All tackled up and ready to do battle, these lads have come over from
Europe to pit their wits against our wily "broonies."
Peter, Berd, Reiner, Jan from Holland and far right Ismo from Finland (via Wales)
are all accomplished dry fly fishers. They are all looking forward to sampling one
of Scotland's best wild brown trout river here on the Upper Clyde
Arriving on the 7th of June to an unusually hot spell ( for Scotland anyway) clear
blue skies, very little wind and with 3 full days fishing it was going to be tough,
but these guys were up to it and were soon into fish.
A wee dry fly - a long fine tippet - a delicate cast to the far bank - a drag free drift.
That was the method for their success.
Keeping down low and getting ready for the cast to a rising trout.
It was a long day but just as the light started to go-now was the time to tempt a shy fish or two.
That's why they came all this way.
To catch bonnie wild trout like these from
Scotland's River Clyde.
Although the conditions and fishing wasn't easy for them this year, I hope they had a great time here in Scotland and they will return again next year.
I bet they will.
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