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!

End of January

At the end of January the weather continues to be a bit Topsy turvey. Winter hasn't really kicked in yet, at least not as we know it. As a result some days when the climate is better produces some very good fishing days but it becomes more difficult on the worse days.
Just the last couple of days or so the fishing has been good, most notably on Tuesday when Nick Winward managed 7 good Rainbows on an intermediate line and an olive lure. Interestingly Jeff on the next platform using the same fly pattern but on a floating line only got a couple of 'knocks' Why is this??

A good intermediate line should sink uniformly on the level and when you retrieve the fly should come back almost in a straight line. With a floating line when you retreive you 'lift' the fly, then it sinks again, so you create a rolling profile with the retreive. This in itself can be a reason for catching or not as the case maybe!

Yesterday a couple of my new clients had their first go a fly fishing ever and caught a couple of decent fish each, however this was with an olive lure under an indicator!

So the fish are there and if you experimant to find the best method and you have a little bit of encouragement from the weather you should have a good enjoyable session.

Sat 25th Jan

If the forecast is anything to go by then we could be in for some colder weather that's after the torrential rain and high wind that's due tomorrow,
But then again the forecasts are never wrong are they?

So what's your opinion, if you have one?  Do you want to see Curley's become a "Trout Master" water again? We used to be part of this set up years ago, probably when it was first set up.
Recently there has been "noises" about the integrity of the results - what's your experience of this?
I would be grateful if you could let me know what you think by commenting below

Too much rain!

Not much fishing activity over the last 2 days far too wet and windy but I suppose we have to experience days like these it is winter after all!
Looking forward I am thinking of making Curley's a Troutmaster Water again. What do you think? Good Idea or not bothered - your veiws would be appreciated. Please comment below.
Cheers

Came across this UTube video  shot for Trout Fisherman in 2007 - not seen it for years!!
Do you recognise where it was taken outside the old, old mark 1 version hut at Curley's??
Anyway have a ganders and maybe a laugh!
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/trout-and-salmon/Section/Videos/Game-Videos/Game-Video-Search-Results/Techniques/Mike-Roden-on-fly-tackle-for-reservoirs/