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FEBRUARY HAS ARRIVED AND WITH IT THE LIGHTER AFTERNOONS WHICH ARE WELCOMED BY ALL OF US. SPRING IS DEFINITELY ON THE WAY AT THE FISHERY WITH THE DAFFODILS & SNOWDROPS POPPING UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AND THE STEAM ENGINES ARE PUFFING AWAY IN THE BACKGROUND. WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH FARM/FISHERY MAINTENANCE AND HAD GUESTS STAYING IN OUR COSY SHEPHERDS HUT FOR SOME FARM DOWNTIME.
THE LAKES HAVE FISHED WELL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IS LOOKING GOOD TOO SO FAR FOR OUR ANGLERS. TROUT LOVE THE COLD AND THEY ARE FEEDING. THE BEST RAINBOW TO-DATE WEIGHED IN AT 8LBS 8OZS. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GALLERY THAT SOME DECENT TROUT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT TENTERDEN. CURRENT PATTERNS THAT ARE WORKING WELL ARE BLUE FLASH DAMSEL, CATS WHISKER & CORMORANT - WE SUGGEST AN INTERMEDIATE LINE.
WE WILL HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE FAMILY FISHERY FOR 50 YEARS THIS YEAR. BARRY, MY FATHER, MANY OF YOU KNEW HIM, WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THIS FACT AND MY MOTHER, AUDREY, REMAINS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF THE FISHERY AND FARM AND IS A CONSTANT, VALUED, SUPPORT. SO WE PLAN TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE, DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
WE HAVE A WELL STOCKED FLY BOX HERE JUST ASK TO HAVE A LOOK. WE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW PERMIT THIS YEAR - A FULL DAY - 2 FISH FOR THOSE ANGLERS WHO DON'T WANT TO TAKE HOME TOO MANY TROUT FOR THE FREEZER AND THIS HAS RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
GIFT VOUCHERS: CAN BE PURCHASED FOR PERMITS, TUITION AND HUT STAYCATIONS FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL AND SENT BY EMAIL OR POST - PLEASE EMAIL/CALL FOR DETAILS.
WE HAVE RE-STOCKED WITH DECENT SIZED FISH IN ALL 3 LAKES SO ITS ALL TO PLAY FOR AND OUR ANGLERS ARE REAPING THE BENEFIT. FISH ALL 3 LAKES WHEN YOU ARE HERE OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT MISS AN OPPORTUNITY, LAKES 1 & 2 MAYBE SMALLER TO FISH BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF RAINBOWS IN THEM.
AFTERNOON PERMITS START AT 1PM TO SUNSET AT THE MOMENT.
Fished here on Nov 23rd my first visit for nearly 20 years. Warm (10 Deg C) , bright with only a gentle breeze West to East. Many fish showing across the lake 3 especially toward the Dam end. Blue Flash Damsel proved to be the fly of the day with fish taking it confidently in the upper 2-3 feet to a constant but gentle retrieve. 2 Rainbows caught 3-13lb & 3-10lb by 10:30 with additionally a number of follows and 1 hook up that played me for 5 mins before getting the better of me. APPS bloodworm and Goldhead Daddies at varying depths drew a few tentative pulls then 4-2lb Rainbow on the BFD again. Finally last fish …
21 dec 2021
Did a catch and release was mixed weather , but managed a 3 pound brown and a 5 pound rainbow what was on steroids I think as ran me round for 10 minutes lol great day.
Thanks for a great day
My apologies for a late catch report from Wednesday 7th October... 1 rainbow 2lbs 9 oz to an orange daddy.
Thank you for a good day at a lovely venue
Frank Howard
Been amazed at the quality of your hard fighting trout this past year....had some stunning fish including a couple over 6lb and one around the 8lb mark and they really fought like mike Tyson in his prime....I’m gutted the lockdown has prevented me fishing your place at my fave time of year to fish but I had a cracking winters sport if nothing else