Put it down to experience!

Sunday was the MNTFA Bruce Richardson Trophy and I was fishing with Phil Cross. Initial plan was to catch a few of the Pines while they are feeding, move onto the Dam and bag up, bear in mind that the narrows and small half might be fishing, make sure phil doesn't get a duck and keep dry. Well we failed all ends up!

It was raining when we arrived and continued solidly all morning with some heavy periods. Not great for Phil as he was still struggling with a cold, but when we didn't connect with any fish from Rigby's point it wasn't starting great.

As we pulled up at the dam there were people catching around us and we both had takes early on. However it turned out to be a real struggle and I managed just two on a Di3 and cats whisker. I had the same fly as Don Moore who managed to catch 15 on the day (Jammy Devil) but even though we persevered I never really seemed to be convinced about a method. Sometimes you need to change and then have a take to confirm your doing it right but I didn't seem to have any of that. I was in the right area, with the right flies at nearly the right depth and i was getting no interest all.

I'll just have to put it down to experience, some days it goes for you and others it doesn't. I kept working hard to find that consistant method and place but at the end of the day that's why we go fishing. If it is always easy, i'd get bored.

There were a few good bags on the day all from around the boils/creek with Richard Slater having 8 on the drift and pip jeffs and partner 8 each at anchor on the mouth of the creek as the fish ran round. Richard managed to catch the bigger fish with a great weight of 8 fish for 22lb 7oz and the trophy below. Don just in second with 8 for 21lb 9oz. With 114 fish caught on the day there were quite a few people that had a better day than me.