Latest Posts Under: Trout Fishing

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Charity

The Club’s Honorary Treasurer donated a day for two on the Club’s water at last years Air Ambulance Charity event. It was purchased by Nick Warner for a considerable amount and the Managing Committee felt it only just, that we make it a very special day for hime and his guest. Unfortunately the Honorary Treasurer …

April 1st 2023

A month of wind and heavy rain isn’t exactly what we needed for a days fishing on the 1st, it will hopefully keep the river full for the coming season. The last two days have seen even heavier rain and the Frome was full and coloured. My only hope of casting a fly was to …

Caught on a Grannom

Not the greatest photo but I wanted to get the fish back into the water quickly. It swam off strongly after I’d held it in the current for a short while. Caught on a grannom. John Cordwell

A Decent Trout on a Gusty Morning

I found one trout early on this morning, but although a few more were rising to hatching grannom here and there, not one would accept anything I tried. The wind strengthened as the morning wore on and the gusts became more troublesome, making casting increasingly difficult. One trout under a tree looked like a good …

April 1st 2022

After several weeks of glorious warm weather to 17c, this week the north wind did blow and the temperature plummeted to below 10c. Thankfully no rain or snow flurries today, just a very cold northerly wind. This didn’t stop a few hardy characters heading to the river to celebrate the start of the season. There …

A Vintage Reel and Two Classic Trout

The early fog gave way to some pleasant autumn sunshine this morning for my last trout session of the season on the Club water. For a bit of fun I fetched my oldest rod out of retirement and fitted on an even more elderly vintage reel. Not a valuable reel, actually one I bought for …

No fish in the river!

I decided to have a few casts on Tuesday evening to see if anything was happening. Not many rising fish at first but then a few sporadic feeders as I progressed upstream. Then I spotted a consistent rise midstream and covered it and then BANG. A waterspout erupted with ripples radiating out to the banks …

The fishing was a bit tough today

The sun was shining when I reached the river this morning, but the gusty breeze looked likely to cause some trouble. After quickly losing a couple of flies I decided to shorten down the leader and stick to sheltered places. I eventually found a trout taking something beneath some trees, but the sudden gusts, the …

April 1st – 2021

Great start to the season on the River Cerne and the Piddle beats, but the main river is still to wake from its winter snooze. Plenty of hatching grannom and olives bringing the fish to the surface. Shame the weather is about to change for the weekend, hopefully warmer weather isn’t too far away.

Autumn 2020

Now that the summer heat has past, it was time to fish the Upper Water. The river has been refreshed from the previous weeks flash floods, these have cleansed the gravels, ready for the winter spawning trout and salmon. It was good to see a few rises at the tail of the first run and …