Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Established 2007, run by David and Gemma Woods near Chatton village below the Cheviot Hills. Three ~3-acre fly lakes (Chatton, Ross, Dunnydeer) plus a separate bait lake (Reddis); on-site caravan park and Level 2 coaching. No rod licence required. The stocking runs to blue and tiger trout as well as browns and rainbows. The tigers are the ones worth changing tactics for — a streamer worked along the drop-off will find them when the surface has died.
Established 2007, run by David and Gemma Woods near Chatton village below the Cheviot Hills.
Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Established 2007, run by David and Gemma Woods near Chatton village below the Cheviot Hills. Three ~3-acre fly lakes (Chatton, Ross, Dunnydeer) plus a separate bait lake (Reddis); on-site caravan park and Level 2 coaching. No rod licence required. The stocking runs to blue and tiger trout as well as browns and rainbows. The tigers are the ones worth changing tactics for — a streamer worked along the drop-off will find them when the surface has died.
