Dec 262011
 

Heavy rain pelted the van all night and the violent winds never stopped for a moment, as if it was the end of the Earth. We had 56mm of rain during the night and the river is a mess now.

During the day the day changed to a warm’ish and sunny afternoon, funny from one extreme to the other in a couple of hours, as only the mountains can.

As the river was wiped out, next choice has to be the Providence Portal area of the Lake. Starting at 4.30 till 9.30pm saw 4 fish grassed, 3 x Rainbows 41 and 46cm, plus a 53cm Brown, another fatty Brown.

A fatty Brown at 53cm taken on the little Trout Spey rod of 5/6w and 12feet