The Wandle Piscators

The day dawned bright but breezy on the 25^th June and I headed on my way down the M25 towards Oxted and the Salmon & Trout Associations annual Ladies Day event at Coltsford Mill.  Within 2 miles I was stuck in a giant traffic snarl up behind an overturned lorry at junction 7…..  This caused some delay for a few of us and it was a slightly later start to the day, but fuelled by coffee and chocolate biscuits, I and another 9 or 10 women with fishy aspirations, headed towards our first port of call for the day – a morning session talking fish species, tackle, licenses and permits and fishing etiquette.                                                                                                                                                     Fired up by this introductory session, we headed out towards the lake where we picked up our tackle for the day and split up into twos and threes for casting tuition.  The wind had picked up to a brisk blow by now which was a little challenging for the beginners, but we broke off for lunch at around noon with the basics under our belts.                                                                                                                  Lunch was a casual buffet affair on the terrace and it was interesting to find out where people came from and how they had got onto this fishing lark.  A few influenced by husbands, some were already fishing but were comparatively new to fly fishing, and some were there by association with other organisations.  Continue Reading »