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Packington Fishery
Maxstoke Lane
Meriden
Conventry
Warwickshire
CV7 7HR

Contact: Lord Guernsey
Tel: 01676 522754


Pickering Trout Lake
Newbridge Road
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 8JJ

Contact: Peter Sisk


Pallington Lakes
Pallington
Tincleton
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8QU

Contact: Mr Michael Willard
Tel: 01305 848141


Pickwick Lake
Alabama
Tel: (256) 740-4141


Pant-y-bedw Fishing Lakes
Pant-y-bedw Farm
Nantgaredig
Carmarthen
Dyfed
SA32 7LH

Contact: Ian or Sue Williams
Tel: 01267 290315


Piethorne Reservoir
c/o Oldham Fly Fishing Club
290 Middleton Road
Heywood
Lancashire
OL10 2LG

Contact: Neil Higham, Membership Secretary
Tel: 01706 842282

Email: offcclub@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.offc.org.uk

Pantyreos
Iswyn and district AA
Newport
Gwent
Contact: Dean Kibble
Tel: 01495 246304


Pinfold Lake
Riasbeck
Orton
Cumbria
Contact: The Manager
Tel: 017683 52148


Patshull Great Lake
Burnhill Green
Pattingham
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
Contact: Dave Toth
Tel: 01902 700774


Piper Dam
98 Broughty Ferry Road
Dundee
Tayside
Contact: Permits: Piper Dam Holdings
Tel: 91382 462921


Peacock Hotel (River Wye Fishery)
Rawsley
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 2EB

Contact: Mr Roger Hudson
Tel: 01629 733518


PIRTON POOL
PIRTON
WORCESTER
Worcestershire
WR5 3QG

Contact: BILL GRIMMETT
Tel: 01886 832833

Email: WTGLBS@AOL.COM

Pen y Ffrith Fly Fishing Centre
Llandegla Road
Llanarmon-yn-lal
Mold
Clwyd
Contact: Wendy Minshull
Tel: 01824 780501


Pitfour Loch
Cedar Lodge
Pitfour Estate, Old Deer
Peterhead
Grampian
Contact: Permits: W Adam
Tel: 01771 624448


Penhoyle Fishing Park
Trefloyne Lane
Penally
Tenby
Dyfed
Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01834 842255


Pitsford Reservoir
Pitsford lodge
Brixworth Road
Holcot
Northamptonshire
NN6 9SJ

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01604 781350


Pennine Trout Fishery
Calderbrook Road
Littleborough
Lancashire
OL15 9HL

Contact: Mr Lee Moran
Tel: 01706 378325


Plas-y-Nant Fishery
Mynydd Mechell
Amlwch, Anglesey
Cemeas Bay
Gwynedd
LL68 0TH

Contact: The Fishery Manager
Tel: 01407 711206


Penwhapple Reservoir
3 Dalrymple St
Girvan
Strathclyde
Contact: Permits: J H Murray
Tel: 01465 712039


Pool Hall
Birdge North Road
Alveley
Shropshire
WZ15 6JD

Contact: The Proprietor
Tel: 01299 861458


Penwhirn Reservoir
90 George Street
Stranraer
Dumfries and Galloway
Contact: Permits: Sports Shop
Tel: 01776 702705


Portmore Loch
101 John Street
Penicuik
Borders
Contact: Permits from: Mr W McGeachie
Tel: 01968 74345


Penycae Reservoirs
Penycae
Wrexham
Clwyd
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01978 840116


Posterngate Trout Fishery
Eastbourne Road
South Godstone
Surrey
Contact: The Proprietor
Tel: 01342 892213



 
Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques
Rise Forms
Rise forms are most easily observed on lakes. The rise, and often the trout, can be seen in detail in still clear conditions but much information can also be drawn from changes in the waves, ripples and reflections on windier days. A calm circle appearing on a rippled surface indicates a boil from a fish turning to take an insect beneath the water. Other distortions can be made to the ripples and it pays to become sensitive to a range of clues. The nature of the rise typically reflects the speed and direction of the trout and this is dictated by the speed of the insect it is taking. If the angler observes the fly life and knows something of their life cycles and behaviour he can deduce the most effective method. For example violent displacement breaking the water surface will usually be to large fast moving insects just under the surface or on the surface, such as sedges. A 'boil' at the surface is caused by a trout moving quite rapidly about a foot or more under the surface, taking fast moving or erratic insects such as sedge pupae or olive nymphs.

Rise forms in which the trout's nose, referred to as its 'neb', appears at the surface in a slow steady manner is most likely to be to static or slow moving terrestrial flies and small duns. Another related and distinct rise form is called head and tailing, sometimes this will occur with the neb showing. If the neb does not appear it is because the fish is preoccupied with insects trapped immediately below the surface, such as midge pupae. In another rise form if a sipping noise can be heard from a taking fish and there is a gentle movement of the water, it is likely the trout is feeding on dead insects trapped in the surface film.


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