ESTHWAITE WATER
TROUT FISHERY REPORT
The warm weather has predictably sent the trout off into
deeper water and while they are feeding on Daphnia they have become quite hard
to catch. Fly and spinning methods have struggled of late, however worm
presented at 15-25 feet down has been producing the goods. The fish have been
venturing closer to the surface in the morning’s and late evening’s to feed on
the abundant supply of coarse fish fry, damsel’s, buzzer and sedges.
Andrew Sharpe from Wigan is one of the angler’s that took to
the boats and found the zone where the fish were holding. Indeed Andrew
presented worm at 20 feet down and landed 5 nice Brown Trout to 2lb+. John
Gables from Preston also fished similar tactics to record 4 nice fish to 1lb
8oz. Anthony Peacock from Carlisle also fished worm deep from the boats around
the weather buoys to land 6 brownies of similar size.
Dave Lithgoe from Southampton employed a fast sinking line
and sparkler combo’ to land 3 brown’s from the boats and Peter Stapleton from
Crewe fished from the boats one evening to record 3 nice brown’s to spinning
tactics.
The 2014 Esthwaite Water Boat Grand Slam was contested
recently and what a weekend of camaraderie we had. This multi species event was
sponsored by Savagegear and saw 24 anglers (12 teams) battle it out over 2 days
with worm , spin and fly tactics to target Pike, Perch and Trout. The event was
won by Team ‘Top Rods’, Alias John Ashurst and Stuart Fazakerely. They managed ‘the
slam with a total overall weight of 144.5 inches. In second place was team ‘Dasz
Pike’, Alias Piotr Kruszewski and Marcin Malgowski with an overall length of
123 inches and in third place team ‘Lincolnshire Loser’s’, alias Johnathon
Danes and Jamie Skinner submitted an overall length of 59 inches and also achieved
the ‘Grand Slam’. The top 3 teams shared cash, tackle and season ticket prizes
worth over £3000. What a fantastic competition this has been for us over the
last couple of year’s. Anyone who wishes to fish next year’s competition should
contact Dave or Alex on 015394 36541 to book your place as many of the
contesting team’s have already booked for next year. What a resounding success
and a big thank you to our sponsor’s Savagegear! ( SEE ATTACHED PHOTO).
We still have 1 place left for our last discounted fly
fishing day of the season on Saturday 19th July. This taster session
will take place a week on Saturday and only costs £10.The session starts at
10am and finishes at 2pm. All participants need is a brimmed hat and a pair of
sunglasses, plus a current EA licence. If you are interested in taking up
flyfishing then there is no better way to start. If you would like to fill that
remaining place, please contact us on 015394 36541.
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Best Regards
David Coleman M.I.F.M
FISHERY MANAGER
