Early Autumn
We nearly always get a heavy down pour at the end of August, yesterday over 60mm of rain fell in parts of the Frome valley, the river is lifting a little, it will wash the dead weed out and drop even lower, for a while, the outlook for the coming weeks is unsettled.
A long dry spell, very low river, just 3cm going over Loud’s Mill last week, possibly a record low.
The fishing has been slow to say the least, most members hanging their kit up for August, a few day ticket anglers reported some good sport, also seeing a lot of fish, a good sign for the rest of the season.
Another positive note is the good numbers of grayling showing at the moment, hopefully fun for the winter months. The Poundbury area seems best at the moment, plenty of ranunculus, clean gravel and lots of fish, daddy time now 😊
Winter work party dates to follow.
John Aplin
River keeper
PS> There is a very active wasp nest, below the railway bridge at Poundbury – https://w3w.co/encoder.plankton.curated
Photos – John Aplin
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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.
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Thanks John. Very helpful