An easterly has held for 9 hours at much the same temperature as the 13°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the western end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. 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.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. 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.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Caperer should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
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 reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
A 56-hectare Wessex Water reservoir south of Yeovil with boat and bank fly fishing. From 2026, Sutton Bingham runs a split season: trout fly fishing from April to June, then carp on the fly from June through September. The carp-on-fly season has specific bank and boat windows — this is one of very few English reservoirs with an explicit, managed carp-on-fly programme. Compact and productive water in a sheltered setting.
A 56-hectare Wessex Water reservoir south of Yeovil with boat and bank fly fishing.
An easterly has held for 9 hours at much the same temperature as the 13°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the western end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. 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.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. 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.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Caperer should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
A 56-hectare Wessex Water reservoir south of Yeovil with boat and bank fly fishing. From 2026, Sutton Bingham runs a split season: trout fly fishing from April to June, then carp on the fly from June through September. The carp-on-fly season has specific bank and boat windows — this is one of very few English reservoirs with an explicit, managed carp-on-fly programme. Compact and productive water in a sheltered setting.
