This was my last fishing trip before end of this inquiry project and I was feeling quite pessimistic because I have been on the river many times and only got the odd bite or two, and the water levels were still pretty high which was not ideal.

I had decided to completely change my fishing techniques in order to try and catch a brown trout as this felt like my last chance to land a fish before this inquiry project was over.

I decided to additionally change the spot I was fishing because the last handful of times I kept going to the same place as it was the only spot I could at least get a bite. This time I went closer to the head waters (where the river starts) and this area of the river was a fly fishing only section which was different than the previous areas. Due to the water levels still being really high, it was hard to cast without snagging on the branches and all the pathways were under water so it made it a lot more difficult to access the water.

I was fishing for a few hours and didn’t have any luck which made me feel like I should just go home and the day light was starting to run out anyway. I decided to cast a few more times before I called it a day and this is when my line went tight and the tip of my rod started to bounce. I thought to myself that it felt different than a snag but I didn’t have much hope at this point. But I soon realized that there was a fish on my line! I will talk more about me landing the fish in my next blog.