What | England & Wales (Environment Agency Rules) | Scotland |
Fishing Permitted: | Reservoirs & Lakes - Rainbow trout UK Rivers - Open Season Brown Trout & Grayling | Reservoirs & Lochs Open Season for Trout & Brown Trout Rivers - open season for Brown trout & Grayling Note: Fishing for Brown Trout on Sundays is frowned on on some waters on Sundays Salmon and Sea Trout fishing is prohibited. |
Notes: | Less heat in waters and good hatches of flies mean great fishing during September in England, Scotland and Wales |
September Fly Hatches: | In September English & Scottish rivers sees hatches of Dark Olives (LDO - Baetis rhodani), Iron Blues (Baetis muticus), Pale Wateries (Baetis fuscatus), Blue Winged Olives and other Ephemeroptera. Trichoptera(Caddis) hatches include Green Sedge and Welshman's Button (Sericostoma personatum) in Wales aNorth England & Wales. Willow Flies hatch and we see a vast array of midges giving us a great time with buzzers Full hatch chart available August & September for September fly hatches, customers will be emailed password to this protected area when available) |
Natural Hatches: |     |
September River Flies Recommended: | Nymphs: Blue Winged Olive (14) or Beadhead Caddis Natural (12) Dries: Large Dark Olive (12), Blue Winged Olive (14) or March Brown (14) Full hatch chart available August & September for September fly hatches, customers will be emailed password to this protected area when available) | Nymphs: March Brown nymph (12) or Waterhen Spider (14) Dries: Large Dark Olive (12), Griffiths Gnat 14 to 20 or March Brown (14) Full hatch chart available August & September for September fly hatches, customers will be emailed password to this protected area when available) |
September Natural Lake & Reservoir Flies Recommended: | Buzzers - hot orange & yellow colour works wel on bright days, green on overcast days. Sandy's Assassins - Emergers - fish on subsurface film as midges hatch as an emerger Damsel nymphs - always present, fish particularly along the margins Diawl batch - a great nymphs attractor Full hatch chart available August & September for September fly hatches, customers will be emailed password to this protected area when available) | Daddy Long Legs - Craneflies Daddy Long Legs Black Body (12) Buzzers - hot orange & yellow colour works wel on bright days, green on overcast days. Scottish Loch Flies - all traditional scottish loch flies work well today as they did almost 50 years ago. Full hatch chart available August & September for September fly hatches, customers will be emailed password to this protected area when available) |
Lures for Lake & Reservoir Flies Recommended: | Pulling flies - Viva marabou, Cats Whisker, Humungus. Use Foam Arsed Blobs as suspenders for buzzers and allow to float, always a deadly technique |
September Fly Fishing Tactics: | Allow your flies to drop into the feeding zone and then retrieve quickly to spark the trout's aggression. Jerked pulls usually work well rather than constant speeds |