Great Start to the Brown Trout Fishing Season

Despite our very mixed weather since the start of the brown trout season on April 1st we have experienced some great sport with fish to 3.5lbs.

At Willington, catches made by myself and clients have seen more browns than rainbows landed, and what wonderfully marked trout they are! Most have fallen to dark damsel nymph immitations, but during sunny spells buzzer hatches in sheltered bays have seen the browns avidly surface feeding.

Now the algal bloom from a couple of weeks ago has cleared, seeing a margin cruising brown lift through several feet of water to take your fly really tests the nerves. Stalking is the way to take these fish, so if you want to learn how to get the most from this exciting form of fly fishing why not book a day's tuition? For more information visit our stalking trout page.

At Carsington Water brownies are coming consistently to sunk line tactics, with small lures in black and white or damsel nymphs. Don't rush for the boats at this time of year as our experience points to consistent fly fishing from the bank. Boats will come into their own later when the weather warms up!

If you want to target browns these two waters are the place to go now. Our guided fishing and tuition will maximise your chances of not only hooking into a good brown trout, but also having the knowledge to catch them on a regular basis.

Tight Lines

Steve