Start with Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
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.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Conditions are ideal for South Elmham Lakes — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Stocked with hard-fighting rainbow trout (up to 13 lb) and wild-origin brown trout (up to 12 lb). Set in wildflower meadow with mature oak trees and open farmland views. Log cabin with tea/coffee, wood burner, disabled toilets. Abundant aquatic wildlife.
Three spring-fed fly fishing lakes above the Waveney Valley.
Start with Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
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.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Supporters see the full sub-surface read.
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Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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Conditions are ideal for South Elmham Lakes — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Stocked with hard-fighting rainbow trout (up to 13 lb) and wild-origin brown trout (up to 12 lb). Set in wildflower meadow with mature oak trees and open farmland views. Log cabin with tea/coffee, wood burner, disabled toilets. Abundant aquatic wildlife.
South Elmham Lakes is a stillwater fishery in East Anglia / Norfolk–Suffolk Border, England. It sits at about 45 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: rainbow trout and brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: April–October. Core methods listed: nymph; dry fly; sight fishing. Nearby waters in our listings include Taverham Mill at 37 km, Norfolk & Suffolk Fly Fishers' Society at 45 km and Alton Water at 52 km.
