“Typical high summer conditions continued with most fish activity being seen at dawn and dusk. We’re awaiting the delivery of a new boat for weed-cutting, which will enable us to significantly improve the fishing particularly at Lower Figgs.
Successful flies:
Rainbow trout lakes: Adams, Mayfly, Grey dun, Yellow hackle
Brown trout lakes: Daddy, Klinkhammer, buzzer
River: Klinkhammer, Grey Wulff, Bloody butcher, Daddy”
Andrew Thompsom
“Some heavy downpours this week have contributed to much-needed reduced water temperatures. Usually the first to become too warm, the rainbow trout lakes are currently at 20 degrees centigrade.
Successful flies:
Rainbow trout lakes: black Klinkhammer, GRHE.
Brown trout lakes: PTN, daddy, Klinkhammer, Black beetle, GRHE.
River: damsel nymph, brown drake, iron blue, red tag nymph, BWO, Alexandra, dry GRHE.”
Andrew Thompson
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“It was great to see a couple of our very junior members do well this week! Successful flies used by them and others, included:
Rainbow trout lakes: Black klinkhammer, Grey Wulff, various dry flies.
Brown trout lakes: Klinkhammer, various nymphs.
River: Grey Wulff, Grey duster, dry Wickhams, Alexandra.”
Andrew Thompson
“The hot, bright conditions kept many members away last week, yet the Rother thankfully managed to stay below 17 degrees centigrade. Later in the week, heavy downpours were very welcome, to help cool things down.
Successful flies at the brown trout lakes: Daddy, CDC buzzer with f-fly, orange partridge, black spider, gnat, PTN, Goddard.
At the river: Griffiths gnat, GRHE, Mayfly, PTN, Klinkhammer.”
Andrew Thompson
“Fish were rising well at Little Bognor over the weekend, a stealthy approach and a fine tippet with either a buzzer or a dry fly produced good results.”
Nigel Rainton
Andrew Thompson gave a talk on the club’s stretch of the river for the annual Petworth Festival. Andrew is seen here with Artistic Director Stewart Collins, before the presentation.
*including 2 wild fish
“Understandably with this exceptionally hot weather, fewer members visited this week, though trout were still rising consistently, especially in the late evenings …
Successful flies included:
Brown trout lakes: brown klinkhammer, cdc shuttlecock, cdc buzzer.
River: PTN, Grey Wulff, brown klinkhammer, hopper.”
Andrew Thompson
Poppett’s beautiful cakes
“The River Day followed the usual format and Mark Temple caught a small wild trout which was fun. Unusually, it rained a little with the odd bit of thunder about.” – Poppett Hosp
“Whilst the brown trout lakes continued to provide their usual consistent sport, conditions on the river proved challenging. For those members able to visit mid to late evenings, there were plenty of rising fish to target.
Successful flies this week:
Brown trout lakes: Brown Wulff, CDC, Klinkhammer, F-fly, Diawl Bach, olive nymph.
River: PTN, mayfly, Gold butcher, damsel, Ally’s shrimp, GRHE, Alexandra, silver-headed partridge nymph, silver-headed red-tag nymph.”
Andrew Thompson
“Successful flies this week:
Brown trout ponds: Daddy, Griffith’s gnat, Grunter
River: PTN, spent mayfly, GRHE, Pale watery, damsel, Adams, Wickhams Fancy.
The Environment Agency conducted their annual fish survey on the river here last week. A good variety of fish were monitored, including bream, chub, wild brown trout, sea trout (x 5 one of which shown above), eel, brook lamprey, dace, roach, pike.”
Andrew Thompson
“A few mayfly are hatching on the river. Trout are hard to find but they are rising late in the evening. A stealthy approach and a dry fly produces the occasional fish.”
Nigel Rainton
“Water temperatures continued to rise in the rainbow trout lakes, while conditions at the brown trout ponds and river remained much more favourable. Good mayfly hatches on the river, especially in the evenings keep on going, encouraging spectacular aerobatics from the many sand-martins – a bonus to any visit!
Successful flies this week included:
Rainbow trout lakes: blue-winged olive, sedge emerger, buzzer, March brown, gnat
Brown trout ponds: buzzer, F’fly, Klinkhammer, black pennell
River: silver-headed nymph, stoat’s tail, Alexandra, mayfly nymph, mayfly, GRHE, daddy, grey Wulff, Perdigon, damsel“
Andrew Thompson
“Successful flies used in the past week:
Lakes: Midge emerger, F-fly, Cdc emerger, sedge, daddy, buzzer, mayfly, French partridge
River: Parachute Adams, Klinkhammer, Teal blue and silver, Daddy, Lunn’s particular, hopper, Tup’s
The water temperature in the rainbow trout lakes is now registering over 18 degrees centigrade, so the catch and release option will now cease on those five waters for the summer. Water temperatures usually drop back below 18 degrees again around the third week of September, when the catch and release option can re-commence (we’ll let you know!).
For the rest of the summer, please now keep all trout you catch at Great Springs, Little Springs, Luffs, Upper and Lower Figgs. Do remember though, that carp can be caught (and returned) on the fly in Upper Figgs. Catch and release remains an option at Little Bognor and on the river.”
Andrew Thompson
“A more challenging week throughout the fishery this week. Some very heavy rain showers (39mm in two days) restored flow through the rainbow trout lakes and increased turbidity in the river, though this has already started to clear.
Successful flies on the rainbow trout lakes: buzzer, gnat, dry damsel, Viva, sedge, Copper John, CDC.
Successful flies on the brown trout lakes: Klinkhamer, gnat, white moth.
Successful flies on the river: Mayfly, daddy, GRHE, Iron blue, butcher, French Partridge, Greenwell’s Glory, Wickham’s fancy, damsel, beaded PTN.
One member had exciting sport with a large carp at Upper Figgs.“
Andrew Thompson
Leconfield Fly Fishing Club 