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10 June 2004
INTERNET FISHING REPORT
During the last 2 weeks we have had mainly hot weather with sunny spells and today we had a very strong wind which blew a lot of beetles onto the trout lakes with the result that trout have been taking very freely. Weather for the next few days is mixed but dry and too much sunshine..
Esthwaite Water
Once again fishing has been slower than usual with the hot weather sending the trout down deep. Best sport has been in the evenings when the fish have risen and catches have been made on buzzers, damsel nymphs and any black dry flies.
During the day fly fishermen are having to resort to fast sinking lines and lures such as cats whisker and orange fritz patterns and best day time boat fly fishing has been at South Basin, The Weather Buoy, the Boils and the Cages.Best bank sport has been from opposite the ticket office, Smooth Beck and the car park. Any method anglers catching trout on worms and spinners but they have had to fish deep. Best trout reported was exactly 5lb.
Farleton View Fishery
The hot sunny weather has affected the fishing with early morning and evenings best. Lots of insect life at the moment with damsels, corixa, caenis and sedges being the predominent species plus beetles and some gnats.
Some nice rainbows taken with the best at 7lb to a young local angler who I taught to fly fish last week. He also took a superb trout of 4lbs whilest trying to fish the dry fly.
Good catches are coming to f fly and klinkammers, bloodworms and headbangers and epoxy and suspender buzzers in black and olive about size 16 and damsel patterns all fished on floating lines.New stocks were trickled in late this week so prospects are very good over the coming weeks. A lot of sedge and caenis activity in the evenings but fish have been pretty choosy probably because of the glut of natural food.
Wych Elm
This lake is still fishing very well despite still having too much colour in it. The good news is that the water is clearing and some weed is now growing so the lake should soon get back to normal.
Some good catches these last few days have included rainbow trout of 10lbs and 12lbs. Up to 15 fish a session have been caught despite the bright conditions and best flies have been buzzers, tadpoles, cats whiskers, olives plus of course damsel nymphs. Masses of damsels hatching plus sedges and caenis in the evenings. Fishing should remain good to imitative patterns.
Tewitfields
Again bright conditions have slowed down day time fishing but good catches made in the evenings. Best trout the last few days was 13lbs
Suspender buzzers and small olive or black dries are best but bloodworms and epoxy buzzers and damsel nymphs producing well in cloudier conditions. The lake was restocked yesterday with trout to 15lb introduced so look out.
On the coarse lake fishing is good with good mixed bags including small tench and skimmer bream which shows that fish are breeding well. A few nice carp evident..
Windermere
Plenty of Pike action to mid teens and a lot of these have been falling to lures such as small bulldogs, creek chub pikies and soft tail lures. Also some nice 2 - 3lb trout to worm off the shore but no significant fly catches reported. Roach and perch are moving shallower so in a weeks time when maggot can again be used expect some good catches to ledger at early morning and evenings when fish are in closer.
Rydal and Grasmere
Still fishing well for pike to 18lb with individual bags of over 6 fish reported. As last time most are falling to saltwater deadbaits but spoons such as ondex and small plugs are producing. Plenty of perch activity to worms and killer jigs.
Killington Reservoir
The hot weather has slowed fishing here and customers are reporting that a lot of the lake is covered in a green colored algae so a lot are not fishing but those who have have managed to catch an odd fish or two mainly on worm and buzzers. Todays wind may well have cleared the algae but in any case it should disperse as soon as we get some rain. No reports of any coarse fish being caught.If you fly fish in June make sure you have plenty of big brown foam beetles as these are blowing on. If you want any information about Killington then you should call 015395 68393.
Kentmere Lake
Fishing slower than usual these last few days because of the hot sunny weather and on bright days black fritz lures have produced as have gold head menace varients. On overcast days klinkhammers, f flies and suspender buzzers have been good at the surface and down below bloodworms and headbangers along with damsel nymphs are catching. No reports of any large fish this week.
Ratherheath Tarn
Still fishing well with Carp to 15lb and lots of tench and bream which are still mainly falling to pellets and boilies. Good boilies very recently have been pineapple and peach and tangerine but strawberry isotonic, scopex etc are also doing well. Halibut pellets are sorting out some of the better fish but most pellets or baits fished over a bed of pellets are producing. Dont neglect worms, bread , maggots and meat. This lake is fishing as well if not better than it ever has.
Dubbs , Ghyll Head and High Newton Reservoirs
We suspect that all three lakes have been very recently restocked as they have been producing good results perhaps better than could be expected in the weather. Bracken clock beetles are around and Dubbs and Ghyll Head are doing very well on brown foam beetles and size 10 tiger nymphs. Sport is fast and furious but will not last. Buzzer fishing also good along with caenis and sedges in the evenings. For daytime as mentioned beetle patterns, damsel nymphs black olive and fawn buzzers, black hoppers and f flies will give great results on all these waters.
River Kent
The river is very low so there has been very little fishing activity and no sea trout worth fishing for. Fly fishermen have managed a few on gnats, loop wing cdc buzzers, klinkhammers, sedges and spider patterns. Once it rains fishing will again be first class..
Lancaster Canal
Tench fishing is very good between Crooklands and Stainton and baits such as bread, maggots, corn, boilies and worms are producing. Best catches early morning and evenings and best bags are falling to anglers prepared to bait swims. A few maggots for a fishing session will not produce much.
Roach and perch are being caught in the day time and pike fishing is currently good to the roving anglers and some nice specimens have been caught on flies.
New Fishery
A new coarse lake has just opened at Endmoor . At present stocks are mainly a few perch and eels plus a big stock of small carp. permits are available at the shop and the same permits also allow you to fish banks Pond.
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