October 09 Fishing Report

Where the great river trout season we had this year left off, stillwater trout fishing has taken over. To qualify that statement, fishing at Loynton Fisheries has been hot. Over 50% of fish we've landed here during October have been over 4lbs in weight, that is a staggering statistic. The fish have been fry feeding at times, however the very mild weather has seen them continuing to predate on terrestrials and nymphs, many of the larger fish falling to buzzers, PTNs and similar patterns. Checkout Alan Charlesworth with his new best rainbow of 5.5lbs. He also landed it's twin later in the day!

Cotswold waters have been much tougher, only starting to improve as the month closes. The milder conditions seem to have endowed trout with plenty of food, making them very choosy over what they consume. Water conditions are crystal clear on the lakes however, perfect stalking conditions during brighter days.

River wise, the Coln is producing the goods with numbers of grayling over the pound mark. In crystal clear water fishing is both a challenge and extremely rewarding, as big grayling inhale your flies!

We are going to have some awesome fly fishing for the remainder of 2009, stalking those trophy trout on the lakes, big grayling on the river, while at the same time conditions being perfect for continuing or fly fishing lessons.

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Tight Lines

Steve