Midlands Fly Fishing Report 24th - 30th June 2007

Another very mixed week weather wise and varied fishing. The deluge of rain wiped out the prospect of any river fishing! Interestingly several trout were very obliging on Tuesday evening, rising to a great sedge hatch on the Coln, despite the river being the colour of drinking chocolate. Fish are still taking, but understandably clients fishing a chalkstream expect clear water.

Carsington continued to produce, but it is all about finding small groups of feeding fish. On calmer days, floating lines and small nymphs are working while windy conditions see an intermediate or slow sinker with a mix of attractor and nymph patterns pick up the fish.

Watermark has fished brilliantly again this week, with plenty of brown and rainbow trout to 6lbs landed during tuition and sight fishing days. We also had another rainbow I estimated at 11lbs come adrift after jumping 3 times!

Willington also fishing well, PTN, damsel and sedge pupa working well, while at loynton the fishing improved as the week progressed. Good rainbows to 9lbs taken on buzzer, damsel, hares ear and loynton guinea.