Blackwool Farm. Cloudy, breezy, but dry. We fished the far end of the big fish lake with the wind behind us.
I tried all these flies but had no luck. The one other angler there that morning had better luck at the near end of the lake – he tried spots all round the lake – where you fish is as important as what you fish.
But that was more than made up for by the barn owl who hunted around us for the last half hour of our stay. I’ve only ever seen barn owls at dusk before, and not for many years so that was a real highlight for me.
Peter caught an 8lb fish which we took to the smokery at Tillingbourne Trout Farm near Dorking. Peter will collect the smoked trout next time he is in the area.
Lunch at the Half Moon pub in Northchurch. Best cheese and ham toasties ever!
