Wet Sunday
I was due to walk a stretch of the coastal path today but the unexpected rain put a halt to that. There was no wind and this was the sort of rain I enjoy fishing in, so I put on my waterproofs and headed to the river.
I fished the Middle Water and as I tackled up I spotted a few hatching mayfly and a few pale wateries in the air, but no rising fish.
The rain increased and fishing the dry wasn’t really an option, so I tied on a partridge & orange to fish the fly in the surface film, I also greased a small section of my leader so I could see any takes.
It wasn’t long before my leader was straighten out by a small trout and for the next hour I enjoyed good sport catching trout and grayling.
The rain started to ease and time to switch to a dry fly; I decided that a larger fly may be the better bet, so I tied on a large GRHE and I caught two nice fish of around 12 inches under the trees, the rain started again so it was time to head home for the England match!
Partridge & Orange (size 16)
Very Bushy GRHE (size 14)
JG
The Club
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.
