Searching for a Springer

David and Tim shared a rod on the Lower Tamar fishery today at Gunnislake Weir. With only a handful of fish through the counter so far, hopes of connecting weren't high but you'll never know unless you've got a line on the water!
With blue skies, a warm sun and just a breath of wind, it was a beautiful day to be out, and the flora and fauna were certainly waking up to spring. The only fish seen were a grayling and a sea trout smolt to David's Mepps Long no.3 spinner, and all manner of flies were swum to no avail. But what a day to be alive!





Gunnislake Weir - not a bad day for early March!





Purple Toothwort; a rare flower of the British Isles, but common in the Tamar valley during early spring.





David searches the water as the tide starts to lift...





... and the result! Not the first springer of the season, but a welcome grayling nonetheless.