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.