Fishing has picked up again

As the weather has picked up so has the fishing. The fishery had it's first real experience of rising fish this year, circles appearing almost all over the lake - good to see and bodes well for the future if this milder weather continues.

The rod average today up to now is just over 4 fish per rod with the highest going to Jim McGinley with 7 and Oliver Avis with 5.

Last week the "can't fail" fly was the cats whisker, this week it appears to be a "Black Fritz" retrieved at a reasonable pace.

Fishing report

Although certainly on the chilly side the fish don't seem to mind, things starting to "warm" up a bit with these two beauties coming to the net.

Best day of the year so far....?

What a great day, bit windy but sunny, a little on the chill side but hey, it is still February!

We have quite a few fly fishers on today, good to see the fishery a little busier than normal. However there is still plenty of room if you fancy wetting your line.

Will report later in the day on the catch rates.......... stay tuned

Weekend prospects

Weather this morning has been a little less than desirable, although the rain has stopped as the forecasters promised. Clear skies on the horizon, approaching at a steady rate. Wind is still a little (on and off) breezy but nothing to be concerned about. A few anglers out on the water so will keep blog viewers updated on their progress, as the day goes on.

The weather is looking very promising for sunday, with clear skies and even some sun!!


Highs of four degrees above, wind is going to disperse over night, leaving a very enjoyable day to be had fly fishing. Although remaining a slight westerly wind, through out the day, creating that perfect ripple that us trout anglers pray for.
The damp weather followed by sunny conditions tends to bring out the typical midge hatches, although it may still be a little cold for them. Smaller fish species are still on the trouts diet at curleys, some showing themselves early morning before the anglers hit the water.

To get your angling taste buds tingling, take a look at this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mnCGcIXzY&feature=related


Recent catches:

Mr Matthew Johnson ended his four hour ticket landing 3 fish, one nice rainbow (see photo below)

Mr Paul Johnson with a excellent catch rate of 6 fish to his net, again another nice rainbow of around 4-5lbs was had.

- will update as anglers return with their catch rates -

Tightlines,
Nath

Fishing results

Yesterday and today little slow for Curley's but most people picking up 2 to 4 fish mostly to lures.
Notable catches -
Mike Conney with 7,
 Jim McGinley with 4
Steve Moss with 4

Weather quite good, fairly gentle breeze and the fish not too deep. Most still using a floating line.

Prospects for the weekend pretty good for this time of year. At least it should be dry!

News of the Open Weekend

To mark the opening of the new tackle shop and the new fishing season we will be holding an open weekend over MARCH 17th & 18th.
Over the weekend we will be offering:

•  HALF PRICE* permits for fly fishing,  
• FREE* permits for coarse fishing (exc Pike)
• FREE* casting clinic for everyone who has bought a Fly fishing permit or made a purchase in the tackle shop. You can spend 20 mins (pre-booked) with a qualified instructor who will help you to iron out any casting problems.
• Casting Demos with Mike
• Fly Tying Demos with Pat Stevens of FlyTek
• BBQ weather permitting

*We will be asking for a small donation to a local charity for all permits and the casting clinic sessions.

So come along and get the new fishing season underway.

More news to follow about competitions and prizes.......

Fishing back to "normal"

Well, at last all the ice has completely gone and we can look forward to some good fishing again.
Yesterday saw a rod average of 4 fish per rod, not bad for the first day fishing in some time.
Surprisingly the fish were not too deep with most using a floater or slow intermediate.
Black fritz did some damage as well as egg flies under an indicator.

Prospects for the week

I am reasonably confident that the lake will be completely open from tomorrow onwards and all back to "normal"
Right now the road side pontoons are fishable and most of the embankment. The bottom end nearest the cafe is blocked with ice as it gets pushed by the wind but it is braking up and melting very quickly.

So looking good for the rest of the week.

A few hardy souls are out today getting rid of cabin fever and are being rewarded with some good fish.

Thaw continues

As the thaw continues more of the lake is becoming fishable.
All the bottom end from the boat pontoon round to the 3rd pontoon along the road are now free of ice and it won't be long before all of the lake is open if these milder conditions continue.

Fishing now available

At last we have some fishing available at Curley's
I have managed to break up a lot of the ice at the bottom end (opp embankment) of the lake and hope now that the wind and wave motion does the rest.

PROVIDED we do not get a bad freeze overnight we will have some fishing for tomorrow.