March Fishing Report 2009

March certainly lived up to it's reputation for unpredictable weather this year, meaning lots of variation in fishing tactics to keep those fish coming.

On stillwaters, buzzers, bloodworm and the usual mix of lures, accounted for plenty of fish overall. During milder spells however, we enjoyed some top water action to hoppers and shipmans buzzers. Clients have had a high average size at Loynton fisheries, at around 3lbs, while I've personally landed fish to 9lbs (it was a mint fish too, full of bright colours and spots) during a handful of short sessions throughout March. Mind you with 2 fish over 20lbs landed, plus a good number of doubles, there were many fish larger than mine.

River wise, our fishing on Derbyshire's river wye has flowed as a continuation of my last report. Surface action being dictated very much by what day we were on the water. The fish and the river are in cracking condition though and I'm looking forward to many day's out there with clients during April.

April 1st sees the start of chalkstream fishing and the stillwater brown trout season. While good sport on the Cotswold streams can be expected from the start, classic chalkstream fly fishing really comes into it's own from late April onward.

Stillwater browns are on the wish list of many anglers. So if you want to learn how to consistently fool them, we are providing tuition at Lechlade, Bushyleaze and Watermark in the Cotswolds. While Lechlade is a shot at some very big browns, the other 2 venues provide really good imitative fishing. To discuss your trip, call or email us. Contact details can be found here!

Tight Lines

Steve