6th March

Sent by email

Ken Sexton 5 March 19:29 Unbelievable afternoon 16 fish in 4 1/2 hours. Thanks mike just the tonic I needed. Ken came fishing for some much needed R&R but ended up having a good "workout"

5th March

All the fish are now wide awake!!
The last stocking has had the right effect in revitalising the hundreds of over wintered fish and the water is fishing really well with catches of over 15 fish per session being returned.
All floating line stuff with a variety of flies from wets and nymphs to lures.

As the new fish get accustomed to their new home they are most than willing to come up to the surface and take midge, so if the mild spell continues might be time to break out all those dries!!!

Sunday 2nd March

Lots of people catching, mostly on floating lines and white coloured lures. Inevitably the "Cats" are doing well. Some of the newly stocked fish are still shoaled up in little pods so the chances are if you catch one you catch plenty! Top rods last couple of days,  Jim McGinley yesterday with 7, Ian Harwood on Friday with 6.

Annual memberships are available for Curley's fishery. We have kept the price to the same £300 it's been for the last 3 years. The membership year starts on 1st April but if any new person wants to join immediately then they can for only £325.

Member benefits included:
1/ fish whenever you like for as long as you like, 7 days per week.
2/ take up to 5 fish per week but no more than 2 in any one session.
3/ members can pike, coarse or fly fish.
4/ exclusive discounts in the tackle shop from time to time.
5/ secure car parking
6/ full facilities in the dining rooms
7/ toilets available, the toilet on the front patio now available outside of cafe or tackle shop hours.
8/ fishery open normally 8am till 8pm 7 days per week

Gift vouchers available if you want to make membership a present!

Phone mike on 07786 682272 or email mike@curleysfishery.co.uk

Fishery stocked

Just took delivery of some very good looking rainbows and blues from 2 1/2 upwards. All fully finned and waiting to go.
Trying to upload a pic but BT internet playing silly bu**ers!
Will try later......once recovered the will to live!!!

At last pic of the delivery truck. This truck has 4 different containers for the fish each one can carry about 50 kilo or so of fish safely with extraction and oxygen units in each. The fish can be netted and carried into the water or shot through a plastic pipe directly into the lake. Dependant upon the "new" water conditions the fish can take anything up to 48 hours to adjust and come to terms with their new life. In optimum conditions a new stocking can make the older residents more active as they sense that there are new "immigrants" ready to steal their food! As our water is likely to be colder than the stock ponds they have come form the new intake will more than likely go deep as they acclimatise but.... on the other hand they might just start to leap about the place like mad who knows?

Sun 23rd Feb

Another mixed weather week at Curley's. Some day pleasant and mild other wet and windy. For much of the week the fish have been deep and fairly inactive but still catchable with the right tactics and set up.

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Alternatively have a good laugh at the top fly fishing instructor in the world!

http://youtu.be/TYdkojxrEsM

Sun 16th Feb

Curley's fish are still moving about even though the water temp has dropped again. Defo sinking line tactics.
Should have some more fish stocked next week.

Click here for some tips on casting on a film I shot over a year ago although it seems like a lot longer!
Note how I am now a slimline version of self albeit with longer hair and a beard?!?!?!

Feb 10th

A little bit of ice on the small lake today, not too much and it melted quite quickly. None at all on the trout lake fortunately.
A few fish caught today and still not that deep! Inevitably Jim McGinley was on the score sheet with 3 fish.

Thursday 6th

Interesting email from Keith Hilton on his first ever visit to Curley's

Hi Mike,

It was nice speaking to you on Sunday. I only caught 1 fish on a size12 olive buzzer. It was around 3lb and cleared the water 3 times. I caught it on my new GR50 5WT, which was good fun. In hind sight I fished too deep and should have moved to the pontoons. I spoke to another angler who had 3 fish fishing with snatchers and Bibios and about a foot deep. There were a lot of fish swirling at his flies and more fish showing than on the dam wall. I am confident I will do better next time.

I hope to join you for a guided trip later in the year.

Tight Lines

Keith


Nice report Keith, hope to see you again soon. Mike

Winter fishing

Cold wind last few days but the fish are still moving about, so much so that Phil Rees has had one fish on a Klinkhammer and a few more near misses - unbelievable in these conditions.
The rain is due to come back tomorrow and you may need some protection from the elements, why not try one of these

I have had one of these now for about a year and they are a brilliant jacket, you can spend a lot more than the asking price of £49.99 and not get a better winter piece of clothing.

February already!

First day of Feb and the first ice of the year but fortunately only on the small coarse lake. The trout lake is completely ice free and fishing well.
Member Ian Harwood with 3 fish already to the net on sinking line and bloodworm pattern.
Might be a bit cold on the hands and face but the fish obviously don't mind!