Fishing at Little Island Pond, Wiltshire, England

• Overview

  This water sits in Wiltshire, England. It sits 29 miles in from the sea. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. The town to know is Frome, 4.2 miles out. Warminster is 4.2 miles and Boreham 4.7 miles. If this one is busy: Ford Pond lies 0.4 miles on, Half-mile Pond 0.9 miles away, Marston Pond lies 3.5 miles on, Chew Valley Lake 19 miles away and Barrow Gurney Tank 2 lies 23 miles on. The area boundary runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Island Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Wiltshire include brown trout, gudgeon, perch and roach. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Little Island Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about 4°C. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It holds true on Little Island Pond more years than not. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Ford Pond at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Little Island Pond may have changed since it was mapped.