Water flow:
Visibility: 60 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 63 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: bank - early and late, boats all day if cloudy, eve otherwise
Best stretch: Heron's Green Bay, North Shore, Woodford, Sailing Club frontage
Best access point: From Woodford Lodge
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Midge - these are the predominant species from start to end of season. Corixae - all season but more important as weather warms. Fry patterns - especially late in season. Ants - for a couple of "hot" weeks in summer Terrestrials - all year
Fish species: Rainbow trout, brown trout, perch and pike
Fishing season: 8th March to end of October
Nearest airport: Bristol International Airport (about six miles away)
Recommended fly fishing leader: 15 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 3X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 5 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Clear Sink Tip Fly Line
Chew Valley Lake at around 1400 acres is one of the largest reservoirs in the south of England. Construction work began on the lake in 1953 and in June 1956 it was officially opened by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Since then it has provided wonderful trout fishing for both local and visiting anglers.
Found to the south of Bristol and handily placed for flights into Bristol Airport, Chew ...
For nymph fishing, long leaders and team of three flies - "buzzer" pupae in various colours. It is important to move the flies VERY slowly if at all! With dry fly, best to use two flies on a 10 - 12 foot leader spaced about five feet apart. 12 on the point and 14 on the dropper. For the pike a wire trace is compulsory, and as there are some very large fish in the lake, a minimum tippet strength of 25lbs is required. Large (2/0 and 3/0) bait immitations are best.
With pretty unsettled weather in front of us, lets hope that the water temperature starts cooling a bit. It climbed up to almost 65 last week, but has gone down a degree or two. Lots of areas to look at - I would say as long as you are close to shallow water, you have a chance of fish on nymphs, and dam area worth a go on dries.
