The cooler day and night time temps have been working wonders on the fishing with the lake now down to a far more healthy and comfortable 15 degrees. We are hopeful that they will continue to drop with the coming week’s forecast looking much cooler. The fish have really switched back on and the week’s … Continue reading Week ending 17th September 2017
Some much needed rain has helped the temps to drop a little further and the latest stocking has settles in well and are feeding. plenty of surface activity has seen those anglers fishing dry do well. As with last week and as ever keeping on the move has been the key, if you have no … Continue reading Week ending 10th September 2017
The weather has started to cool a little and the lake is cooling with it, fish have been on the move far more and are starting to feed. Activity has been close to the surface with fish rising to caddis, one or two daddy’s and plenty of buzzers. Best bag has been 6 fish but … Continue reading Week ending 3rd September 2017
Challenging fishing conditions remain with the return of the warmer weather, but those persevering with small flies are rewarded with some cracking rainbows! Alan Wingate caught a lovely 8lb 1 oz rainbow on a static black buzzer fished near the aerators. With rain forecast next week fishing is set to improve.
Fishing small nymphs almost static and dries either on the surface or just in the surface film are the most effective methods of catching at the moment in relatively challenging conditions. As usual the boats are providing the best sport giving those people better access to the aerators and deeper cooler water.
Anglers at Hayward’s Farm faced challenging conditions this week with small imitative patterns being most effective fished on floating lines. Buzzers fished in the ripple or under small indicators being very effective. Boat anglers are seeing the best sport with access to the deeper cooler water.
More rain! However the water temperature is dropping nicely and the fishing is getting better and better with some good catches as a result. Damsel, black buzzers, shuttlecock buzzers, Diawl Bachs and klinkhammers have all taken fish this week. With more rain forecast in the near future the quality of the fishing will continue to … Continue reading Week ending 6th August 2017
The rain has certainly stirred things up and the fishing has been good this week with the best sport still being had with Diawl Bachs and buzzers fished on floating lines.
Daddy long legs, damsels and buzzers were the order of the week and the torrential rain we had midweek saw the level of the lake rise. The all too welcome rain was very well received and the lake has responded well since the deluge. Several bags of 3 and 4 fish catches were recorded and … Continue reading Week ending 23rd July 2017
Catch and release has been re-instated on Haywards Farm lake and some great fishing has been experienced this week with two rods bagging between them 27 fish! The cooler conditions and overcast weather has resulted in the lake coming back on form. Mike Fletcher had a lovely fish of 5lb as part of a four … Continue reading Week ending 16th July 2017