FISHING REPORT: 25/10/21 We are finally back with a weekly report following a long break during the pandemic and from here on in Jonathan Tomlinson will be reporting in weekly with all the news from the fishery, including the patterns and tactics that are producing the catches. We won‘t always have the precise catch returns … Continue reading Fishing Report 25th October 2021
Well what a difference a day makes (or week) It certainly has been a great week for anglers with some more user friendly weather and some very hungry fish! Best bags have been well into the teens for several regulars and one particularly noteworthy bag included not 1 but 2 double figured fish just 5 … Continue reading Week ending 8th March 2020
As if we haven’t seen enough bad weather, the end of storm Dennis gave a couple days of “better” weather before the announcement of the third named storm in as many weeks. Storm Jorge didn’t live up to the predictions but did bring some very heavy rains and strong winds which did as expected keep … Continue reading Week ending 1st March 2020
Another wet and windy week has seen some hard core anglers out and about on the fishery and those who braved the conditions were well rewarded. Several anglers recorded PBs over the 10lb mark and some great bags of up to 10 fish were banked with the largest fish pulling the scales to 11lb 8oz. … Continue reading Week ending 23rd February 2020
A wet and windy start and finish to the week with storm Ciara and then storm Dennis saw a busy middle part of the week with anglers trying to stay dry and not get blown away. Some great bags were taken, especially noted was for long time customer but first time angler here on Haywards … Continue reading Week ending 16th February 2020
A mixed week with the heavy winds that Storm Ciara brought towards the end of the week but the forecast saw anglers coming out in good numbers to try and get their fix before being blown off! Lots of bags of good numbers, possibly some of our highest ever since taking over the fishery, 2 … Continue reading Week ending 9th February 2020
A mixed week of both weather and fortunes some anglers had great bags and found it relatively easy to catch, others struggled to get anything to the bank. The boats have still been out of commission due to the high water levels but we are hoping that the levels will drop enough to make getting … Continue reading Week ending 2nd February 2020
This week‘s catch return is prefaced by a comment from the Game Fishing Centre‘s manager, Jonno Randall, who said, ‘At the moment Haywards Farm Lake is fishing so very well that is is actually difficult NOT to catch!‘ As far as the fishing was concerned a few blues and tiger trout put in an appearance … Continue reading Week ending 26th January 2020
The fishery has seen a huge influx of water from both the heavy rain and the adjacent stream back filling the lake via Kingfisher Pond (the lake has risen by around 2ft). Sadly, Kingfisher and Haywards Farm Lake have now become one and some of the residents of Kingfisher have ventured out to the wider … Continue reading Week ending 19th January 2020
Tougher conditions have seen some anglers struggle while others have had some bumper bags, plenty of really good fish being caught with some regulars recording several fish in around the 10lb mark. We have lots of big fish in the lake at the moment between 4 and 22lbs so come prepared to have your string … Continue reading Week ending 12th January 2020