Dries or bust. Late night or bust. More browns showing.
Another tricky August week. Anglers staying until closing are doing by far the best and some nights the fish have been taking pretty freely in some fairly classical dry fly summer nights. Overall it has been tough going though.
Top angler of the week goes to 11 year old Leo who landed 4 fish in a 4hr lesson with Stuart Ingledew Fly Fishing. In his first ever attempt, Leo learned the basics of casting, striking and playing fish while the sun was up and put it all into practice when they switched on towards dark. Quite incredibly he learned so quickly he was able to cast at moving fish and land them himself on a small Top Hat, which he chose based on the flies on the water. Not bad for one so young and we think he’s going to be a star angler on the lakes in future. Well done Leo.
Chris Mclachlan did really well in the late evening landing 8, including 2 Browns up to 6lb on Daddies. Chris was staying on the caravan park and was able to take advantage of the late closing without a drive home. Top fishing Chris.
It wasn’t just one catch that included Brownies. For some reason they have switched on a little this past couple of weeks and several anglers have caught them. Hardly prolific, but noticeable how they disappear then reappear for no obvious reason. Dries have been best.
Any anglers fishing through the day have once again struggled and its worth pointing out the short term forecast points to it getting even harder. Thursday in particular looks like a grueller whether you’re on the fly or bait lakes. We’d suggest staying at home if catching is top of your list. Sun bathing should be good though! We’ll obviously keep an eye on water temperatures and post on here if it gets too high for fish welfare, but the expectation is we’ll remain open for those crackers enough to fish the sunniest days! The weather has been cool enough lately and the hope is the heat won’t last long enough to take it above the critical 19-20 degrees.
WEEKLY CATCHES
Chris Mac – 8 – Daddies
Steve McMorn – 7 – Dries
H Hume – 7 – Dries
Bob Cockburn – 5 – Dries
Stewart Younger – 5 – Daddies
Julian Bailes – 5 – Top Hats
John Tait – 4 – Daddies
Colin Lisle – 4 – Cats Whisker
Leo H – 4 – Top Hats
FISHING FORECAST
Hot till Thursday night and hopefully cooling thereafter. The weekend looks ok on paper but how well it fishes depends on how much the water warms beforehand. Based purely on the forecast, it is not a sustained hot spell with only Thursday expected to be really hot – meaning it shouldn’t have a huge effect on water temperatures, but we’ll have to see. Nature will decide that.
First Cast – 8.30am.
Last Cast – 9.30pm every day. Except Saturday, which is always 5.00pm.
Predicted Fly Box
Daddy Long Legs, Wicked White Top Hats, Griffiths Gnat, Nothing Fly, Damsel Nymphs, CDCs, Shipmans, Buzzers, PTN.
See you all soon!
David and Gemma
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FLY FISHING LESSONS
All tackle and permit included. 365 days a year. Fully licensed coach available 7 days a week. Booking essential. Suitable for complete beginners or those just wanting to catch more fish. Have a look at the website.
Enquire by email: stuart@cadencefishing.co.uk or via website www.siff.uk
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Discounted evening ticket based on the following rules:
– £15 catch and release only ticket.
– MUST be purchased between 5pm and 6pm
– Wednesdays only
– No booking required
– Stop fishing at designated closing time at the time (presently 10pm)
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We have 11 Hardstanding Caravan and Motorhome pitches available to book from 1st April to 30th September. You can now check availability and book directly through the Caravan Park page.
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