2 September – Catch Returns

“Successful flies last week on the river included daddy, blue-flash damsel, Butcher, Teal blue and silver, Copper John, GHRE and Black Perdigon.

At the brown trout lakes, daddy, emerger, Klinkhammer, Grey Wulff, suspended buzzer, CDC, Caenis and Coch-y-Bondu were all successful.

One member had terrific sport at Upper Figgs, catching a 9lb. carp on the fly.” – Andrew Thompson

I fished the river over the weekend in ideal conditions. A few fish were moving mid-afternoon. Prospecting under the alder trees and alongside the streamer weeds produced a trout about 2lbs on a weighted GRHE nymph.

My grandson, Finnley Sparks, a junior member, visited Little Bognor for the first time on Sunday and caught two nice fish. The first on a black buzzer (picture above) and the second on a black dry fly. Both fish were returned.

On both the river and the lakes, a quiet approach and accurate presentation produces results.

Gold rimmed half moon spectacles were found along the river below Keepers Bridge, they have been left in the signing-in box.

Nigel Rainton