ESTHWAITE WATER
TROUT FISHERY REPORT 19/8/16
In the Trout fisherman’s calendar , August is always a tough
month! The Trout at this time of year disappear into the depths to find the
sanctuary of cooler water. Presentation with fly and spinner is difficult when
the fish are residing 20 feet below the surface, however worm can be held in
this zone all day long and this interesting fact has been reflected in the
catch returns of late!
11 year old Tom Pearson from Surrey was on holiday and went
out on the boats with his dad Peter for the day. They both fished worm in the
deeps and landed 4 nice Brown Trout to just under 2lb. Scott Carter from
Lancaster also fished deep with worm and recorded 5 Trout to 2lb+. Also Dave
Carter from the West Midlands took 4 nice fish , including a nice over wintered
fish of 3lb on similar tactics.
Anthony Jones from Glamorgan fished fly on a very fast sinking line from
the boats and managed a nice brace of brownie’s to 2lb! Also Frank Armstrong
had a great result on similar tactics recording 3 nice fish to 1lb 8oz , again
from the boats!
Spinner has accounted for the odd fish lately, but early
mornings and evenings have been best for fishing up in the water! Indeed Dave
Linton from Hull fished an early session from the far bank, opposite the ticket
office and landed a nice brace of Trout, one tipped the scales at 3lb 11oz!
As far as the Trout fishing is concerned though, roll on
September, we need some good spell’s of
wind and rain to get the fish up on the surface again. Anyway September is
nearly here, so expect sport to improve no end!
The Coarse fishing has been on fire recently with many bags
reported in the 40-50lb region of mixed, Roach, Rudd, Bream , Perch and some
cracking hybrids! Long range feeder tactics reign supreme, however 3 lads
fished the car park peg last week with pole and recorded over 100lb of fish on
float and maggot combo, between them! They had Roach to 2lb, Perch to 2lb,
hybrids to 3lb 9oz and Bream to 5lb+. Don’t forget we are open year round now
for general Coarse fishing and day tickets are only £10! Also Carl Hunter and
his mate from Barrow fished the boathouse stretch last week and recorded over
50lb to Carl and his mate had 69 individual fish in a single session. They took
Roach to 1lb 4oz, Perch to 1lb 4oz and hybrids to 3lb 8oz!
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on 015394 36541.
Best Regards
David Coleman M.I.F.M
FISHERY MANAGER