Recent weeks have provided good sport on all but the hottest days to dry flies and nymphs. Dry flies that proved useful are shuttlecock, F fly and parachutes predominantly in black, but other colours had their day. Daddies, beetles and mayflies are also producing. Nymphs to try are buzzers, dial…
Throughout March and early April, fishing has taken a seasonal upturn, with many excellent catches reported, a few of more than 20 fish. Several double figure rainbows were landed, the largest at the start of April an 18lber. Browns also put in an appearance, the best landed at 7lbs. Successful…
As we moved from winter to spring, fishing has exploded into life. The past 2 weeks have seen large catches of trout, some anglers landing over 20 fish, plus doubles to 15lbs caught. Lures, nymphs and even dries have produced fish. Top colours lure wise have been black, green and…
We lost 11 days due to the lakes being frozen and on several other days conditions were thoroughly unpleasant to fish in, not surprising, it was January after all! Around this, the fishery performed well, with noticeably better catches after we made changes to both rules and ticket structure, encouraging…
Recent weeks have seen fry patterns, bloodworm, buzzers and various sparsely dressed nymphs being consistently productive. The must do activities are keep moving to find the feeding fish and use different line densities. Volatile weather conditions have meant what works one day has often been completely different from the day…
Thankfully we are enjoying a period of consistent, settled weather right now. This has resulted in much more consistent fishing. Fry patterns, damsels, hares ear and cruncher nymphs, buzzers and bloodworm have produced well on floating, sink tip and intermediate fly lines. When conditions are right and trout are at…
It's mid September already and we are seeing a major improvement in fishing as we move from Summer to Autumn! Mini lures, general nymph patterns like a hares ear and dries are all taking fish. The fields around the lakes have large numbers of crane flies, more than we've seen…
2024 has certainly supplied us with plenty of water so far! Let's hope it now keeps the fish in feeding mood over the coming months as it feeds into the lakes through the springs. Despite it being so wet, the banks around the fishery are in very good order, making…
Fishing during January has been dominated by the volatile weather conditions. There were some tough fishing days and some really good ones, with plenty in between. A mix of rainbow, blue and brown trout were reported caught, to a wide range of tactics. Tried and trusted tactics of lures AM…
Fishing during recent weeks has been seasonally good. The lakes are lovely and clear, with trout thriving in the cool water and feeding positively. A typical fishing day sees trout taking lures in the morning, with smaller lures and nymphs being more productive in the afternoon. As always in fishing…