Sea trout fishing has been good during August. The fish were a little tricky during the very hot weather and extremely low water but, following some cooler weather, catches have picked up very well and most anglers have caught a fish or two. The current catch stands at 115 sea trout for the season, with September still to come. Smaller (size 6 and 8) wet flies such as the WMD and Pilk's Bumble have been responsible for most, though surface lures such as the Gurgler have also performed well. The Lyd has produced all of the fish of late - it is running relatively higher than the Tamar. However, congratulations must be given to Ashley Royston, a local night fisher who, while fishing a neighbouring fishery's water adjacent to 7A on the Tamar, landed and released a huge sea trout of around 9 1/2lb - a fish of a lifetime off the river.
Trout fishing has been very slow - typical for August - with only a few small fish being caught on the main rivers. The smaller streams such as the Wolf have faired much better. Anglers have had to fish hard using small goldhead nymphs and tiny dries to trick the wild browns that are very picky. With some cooler temperatures now, September fishing usually picks up with fish coming back onto the dries for a final flurry before the season closes at the end of the month.
We'll leave you with a shot of Home beat on the Lyd as darkness falls.... we hope to see you on the river soon.
