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02 August 2004
INTERNET FISHING REPORT
It looks as if summer has arrived with very hot weather and virtually cloudless days. Good for the tourists wanting to feed the ducks but not a lot of good for day time fishing. We had a shower at the beginning of this report period and it put 8" or so in the rivers briefly and helped things but overall fishing has remained good to very good on most waters. The forecast is for the heatwave to break so we could do with a good 24 hours of heavy rain to lift the rivers and cool down the still waters.
Esthwaite Water
The fishing has remained difficult because of the weather conditions and the rod average has dropped to 3.4 which is low to what we normally expect.
In the day most trout are holding at between 10` and 15` deep and feeding almost exclusively on pin fry and daphnea. Best fishing is still from the boats with the cages and the weather buoy being the hot spots. Expect this to continue until we get a cooler unsettled spell of weather.
Top of the water fishing should be good during the last couple of hours of daylight when there are plenty of damsels, buzzers and sedges to be seen. If there is a cloudy breezy day then there will be plenty of beetles and daddies on the water.
Best flies in day time on fast sinking lines are orange fritz patterns, cats whisker, minkies and menace varients and in the evenings beatles, daiwl bachs daddies and buzzers will work well.
Best bank fishing is up the north of the lake at the area around the boathouse..
Farleton View Fishery
Day time fishing has got harder with so much food around. There are plenty of damsel flies, black and olive buzzers, corixa, bloodworm, sedges and a few olives. On breezy days beetles and daddies will give great sport along with small hoppers.
Best daytime patterns in calmer conditions have been black shipmans buzzers, f flies,shuttlecock and suspender buzzers along with small buzzer pupa and headbangers.
There is now a fair bit of weed because of the hot weather so stick to floating lines for good sport. In the evenings try Elk Hair caddis and shipmans buzzers. Nice fish to around 4lb landed.
Wych Elm
The hot weather has warmed the water up slightly but it remains fairly clear and fishing is excellent with the best fish in the last few days a superb 12lb Rainbow caught and released by Kendal angler Roy Anderson.
Dry flies are producing well especially small klinkhammers and f flies and on breezy days daddies are doing well if there is a good ripple. otherwise goldhead lures such as menace varients and orange fritz will always take fish. Good patterns to fish slowly are red or yellow headbangers, SBKs, damsel nymphs and epoxy buzzers in smaller sizes.
Several bags of 9 fish taken and other good trout include 3lb 8oz and 5lb 6oz.Try elk hair caddis in the late evenings for some great sport..
Tewitfields
Hot weather has slowed things a bit with best bag 13 trout to buzzer. Best fish 5lb 9oz.Rod average is 2.72. Good good sport on cloudier days to emergers and small dries. On breezy days beetles, daddies and floating fry good . On hot days epoxy buzzers, headbangers and damsels fishing well.Water is warmer now so better fish are deep and an intermediate line is needed to reach them. Plenty of fish to 4lbs. Coarse lake fishing very well for most species including carp, skimmers, big bream and roach. Best baits are sweetcorn and worm combined with small amounts of loose feed.
Windermere
Excellent fun fishing for the perch in the shallower areas with structure and visitors are getting good bags from the shore with worms, maggots,small spinners and especially killer jigs which are proving to be awesome for the third consecutive summer.
As expected at this time of year trout fishing is pretty quiet with odd ones falling to trolled small floating rapalas but there is still some steady pike sport for boat anglers trolling or casting a variety of lures from rapalas to hell tails or Abu Toby spoons. Deadbaiting a bit quieter but some fish to about 10lbs.
prospects for early August for the casual angler are very good if perch are targetted and good quality roach can be found in the last couple of hours of daylight and most are coming to red maggot. Ledgered swimfeeder is doing best.
Rydal and Grasmere
An exceptional Pike for Rydal has been reported to us. It was reported as 28lbs and was one of a 2 fish catch on deadbait with the other fish at 12lbs.
Lots of other good pike are still being caught to mid teens in weight and Mackeral or eel is doing well. Now lots of perch on both lakes to worm or maggot and also roach to maggot. Why not take a stroll around the lake with a spinning rod and a few spoons and small plugs and killer jigs and you should have fun with the pike and bigger perch.
Early or late in the day is proving best as the warm weather is attracting hoardes of casual tourists to these lakes and they are throwing stuff in the water and even swimming right among anglers baits so try and pick your time.
Killington Reservoir
Still not a lot to report from this water . Normally there are lots of casual anglers fishing including many from Kendal but the poorer catches a few weeks ago seem to have put them off.
However if the lake is still getting a regular stock of trout then the fishing should be excellent and if hot weather persists then go early and late. Worm and spinners and killer jigs will take plenty of Trout and perch and deadbaits and shallow running spoons will work well for the pike.
For fly anglers evenings are best and if calmer then sedge patterns will work well. If you get wind and cloud in the daytime then big black hoppers, daddies and floating fry should ensure hectic sport. On hot days try headbangers on a floating line fished statically and if the sun is out then the same approach with a pink SBK will give good results. .If you want any information about Killington then you should call 015395 68393.
Kentmere Lake
This lake is one that can be relied on to produce even on hot sunny days. The secret is knowing the fly to use and how to use it. In those conditions then headbangers, pink SBKs, small epoxy black or olive buzzers or red head buzzers are an absolute must for consistent bags. Menace varients fished deep will also produce.
On cloudy breezy days there has been good sport with klinkhammers, black hoppers and daddies plus of course floating fry. In calm the f fly, suspender buzzers and shuttlecock and shipmans buzzers in small sizes have been good.In the evenings sedge pupa, caddis and adult sedge patterns are doing best.Prospects good for August even with heat. Just remember the killing flies. When I instruct on this lake we are frequently the only people catching in hot weather !!
Ratherheath Tarn
Still fishing very well but this week the carp slowed slightly but that would just be due to the very hot weather and increased fishing pressure especially by afternoons.
Plenty of excellent sized tench and bream taken this week with masses of roach and gudgeon.Contrary to popular belief you do not need sophisticated tackle to fish this water and lots of local children have used fairly basic outfits and had great results often hammering the adults. Best baits are still boilies (most flavours but fruity ones doing very well), halibut pellets, trout and carp pellets plus soft pellets in different flavours. Flavoured meat has produced some terrific bags of carp for visitors this week and corn , bread maggots and worms all taking plenty of fish..
Dubbs , Ghyll Head and High Newton Reservoirs
In the current very hot sunny conditions all three lakes are proving very difficult to fish during the main daytime periods. The exception is immediately after stocking when menace varients, cats whiskers, orange fritz and similar lures and doing well.
Fish are tending to be deep in the bright conditions and a static buzzer, small nymph such as daiwl bach or damsel will get a few fish.Given cloud then small dries, mainly black will do well along with daddies. Evenings are fishing best with upto 14 trout in a session to anglers fishing small shipmans buzzers and elk hair caddis in size 16.Pick your time or day and you will still get some sport .
River Kent
We had a small 8" lift about 10 days ago and that encouraged more sea trout to run along with a few grilse.Not much fishing activity now for migratory fish as water has rapidly fallen to low summer level . Some good trout have been taken on fly with good patterns being klinkhammers, beetles, adams, partridge and orange, pink SBKS, ptns and f fly.
Lancaster Canal
Hard in the daytime in bright sun but if you want casual angling in the daytime then the perch and small roach are happy to oblige on float fished maggot.
Tench fishing is best early and late and the fishing is still very good. Most baits including bread, maggots and flavoured corns are working and as ever it is the anglers who are raking swims and feeding heavily who are getting very well rewarded.
NEW FISHERIES
Two new coarse fisheries are now open on day tickets. The first is at Gatebeck and is stocked with loads of small carp and these are responding well to small pellets and maggots. Permits areŁ4 a day from the shop. The other water is at Burneside and holds a lot of different coarse fish. Tickets are at the farm and we will give directions. maggots are probably the best bait here.
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