Thursday 30th August

Nice conditions here today, the suns out and a nice refreshing breeze is rolling in from the west. Creating a nice even ripple across the lake.

Anglers did well yesterday, with Member Phil Rees netting 6 and losing just as many to delicate takes to his daddy long legs imitation.

Early morning / late afternoon fishing better, with the classic evening rise often taking place beyond 6pm.

Top patterns

• Daddy long legs, with either a olive or light yellow coloured body doing best.
• Small Black foam bugs, cast under over hangs or allowed to drift about on the water.

Recent sightings of large orange legged bugs have been reported!
Other wise known as the "forest bug" Pentatoma rufipes, a large, heavy shielded bug easily to recognise for its spiky lateral projections and orange legs.
These are worth imitating as Ive seen a few landing on the surface around the edges of the reservoir, as they actually lay their eggs on bark of oaks and other trees around this time of year, and some falling into the water as they are in the process of doing so.

Although these "bugs" aren't as common as others, they can still provide a respectable food source for the occasional trout this time of year. Below is a photo!

Quite a few of sightings of these bugs have been reported! Their actually quite large around the size of a 1p coin.

Today's Video Upload.

In HD unlike the previous few, takes much longer to upload but it looks much clearer.

Tightlines,
Nathan
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