River Hodder

[john conway]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...26/03/06
Time fished:...15:30hrs to 20:00hrs
Weather conditions:...Rain all session, gusty wind at times.
Water conditions:...12" ANSL and rising
Air temperature:...Mild
Water Temperature:...NT
Bait:...Snipe & Purple, Back Pennel, March Brown and Greenwells Glory
Method:...Wet Fly
Results:...
One very small brownie
Brief description of the session & remarks:...I?ve not fished this river before so it was a recie trip as well as a fishing trip. 1st couple of hours upstream not a touch, crossed a large feeder stream after which the main river became much smaller. Only just made it back across the feeder steam, which was coming up very fast. Last couple of hours down river started to get a few plucks and picked up the small brownie on a Black Pennel right under rod tip while retrieving line. Lost quite a few flys due low trees and gusty wind. Nice river enjoyable session even though it did rain all the time, I?ll be back.

 

[john conway]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...18/03/06
Time fished:...18:00hrs to 20:00hrs
Weather conditions:...Overcast & drizzle all session.
Water conditions:...NSL and clear
Air temperature:...NT
Water Temperature:...NT
Bait:...Snipe & Purple, Back Pennell & Pheasant Tail Nymph
Method:...Wet Fly
Results:...
One small brownie
Brief description of the session & remarks:...As well as the small brownie, which fell to a Pheasant Tail Nymph, I had a couple of plucks and bounce another small brownie. Still quite cold and no sign of any hatches nor any other anglers.

 

[john conway]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...22/02/06
Time fished:...17:00hrs to 20:30hrs
Weather conditions:...Overcast with the odd spell of sunshine, it got very windy towards the end of the session.
Water conditions:...NSL and clear
Air temperature:...15C
Water Temperature:...11.2C
Bait:...Snipe & Purple, Back Pennell & Pheasant Tail Nymph plus a few other spider patterns.
Method:...Wet Fly
Results:...
Blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:...Just a couple of small plucks very difficult in the wind, nice stretch of river though and very pretty

 

[john conway]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...28/05/06
Time fished:...16:00hrs to 19:00hrs
Weather conditions:...Sunny with a very cold windy.
Water conditions:...slightly above NSL with a tinge of colour.
Air temperature:...NT
Water Temperature:...NT
Bait:...Snipe & Purple, Back Pennell & Pheasant Tail Nymph, Teal & Silver, plus a few other spider patterns.
Method:...Wet Fly
Results:...2 brownies one about 6" and one a good 1lb
Brief description of the session & remarks:...Quite difficult at times casting into the wind. Tried a fly out of the blue, teal & silver, on a faster bit of the river and picked up a very good browine. Packed in earlier then intended when it got very cold out of the sun and changing flies became hard work.

 

[Bryan Baron 2]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Hodder Foot
Date: 150-06-06
Time fished: 15:00 - 21:00
Weather conditions: Bright and clear
Water conditions:NSL
Air temperature:
Water Temperature:
Bait: Sherry Spinner
Method: Dry Fly
Results: 1 Brownie 10oz
Brief description of the session & remarks: Not fished the lower beats of the Hodder before so more a exploratory wander than a serious session.

 

[john conway]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...09/05/07
Time fished:...19:00hrs to 21:00hrs
Weather conditions:...Dull & drizzle turning to rain by end of session.
Water conditions:...NSL with a tinge of colour.
Air temperature:...11.5C
Water Temperature:...12.6C
Bait:...North Country Spiders
Method:...Wet Fly, one dropper and point.
Results:...4 very small brownies all came to hares ear nymph on point.
Brief description of the session & remarks:...Another very pretty rive to fish even though the weather was a bit miserable. Plenty of small trout bouncing about, I also bounced one good fish very early on.

 

[john conway (CSG - ACA)]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:...Upper reaches
Date:...26/04/07
Time fished:...15:00hrs to 19:00hrs
Weather conditions:...Bright sunny intervals, bit breezy at times.
Water conditions:...Very Low.
Air temperature:...NT
Water Temperature:...NT
Bait:...North Country Spiders and nymphs.
Method:...Wet Fly,spiders ondropper, nymphs onpoint.
Results:...2 very small brownies all came to Snipe & Purple on dropper.
Brief description of the session & remarks:...1st time out on the river since start of season, very pleasant afternoon plenty of tourist walking about. I'd loads of knocks and plucks with one or two just hanging on for a second or two but they were all very small fish. All the north country rivers could do with a wee bit of water.