Midlands Fly Fishing Report 12th-18th August 2007

Well we get a few days of good weather and those lake temperatures start to edge up at this time of year! Not that fish activity seemed to drop at all, they were just dammed hard work. But then again that's half the fun!!

Over at Loynton fish showed comtinuously, teasing anglers with both their displays of slashing into fry and their reluctance to grab offerings attached to a fly line. Smaller fry immitations like PTN, HE nymph and Dawl Backs ribbed with wide pearl tinsel received some attention, while the odd fish accepted a small black nymph or buzzer.

Watermark was also tricky, but the water is crystal clear so you can ensure you work your fly right accross a fish's nose to trigger that take we all live for. Some nice fish with browns and rainbows to 4lbs landed and still plenty of activity from larger fish holding deeper and playing hard to get.

Chalkstream fishing has been nothing short of fantastic, moving around we have found hatches coming of most days, the whole day through and wild browns or grayling in mint condition have been right their waiting. Some good fish landed to around the 1.5lb mark, great fishing after all the rain!

Carsington is also seeing some decent sport, fish are down in the water during brighter spells, moving up as the light fades or on more overcast days. Rig up with a floater and medium sinker, move around and find what the fish want on any given day.

Tight Lines

Steve