Fishing Report at 30th September 2007

What a September it has been! Today may see the end of the chalkstream brown trout season, but we have had some fantastic sport during the 3 weeks since my last post (yes I know I promised a weekly report, but it has been more than a little manic this September). With good midge hatches on mild days and a few olives, grayling fishing with dries will run through October, before we spend the majority of our time fishing weighted nymphs.

On the lakes nymphs and lures with a touch of white or yellow in them have scored well. Looking at my fishing diaries for the last 3 years, it seems likely this will remain the case through October too!

Watermark is fishing very well, the brownie season there also ends today. Buzzers, shrimps and tadpole style lures have done well during the last month along with F fly, daddy long legs and sedges on top. Expect some big rainbows here from October onwards!

Carsington is fishing well with lures and buzzers fished on floating, intermediate or medium sink lines according to conditions. October will see the end of the season here so do get a trip in after some of the grown on fish as fry feeding builds up.

Sport at Loynton is on the up, daddies, sedges and small wet flies pulled just under the surface doing well, hares ear nymph and buzzers are catching the fish feeding on ascending pupa, while lures in white, yellow and green are the current in colours. Look out for sport to take off around mid October.

Lechlade fished well on reopening before becoming difficult, October is really the month when this water starts coming into it's own. Meanwhile Bushyleaze is fishing well, try dry and damp daddies, buzzers, damsels (small) and mini lures.

Must go now, but look out for regular postings to return during October, normal service is resumed!

Tight Lines

SY

Early September Fly Fishing

OK so I'm so late with my fishing report I decided to to change the title format! Summer has gone (if it ever arrived)and we are into autumn fishing. Certainly the consistent cool northerly winds have started to lower water temperatures and early morning now has that distinct chilly, damp, autumn edge to it.

I'm not the only one noticing the difference, swallows and house martins are gathering together in readiness for their winter migration and the brown trout are getting aggressive. At Willington, Carsington and Watermark the old spawning instinct is starting to see fish move to key areas, with both sex and protein on their mind. Large mobile patterns like MFF Leech, Beadhead Fry and MFF Zonker are bringing very hard strikes from some really good fish. Lechlade has also just reopened after summer shutdown and is extending it's brown trout season to October 31st.

Now is the time to hunt that big brownie and I hope to improve on our 2007 client best of 8.5lbs taken earlier this year along with several other fish between 5-8lbs.

Loynton has been patchy, one day it's been hard going, the next some good fish have come out. Fish of the week was a 20lber! As autumn takes hold this water will only get better and better.

Down on the river things are much the same, crystal clear water, good flow rates, big fly hatches and good fishing. Grayling are really coming into great condition now and fight far more than their weight. It is worth fishing to even the apparently small fish, in deep clear water the fish are far larger on the bank than they appear in water. Yesterday I watched two fish easily over 2lbs playing in a pool, my only disappointment was they had no interest in feeding! Ah well I have them marked down and plenty of time to try for them.

Big midge hatches on some of the lakes and river have provide great small dry fly sport, targeting cruisers with size 16-18 dries, especially early morning. Excellent water clarity at Watermark is also seeing some bigger fish landed on our sight fishing days, rainbows to 9lb and browns to 6lb.

Our fly shop has just been updated with new patterns, modified old faithfulls and our autumn and winter essential selection. Ensure you hit the water this season with the right tools for the job, top up your fly box with these beauties!

For booking enquiries I'm out most of the time over the coming 2 weeks,so for a rapid response call me on 07901 744869.

Tight Lines

Steve