Wharfe

Had a day on the wharfe at pool today with Greg river was low and clear i was amazed to see so many pike anglers on the river parked down the lane from the service station (castly i think) and fished and walked up to the petrol station crossed the road and fished up a bit further.Caught nothing did not see a fish move all day,had a chat with a few lads that were long trotting they said that they had caught a few small grayling on maggott.It was a long drive to get there (2 hours with detours) but it was just good to get out for the day and at £4 a ticket it was well worth it

Sunday Blues

 With all the rivers being in flood where I live I decided on a half day session at Wych Elm trout fishery near Milnethorpe I passed over the river Bela on the way to wych and could see it had burst its banks.

On pulling into the car park I could  see 4 other anglers on the bank so there I knew that I would have plenty of space to try and find the fish.I set up with a team of 3 buzzers and fished them round on the wind and switching between them and a olive damsel nymph I caught a number of fish mainly blues but a sprinkling of rainbows as well.

I have fished Wych Elm quite a few times over the years and what a little gem! Ken holds his own fish on site with Rainbows, Blues and Browns stocked. A small fishery with casting platforms spread around the fishery,

weekdays are the best with smaller numbers of  people fishing as opposed to weekends, which tend to be busy.There is a Caravan on site offering brew making facilities and a place to get out of the rain,and with a 5 hour sporting ticket only costing £8 its real value for money especially if you are desperate as me to wet a line. (see below for link to the fishery)




http://www.lakescaravans.co.uk/whych_elm_fly_fishery.php