Wednesday 30th

Another month passes by and we are definitely seeing signs of "winter". It has got appreciably colder day by day but surprisingly the fish are still near the surface, Jim McGinley with 5 fish this morning all only about 2 ft deep!

Over the last few days we managed to avoid a lot of the mayhem delivered to the South but it has still been windy and with hard downpours - this inevitably effected the fishing but today it is brighter and the fish were moving about a lot earlier on.
The rest of the week a similar pattern forecasted.

Sat 26th Oct

Good fishing to be had at Curley's in spite of the up and down weather.
Top rod today is Jim McGinley with 9 fish most in top 2 ft of water on a variety of methods from dries to blobs under an indicator.

Here is an email received:

Just a quick note to say I had the best session of fishing on Thursday afternoon that I have ever had!! I had a rainbow on an olive snake very early and there appeared to be several fish fighting over it! The fish then came up with the ripple and it was really exciting. I put on a really scruffy tiny size 16 deer hair muddler which worked brilliantly. I had two fish and must have missed at least a dozen, until I contributed the fly to the Christmas decorations in the trees.

I have caught more fish, bigger fish and harder fighting fish but not with the fun I had on Thursday.

 

Ken Sexton

 

Ken is moving to Spain next week - Curley's Fisheries hope that this moves proves to be a good one for Ken and his Family, have a great time!

You will be welcome back to Curley's anytime, Ken 

Wed 23rd Oct

In spite of the general weather the fishery is still fishing well and surprisingly still at the top of the water. Daddys have been working but twitched a little not totally static. Other than that almost anything suspended under an indicator is working. Actually the fishing has been a little better in the worst of the weather, especially in a real downpour with buzzers all over the lake.

Although it's been windy Curley's is very sheltered in anything other than a Westerly, so don't let that put you off.

Top rod over the last few days is Jim McGinley with 6 fish to the indicator method.

Thurs 17th Oct

Autumn continues with winds and rain at least till today, After this mornings showers it is now quite pleasant in the broken sunshine. As the day has prgressed the fish have started to move onto the surface and become quite active. Surface fishing with daddys, lures etc is still the most effective method.

This is from an email sent in from Karl a relative beginner
Despite the windy conditions today I managed to take a couple of fish off the top with drys on a 5/6 weight and left my return in the cafe.I was pleased I could get a cast out let alone catch! Resorted to lures later on as the wind got even worse, had a couple of pulls but missed the fish.Ended up in the trees and decided to call it a day at that point but enjoyed the afternoon none the less.
Great little place and I'll see you again.
Warm Regards
Karl

And an email from Mike Lumb, who was fishing with his brother.
I enjoyed my day at Curleys yesterday and a chance to chat with you in the cafe. It was good to hear of the progress being made with the Tenkara rods even though they are a slow burner. How effective do you think they would be with a float tube. It's always good to have that bit of a competitive element to a day's fishing and my brother, Chris and myself both had a good day.....
....... As my fly that I showed you had been so successful and your comment of "the old adage of show them something they haven't seen before", was very true, I thought it deserved a name. How about "the morning after fly". Looks very green with two bloodshot eyes!
 

Friday 11th October

Blustery day today but it's not putting the fish off or down.
Jim McGinley has had 4 fish this morning up to now retrieving a blob through the surface, creating a wake and waiting for the fish to chase and take.
It's not too often that this tactic works but when it does it is really good fun.

The Muddler is a very typical fly pattern to use for this tactic, with it's deer hair head it will never sink or need gink - a perfect fly for surface lure fishing.

Prospects for the weekend at more or less the same so should be ok.

Tuesday 8th Oct

Quite a few fish caught over the last few days mostly on daddy's at the surface and blobs and buzzers suspended under indicators.

Bit of a difference today - a stronger Northerly wind with a drop in temperature have made the fish a little more difficult and a little deeper than of recent. A differnt approach is required without reliance on the tactics that have worked for you till now - think outside the box a little!

Still fish rising on occasions, buzzer feeding but certainly not a many as on previous days.

Persistance will overcome resistance!!!

Quite a few on the water today with some pupils form Smithills School learning the the basic skills of fly fishing -- good to see!

Sunday 6th October 2013

There have been plenty of fish caught here today, mostly on Daddylonglegs; black and goldhead.

There is no breeze and its sunny and a lovely crisp autumn day - perfect for a relaxing days fishing and don't forget we are still open until 8pm!

Hope to see you here soon!

Sat 5th Oct

Good conditions for both types of fishing today, fly and bait.
The exercise on coarse fishing has been a success and has reduced the numbers of mouths feeding in the trout lake as well as boosting the numbers in the small coarse lake - win, win!

Fly fishing started off well with top of the water action, lots of fish surfacing all over the lake. As the breeze has picked up the fish have gone a little deeper
Still near perfect conditions for fly fishing that should continue tomorrow.

All the coarse fishing on the trout lake has now stopped and we are back to "normal"

Friday 4th Oct

Lots of trout about this morning all topping, now the rain has come in and the wind picked up that has sent them down a little deeper. They are still in the top 3 to 4ft however.

Our coarse fishing project is well underway with lots of perch and roach being caught. Some exciting moments as well to boot. I had a perch on that was grabbed by a jack. I ended up "fighting" both fish for about 3 mins then the pike let go and I was able to land the perch.
On another pontoon a bigger pike tried to get into a keep net and help itself!!!
All good fun!

Should be good for both disciplines tomorrow and hopefully later today if the weather improves as forecasted.

3 October 2013

Easterly wind but quiet sheltered at the bottom end nearer the cafe - lots of fish caught yesterday and today, mostly to dries or blobs/egg flys and buzzers suspended 2 1/2 ft down under an indicator.

Rod average today (up to 1pm today) - 4 fish - prospects looking good for the weekend!

Just a reminder that the course fishing exercise is taking place Friday and Saturday but this will be restricted to certain areas around the lake leaving plenty of space for normal flyfishing activity.

If anyone fancies having a go at the course fishing all the equipment can be hired for just £5 - all you need do is bring your own maggots!

1st October

A new month and a fairly dramatic change in the weather but no change in the catch returns!
Strong easterlies and quite a bit cooler in the mornings have resulted in the fish being a little deeper than of recent but they are still being caught on a regular basis.

This is Phil Rees with a good loooking fully finned rainbow caught on a Okay Dokay

Notice

Only 2 remaining Greys rods left on offer.

GS2 9ft 6ins #6 and a GS2 9ft 6ins #8 both on sale for £69.99 (rrp £94.99)

Dont forget the coarse fishing extravaganza this coming Friday and Saturday

A one off opportunity to have a play on the trout lake with some maggots!!