Welcome to the Late Summer - Early Autumn update. 

Well - whilst we never ran out of water the river levels were held very low during the long dry spell this year.  Fortunately our water is well protected as it lies within the Nidd Gorge and the trees close to the waters edge provide enough shade to cool the water so we could continue fishing.  Many members chose not to visit and we understand that fishing in such conditions does add an extra layer of difficulty.  However, for those who did wet a line some good results were achieved, particularly with grayling; some of a good size were caught.

If you have yet to make a catch return following a visit to the river please do so as the data allows us to monitor catches - or blank days - and therefore we gain an understanding of how the river is fishing and more importantly the data can and will alert us to any incidents that need more urgent action.

I hope you are able to find time to enjoy the last few weeks of the trout season, it ends on the last day of September, remember grayling are back in season and you can fish targeting them right up to the 15 March.  Every year I get asked "but what if I catch a brown trout"?  As we know fish cannot read emails or texts so calendar dates seem to elude them!!.  My response is if you catch a trout please unhook it in the net held in the water then release the fish as soon as it has recovered, preferably without touching it.  If you then catch another it is time to either move to a new position or change tactics so you try to attract grayling.  I hope this response helps those who are unsure.

I have chosen to keep the section below in this news update as it shows our Clubs support of the Angling Trust.  We also ran a similar day for the Wild Trout Trust.

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On Wednesday 3 June we welcomed the winners of the Angling Trust Auction to our Club water.  Mark and Graham from Darlington joined Chair Ian Wynn for a day fishing our beat. After initial greetings and brew the session got away quickly and soon both guests had had enquiries and Mark had netted his first fish.

 

The weather was not promising and the morning session was a tad wet to say the least, good quality wet weather gear proved its worth and by the time we moved to the lower half all three of us remained dry, we even had some sunshine mid to late afternoon.

 

Mark had not come across the European Style nymphing technique so Ian set up a rod and soon Mark had another fish to the net. Graham continued with his rather super cane rod and his casting and presentation, both short and long distance was very impressive indeed.

 

By 17.00, when we called it a day both guests were very happy with their day on AJS FlyFishers water.  Both had caught quality fish and had also learnt some new techniques and fishing styles.  The photos below show aspects of their day.