Thursday, 16 June 2011

Sea Trout Season... is upon us!



A small lift in river level following last Sunday's heavy rain has persuaded a few sea trout to run the Lyd. We have started to land the odd fish, with little fishing pressure. With more rain forecast for tomorrow, it all bodes well to bring numbers of fish to Lifton. We still have some availability for the peak sea trout fishing in July, so call us on 01566 784666 for more details.
Don't forget that Saturday 2nd of July sees the Sea Trout Gala Day at The Arundell Arms - a day not to be missed. Full details can be found here:

WESTCOUNTRY SEA TROUT FESTIVAL - BROCHURE

Saturday, 4 June 2011

River Trout Fishing Update

The weather has now changed to scorching sunshine! With no rain to speak of (still!), rivers are desperately low, although the Wolf, Thrushel and lower Lyd are carrying extra flow due to a release from Roadford Lake. In the hot weather the trout fishing has been tough, although anglers fishing shaded sections have done well on both dry fly and wet Coachman. The May total at The Arundell Arms was 941 wild brown trout. This was well over double the five-year average of 410 trout, so a great result. However! It has to be said that the fishing was by no means easy, and it has more to do with the beats being fished hard on most days. The best trout of the month - 14 inches - was landed by Wiltshire-based AAPGAI instructor Jim Williams on his first foray on the little River Carey. This river has long been virtually unfishable and recent bank clearance work has meant that skilled anglers can now enjoy some challenging stream fishing once again. However, as you can read from Jim's blog... a little extra water and a slightly smaller rod does help...! To read about Jim's exploits on the Carey, click here: THE RIVER CAREY
We also have our first sea trout to report; a bright fish of 1 1/2lb caught by Tom Ellison on a Coachman in Quarry Pool. A few (ie very few as yet!) have been spotted on the Tamar, so it won't be long before the first night fishers take to the river banks. As seems to be the case everywhere in the south of England... we badly need some rain.