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 a web site for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK: www.cormorantwatch.com The site is easy to use and will gather vital data to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries. Friends
