Fly Fishing Reports March 2006

Well at last the weather has warmed a little in the last four days. We certainly seem to have a late spring this year, our garden is well behind recent years and the wild life seems to have reverted to more traditional spring timing. I was at Willington today and everything seemed to be trying to catch up in the warm south westerly conditions. Kestrels, Buzzard, Oyster Catchers, Lapwing, everything was really starting to get going.

The trout however seemed a little slower, probably due to the water remaining cold as yet. I managed a matching pair of pristine brownies around 2lbs on floating line and small nymphs. More anglers are visting the fishery this month and enjoying sport with good quality fish. There are a large number of overwintered brown and rainbow trout in addition to fresh stock, to intercept the better fish keep the retrieve slow. Clients have been landing fish to the 5lb mark here.

At Marton Heath, plenty of rainbows have been caught on lures such as nomad and cats whisker. During late morning there has been a hatch of buzzer virtually every day. March and April will provide good surface fishing to buzzer and hawthorn providing the weather is mild.

Dane Bridge is providing consistent sport as usual, apparently the fishery will be stocking some larger browns to spice up the spring fishing. Again this water sees good surface sport throught spring due to terrestrial insects from the surrounding woodland.

Loynton trout fishery continues to produce regular catches of double figure rainbow trout to around twenty pounds. In addition to this anglers can also expect good catches of stock fish around the 2-3lb mark. Many fish are falling to lures, but nymphs fished slowly also work well.

Carsington Water only opened on the 18th and not many anglers ventured out in the cold. This water is often difficult, but persevearance with medium sink lines, lures and nymphs does pay off often in the afternoon. Always keep a floater rigged up with buzzers though as the small black insects are continuously about.

Tight Lines

Steve