tubing on knott

with th rivers up and un fishable tony riley suggested a afternoon up knott on the float tube, tony had just taken delivery of visions new float tube and he was eager to put it through its paces.

On pulling up into the carpark the weather was just about perfect a light ripple and nice and warm we set up and it wasnt long before we were both into brownies,off the bank dave helm was picking up fish from the bank casting to rising fish all in all a good day

tony ready for the off with the new vision keeper float tube

tony slipping the net under a fighting fit knott brown trout

another brown trout

me just about to land a nice trout

a nice trout (note to myself learn to smile ha ha)

friday fun

dodging the showers i had a few hours up on knott today the weather held out and i managed to catch a few

 

Barrow AA

After drying out from a day on the eden i stopped a bit closer to home and got a exchange ticket through WADAA for Barrow AA,i started on harlock it was the first time i had fished so i had a long walk round the water looking for likely fish holding places.After walking towards the top of the tarn i coulod see a few fish topping i caught my one and only fish on a olive.With nothing much happening i moved onto ireleth ponds and fished the bottom pond with fish topping i had a hectic few hours catching fish on small dry fly's



a harlock brown trout

  

eden

 i had a day on the eden sunday as with all the rain it might be a couple of days before i could get back on the river, the river was a touch high and coloured on walking down the river i came ascross a fish rising casting to the fish i manage to winkle it out.The rest of the day it was spent walking the river and looking on rising fish,about 11 o'clock the heavens opened and it didnt stop.I did catch a couple more on spiders on the way back to the car.

one i managed to catch on a dry

weds 04/07/2012

After a good night on tuesday i had another few hours on weds the conditions were near perfect on pulling into the carpark a light ripple and warm.There were fish topping all over the tarn.I adopted he same tactic as i did on tuesday casting to rising fish and i had several fish topped by this 2 inch 3 lb 2 oz beauty.

20 inch and 3lb 2 oz

knott

After finishing work i decided to have a few hours fishing up knott the weather was overcast with a few showers after 2 1/2 hours i had caught 5 trout casting to rising fish i caught them on a shipmans buzzer and a olive f fly

Ulverston Angling are having a open day on the 14th july at knottallow tarn starting at 10 o'clock


Open Day Events described below


•Casting advice with Tony Riley of Guide Fly Fishing

•Entomology: Discover the invertebrate life in the tarn

and the fly patterns to imitate them

•"Experts" fly boxes on show

•Leader set ups: learn all the knots!

•Fishing tips

•Float tubing demonstration

•Learn to fly fish

•Free catch & release fishing

•Learn to Float Tube

Everybody, both members and non members, welcome - Tea, Coffee and sausage buns available



Event breaks off about 2.00 pm to reconvene at “The Old Friends” in Soutergate for a flytying session and barbeque.



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