pond by Cygnets professional casting instructor Thomas Anderson with the assistance of David Armour.  The more experienced Cygnets commenced fishing on the Mill Pond. It was sunny day with a strengthening breeze which made the day quite cold.  It was not long before the first and only fish of the day was hooked and landed by Cameron Smith, a superb Tiger Trout.  The fish were showing around the pond but, were not keen to take any of the flies that the Cygnets cast to them. The Cygnets tried lures, wet flies, dry flies and buzzers today. There were a few small perch caught today and returned to the pond.


The next Cygnets meeting is Sunday 15th April 2012 with fly tying commencing at 09:30am with fishing thereafter.