The pristine fish weighed 13lbs but it had no sea-lice and probably entered the river before opening day due the mild weather, It fell to Ron's favourite Willie Gunn Special fished on a fast sinking line - Another of Ron's famous extended lunch breaks took him up to beat 6 where he quickly covered the hot spots with a few casts in each.
The tail of the Little Rock pool heading up towards the falls was the last port of call before having to rush back to open up again. The river had been dropping steadily for the last 4 days and fishing off the North bank, the Boil below the rock was the last real chance of the day at 1ft 3 and that's exactly where the fish was lying.
A 15 minute battle ended half way down the Manse pool and Ron made it back to the shop for 2pm. A great way to spend a lunch break, he'll be doing it more often.
The set up for those of you who might be interested, Rod - Guideline 14ft 9" AWM 10/11, Reel - Loop Evotec 9/13, Line - Ian Gordon Spey medium head 10/11 fast sink, Leader - 8ft Seaguar Fluorocarbon 25lbs, Fly - 2" medium weight Willie Gunn Special + Salar gold treble.