Another mixed week of weather last week with highs well into the mid-teens, beautiful sunshine and huge buzzer hatches mixed with heavy rain, winds and frosts. However, this didn’t put many anglers off. Naturals continued to be the best line of attack. Buzzers, diawl bachs, crunchers and PTN took most of the catches, fished … Continue reading Fishing Report 11th April
Last week was a week or four seasons! Beautiful sunshine and spring-like conditions one minute and torrential rain and strong winds the next! However, despite the very changeable weather some anglers still ventured out and were rewarded for their efforts. The better conditions saw lots of buzzers hatching and plenty of surface activity all around … Continue reading Fishing Report 27th March
The weather improved dramatically through the week last week and so did the catches! Angling regular, Jay Bartlett had a terrific Friday session bagging 8 fish in quick time including 2 spartics. Using a mix of tactics including waking a daddy across the surface produced some excellent sport. Nymphs and naturals continue to come out … Continue reading Fishing Report 20th March
With freezing temperatures and snow it was a very quiet first half of the week for the fishery. Just when we finally thought that spring was here, the winter weather was back with a bang! By the back end of the week the snow had gone but chilly conditions remained. Anglers returned and had some … Continue reading Fishing Report 13th March
The trees are starting to bloom and the daffodils are flowering well, but there was a distinct feel of winter again this week with cold conditions set to return. The fishing continued to be steady with anglers taking bags up to high single figures in numbers and the best fish reported to be around 7lb. … Continue reading Fishing Report 6th March
What a difference a week makes! Despite some ruthlessly cold north east winds, plenty of anglers ventured out and were well rewarded. Fish all over the lake certainly switched on with the fresh delivery livening up catches for visitors. Lots of anglers landed several fish each visit with notable bags falling to Martin Thumbwood and … Continue reading Fishing Report 27th February
A mixed week with both the weather and the fortune of some – strong winds on some days, flat calm conditions on others. One day felt like high spring with warm temperatures and bracing the next. This has knocked the fishing a little at times, but plenty have still been landed with the best bag … Continue reading Fishing Report 21st February
Spring continued to feel like it was just around the corner again last week with plenty of surface activity all over the lake. Buzzers were popping and trout happy to take advantage. Naturals were the way to go for sure with the vast majority of the catch falling to buzzers, diawl bachs, crunchers and damsels. … Continue reading Fishing Report 13th February
Another good week at the fishery and the feel of early spring is very much in the air. Some milder weather has seen plenty of buzzer activity and anglers have had lots of success either long lining or using an indicator with black buzzer patterns. One angler, after treating himself to a new rod from … Continue reading Fishing Report 6th February
A much warmer week than the previous one saw lots of activity with plenty of buzzers hatching off at the height of the day. Some lovely calm conditions resulted in a good amount of surface activity with trout making the most of it. Nymphs and buzzers where probably the best line of attack for most but … Continue reading Fishing Report 31st January
You must be logged in to post a comment.