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Box (By) Brook 2009 to 2010
Thu 11-Feb-2010 |
Dear Fly Fishers,
We may be in the depths of winter but a new season is not too far away so here are details of membership & permits etc. but firstly a review of 2009.
Thank you to those diligent members who noted and reported catches for season 2009, also for your various comments.
Twenty members caught a total of 485 fish ; 408 brown trout, 76 grayling, and 1 roach.
These numbers show it was an exceptional season - in 2008 ten members caught 89 trout and 10 grayling. Middlehill beat recorded most fish, though both beats had trout and grayling up to 1 1/2 lb. One angler landed a 1 1/2 lb grayling from each beat and others were spotted going on 2lb.
A wide range of fly patterns were successful, too numerous to mention all; dries from the traditional Greenwells to klinkhammers and pheasant tail nymphs, shrimps to copper johns, and of course all mayfly variations. During high summer small cdc emergers and midges kept catching.
Want to catch a grayling this coming season? - try a weighted fly. Despite the highest number of grayling ever recorded, none apparently fell to a dry fly in 2009, all to nymphs, goldhead GRHE etc. Members fishing exclusively dry fly caught just brownies.
There were many comments of fish being in good condition with other remarks of :- ’many grayling sighted at Middlehill, very elusive in clear water, good sport when hooked’ - ’great season, fantastic mayfly hatching, too good sometimes, very frustrating!’ - ’the grayling are getting bigger’ - ’ I had some really lovely days fishing, managed to catch 4 great brownies around 19-20 inches, throughout the season they were fabulous and in superb condition’.
A few members did struggle to catch and newcomers to the sport could be helped by guidance from the regulars.
There were reports of mink (alive and dead), boys chased off for poaching, himalayan balsam almost at epidemic proportions in places, and low water levels despite the wet summer; not to mention also the frustrations of finding rising fish everywhere except to the artificial !
The bank clearing sessions organised by Jerry Walsingham last spring and early summer were very productive in opening up more fishing on both beats and were very well supported. Jerry will no doubt be announcing details for this years sessions once winter has lessoned it’s grip on the countryside.
Should members be interested, the fishery records for the brook are vacant - minimum qualifying weight 1 1/4 lb both for Brown Trout & Grayling. Members are invited to submit a claim by sending details to the club Publicity Officer (contact details in membership card). An independent witness is necessary and if possible, a clear photograph of captor with the fish. Photos are also welcomed of any catch, also views of the brook.
The permit cost for 2010 is £5 lower to reflect the loss of some fishing at Middlehill. The charity ’Jamies Farm’ which provides deprived inner city children with experience of farm life, expects by mid February to complete the purchase of Hill House Farm, which includes the top field at Box with the fishing rights. Bringing to an end the B.A.A. lease for the fishing. It is too soon to say whether the fishing might become available in the future.
Membership cards and permits available from February.
Any queries contact me - e-mail address is adriankwallace@btinternet.com
Best wishes to all and tight lines,
Adrian.
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