Last week was another mixed week with some really scorching weather proving to be too hot for all but a couple of anglers who, despite the weather, still managed a few to the net. The cooler days saw far more activity with dries and nymphs continuing to work well. Damsels are everywhere at the … Continue reading Fishing Report 27th June 2022
A very warm week of scorching daytime temperatures of up to 31 degrees, coupled with overnight lows that were still into double figures has raised the lake temperature considerably. Despite the conditions plenty of fish have still been on the move and are happy to take insects from the surface. Buzzers and damsels continue to … Continue reading Fishing Report 20th June 2022
Last week was another largely warm one, but we did at times have a rather chilly wind alongside. Water temperatures have remained steady with no further rises this week and, with that, the fish have stayed happy and feeding heavily on naturals. Buzzers continue to hatch along with the damsels which are now starting to … Continue reading Fishing Report 13th June 2022
Well sadly the mayfly madness has now been and gone, but the damsel hatch is now starting to kick off. There’s still been plenty of surface activity with clouds of buzzers still coming off. Nymphs have still been the go-to method with floating lines and sink tips, long leaders and super slow retrieves. Crunchers, Diawl … Continue reading Fishing Report 6th June 2022
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