Angling guide Paddy Dunworth of Celtic Angling knows things can be hard going at this time of year, as high summer temperatures and low water conditions combine to make trout fishing particularly difficult, a fact often referred to as the ‘dog days’ in the angling literature. But an angling guide can’t pick and choose his days when clients have travelled halfway around the world to fish with him, and Paddy had three generations of the Casey family (Tom Sr., Tom Jr. and Tom in the middle) of New York out with him for an evening session during the week. While the trout fishing proved sluggish, the roach was more active, and Tom Sr. managed a trout and five roache on the fly, not a bad return for less-than-ideal conditions.
Earlier in the week, Paddy had Chris Rich from Phoenix, Arizona, out with him for a session or two, and the going was even tougher. This time the roach didn’t bale them out and though they saw a few fish rise, they were easily spooked in the thin, clear water and they only managed to winkle out an odd trout.
