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I fished on Friday and you couldn’t imagine a more perfect day for it: muggy, overcast and with no wind. The river is still quite high and strong-flowing after the very wet spell we had and weed growth seems to be good this year; quite a contrast to last season. I arrived at lunch time …

Continue reading “Royal Wulff”

Not too unusual but one of the nicest fish I’ve caught for a while weghing 2lb8oz. Fish of this size seem more common than they were some years ago Regards Mike

Late Sunday afternoon John Aplin calls to say the mayfly were pouring off and trout feeding, so my planned relaxing evening was quickly cancelled! I parked at the top of our water and noticed the Hon.Sec car so was already fishing, no worries there is plenty of water so I started tackling up. Only to …

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The mayfly season has started with a trickle of an afternoon hatch yesterday and the trout were straight on them. This is fishing the Cerne where the eager fish took a bushy hawthorn pattern.

The breeze was of such strength this afternoon that I sought the sanctuary of the willows, where thankfully there was decent shelter. Only a sprinkling of mayfly coming off but enough to be able pick off some decent trout all the way up through. Stock fish sprinkled with a few wild ones and all in …

Continue reading “Merry dance”

As the recent strong wind had abated and turned into the South I thought that yesterday would be a good day on the river. I was not disappointed. I arrived to fish at about 14.15 to find a steady trickle of Mayfly coming off the water and a good number of rising fish. Unlike the …

Continue reading “Alone on the River!”

Today was a classic day for a great evening fall of mayfly spinner and as we walked across the water meadows the mayfly were dancing their dance. When we reached the river the trout were rising to the spinners drifting down and a few fish were quickly caught. There were huge clouds of caenis fly …

Continue reading “Spinner Fall Evening”

Have managed to get a few sessions in since opening day including one on the Piddle where despite low levels and bright sunshine had around a dozen fish on the dry, all small fish with a couple around 10oz. Had very good sport at the end of April on the hawthorn including two nice grayling …

Continue reading “Like a sea trout”

Mayfly are hatching well and plenty of good fish being caught, even with the low waters….

Escaped for a couple of hours this evening and fished my usual stretch, covered very little water owing to a good number of fish of all sizes rising freely to Mayfly with a few aerial displays thrown in from the smaller fish. Mayfly imitation worked well and landed two fish pretty smartly. Had great satisfaction …

Continue reading “River looked great”