“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
This report covers the previous two weeks.
“Successful flies of late:
Lakes: White buzzer, CDC, Damsel, Daddy, Grey Wulff, Para buzzer, Montana, Olive emerger
River: Klinkhammer, Para Adams, Caddis, Mayfly nymph, Jingler, Black nymph, Alexandra, Silver stoat, Spider”
Andrew Thompson
“A steady week on the lakes, with success coming from emergers, Grey Wulff, Copper John, Hawthorn, Daddy, Klinkhammer, Greenwell’s Glory and black gnat.
The river is settling nicely now; members used black nymph, Invicta, Perdigon, Teal blue and silver, wet and dry Mayfly to achieve some great results.”
Andrew Thompson
“A generally settled week with the rainbow lakes’ water temperature still hovering between 14 and 15 degrees centigrade. More and more, the dry fly is proving successful; below are some of the week’s more successful recorded flies:
Lakes: Shipman’s buzzer, red Perdigon, black Klinnkhammer, yellow mayfly, Grey Wulff, GRHE, mini Daddy, Hawthorn, Caddis, black gnat
River: Mayfly dry and nymph, black nymph, Greenwell’s
On the river, several more log seats have been – and are being – placed along the banks for members’ use.” – Andrew Thompson
Mayfly spinner at Little Springs
4lbs+ from Little Bognor
“The sporadic rain showers, though sometimes annoying, are having the useful effect of keeping the water relatively cool compared to the same period over the last two years. Even so, the water temperature reached 15 degrees centigrade last week which means that even more care is needed when releasing fish (thank you!). The lakes were a little more challenging last week, while the river, after a slow start, provided some notable sport for members.
Some successful flies recorded this week were:
Lakes: Black Klinkhammer, Olive emerger, Mayfly, Grey Wulff, Sedge, Mini daddy, Green Montana, BFD, Hawthorn, Bloodworm, Black beetle and PTN.
River: Mayfly nymph, Mayfly and Damsel”
Andrew Thompson
