Roy called and advised that the Mayfly were 'up' and that we should pay a visit. Bags and rods were scrambled and off I went to meet him.
Not another one - had one of these the other week from Andy!
Only joking!
We started from the bottom of the South beat and worked our way up. Missed two or three fish to either striking too soon or indeed two late. Roy had one that we were spying whilst a hare in the next field came up to us for a look before bounding off. He must have been only ten yards away.
Roy managed to pick up a few I forget how many but probably four or five fish. The fish were being selective with some on the Mayfly and others taking their chances with others.
We spent probably three quarters of an hour on one fish between the high bank, the over looking trees above and the bushes on the other side of the bank casting at one fish with a whole arsenal of flies but only to see the fish come up time and time again for some other food source. Plenty of small chub nibbling away at my flies. The French Partridge Mayfly was probably the best fly of the day.
A hot day with temperatures getting up to 24.0 C and with only one bottle of squash between us it was off to the Jekyll and Hyde pub nearby for refreshment before setting off. Thanks to Roy for a great day in lovely surroundings. looking forward to the next outing.
