Last week was another strong week for visiting anglers with so many flies hatching off the lake. It was hard to decide what fly to tie on! This led to lots of surface activity with plenty of free-rising fish throughout the days and into the evenings. It could well be that, after such an early … Continue reading Fishing Report 30th May 2022
It was another warm week on the fishery with plenty of flies hatching all over. Caddis, damsels, buzzers and plenty of mayfly have been coming off all week with late dun hatches occurring in large numbers in the evening. The fish have certainly been taking advantage with lots of surface activity.Naturals continue to take the … Continue reading Fishing Report 23rd May 2022
It was another great week for hatching insects with the mayfly starting to come on a bit stronger. A few more daddies and our first damsels of the year have started to show themselves around the lake edges too, and great clouds of buzzers continue to hatch. Despite the bright conditions at times, fish have … Continue reading Fishing Report 16th May 2022
Last week was another beautiful one for the weather with the early part of the week seeing warm temperatures and lovely overcast conditions. Lots of flies were hatching all over the lake with a mixture of buzzers, olives, the odd very early daddy longlegs, with a couple of mayflies thrown in for good measure. Nymphs … Continue reading Fishing Report 9th May 2022
Last week was another warm and relatively settled week and we continued to see large hatches throughout most days. Clouds of buzzers littered the sky all around the lake and the fish were certainly making the most of it. Floating lines and midge tips worked best depending on the amount of cloud cover at the … Continue reading Fishing Report 25th April 2022
What a week we had despite the bright sunshine and high temperatures. Summer certainly felt like it arrived and was perfectly timed for the bank holiday Easter weekend. Plenty of anglers ventured out, in what most would consider to be some of the least preferable conditions you could choose. Despite this the catches were strong, … Continue reading Fishing Report 19th April 2022
Well that was one of the strangest starts to April we can remember with -5C temperatures at night, snow, hail, rain, wind and sunshine – we had it all. Despite the changeable conditions the fish stayed on the feed with bags of up to 7 fish being landed by those that were brave enough to … Continue reading Fishing Report 4th April 2022
What a week of weather: bright sun, calm days and March highs touching 19 degrees! This would spell doom for most anglers but many were keen to get out and feel the warmth of the sun on their faces. Despite the bright conditions, fish were feeding well and plenty were landed. Buzzers are hatching in … Continue reading Fishing Report 28th March 2022
Last week was another great one with some more spring-like weather – every week seems to be getting better and better now, as do the hatches. Once again there was lots of buzzer activity all over the lake, with plenty of rising fish to be seen, and some anglers did well on dries. Nymphs produced … Continue reading Fishing Report 14th March 2022
Last week was another busy one at the fishery with plenty of new faces in and around the lake which is always good to see. A few youngsters were getting in on the action too, not just on Kingfisher Pond but also on Haywards Farm Lake itself. Successful tactics have been similar to those of … Continue reading Fishing Report 7th March 2022