Sunday, April 2, 2017

First trout of the season

We checked in at the campsite 'Pont de Bergueme' next to the Ourthe river. We dropped our stuff in the cabin had lunch and drove to the river.



I was trying out my #5 rod and caught the first trout of the season on a small nymph. We managed to catch a few small but beautiful trout and carefully released them back in the river.


We did see a lot of stoneflies on Sunday and a hatch of sedges on Monday, but there was only the occasional fish rising. We have spend quite some time looking and casting at a big trout rising once an hour or so, but helas, he wouldn't take our dry fly, superpupa or nymph.
Nevertheless, two beautiful days in amazing surroundings!