Eden

After watching the EA website all week i decided to try the eden,this is the first time in a month or so i have been on a river.

On parking up the river was in a nice low level and it was a mild warm day,fish were conspicuous by there absence but on walking up the river i witnessed a number of large fish jumping clean out of the water,after watching one particular fish jump i thought could it be a salmon?

After quite a few miles under my belt i had managed to catch 4 grayling the biggest being a 17 inch fish (see below) on walking back to my car i bumped into john gardiner on asking him about the jumping fish he indeed told me that they would be salmon and right on cue one jumped right where we were.

My best fish of 2011

With the year just about to end i have been looking through my pics and thought i would post a few pics



river bela trout




river bela trout

 

3 rd time lucky

Saturday so me once again on High Newton the last two occasions i have blanked so i wasnt expecting anything from the trip.As with the last two visits it was a case of fishing the warmest parts of the day usually 12 - 3.

On walking round i could see a few fish topping along the dam wall it was hard work in the end i managed to winkle out 2 trout and in no time the temprature dropped as the sun set and it was time for home.

At this time of year its just a case of picking your day and fishing the warmest part of the day and like me you might get lucky and catch a few!!!!!

Eden

With the brown trout season over my last minute trip to the bela didnt materialise so with the weather set fair i set off for the eden at KS trying for the resident grayling.

On getting there the river was in near perfect condition with the river at a nice height and still a ting of colour in the water, i had a walk along the bank looking for rising fish.

After locating a feeding fish a cast a size 20 klinkhammer first drift back nothing on the second cast the fish rose and the first grayling of the session was landed,after that it was hard work trying to locate fish but going to a few favourite pools i managed to get another 2 fish.

Bela Milnthorpe

Had my first visit on the bela at milnthorpe this sunday after parking in the beef sheds and walking the river i could see there was a lot of water still in the river,passing by a nice looking piece of water i saw a fish top.

on getting into the water and pitching a fly up stream the first glide back nothing happened a few casts later on the way back the fly dissapeared and a angry bela trout was hooked after a brief  but heart stopping battle a plump 1 lb trout was nestling in my net.

After returning the fish and moving up the pool i had another trout of similar size my first visit on the bela and i had 2 fish a perfect day spent on a new water, i carried on walking the bank and pitching a fly in likely looking places but caught nothing more.

I still have one more guest ticket and 4 days to the end of the season so i hope i will get a chance to get back on the bela.

high newton

With the rain finally stopping and a few hours on my hands I decided on a trip up to High Newton,on pulling into the car park the weather didnt look brilliant as a thick carpet of mist was hanging over the water.

Taking a quick look over the wall i could see plenty of fish topping so if want all bad,Greg and rastas decided to fish off the dam wall i headed for fantasy island.

I opted for a small un weighted damsel nymph and was soon into the resident rainbows catching the majority of fish just under the surface i had a real hectic session,on the way back to the car i went and had a word greg and his brother who told me they has been catching on various sized sedges.

Off home to hopefully watch the rhinos beat hull and end a perfect day.

high newton

With a break from wind and rain i had a mornings fishing up at high newton on the WAADA water.The sun was out and with a gentle ripple the prospects looked good.

On setting up i could see lots of fish topping but now the hard part what are they feeding on?, I struggled for a good hour but switching between f flys and sedges (size 18)  i managed to take fish on a regular basis.

Quiet Times

Over the last few weeks with the weather being on the hot side i has been a case of picking your days and fishing either early morning or late at night, With this in mind I have been doing a few late sessions on my local brown trout water knotthallow.

Using my float tube I have had some very fruitful sessions catching well on mainly spider patterns,but on my last visit there was a massive hatch of flying ants hatching off and this certainly had the trout looking up.

I have also not neglected the river and have had a few sessions on the eden catching mainly trout with a sprinkling of big grayling amongst them, last weekend i took a fellow angler onto the eden who had not fished a river before.After setting his tackle up and showing him  likely haunts he hooked and lost a trout and then managed to hook and land a grayling the look on his face was amazing and worth the trip up just for that.

Last sunday saw me on the bela at milnethorpe (regretably not fishing but on a working party) greg and myself have been the last twice and for half a days work you get a days ticket to fish the water,so i will be on the bela next weekend weather permitting.

Ulverston anglers are holding a open day on knott see link to the uaa website its a free days fishing with local angler and casting guru tony reily there to answer all your casting questions and give free lessons its all free so come along

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eden

With a few days holiday and the weather turning nasty over the weekend I had a session on the eden,i had a walk along the river looking for rsing fish.

With nothing much rising i decided on the klink and dink approach working my way down a run i connected with a small trout,half way down the run i connected with a 19 inch grayling weighing in just under 2 lb 4 oz.

knott

After blanking on the eden sat and working on a weeding party on the bela sunday morning i headed for knotthallow sunday afternoon for a session in my float tube.

The weather was just about ideal with a gentle ripple overcast and warm sport was frantic  i  switched between a damsel nymph and various spider patterns to bring a steady stream of trout to my tube

barrow water

used the WADAA ticket and fished pennington ressa had a good days fishing catching a few trout

sunday session

Up to knott sunday for a few hours in the float tube there was a window in the weather before the heavens opened.

On setting up and getting on the water i could see a few fish topping but nothing much rising a opted for a team of spiders and headed for the middle of the tarn,I caught 6 fish but had to search them out and caught almost all of them casting right into the edge of the bankside as they seemed to be hugging the waters edge.

Eden treble

With the weather set fair sat a had a day on the Eden and as usual it did not disappoint, the river is at summer level low and clear and you could see lots of fish moving about but with the low clear water stealth is needed as they spook very easily.

First graying was a fish of about 7 inch's and was very welcome indeed at least i never blanked !!! the second and third were fish of 2lb and 2 1/4 lb they put a terrific scrap.

As usual they were photographed and returned unharmed to fight another day.

Friday 10/06/2011

Had a few hours on knott friday after work on getting over the style i could see dave helm and adam (sorry adam i dont know your surname) both info fish as i walked round and had a quick work with dave he commented on the size of the fish we got delivered at the last stocking.


After walking around and lookng for moving fish i caught 2 cracking sized fish both on beetles on filling in the catch return book i could see that in a 2 hour session dave had caught 7 trout on a F Fly and Adam was still fishing and catching on a regular basis.

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Alan

Eden

Sunday i had a trip up the eden the weather was cold,wet and windy i had a walk down the bank looking for any rising fish but there was little or no surface activity

Greg noticed that there was quite a few olives hatching off so hope sprang eternal, greg was first to catch a small trout about 7 inch.

In the next pool i hooked into a trout that led me a merry dance several times leaping out of the water trying to throw the hook eventually i got it to the net and released it a fish close to 1lb.

We carried on up the river looking for fish to cast at but saw nothing so wet and cold we walked back to the car, not the best day but as always it  was nice to get on the river.

out and about

With the weather finally calming down a bit i headed for knotthallow armed with my new rod i treated myself to a orvis helios a nice bit of kit and i got it for a steal.After a quick casting lesson with Tony Riley i decided to have a hour on knott and try and christen my rod the weather was not brilliant with a cold northerly wind but i did manage to winkle 3 trout out.

On bank holiday monday i drove up to the eden for a few hours river fishing again not brilliant weather with a cold wind but about 2 oclock the sun tried to break out i had 3 trout one weighed just over 1 1/2 ib and the other 2 were nudging 1 ib a great way to spend a bank holiday.



still a few of these knocking about today



a nice eden trout




 

one of the 3 brown trout from knotthallow