Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Dry Fly on the bob and Terrestrial on the point. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Blackdyke Trout Fly Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
An eight-acre fly fishery near Hockwold-cum-Wilton, just 10 miles west of Thetford. Set in beautiful East Anglian countryside. Home to hard-fighting rainbow trout and a fair population of wild brown trout. Wealth of natural fly life. Open from 9 a.m. until dusk. Day tickets available.
An eight-acre fly fishery near Hockwold-cum-Wilton, just 10 miles west of Thetford.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Dry Fly on the bob and Terrestrial on the point. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Blackdyke Trout Fly Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
An eight-acre fly fishery near Hockwold-cum-Wilton, just 10 miles west of Thetford. Set in beautiful East Anglian countryside. Home to hard-fighting rainbow trout and a fair population of wild brown trout. Wealth of natural fly life. Open from 9 a.m. until dusk. Day tickets available.
