DATE: Thursday 16th May.
REPORT AUTHOR Paul.
NOTABLE CATCH: Lots of good catches. See below.
NOTABLE BAG 5 fish weighing 15lb 8oz for Steve Mountain.
BEST RAINBOW: 9lb 8oz for David Notman.
BEST BROWN: 7lb 8oz for Steve Mountain.
BEST BLUE: 3lb for Ian Butterworth.
BANK ROD AV: 6.36 fish per angler.
BOAT ROD AV: 7.50 fish per angler.
SPORT: Today started off very good with light winds some cloud cover and warm then this afternoon we saw a mixture of sunshine, hail and rain. There were good catches made again today with both bank and boat anglers enjoying good sport. On the bank was Ian Butterworth who caught 10 fish including some good blue trout. Ian fished opposite the fishing lodge in Hollins bay to take his fish with his best pattern being a black and green fritz lure. Also on the bank landing 8 fish each were Bernard Helsby and Mick Whiteside. They fished from Bens beach and Hollins bay with both anglers finding a variety of lures effective. Also enjoying good sport from the bank was Steve Mountain who caught 15 fish with the biggest being a brownie weighing 7lb 8oz. Steve caught all his fish on a snatcher with his best areas being along Hartleys and Bell point. Out on a boat today were Neil Parkinson and David Notman who caught 21 fish between them including a super rainbow that tipped the scales to 9lb 8oz, almost a double. They fished in the northern shallows and found washing lined diawl bach to be their best tactic. Today Derek Moore, Paul Davison, Bob Cooper and Bob Fitzpatrick decided to have a dry fly competition with Derek in with Bob F and Paul in with Bob C. They fished all around the northern shallows with various dry flies and guess what? Both teams landed 23 fish! Great fishing and nice to see such good catches on dry flies, hopefully this will continue. See you on the water Paul.
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DATE: Wednesday 15th May SPORT Cold, wet and at times wintery first thing this morning with the odd dash of hail which begs the question are we actually in May?! We saw a change around at approx 2.30pm as skies cleared leaving a dry spring-like atmosphere and with the delightful chorus of a cuckoo heard in the trees behind the jetty area. Six brave adventurers went out in search of fish from the boat today and here is how they got on….. Peter Kirby-Smith had three fish to the boat using buzzers on a floating line. Bernie Hartnett had his best day thus far at Stocks taking a 5 fish bag away with him (weight unspecified). Bernie tempted them on a hot headed damsel fished on a floating line in newclose and off the east bank at Currys I believe. Well done. Stewart McCaughey had 10 fish to the boat using a DI3 line with a yellow/green fritz type fly. Nice work. Andrew Straton came in next with 11 fish to the boat in total. He was fishing a silver humongous, a green/black lure and a cats whisker all on a sink tip line. Good angling the Andrew! Peter Andrews had 13 fish today and was using buzzers and two boobies fished on an SSI. Great stuff another good result! Andrew Bentley was top rod today by two fish with 15 in total. He used a cats whisker and diawl bachs fished on a DI3 and a Cortland blue. Well done Andrew another good days sport for you also. Things are still as they have been it seems, despite the rough cold weather the fish are still fighting fit and there to be had in excellent numbers. Tomorrows weather looks good, fingers crossed! Tight Lines… Dan
DATE: Tuesday 14th May.
DATE: Monday May 13th Outside the fly dresser’s party Ray Bentham took his boat to Grindy’s Lawn and took five good rainbows on a black cat fished on a floating line. Once again this was in just a short session. PS. If you would like to accompany Bob Swan from Castle Feathers Fly Tying Materials in a boat tomorrow, he’ll be in lodge at around 9:30am. He’s looking for a boat partner for the day. Tight Lines Ben DATE: Sunday 12th May SPORT: Todays weather started off stable but overcast and it has gradually got wetter as the day has gone on and now it is pretty wet to say the least! Here’s how it all went… Three anglers who weren’t on yesterdays report are as follows.. Stefan Spiwak had 4 fish from the bank yesterday late afternoon/evening using a bibio. Dave Zalans had 6 fish in total from the bank also. Bryn had 7 fish in total using traditional wets in the top 3ft of water with a steady retrieve. Nice going lads sorry for missing you last night. Bank Today Peter Kosminski fished off Bell Point today and had 7 fish in total using various types of boobies. His 5 fish bag weighed 10lb 8oz Steven Cook had a good days fishing in Newclose Bay today. His 5 fish bag weighed 10lbs 8oz with a lovely 3lb brown in there. He caught on his own hair wing cormorant type fly fished on a floating line. Good work and tope rod from the bank there! BOAT We welcomed day two of Ferry Fly Dressers Angling Club today and another great day was had for all involved but this time with every angler bagging up to the 5 fish limit. Here’s the results for today… 1 – L Young 5 fish for 14.8 Thanks again lads for another pleasant day on and off the water. You’ll see me tomorrow I’m sure but not in a work capacity. Ben is on and will be in fine form I am sure. If I don’t see you for whatever reason, it’s been a pleasure and I will look forward to the next time! Mr Finnan had 5 fish to the boat today in the northern shallows. He fished a floating line with black suspender buzzers and a gold/yellow lure. His boat partner Tony Field had 5 fish also. Tony used an intermediate line with buzzers and a gold lure also. Glenn and James Dalby went out for a few hours late afternoon to the northern shallows and saw some quick action with 8 fish to the boat. Glenn had 3 fish and James had the other 5 with his first blue approx 3lb being taken. They caught on floating lines using an olive damsel type fly and a hot headed damsel too. Well done lads you were out for very little time! Tight Lines … DATE: Saturday 11th May SPORT: A shocking days weather up here with harsh conditions until approx 3pm when the rain stopped and made way for intermittent blue skys and sunshine. A little too late for some anglers who were washed out before they had chance to dry out! Some god fishing was seen none the less for those able to manage the conditions given. BANK Now I know of a few more bank anglers who may still be on the reservoir somewhere but not in sight or reach as far as I can see so apologies for not including you on tonights report, I will however add it to tomorrows if I recieve slips in the box a little later on. I hope this will suffice. Jim Connel had 3 fish today off Bell Point and was fishing a green/black fritz nomad on a sink tip line. Jim was the only bank angler who I have had a return from and cited his day as ‘tough in the wind’. Not wrong there Jim! BOAT We were pleased to have Ferry Fly Dressers down with us today for the first of a three part saga here at Stocks. It has been a joy to meet you all and a joy to assist you in what has been a smooth, well organised and well mannered event thus far. It was hell out there on the water today yet not a single peep or fuss from any angler involved. Every credit to you lads. Here is how the first days results look…… 1 – D Borthwick 5 fish weighing 16.12 Obviously there is 2 more heats to this friendly competition so nothing to worry about for anyone yet to hit into fish or for anyone who saw a few less than others. Its all systems go tomorrow so lets see what each new day brings! Thanks once again for your co-operation this far. See you bright and breezy the morrow! Mr Allsobrook saw 4 fish to his boat today. He was fishing using a floating line and a cats whisker around willow island. Chris and Paul Jones had a great mornings fishing bagging up and returning a fair few fish each before coming off the water soaked wet by lunchtime. Chris had 11 fish in total using a viva variant and Paul had 14 fish in total using a cats whisker. Nice Angling lads. Derek Moore and Bob Fitzpatrick were our top boat today outside of the Ferry Fly Dressers party with 28 fish to the boat and loads of hook ups that were lost. Bob had 13 fish on a floating line washing lining buzzers. Derek had 15 fish on a DI3 using a cats booby on the point and cormorants on the dropper. Great stuff! Glad you enjoyed your day. Tight Lines! Dan DATE: Friday 10th May SPORT: A tough old day weather wise here at Stocks with sheet rain for most of the day making it most unpleasant outdoors! BANK: Antoon Gysbers fished for short of 3 hours this morning and had 5 fish, his 3 fish bag weighing approx 6lb. He had 2 fish on an orange nomad and the other 3 on a black/green nomad and was fishing off bell point. Tony Taylor had 10 fish from the mushroom tree today. He caught 7 on his own black/orange buzzer and the other 3 took a variant bibio tied by himself also. Tony was fishing a floating line and fished for less than 3 hours. BOAT David Barnes had 2 fish to the boat both caught on a black and red bibio in Newclose Bay. Pete Williams also had 2 fish caught in newclose on a black and gold lure. Mike Dorrian had 4 fish in newclose and was using an dawsons olive/nomad. Tom Speak fished from 2pm til 5.30pm and had 11 fish in total around willow island and lost another 4 at the net. He caught on a cats booby and diawl bach pattern with a slow retrieve using a fast glass line. Good work Tom. Tight Lines Dan
DATE: Sunday April 14th
DATE: Wednesday 08th May. SPORT: I was greeted this morning with quite a contrast to what we have seen up here at Stocks for the last 7 or so days. It was gloomy and with a cool easterly wind that felt like it would bring rain with it. That said, it rained a little at times and the wind kept changing direction making it difficult for anglers from all points. BANK Alex Hitchen had 2 fish today on buzzers around the quarry area. Mr J. Walsh had 2 fish also from the same area. Clare Foster fished the afternoon and had 3 fish, her 2 fish bag weighing 4.5lbs. Clare used a large olive lure with silver beaded eyes. Glad you enjoyed your visit Clare well done. Geoff Mortimer fished all day and had 10 fish in total. He had all his fish between 8am-1.00pm and was using black buzzers and a Connemara black fly. Nice to meet you Geoff I’m glad you enjoyed your visit here at Stocks. BOAT: Phil Price fished a half day today and had 3 fish in total. He fished the northern shallows and used a DI3 and mini lures. Mr Fox and Mr Richardson had 7 fish to the boat in total. They were using black buzzers, white lures and a leech type fly. Gary Allen and Graham Hargreaves had 13 fish to their boat in total. They were fishing off the east bank and the northern shallows and saw fish on slow intermediate lines using a yellow/white cats booby & diawl bachs. Ray Bentham and Paul Ashcroft (first time fly fishing for trout) had 14 fish to their boat and were fishing in Newclose Bay. Paul caught 5 fish on black buzzers and can be proud with such a score for his first time. Well done, I’m glad you enjoyed your self! Joint top boat today along with Ray and Paul were our regulars David and Joan with 14 fish to their boat, a healthy 7 a piece. They were fishing sinking lines with buzzers and cats booby/nymphs in Newclose Bay. Well done to you both! Newclose Bay it appears, was the place to be today…. Tight Lines.. Dan
DATE: Tuesday 7th May. |
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Stocks Reservoir Bank and Boat Fly Fishing
