Thurs 3rd April

Buzzers galore

As I posted yesterday one of the reasons why Curley's is such a good buzzer water is the fact that there is a good layer of silt on the bottom of the lake which provides a good "nest" site for these little chironomids

 In the photo above you can clearly see this layer of silt, the bank closest, is where the soil from the little coarse lake was dumped and the silt here is at least 12ft deep! Also you can see on the top left of the photo, a drop off. This is covered by the top 3 pontoons and about 20ft from the end of the pontoons, an interesting feature when you are using a sinking line!!!

In this photo you can clearly see the now "famous" boat, a 17ft canal cruiser. When the lake was drained this appeared and as it was so badly worn out it could not be moved as it would just crumble under the weight. It is still there now about 30 ft from the end of the boat pontoon. You can also see how steep the bank is at that end. Again look at the silt in the basin of the lake.

Buzzers, daiwl bachs and an assortment of wets are catching fish all over the lake. The current winds are keeping the fish from rising freely but they are only just under the surface.