Fish Wives – Fishing Report: Western Court 28th May 2013
Weather:
The weather was warm but rained all day, no wind.
Water:
Not very clear due to rain.
Who Fished:
Christine Ames. Sue Law, Penny Down, Harriet Spain, Lily Wiltshire & Becky Frost (Photographer).
Western Court is a private, syndicate fishery with three lakes stocked with rainbow trout and a stretch of river stocked with brown trout. We had a very good, second day here with 10 fish caught between us.
The large well equipped, fishing hut was a safe haven on more than one occasion during the day when the rain drove individuals back from the lakes for a warming cup of coffee and shortbread biscuits. The clean WC was appreciated by all the ladies.
On arrival Tracy opened the fishing hut and put on the coffee, she then put up a couple of rods and coached Lily on the overhead cast to get her going on her first day. Lilly was soon on the top lake with a Red Montana improving her cast all day and hooked several fish before landing two, nice 1.5lb Rainbow trout. Harriet was straight on the lakes and landed two rainbows before lunch.
Even with Polaroid’s there was nothing to see because of the persistent rain. Not heavy, but persistent. The red Montana was, again, the fly of the day.
Penny & Sue arrived mid morning donning plenty of wet weather gear, Penny watched Tracy coaching Sue on the overhead cast before they both set off to the middle lake each with a red Montana on their lines. Penny landed one fish before lunch but Sue was not so successful. Christine arrived and tried a green Montana before lunch. Becky arrived to take photographs of the wet and bedraggled Fish Wives before we all retired for a hot soup and salad. Tracy provided the usual lunch, with sliced cheeses, salami, home cooked ham and hard boiled eggs, coleslaw and a good hot parsnip & lentil soup with home-made bread. Coffee, tea, orange juice and water were available all day. There was lemon drizzle cake for tea.
Discarding wet clothes and raiding the heap of spare jumpers and coats Tracy had brought along, everyone, except Penny, who had to leave early, set off after lunch, with mild enthusiasm. Christine took to the red Montana, and had several takes but, unlike her, only landed one fish. Sue, with help from Harriet, landed a nice brown trout from the bottom lake and also had a rainbow. Harriet landed her third fish and Lilly who had lost several fish landed a nice rainbow on a yellow head. Becky fished on until she landed a fish on the top lake. Around 4pm we all decided we had had enough and packed in. When, of course, the rain eased.
Everyone agreed it had been a successful day and we were all glad we had made the effort to get there in spite of the rain.
Many thanks to Toby Coles for permitting us to use Western Court for the day and we look forward to coming back in more clement weather in August.
The next Fish Wives day will be at Holbury Lakes on 19th June.
Becky Frost has the photographs on http://rebeccafrostphotography.com
Jamie Butler at Meon Springs is posting our fishing reports http://www.meonsprings.com/fly-fishing
Fish Wives now has a blog www.tracysfishwives.blogspot.co.uk
Future Dates:
Holbury Lakes Wed 19th June;
Meon Springs Wed 24th July.
Western Court Date to be agreed in August
There is a day available on the River Anton in early September for 4 Rods
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