Wistlandpound Fly Fishing Club visited Wimbleball for their March Competition and all members tempted trout from various locations around the reservoir. The trout proved more difficult to tempt than expected possibly as a result of fluctuating temperatures with snow melt a potential factor. Prospects for are excellent for the coming months with large numbers of trout stocked. As Spring slowly settles in fish activity will increase with floating line sport likely on milder calmers days that are surely on the way.
Small dark coloured flies proved successful for me with a black lure on the point and black and green buzzers on droppers. Four of the five trout caught were tempted by the buzzers on the droppers. An intermediate line proved the best option it might have been worth drifting a set of buzzers beneath a floating line with a long leader and a gold head on the point.
I addition to hard fighting rainbows several wild browns were tempted with Colin Combe returning three fish to just over 1lb.
March 12th – Wimbleball Result
1st Wayne Thomas 5 – 9lb 1oz
2nd – Andre Muxworthy – 3 – 6lb 10oz
3rd David Eldred – 2 – 5lb 8oz
4th Nigel Bird 2 – 4lb 11oz
5th Dave Mock – 2 – 3lb 6oz
6th – Colin Combe – 3 brown trout to 1lb +
