A very mild January brought nymph fishing to the fore, general nymph patterns such as hares ear, plus buzzers and bloodworms produced excellent catches most days. When the fish wanted something else, the usual lures in a variety of colours did well. Fish of the month a 16lb rainbow, fell…
Great to see so many anglers joining us in the run up to Christmas enjoying some great fly fishing. Browns to 7lb 8oz and rainbows to 18lbs 8oz (pictured) have been caught already during December. A variety of lures have been productive, we suggest bringing some fry imitating patterns along…
A great month at the fishery, with the venue looking fabulous and the fishing equally good. A number of anglers contacted big fish during the month, topped by Trevor Bailey with a 19lb 4oz rainbow trout. Stuart Moss enjoyed a great month here with several good catches topped by his…
Big Trout are on the prowl! October has been a month of good fly fishing, with many quality rainbows and browns falling to both nymph and lure tactics. While catches to dry fly are reducing now, it's still possible and good fun to challenge yourself when fish are really moving!…
September is bringing with it a real upturn in fishing after the challenge of August. Having said that 2 double figure brown trout were caught, topped by a 14lb fish. Trout are targeting fry, buzzers, corixa and daddy long legs daily. So lure, nymph, wet fly and dry fly tactics…
Really good hatches of buzzers continue and trout are focusing on these and other really small prey items right now. Lures are catching first thing in the day, however after that small nymphs are most productive. While fishing is entering the more challenging high summer period, visiting anglers continue to catch…