Posted: Sun 04/29/07 3:54 am Post subject: Flyfishing Germany, April 28th
Yesterday I went out with a friend fishing the local stream for one purpose, to catch chub.
The stretch I normally fish has no chub whathowever but far way downstream these fish are present.
The first spot I tried for the chub was below a weir.
I fished with a gold bead pheasant tails plus indicator and probed all
deeper sections but to my surprise got no hits.
I had expected at leasted a twitch from a roach or perch but nothing
of that.
Fishing below the weir.
Downstream some chub where rising to insects on the surface so I put on a small Klinkhamer and fished the dry.
A friend of mine told me that a week before the chub where feeding like mad on top but not today.
I had expected that chub fishing would be pretty much straightforward but these fish where tricky.
They spotted me always first and ran off down the river.
A sunny day at the river.
Maybe the fish more active in the open so I headed out of the forest and in to the open field in seach of the chub.
To my surprise I spotted only a few downstream and they all spotted me first as usual.
It became pretty uncomfortable walking with waders in the bright sunshine so I walked back to the shady trees.
Alder fly.
There was pretty much insectlife around, I spotted many Alder flies buzzing around.
The upstream section of the weir had more life in it that the downstream one.
Chub where rising there more or less continuously so I positioned myself on a strategic position and made casts to the rising fish.
Finally I had a good take and I could land my first ever chub in that river.
Chub nr.1
Fish nr. 1 was not a monster but not bad for a first.
Still some rises where pretty agressive and I knew for sure that some monster chub where lurking down in the water.
The chub where pretty picky, it took quite a time before I landed my second fish.
Chub nr.2
We fished all through the day and expected some evening rise to occur at sunset.
There was however no spectular rise when the sun went down.
The steady wind that was blowing during the day increased in force making casting sometimes difficult.
There was however an increase in insectactivity at sunset.
For the first time this year I spotted mayflies, loads of them.
Mayfly.
When the light faded activity stopped more or less and we called it a day.
My conclusions where that chub a very wary and that they are constant on the move.
I am still wondering why the chub would not take any nymphs, we will have investigate that further.
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In Denmark we still need some stabil weather to bring out the incets.. I cant wait.