GUIDE TO THE RIVER WANDLE (Colliers Wood to Wandsworth) NAME OF RIVER: Wandle. 20-11-2008, 20:45. just wondering if anyone has fished the wandle and is there anything decent in there any info or pictures would be great. 3 Star Fatty Day! It ran through the grounds of Admiral Nelson’s love nest with Lady Hamilton, and Nelson himself was a flyfisherman. It allows you to enjoy the heritage, flora and fauna of this typical chalk stream in the heart of some of south London’s most industrialised landscape. River Wandle, England fishing report, rainbow trout fly fishing forecast, fishing season updates, fly shop and fishing guides, and fly-fishing weather.
20-11-2008, 20:54. Tight lines to all fishing the Wandle this season... Definitely see you Theo... and Wayne, can't wait to catch a barbel amongst all those fine chub! This one was a pleasant surprise, I had this little ghostie on the float whilst fishing for silvers last week, barely a pound in weight but was a right scrap on the light tackle and hook link. The Wandle, of course, has a venerable history as a trout river. Small fish were plentiful, and maybe I glimpsed the odd trout in the murk. DaveT.
PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: You can start below Merton Abbey Mills (London SW19) or under the North Road (SW19) bridge in Wandle Meadow Nature Park. Current fly fishing conditions are still good. I waded 30 yards through thigh-high water plants before a I found a patch of open water. After Trewint Street (near Earlsfield) escape can be difficult until reaching some steps by The Causeway (SW18), near the … PDA. Just soaking five pints of hemp in the cool box ready for some more boiling water tomorrow... Can't wait, got the day off Tuesday so will try to travel The 20km (14 mile) Wandle Trail follows the route of the River Wandle from Croydon to the Thames at Wandsworth. WHERE IS IT? jamescarper1. THE ANGLERS FORUM | FISHING FORUMS > Coarse Fishing > River Watch > river wandle. Weather conditions are not optimal, but there is still opportunity to land some trout. View Full Version : river wandle. The return of the coarse fishing season had brought more anglers to the water. : South-West London. I’d also struggled to adapt my casting and general approach to the spookiest of fish, but one thing remained constant: the frustration was far … On the opposite bank, a father and son were trying to float fish for the giant koi carp that lives in my favourite River Wandle fishing spot. There is a section of the River Wandle in south London, that I’d fancied trying for a while. Hemmed in between developed banks, it is very much a case of ‘waders on’ fishing. The Wandle is a testing river to fly fish, and during the five trips I made that year I hadn't caught a thing and lost nearly all of my trout flies! You may need to work a little harder.