Hi again   May and June used to be the best trout fishing months with plenty of fly life and moving fish at all the lakes. For the last few years these months have been cold, wet and blowy. But this year things have been back to the 'Good Old Days' with fish feeding at the surface much of the time, even during the day. Boat and bank anglers have been able to fish dries and emergers to good effect and the fish have been very accommodating. Surely there's nothing better than spotting a fish feeding, judging its direction and speed and casting where you expect him to be. A few seconds of anticipation and with luck the fish rolls over the offering and you're in! Well, if that's what you like then come down to Chew now for some great sport.

Tight lines
Bob Handford  

Chew : The excellent fishing continues at Chew for bank and boat fishermen.  Although the air temperature has cooled there are still huge hatches of buzzer taking place throughout the day and this, along with clouds of daphnia, is providing plenty of food and encouraging the fish to feed well at all times. With a large stocking taking place during the week, many bank areas have found a new lease of life with anglers taking full baskets from North Shore, Walley, Woodford and Nunnery. In amongst these fish larger residents are to be found, solid bars of silver which take many anglers by surprise with their speed and power. Nymphs and buzzers fished slowly on long leaders is the best way to catch in these areas. Boats fishers have found fish in the same locations. But drifting across the point of the Island and across the middle of the lake towards Nunnery Point, Moreton and Stratford will put you where the bigger fish are. Here it is often best to fish emergers and a red Hopper or orange Bits often proves irresistible to these better trout. GEORGE BRAITHWAITE took this weeks best fish, an 8.05 rainbow, from the shore at Nunnery