Lower Water
Work on the river improvement project on the Lower Water between the Dairy Stream & Metal Bridge is scheduled for October 3rd for three or four days. So please try and avoid this area during this period….
Mayfly pattern
Just back from a weeks holiday fishing the San River, Poland – fishing was hard going, but enjoyed every minute..
My fellow guest Keith Wallington is a brilliant fly tier and it was a joy to watch him tie his realistic spider pattern. He also showed me a mayfly pattern that he tinkering with and it ticked all my boxes – lands gently on the water, buoyant and remarkably robust! I will be tying a few of these for next seasons mayfly hatch… Full instructions please visit his blog Keith Wallington.
Eel index biennial Survey
Members are advised that the Environment Agency will be conducting a survey on the 20th of September 2011, environmental conditions allowing. This survey involves between 3 and 4 fisheries staff and 1 or 2 vehicles being on site for 2 –3 hours, surveying 100 – 150m of river. The impact of the survey on angling will be minimised as far as possible and all fish will be handled with extreme care.
Lost Leatherman
A Leatherman micra in black has been lost on the Upper Water, if found please contact me on 01305 889682
Thanks John
Cormorant Watch
Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has launched a new web site for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK: www.cormorantwatch.org The new site is easy to use and will gather vital data to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries. Friends
