Fishing Report on 4th December 2024
Fishing has been extraordinarily productive and rewarding for the month of November. The new weather and temperature conditions for this time of year, certainly must count the exceptional activity this autumn! Rarely have members seen such top water cum subsurface activity during these late autumnal weeks. It ‘s been a joy to watch many bagging up despite the wet, chilly and windy conditions. In all, there were 197 visits producing a total catch of 453 trout including the 84 that were released. To add to the joy and thrill, about 11 members caught the larger ones weighing anywhere between 5lbs to 10+lbs! The largest of these weighed 10.2lbs caught by John Place! All these “big ones” were released unharmed back into the Lake to be caught another day.
“What have they been catching on and where?”, you might ask. Well, klinkhammers, nymphs, white and black cormorants, but especially white lures! I’m sure, many will tell you of other tantalising flies, but these have been the favourites! Unbelievably, members are still on floating lines, with or without sink tips. A few have been also successful with intermediate lines!
Time to come down and try the fishing yourself! You never know, you might catch one of the “whoppers” yourself!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Lynne
Fishing Report on 9th November 2024
These past 4 weeks have shown visits totalling 236, with 260 fish caught and, of which 53 have been returned to fight another day. Members have been successful using both floating as well as sinking lines, armed with nymphs, sometimes buzzers and dries. However, from those I have talked to, Montanas, Cormorants and Cats whiskers kept coming up as most popular. As to where, most banks seem productive, so fish are not shoaling as much.
Recent stockings make for exciting news! Lovely large trout averaging 7.19lbs have been put into our Lake on 22nd October. If that is the average weight of fish that day, it would be mean that there might be some double figure specimens among them! On 29th October, along with our normal season’s stocking, another load of large trout averaging 5.2lbs were put into the Lake as well! So, if you happen to hear some loud splashes, you will know these big ones are announcing their presence! A minimum of 8lb tippet is advisable, and all trout weighing 5lbs or more are to be returned, with that catch not being counted toward the member’s 8-trout week’s catch.
The results of Frank WrightsTrophy Pair’s Competition held on Sunday 20th October 2024:
The winning pair this year were David Chalkley and Paddy Garrett with seven fish between them totalling 11lbs 11oz. ????????
2nd place went to Cliff Hudson & Martin Matthews, 5 fish for 10lbs 6oz,
3rd place, Phil Gaywood (given an adjusted weight due to being paired with a late non-runner) with 8lbs-11oz,
4th place, John Matthews & Kevin Kingston- Miles. 3 fish for 6lbs 14½ oz
Section winners were Paddy Garrett, Stuart Marshall, Mike Woods and Cliff Hudson.
John Matthews won the Biggest Fish of the day award as well as the Presidents Cup for the biggest fish of the match year with his 2lbs 12oz trout. ????????
A special thanks for the fine catering of the day by Andrew and Pat! ????????????????????????
Tight lines!
Lynne