Comments for 2006 season - mayfly

5 Sept		"We had an excellent day. I caught my largest ever brownie on a dry fly. It weighed in at 6lb 10oz! Tasted excellent too"

8 May	"around 7pm several fish started rising steadily on the lower beat. The interesting thing is that only large fish were rising. I found myself casting to several fish all in excess of 3lbs - superb fishing"

23 May	"Wherwell Priory is a terrific location, the river environment is managed impeccably"
24 May	"The actuality far exceeded the anticipation - which these days is rare! .... you will be pleased to know that Lucy (aged three and three-quarters) caught her first fish - after lunch - weighing 2lbs"
26 May	"Beautiful well-maintained river. Met owner who was very nice too"
30 May	"We had a great time with all three of us getting our quotas on both days. Wherwell Priory was fantastic fishing"
31 May	"Beautiful surroundings, well kept river and very helpful river keeper who gave us a short tour of the water prior to fishing. Great fishing hut. Super, well-kept venue with a good variety of river depths, speeds etc"
5 June	"Perfect stretch of water, perfect fishing!"
6 June	"Overall a wonderful location, great fishing and a helpful and pleasant river keeper...the fishing was better than I have seen elsewhere. The fishing hut was particularly good."
15 August	"Varied and well kept runs, plenty of fish - even two caughts at 6lbs each. Excellent venue, something for everyone."
28 August	"I liked the whole package, beautiful surroundings, challenging fishing but very rewarding in terms of number of fish caught and variety of techniques. I got to experience both nymph and dry fly fishing"