I thought I would send you this picture in case it brings back pleasant memories of happy times on the river.
Blue-winged Olives have recently become a regular feature again on our little village stream… the North Winterborne, which has been classed as a ‘Main River’ – mainly because of the need for flood management in the area. This tiny chalk steam once held a really healthy population of water voles, but as with so many other streams, they seem to have disappeared here in the last few years. The olives including Large Dark and Medium Olives and some Iron Blues have all increased in numbers,perhaps in response to our local management efforts to restore and rejuvenate the ranunculus and other beneficial plants and suppress the rampant Fool’s Watercress, all done with EA approval. Sadly there are no Brown Trout, just Rainbows escaping from the Fish Farm just up the lane and these can occasionally be up to four pounds.
The Blue-winged Olives are out now and I managed to get this picture a day or two ago. It just brought back so many memories of fabulous evenings on our beloved River Frome and the trout caught during a really good fall of BWOs spinners. I hope we will all come through this dangerous epidemic and be back on the beautiful River Frome again before too long.
All the best
Will Bown
Beautiful Frome trout
The Club is a private one, founded in 1877, of approximately sixty-four members and six Town Rod subscribers. The Club’s waters consist of about 12 miles of wild brown trout & grayling fishing in the main River Frome, River Cerne and River Piddle, together with attendant carriers and side streams. The waters extend both above and below the town of Dorchester and the Club employs a part-time keeper.
Price £60 per ticket per day or three days for £120
Day Tickets are only available during the trout season and only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Bank Holidays. (season 1st April – 14th October)
The Police have made it quite clear that poaching is a crime in progress covered by the 1968 Theft Act. Members should always call 999 to report it and not phone the keeper. Without a report the police will not be aware of the extent of a problem.
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Stress if you are vulnerable/elderly or at risk of intimidation..
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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.
Invasive plants and animals can carry diseases that kill fish, block waterways and banks, interfering with fishing. They can be small and hard to spot, so are easily spread on damp clothing and equipment.
Protect the environment and fishing you enjoy, by keeping your kit free of invasive plants and animals.
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