Fly Fishing Report 3rd - 9th June 2007

Well I said the easy fishing was over and so it proved this week. The fishing has been more challenging and anglers have had to take their chances or rue mistakes made.

Willington, Watermark, Loynton and Carsington have all produced fish for clients, largely by us targeting feeding fish and presenting our flies too them. You only have to look into the water now to see it heaving with life forms. If your fly is not in front of the trout you can forget catching.

It has also been a week of what might have been, with two cracking fish coming adrift during truely thrilling fights. The first a big rainbow I would estimate at 9-10lbs at Watermark, then a cracking brown estimated at 4lbs+ from Carsington. I'm still not sure who feels worse when clients loose big fish, them or me!

Average water temperatures on our stillwaters are now 16C in the surface layers and heating up on hot days. When the fish go down, don't just switch to lures, a long leader and nymphs size 14 - 18 will often catch some surprisingly good fish.

I'm looking forward to getting back to the river during next week!

Keep the faith & tight lines

Steve