Saturday 30th October

 This morning Mike questioned David Carrick the secretary of the Tyne Angler's Society about places we could fish. We checked the gauges and the North Tyne and the Rede were fishable.

Franca decided we were to go to Hass loch today and to the Tyne tomorrow.

Our local Oxnam water was still coloured although I could see through about 20 cm, have to check again tomorrow before we leave for the North Tyne.

En route to the Hass we investigated the Jed Water but we could not locate an access path. Moreover the river was still rapid and held colour. We later discovered it was not permissable to fish the Jed for trout or grayling at this time of year. 

It was a dry and sunny day at the Hass and Mike had a leviathan brown trout on a Shipmans buzzer size 16. The weight of the fish 7 lbs 2 oz.
Franca managed to persuade Miguel to put him and his catch on Facebook only if he was sufficiently disguised so not to be recognised in keeping with his extremely modest disposition.

Franca assisted us in a professional manor and was sadly not rewarded with a fish today.

In all my boastfulness  I must report three takes on the Hass with only two landed rainbow trout of decent size.