A southwesterly has held for 7 hours, running warmer than the water (17°C air against 14°C water). Expect fish at the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
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.
Caperer should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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A good match for Langley Dam Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
14-acre dam/lake 8 miles west of Hexham in the Northumbrian hills, one of the North East's premier fly fisheries, with bank and boat fishing (five boats), a lodge/tackle shop and on-site glamping. Stocked predominantly with rainbows plus brown, blue and tiger trout, fish 1.5-6lb with regular doubles up to 18lb.
14-acre dam/lake 8 miles west of Hexham in the Northumbrian hills, one of the North East's premier fly fisheries, with bank and boat fishing (five boats), a lodge/tackle shop and on-site glamping.
A southwesterly has held for 7 hours, running warmer than the water (17°C air against 14°C water). Expect fish at the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
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.
Caperer should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Langley Dam Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
14-acre dam/lake 8 miles west of Hexham in the Northumbrian hills, one of the North East's premier fly fisheries, with bank and boat fishing (five boats), a lodge/tackle shop and on-site glamping. Stocked predominantly with rainbows plus brown, blue and tiger trout, fish 1.5-6lb with regular doubles up to 18lb.
