Nevertheless the young Cygnets were there bright and smiling faced this morning eager to get started their fishing. The day started off with fly-tying with Jimmy Miller, where the Cygnets were tying "Cormorants".
This was followed by the start of the fishing season on the Mill Pond.
There were 11 Cygnets today. Jim Allan took the new members on to the grass to teach the basics of fly casting a single handed rod.
"The basics of fly casting"
The established members drew their pegs out of the hat and headed off to start fishing. The Cygnets fish each podium for 45 minutes and then move to every third podium in order to give each angler the chance to fish any "hot spots", However, the fish are usually well spread out around the pond so can be caught really anywhere. Those who were fishing were supervised/assisted by Jimmy Miller and Alasdair Fyfe.
"Cygnets fishing the Mill Pond"
The conditions were not ideal today, with it being "really cold and wet". However, the Cygnets braved the elements. The Cygnets tried their best to catch fish, the successful Cygnets today included -
Robert Fyfe - 2 fish and 4 fish returned (caught on the Cormorant he tied with Jimmy Miller prior to fishing)
Abbi Hutton - 2 fish and 2 fish returned
Thomas Penman - 1 fish
The Cygnets permit entitles them to retain two fish and following this limit they go on to Catch and Release, using barbless hook, one fly and return their further fish. Any fish returned is still awarded points.
"Fish on"
The fish appeared to be showing around many parts of the pond. The successful patterns today included buzzers, lures and Cormorants (which the Cygnets tied at the start of their fishing session)
"Waiting for a take"
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