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Full lakes - it's all been happening

7/9/2021

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As for at least half the country, the last couple of months at Millbrook have been interrupted by Covid restrictions of varying severity. The upside?
Mark and Kiel have had time away from guiding to do some amazing work with the accommodation. The main cabin now has a new kitchen equipped with an oven and four burner cooktop.
 
The other upside is that trout and nature don't really understand lockdowns, and go about their business in blissful ignorance. With every lake full, it's all been happening. Midging trout of course, but also tailers and some fantastic polaroiding. In the district as a whole, the mythical cockchafer beetles https://flystream.com/cockchafer-time/ have appeared in the last week, providing champagne dry fly fishing. It seems downright sinful to be using size 10 dry flies at the end of winter! If only we had a few more guests to share the experience...
 
We have managed some guiding in the brief periods when eased restrictions have allowed, and we're looking ahead with everything crossed for more. The last couple of days have offered our first sniff of genuine spring warmth, with damsels and even dragonflies on the wing. Although it's something of an illusion and wintery weather is about to return, the fight between warm and cold will gradually be won as the days lengthen, and it shouldn't be too many more weeks before the first proper mayfly hatches. Hope we'll see at least some of our guests in time for those.    

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