Author: leconfieldflyfishingclub

“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

“Successful flies on the brown trout lakes last week: buzzer, black gnat, sedge, CDC dry and olive dun.

Successful flies on the river last week: Daddy, PTN and black nymph”

Andrew Thompson

“Several members had success with the dry fly last week, including caenis. Successful wet flies included PTN, butcher, woolly bugger, caddis and claret dabbler.”

Andrew Thompson

“Whilst one member had great fun fishing for carp at Upper Figgs (8lb. tippet wasn’t enough), more members had success on the river where the productive flies included olive damsel, Klinkhammer, PTN, red flash, stonefly nymph, dry daddy, stoat’s tail and black nymph.”

Andrew Thompson

“The rainbow trout lakes are at 20 degrees centigrade, so fishing them is very challenging; much better to try the brown trout lakes and the river which are providing consistently good sport. Successful flies last week included stonefly, Klinkhammer, sedge, GRHE, black gnat, olive and buzzer.”

Andrew Thompson

Photo by Andrew Thompson

“The settled spell of weather has enabled the river to return to normal level and clarity. Fish have been rising especially well at dawn and dusk. Successful flies last week included daddy longlegs, Grey Wulff, PTN, Klinkhammer, Adams, stonefly and butcher.”

Andrew Thompson

“The Little Bognor lakes and the river continued to provide good sport. Successful flies included: black spider, black Klinkhammer, black gnat, Perdigon, daddy, suspender buzzer, sedge, damsel nymph, mayfly and butcher. A good run of sea trout was evident last week.”

Andrew Thompson

“Weed cutting at the rainbow trout lakes has been completed. As the summer progresses, members are concentrating more on the spring-fed lakes at Little Bognor and the river, rather than the warmer rainbow trout lakes.
At both Little Bognor and the river, similar flies have proved successful lately: Black gnat, Perdigon, Damsel nymph, Adams, Butcher and Grey Wulff.“

Andrew Thompson

River Walk

“The annual river day was well attended, with members able to find out more about the Club’s stretch of the Rother and how to fish it.

On the lakes, weed cutting began on Luffs and will continue this week at Upper and Lower Figgs.”

Andrew Thompson

“Fishing is becoming more challenging on the rainbow trout lakes as the summer progresses. ‘Catch and Release’ on these lakes has now finished until the autumn. At the brown trout lakes and river, returns remain steady and ‘Catch and Release’ remains an option.

Monthly invertebrate surveys continue on the river. It is heartening to see a revival this year of the blue-winged olive. This fly has been absent for a long time and though occurring in low numbers, these numbers have increased significantly as spring moves into summer – worth a try!”

Andrew Thompson