Latest Posts Under: Grannom

April 1st 2008

April 1, 2008 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Woke to a overcast, misty & windy day, thankfully by 10am the sun was out and it turned into a wonderful warm spring day, unfortunately it was still very windy. Started off on the River Cerne and caught this wonderful trout from the second pool that I fished and then slightly large fish from between …

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Lower Water

May 2, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

John, As you are stuck at home I thought that you might appreciate another fishing report. (Thanks Jim! John Hon.Sec) I fished from Bockhampton to Loud’s Mill starting at 08:30 and finishing at 12:00. As nothing was moving when I arrived I decided to fish with a nymph. As a pheasant tail GH had no …

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A Fine Day

April 21, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Fished today with my two good fishing buddies Glyn & Rob. The grannom where already hatching when we arrived at 10:15 and we were quickly into fish. As the day wore on the hatch became less with fewer fish rising, but there were enough to keep us amused until 4pm… We also saw our first …

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Fishing lunch

April 18, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

I have to admit that as a River Keeper on such a fine spring day, I pushed the mower to one side for an hour or two today. With no wind, warm sunshine and a fine hatch of grannom, the temptation of fish rising was just too much! Poundbury Straights After putting down at least …

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Easter Sunday

April 8, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Escaped for a couple of hours this lunchtime – fished the Upper Water from the Fishing Hut up. A few grannom were about and caught several small browns on the dry, plus a couple of small grayling. Easter Sun & Lesser Celandine I then switched to the Wrackle and caught a good brown of about …

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Grannom Time!

April 7, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

Plenty of grannom hatching at the moment and here’s a picture of one so you can tie your perfect imitation…(click on the picture to enlarge) Resting Grannom

Light line

April 6, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

What a true Grannom day, warm clear and sunny, and it looks set for the bank holiday weekend.Just a short entry, I caught a pristine fish of about a pound and a half, below Long bridge on one of John Grindles flies, the fish lept like a small Tarpon then sped off downstream, what fun, …

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Opening Day 2007

April 1, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

HI John , My brother and I fished around Whitfield hatches today having a great day in the process, much better than last year. The river looked superb, clean with lots of the right type of weed, the wind abated throughout the day so that come tea time it wasn’t a hampering factor, using aftm …

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First Grannom

March 14, 2007 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

I stopped on the by-pass bridge at Whitfield this afternoon and spotted my first grannom of the season 🙂 Spring Time Clean Gravels and Fresh Growth

Day Tickets

May 13, 2006 / John Grindle / 0 Comments

two day ticket guest’s out today. Grannom and olives hatching, but hard going with the cold downstream wind. One did catch a 1lb fish from Whitfield Hatches and he noticed a small tag on it’s gill covering ‘K11’. I checked with Anton Ibbotson (CEH) and this fish was born in 1999 and had been caught …

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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.

Day Tickets

Price £70 per ticket per day or three days for £140

Day Tickets are only available during the trout season and only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Bank Holidays. (season 1st April – 14th October)

Illegal Fishing

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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Important Dates



River Levels

River Level @ Maiden Newton
River Level @ Louds Mill
River Level @ Stinsford
River Piddle Level

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.

Biosecurity for Anglers

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.
To find out more please visit
the NNSS Website

Casterbridge Fisheries

Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association

Dorset Wildlife Trust

Westcountry Rivers Trust


Environment Agency


Wild Fish


The Wild Trout Trust

Angling Trust


Dorset Chalkstreams Club