Chalkstream fly fishing & report 8th - 14th July

Despite the continued unsettled weather clients have experienced some good fishing during the last week.

We have also been contacted by many of you concerned about chalkstream bookings and the state of the river. To put everyones mind at rest the Coln is in fine condition, holding slight colouration yes but with good summer flow and plenty of fish activity.

Being spring fed chalkstreams do not suffer the same dramatic spate and drought conditions of rainfed streams, providing a rich and stable environment for trout, grayling and aquatic life in general to prosper. So with plenty of water about the fishing is excellent. I even ended up having a few casts when the river did discolour a couple of weeks ago! I went to the river expecting the worst, finding it far better than expected and with browns rising to a sedge hatch. Obviously I could not resist and landed 3 browns in what to most anglers would seem unfishable conditions. Don't be put off by coloured water! Check out our trips on the Coln at chalkstream fly fishing.

Moving onto the lakes, Carsington has continued to fish well to anglers searching out the fish. Damsels, PTN, hares ear and buzzers have caught for clients, the best a 3lb 4oz grown on brownie in immaculate condition!

Willington and Watermark fished well with damsels (nymph and dry adult), PTN and hares ear, catching plenty of quality browns and rainbow trout. Loynton trout played hard to get, lots of fish moving, switching between nymph and fry throughout the day. The key to success, was in getting your fly in front of the fish. With so much food in the water, trout are not moving far to take anglers flies. Keep at it and the fish will come, they are certainly feeding agressively.

Tight Lines

Steve