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With the river on my doorstep I am generally guilty of not enjoying it enough - there always seem to be too many other things to be done, but last week I fished elsewhere on Thursday and at Wrackleford on Friday. The second day renewed my love of the sport - within a few minutes of wading gently up the river at 7 Hatches I missed a couple of fish - missed as I was guilty of enjoying everything else going on - a duck with her mature brood splashing around a little further up and plenty of fly life to keep trout regularly rising.
The Daddly Longlegs was the most successful fly I used - and helped me land several fish during the day, both on the river and on the Stillwater lake at Langford.
With water levels restored for the time being and the clarity of water superb the fishing is now as good as it has been all season.
Tony Mair has set out to catch a fish in every county of the UK, and despite an unconvincing first visit elsewhere on the Frome he returned and fished the Wrackleford Home Beat recently with an altogether different result.
"My second visit to the Frome was entirely better….memorable, fulfilling and a complete joy!"
Despite a slightly adverse condition day the river fished well and gave for a completely memorable experience, particulary the second fish :
"The second, fought like a demon, and I believe it to be the largest brown I have taken from an English river at between 2 ½ and 2 ¾ lbs….and even better"
You can find out more about his adventures around the country and read the full blog article on his visit at http://afishermansjourney.com/2011/06/05/dorset/
The has been much talk of the mayfly coming early this year with the warm weather - certainly we have seen early butterflies and sporadic mayfly however the first evening that I have seen a really proper hatch with them hanging in the warm evening air was the night before last. The first hatch was a little early, however it has only just developed with this warmer weather - that said I was on the river on Monday and the poor mayfly were being propelled by the strong wind like they carried jet engines !
The recent rain has washed through the river system leaning it clear, and the second growth of ranunculus has left the river now in fine condition.
We are seeing good late morning fly life, which drops off over lunch (opportunity to extended pub lunch !), then the main hatch developing late afternoon into the evening.
Whilst the timing of the first show of Mayfly was about normal, the inconsistency of the weather has prevented really good hatches ...... until now. I was out on the river last night, with hundreds of Mayfly fluttering around and the fish really tucking in. If you only fish at peak Mayfly time - now is your moment !!
The weather has treated the fishing badly this year, first we had the unbroken period of cold north winds, then the bright hot sun which tipped the balance too far the other way - I am not sure I am ever satisfied.
The fish are certainly feeding early to mid morning, then dropping off until mid to late afternoon until the temperature drops too much. Last night it began to quieten down by around 7.00pm, a little earlier than recent days brought on by the stronger colder wind.
The Trout and Salmon Magazine March 2010 Mark Williams describes in this fun article an exceptional evening that I had on the river with a couple of friends in May last year - fantastic fishing with good company makes for a perfect evening !
For the full article Click Here
The Fieldsports Magazine March 2009 The editor of The Fieldsports Magasine, Mike Barnes, visits the Wrackleford Estate Fishery to understand more about the river, its management and history
Varied water, with a nice balance of maintenance and wildness - Seven Hatches 
