Midlands Fly Fishing Report 5th-11th August 2007

With settled and somedays hot weather this week, the summer rule of early and late providing the best sport has very much rung true.

The river Coln now looks fantastic, flowing fast and full, with water clarity and a lively feel I've not seen for several years! Trout can be seen everywhere, early morning dry fly with spent olives, ants or midges, daytime nymphing, then evening fun with sedges on top again.

Carsington looks a picture, so nice to see a full reservoir in August. Anglers still need to stay on the move here, seeking out feeding fish. Hot bright days mean switching to a sinker, mixing lures and nymphs to locate the fish. Don't just stick to the margins, some drifts accross open water are picking up decent catches.

Plenty of fish again moving at Watermark and Loynton trout fisheries throught the day. Morning sees the majority of activity, with fish switching back on late afternoon. Various flies scoring, with trout changing their taste throughout the day, just to make fishing a little more interesting! In the main a selection of buzzers, dawl bachs, olive nymph, Damsels, stalking bugs and HE shrimp will pull fish during the day. You do need to work your flies well though and keep covering the water.

That's all for now, but look out for a few posts this week detailing some useful tactics I've been playing with on day's that seem impossible.

Tight Lines

SY