Still more fish!!!

The weekly stocking has continued with another 200 put in today!
If we get just a little increase in temperature the water will really come alive!

The improvements continue at a pace around the fishery - the new roadside wall is almost finished and the new path being laid. This will really improve access all around with new steps also being made down the the pontoons.

More fish stocked!

Curley's was stocked once again today bringing the total to over 6oo fish this year to date.
The fishery still had a large number of fish from last year and it is probably at it's maximum stock holding right now!

All the regular visitors to the fishery are now beginning to catch large numbers in a session on all manner of tactics from the deep to dry flies.

The wall on the road side of the fishery is nearing completion and work has already started in laying a new footpath alongside the water.

So we hope you meet you all soon -regulars and new visitors alike!!!

We will be stocking tomorrow

We will be stocking tomorrow morning around 11 Am.

Stocking 2/03/11

Just finished stocking the water. 200 rainbows averaging 2 - 3 lb. They will be well settled in by the weekend so what you waiting for. The sun is out and some good catches where made yesterday afternoon in the sunshine. Blobs under a indicator scoring top honers along with buzzers. Cats whisker fished deep also scores if the fish stay down.

Tight lines 

Tony

Road side wall progress

As you can see from the picture the new wall is well under way. All the concrete supports are in and the stone wall is being built. Won't be long now till the bank is open again.

Another project that is moving along nicely is the new restaurant.

As to the fishing. Last week was a very hard week. Not a lot of people ventured out and those that did found it very cold and hard to tempt a bite. Sunday saw four pike anglers fish a very cold day and to make it worse the pike didn't want to play ball.

On a brighter note the forecast is for warmer weather.

Tight lines

Tony

Weekly report

The fishing has been hard over the last week as the fish have been shoaled up. Once you find them you will catch. Lures are still the best method at the moment. Black and green working well.

Tight lines

Tony

Perfect start to my season

Well my 2011 season got off to a great start with this 21 lb 4 oz pike. Caught on a ledgered dead bait it put up a good fight. Hopefully more to come.

The trout anglers have also been catching well on lures fished slow and deep. The ever popular cats whisker being the fly of the moment. Most anglers have been catching 5 fish on a 4 hour ticket. Not bad considering how cold it has been.

You can also find us on Facebook. Just search Curley's Trout Fishery.

Tight lines

Tony.

Still fishing

The ice that had formed yesterday has melted. Just a small amount remains along the road wall which is out of bounds at the moment anyway. There is also a good ripple on at the moment so should remain clear for the weekend. Some good catches for the time of year have been recorded this week. Fishing deep with lures being the most productive method.

Tight lines.

Tony

The Fish have woken up!!!

Quite a few fly fishers braved the coldish Westerly today but were well rewarded for their efforts.

The top rod got 14 fish in the morning session but 3 others also got double figure return.

Mostly on Intermediate lines but the odd fish moving within reach of a floater

The pontoons have moved

The water is now completely free of ice and fish are being caught. As work on the road wall is underway the pontoons that where down the wall side have been moved. They are now spread out from the boat mooring to the middle of the bank separating the big lake from the smaller one. This gives you a lot of new water to go at.
Also a new bridge has been constructed at the other end of the fishery. The dam wall being accessible by turning left as you exit Curley's car park and walking down the lane and through the gate at the end of the gardens that back on to the fishery.

Hopefully we have seen the last of the extreme cold weather of late and any ice we do get should be manageable. As I said on a previous post we will do our best to keep the water free of ice and if we do fail we will post a blog straight away.

Tight lines,
Tony.