DATE: 31/7/13
REPORT AUTHOR Dan
NOTABLE CATCH: 5 fish for Ricky Newbolt & Karl Davies
NOTABLE BAG 4 fish weighing 8lbs for Karl Davies
BEST RAINBOW: 3lbs for Ricky Newbolt
BEST BROWN: N/A
BEST BLUE: 2lb for Karl Davies
BANK ROD AV: 5.0 fish per angler
BOAT ROD AV: 2.7 fish per angler.
SPORT:
It felt different here today with the atmosphere feeling clearer and much more settled. With overcast conditions and a slight ripple we saw a lot of fish moving in Newclose, around Gull Island, along the East Bank and of course, up at the Dam. This rain that has fallen has done two things for certain. It has cooled down the reservoir by a significant amount and has also freshened up the top few feet of water without discoloring and affecting the clarity of the water. As a consequence we have had fish seen on the surface throughout the day and even the dry fly has made an appearance and worked for a few anglers! This is a real positive for us all and hopefully this will continue. As I type this the rain is falling and it is meant to do so for a few hours yet, but tomorrows weather is set to heat up again and be dry for most of the day but with a threat of rain later on. My prediction is that we will see a lot more surface action going on tomorrow than what we have already had today and with a bit of luck, the rainfall we are having now will continue to freshen everything up and encourage a lot more insect life on to the water, especially if we experience a bit of heat over the next few days. Today we saw a lot of bright red soldier beetles on the water. These will have been blown on to the water and anglers have seen trout taking these off the surface wherever they have been. Derek Moore who was out today spotted lots of fish moving all over the reservoir and although he only tempted 2 fish to the boat he played lots and lots and was seeing action throughout. Great to have some real positive observations to report back to everyone.
BANK
In other news, Karl Davies who fished from the East Bank today had 5 fish in total and cited it as a great day. Now Karl didn’t tell me what method he was using for we missed one another when he was weighing in, but boat anglers who drifted nearby said it looked as though he was fishing a floating line with a daddy on the point. Forgive me if I have got this wrong Karl but naturally we are chuffed to have heard this and this is a welcome signal of things to come. Well done either way and nice angling!
BOAT
Top rod from the boat today was Ricky Newbolt who also had 5 fish. Ricky was up at the Dam and took 4 of his fish using a sinking line with a black/gold sparkle lure and 1 on a diawl bach using a floating line after seeing fish rising and covering them. Ricky also reported seeing a lot of fish about. Nice work and thanks for the info.
So lets hope we see another increase in fish activity over the next few days.
Tight Lines….
Dan