Rutland
Reservoirs
Rutland Water is the second largest reservoir in England and quite a daunting prospect for the visiting fly-fisher because of its sheer size. Filled with Trout, Zander and Pike, it offers great fly-fishing if you know when and where to go. We use local guide, Al Owen, whose years on the lake and almost constant presence on the water make him the go-to guy for where an how to fish. We target the overwintered large, naturalised Rainbows and Browns when they first come up in the water as a result of the prolific large buzzer hatches in late March, April and May. May and June see occasional Olive and Damsel hatches as well. As the water heats up in June, July and August, fishing becomes more difficult and the aerators are regularly targeted. Good fish can still be caught in the shallows, but only in the early morning or late evening. Back end, the fishing can be excellent in September, October and November on the fish pile as the weight for winter by fry-feeding.
Fishing is mostly from a drifting boat skilfully piloted by Al, Gary or Alex
Type of fish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Pike, Zander
How to fish: Fly, boat and bank
Please look at the Event Calendar to find out when our next trip to Rutland is.
See more detail about Rutland Water here
Grafham Water
Reservoirs
Grafham Water is a very large reservoir in Cambridgeshire and quite a daunting prospect for the visiting fly-fisher because of its sheer size. Filled with trout, zander and pike, it offers great fly-fishing if you know when and where to go. We use local guide Al Owen, whose years on the lake and almost constant presence on the water make him the go-to guy for where an how to fish. We target the overwintered larget, naturalised rainbows and browns when they first come up in the water as a result of the prolific large buzzer hatches in late March, April and May. May and June see occasional Olive and Damsel hatches as well. As the water heats u in June, July and August, fishing becomes more difficult and the aerators are regularly targeted. Good fish can still be caught in the shallows, but only in early morning or late evening. Back end, the fishing can be excellent in September, October and November on the fish pile as the weight for winter by fry-feeding and uniquely (thank goodness)gorging on large Killer Shrimp. The large #8 hares ear shrimp is a must have fly pattern here.
Type of fish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Pike, Zander
How to fish: Fly, boat and bank
Please look at the Event Calendar to find out when our next trip to Grafham Water is.
See more detail on Grafham Water here
November
Rutland
Reservoirs
Rutland Water is the second largest reservoir in England and quite a daunting prospect for the visiting fly-fisher because of its sheer size. Filled with Trout, Zander and Pike, it offers great fly-fishing if you know when and where to go. We use local guide, Al Owen, whose years on the lake and almost constant presence on the water make him the go-to guy for where an how to fish. We target the overwintered large, naturalised Rainbows and Browns when they first come up in the water as a result of the prolific large buzzer hatches in late March, April and May. May and June see occasional Olive and Damsel hatches as well. As the water heats up in June, July and August, fishing becomes more difficult and the aerators are regularly targeted. Good fish can still be caught in the shallows, but only in the early morning or late evening. Back end, the fishing can be excellent in September, October and November on the fish pile as the weight for winter by fry-feeding.
Fishing is mostly from a drifting boat skilfully piloted by Al, Gary or Alex
Type of fish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Pike, Zander
How to fish: Fly, boat and bank
Please look at the Event Calendar to find out when our next trip to Rutland is.
See more detail about Rutland Water here
Grafham Water
Reservoirs
Grafham Water is a very large reservoir in Cambridgeshire and quite a daunting prospect for the visiting fly-fisher because of its sheer size. Filled with trout, zander and pike, it offers great fly-fishing if you know when and where to go. We use local guide Al Owen, whose years on the lake and almost constant presence on the water make him the go-to guy for where an how to fish. We target the overwintered larget, naturalised rainbows and browns when they first come up in the water as a result of the prolific large buzzer hatches in late March, April and May. May and June see occasional Olive and Damsel hatches as well. As the water heats u in June, July and August, fishing becomes more difficult and the aerators are regularly targeted. Good fish can still be caught in the shallows, but only in early morning or late evening. Back end, the fishing can be excellent in September, October and November on the fish pile as the weight for winter by fry-feeding and uniquely (thank goodness)gorging on large Killer Shrimp. The large #8 hares ear shrimp is a must have fly pattern here.
Type of fish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Pike, Zander
How to fish: Fly, boat and bank
Please look at the Event Calendar to find out when our next trip to Grafham Water is.
See more detail on Grafham Water here