sat 12th

With the weather going to be dropping to -14 and snow forecast i went for a short session down wych elm again as i dont know when i will be able to get out again.

As with last week the fish were on top but it was a lot windier and it felt like the temp had dropped about 10 degrees,Again i had the fishery to myself i went with the same approach a small beetle (size 18) and was soon into a nice blue trout i had a few more through the day a mixture of blues and rainbows.

wych elm

After yesterdays effort i woke this morning to find another dry day (2 in a row we are geting spoiled now) so after a bit of deliberation i decided to visit ken down at Wych Elm fishery at Holme.

On getting there i was amazed to see trout topping and feeding on the surface i was more than happy after crossing kens palms with some silver i set up and started fishing,At the end of a very enjoyable day i had caught 5 trout all on drys (yes dry fly fishing in january who would have thought it).

It was nice to get out and see ken again and have a crack over a few cups of coffee and to catch as few fish as well was a bonus.

wych elm fishery not the biggest place you will ever fish but well worth a visit




 

high newton or hyperthermia

With lull on the weather i decided to give high newton a go today for a few hours,On getting out of the car i thought was it going to bw worth it.on getting onto thw water i could dee another 2 anglers (i mean nutters) over by fantasy island.

I quickly found a semi sheltered spot and put on a intermediate line on and i small (size 14) black wooly bugger and started to fish,to cut a long story short i picked up a couple of trout one blue the other a rainbow.

I lasted about 2 hours and that was enough but it was good to get out on the water and at leasr i didnt blank.

fantasy island looking from the dam wall

me on warmer day up high newton