For the first time for at least five years today we saw a shoal of not less than 50 seatrout in Willows and the Boat Pool. There is a good range of sizes amongst the shoal with some fish in the 4-6lbs range. They are of course absolutely fresh in from the sea. These early sea trout are often the biggest of the short sea trout season. Numbers of shoaling sea trout normally peak in the last week of June, but much depends on water levels. If we get a summer spate, many sea trout will quickly move upstream to the upper tributaries. But if the water remains low, with the occasional freshet to cool the water temperature and encourage fish to take the fly, we may well see a good year for sea trout fishing at night. The omens currently are looking good!
If the Boat Pool has a good shoal of sea trout, you can bet your bottom dollar that Indies Pool will also have fish.
