Fishing Report on 22nd April 2025
There’s been great fishing especially during the last two weeks because of dry, sunny days. Those who have fished with buzzers, have been doing well. As the fish were just about a foot under the surface, the nymph flies did great too. For those favouring dry fly fishing, they also saw a good catch, especially during early mornings and evenings. Unfortunately, the water clarity has progressively been turning murkier and cloudy, making fishing challenging. With this poor visibility, I suspect that this will affect the catch rate, in the days to come.
The stats show that the last three weeks saw 310 visits producing a great catch of 659 fish (including 210 returned). Spring has really brought on the insect life, especially with such sunny weather. The North and West banks have proven to be quite productive due to the many days of southerly and southeasterly winds.
Big trout (the Big Ones) continue to be caught in exceptionally good condition! In fact, ten were caught, each by the following happy fishermen: L. de Souza, J. Holliman, A. Howard, R. Howes, C. Howlett, R. Garwood, R.&P. Gibbons, D. Piper, B Naylor and D. Willis & J.Ford.
The biggest ones of the lot were 10lb plus! Congratulations to all!
A special mention goes to Chris Mitchell, who caught a big brownie in good condition weighing 4.8lbs! It’s lovely to see past stocked brown trouts faring so well, gaining in weight and size!
Tight lines!
Lynne
