News letter from Hastings Flyfishers about Powerdermills Reservoir

http://www.hastingsflyfishers.co.uk/newsletter/hffc_12feb_2.html

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LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO!

Yet more fish arrive for the start of the new season which begins on Thursday 1 March. This time we played safe and took them to the reservoir via Southern Water's access route to the valve tower rather than through the main entrance. Despite being steep and having to reverse the vehicle back downhill, it was preferable to getting stuck trying to get onto the dam.

More deliveries are due before the season start. The water level is only two foot three inches short of the maximum and water is still being pumped in from the Brede river, so we hope that it will soon be full. Water clarity is also very good compared to last year and the water is cold - ideal conditions for the trout so the start of the 2012 season looks set fair.

As the fish were being unloaded, high up in the sky above us were no fewer than six buzzards performing awe inspiring acrobatics in the thermals; coots argued among themselves along the dam and a deer ventured into one of the clearings on the far bank. In the unseasonal sunshine it is easy to believe that all is well with the world, or at least it is here in paradise.Make a date to visit us next month, we can almost guarantee that you won't be disappointed." 

For more on this go to the Hastings Flyfishers Website