This mornings Cygnets session commenced as usual with fly tying with Jimmy Miller. This morning the Cygnets were shown how to tie a Shipman's buzzzer and then got the chance to tie the fly themselves.
"Shipman's Buzzer"
Following fly tying the Cygnets drew their first peg for the session and started fishing on the Mill Pond. There were 14 Cygnets at the session today.
Mill Pond
Cygnets Honorary President Paul Young came along this morning to see the Cygnets and offered advice and encouragement to them. It was fantastic to see Paul and the Cygnets were all delighted to see him.
Paul Young
It was a sunny start to the session and it was very humid throughout the morning. The bright sunshine made the fishing difficult with a lot of fish showing around the pond early on but as the session continued the fish appeared to be deep down.
Paul giving Mathew some advice
Cameron waiting for a take
The first fish of the session was successfully landed by Abbi Hutton. It was a hard fighting Blue trout followed quickly by Robert Fyfe, landing a Blue trout as well.
Paul watching Colin casting to a fish
Eddie waiting for a take
Paul watching Alasdair
The Cygnets tried various flies from lures, wet flies, dry flies and buzzers but the trout appeared to be ignoring any fly that was offered to them.
Paul and Robert talk fishing
The third fish of the session was landed by Colin Russell who came along to Cygnets today for the first time. This was Colin's first trout caught on the fly. It was a superb Rainbow trout, which gave Colin a tremendous fight, before coming to the net.
The successful Cygnets today were:-
Robert Fyfe 1 Blue Trout
Abbi Hutton 1 Blue Trout
Colin Russell 1 Rainbow Trout
Robert, Paul, Colin and Abbi
Swanswater Cygnets Junior Angling Club, Waterside Assistants and Paul Young
The annual Swanswater Cygnets Junior Angling Club Barbecue is being held next Saturday 25th August. Times and further information will be sent in due course.
