fishydreams

It can be very difficult to choose where to fish, particularly at times like this when the Río Grande and the Guadalhorce are fishing well but today I opted for the Grande. This river all but dries up in the heat of the summer although there are a few deepish pools where the fish can tough it out. At the moment it is just lovely and is carrying a fair amount of water.

It occurred to me that I should take advantage of the raised water levels to explore a stretch of river I had not fished for a couple of years.

The Río Grande gets a lot of attention on Sunday afternoons though not from fishermen in particular. Everybody seems to want to picnic here and the kids love to paddle around. So I decided to hit the popular reaches before anyone else showed up.

I managed a good fish on my very first cast and had another couple within the first hour or so. These were lovely things and I managed to beach them on the wet grass at my feet before removing the barbless hook and sending them on their way again.

A little later I explored the stretch which I had not visited in recent times and managed to catch one more decent fish and a couple of “teenagers.”

There were a few spent cartridge cases lying around on the ground and it reminded me that it was close to here, a few years back, that I was in danger of getting shot.

On that occasion I was wading through a shallow stretch of river in a light mist when I heard the sound of shotguns being fired nearby. Getting shot myself was not part of my plans for the day and it occurred to me that some trigger-happy bastard could fill me full of lead pellets if I wandered within range of duck shooters. So it seemed wise to make a bit of noise and so I loudly proclaimed as I made my way along the river that I was not a duck.

“No soy un pato!”

“No soy un pato!”

So there you go. I managed to avoid getting my ass shot off and can wholeheartedly recommend this method to you if you find yourself in a similar predicament.

Like my brother Sean says………… there will be no charge.

I managed a few nice barbel like this one

This turtle figured that if it didn´t move I wouldn´t spot it!