A southeasterly has held for 6 hours, running warmer than the water (22°C air against 20°C water). Expect fish at the north-western 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.
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.
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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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 family-run stillwater trout fishery in the Weald of Kent, established in 1975 at Coombe Farm near Tenterden. Three lakes totalling 5.5 acres, stocked regularly with rainbow, blue and brown trout ranging from 3 to 12 lb. Ranked in the Top 100 Stillwater Trout Fisheries in the British Isles. Tuition, multiple permit types and gift vouchers available. On-site accommodation (the Hut) with 20% discount on permits for overnight guests. Maximum 10 fish per permit.
A family-run stillwater trout fishery in the Weald of Kent, established in 1975 at Coombe Farm near Tenterden.
A southeasterly has held for 6 hours, running warmer than the water (22°C air against 20°C water). Expect fish at the north-western 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.
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.
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
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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 family-run stillwater trout fishery in the Weald of Kent, established in 1975 at Coombe Farm near Tenterden. Three lakes totalling 5.5 acres, stocked regularly with rainbow, blue and brown trout ranging from 3 to 12 lb. Ranked in the Top 100 Stillwater Trout Fisheries in the British Isles. Tuition, multiple permit types and gift vouchers available. On-site accommodation (the Hut) with 20% discount on permits for overnight guests. Maximum 10 fish per permit.
