Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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A good match for Blithfield Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
The reservoir has productive arms and bays that concentrate fish. Good buzzer hatches from April. Managed by South Staffs Water.
A 320-hectare Staffordshire reservoir with boat and bank fly fishing for stocked rainbows and brown trout.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
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A good match for Blithfield Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
The reservoir has productive arms and bays that concentrate fish. Good buzzer hatches from April. Managed by South Staffs Water.
Blithfield Reservoir is a reservoir in West Midlands / Staffordshire, England. It sits at about 72 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout and rainbow trout. Best window recorded for anglers: April–June. Core methods listed: Boat drifting; bank lure and buzzer. Nearby waters in our listings include Fisherwick Lakes at 17 km, Yeaveley Trout Fishery (Yeaveley Estate) at 18 km and Loynton Trout Fisheries at 26 km.
