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

ALL Shapes And Sizes

High Newton was my choice for toady's venue the weather was warm with a nice ripple,having a walk around the fishery i decided to fish of fantasy island as i had one bank to myself

On setting up i noticed a steady string of beetles getting blown onto the water there was the occasional fish rising but the more the beetles got blown onto the water the more the fish started to feed.

I had a great day catching several fish all shapes and sizes with a nice surprise to end the day.

The average size High Newton rainbow trout



a small brown trout





A 4+ Rainbow

 


 Another 4 + Plus Rainbow




High Newton is fishing really well at the moment especially if you like dry fly fishing.

If you like wild brown trout fishing check out my  local fishing club day tickets can be purchased or buy a season ticket.
Check out Mays issue of Trout Fisherman for a article on knotthollow by Paul Proctor 

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04/05/2011

another trip to knott and yet again the fish took a liking to my spider pattern 3 hours later and 15 trout landed it was time to leave before i lost the light

With the wind finally dropping off i decided to try knott for a few hours in the float tube.With nothing much showing i opted for a black and peacock spider and was rewarded with 8 trout.



The icing on the cake was a 18 " trout and another 2 tagged fish (see photos below)

Over the past few weeks i have been fishing most days i have been fishing spending a lot of time on my local water knotthollow using the float tube, its a brilliant way of getting out to those fish that are just out of reach of the bank angler

The rest of my time has been split between all the WAADA club waters and the River EDEN.With the river being low and clear its been on the stillwaters of High Newton,Gyll Head and High Fairbanks.



A Eden Trout



A Brown Trout from Knotthollow

see links below for all the waters i have fished recently

http://www.ulverstonangling.org/home/home.aspx

http://www.lakedistrictfishing.net/home/welcomewadaa.html

http://www.kirkbystephen.net/index.htm

All the best Alan

knott and high fairbanks

This week has seen me out and about  fishing on  knott hollow and high Fairbanks i had a few night sessions on knott the fishing has been excellent with a healthy rod average people are catching on a variety of methods Simon butterfield had 7 out on spiders and Dave helm had 5 out using beetles and not to be out done Paul Procter had 10 + using hoppers.



the stamp of fish in knott



Dave fishing the shallows

On the Sunday myself and Greg visited high Fairbanks a catch and release fishery controlled by WADAA it was tough going as the weather was hot with a light breeze but we both caught fish ( and the sun ) its one of my favourite waters to fish with stunning scenery



a Fairbanks trout



Greg hooks into a fish

a stunning backdrop




sunday

Today i had a half day session on high newton the weather was fine with a good ripple on the water, on getting to the water and having a quick look around i could not see anything showing.

I opted for a intermediate line and a nymph and caught fish  the trick was swapping colours after a couple of fish.



A nice suprise









busy times new seaon

with the new season starting tuesday i have been out and about catching a few fish sat and sunday i was on high newton, and weds i had my first trip to my local water where i managed to tempt a few brown trout. 




view from high newton looking onto morecombe bay



high newton

high newton from the dam wall





first snowdrops of the year has spring arrived



first brown trout of the seaon from knotthollow

have a look at my local angling clubs website our water is stocked with brown trout only and day tickets can be bought from various outlets in ulverston 

http://www.ulverstonangling.org/home/home.aspx