River Avon, near Stonehenge
A plump Brown Trout, reward for careful fishing
River Avon, Stonehenge Beat.
May 6th
The Avon is a lovely river . Tidy, even manicured, compared to the streams of Wales, it has a gentle beauty of its own. The countryside is lush and in May the trees, clothed in fresh leaves, are at their finest. The water was not perfectly clear, but then the Avon is not a pure chalkstream, running over greensand for part of its life. However the water limpid enough that you could spot trout, both those taking on the surface and others lying deeper and taking nymphs in the drift.
I fished steadily for an hour or so and then was joined by a delightful chap. He watched and watched, and waited, studying the stream, looking for fly life and keeping an eye on the trout. We fished apart but with the unspoken comradeship of anglers.
As I was leaving we met and chatted and spent an engrossing half hour trying to entice a decent brownie that was intently taking nymphs. I was about say good-bye when the gentleman caught his fish. There is much pleasure to be had in a shared experience like this.
River Avon, near Stonehenge
A plump Brown Trout, reward for careful fishing