Saturday 20th October. Temuka River

The Solunar calendar suggested an early start and I missed it a bit but there was a period of "minor" activity just after.  I saw lots of fish. I went to gin-clear backwater that was wide and deep.  I saw no fish but I thought it would be odds on to be a trout somewhere.  So I took off the nymph I had been prospecting somewhat blindly but I couldn't be bothered taking off the indicator, I put on a water boatman as I could see wakes form invisible things skating.  It was 8:45 and I decide I would  let the boatman dangle there for 15min. After 10min I lifted the line as it was drifting towards willows.  As I did it dabbled a bit and a fish swam into view.  I dabbled it again and the fish took it.  I struck and the fish fought but with one tail swirl it was off with the hook, it would have been about a kilo.  Is that 6X tippet the problem?  I had the drag on too so that compounded the weak tippet.  Still it was amazing.  I was well made up with actually hooking a fish in a tributary of the Opihi  and although landing it would have been good I was happy.  I had fished to a plan and it had been successful.  The hard part had been done the next steps are easier.