My third trip to Flanchford Mill this year, what a difference, The water is clearing, the fish are feeding on all sorts of insects and the fishing is much better. I started on the bottom lake and was surprised to find a few fish actively feeding on adult Damsels. Not having anything similar I put a nymph across their nose and caught the first fish which gave me as good a fight as I've ever had in a pond. I moved to the next lake and found more moving fish, this time they were hammering damsel nymphs in the reeds. Being a purist I put on a size 14 cats whisker and quickly hooked two, losing the first when it dived into a reed bed and landing the second. Lake three was more challenging and a change to a black and green nymph eventually got me a fish. I tried for an hour on lake one but no takes were forthcoming so I left if for another day. I saw several adders during the day including one i nearly stepped on. A nice couple of hours fishing.
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