Friday 30 August 2013

River Report

Still plenty of sea trout on the Lyd, and they are starting to switch back to taking larger flies as the water temperature drops a little. Shoals of up to 20 fish were spotted yesterday in small pools, and fish were jumping every few minutes on the lower river in bright sunlight.
Today's overcast skies and cooler temperature should give anglers a few trout, although we really, really could do with a drop (I mean, deluge) of rain. This is going to be essential for any salmon fishing during autumn.

Sunday 25 August 2013

Rivers Update

Apologies for the lack of river updates of late... conditions have been pretty consistent, with a lack of rain over the last few weeks meaning that the rivers are still running low and clear. Salmon fishing is on hold for now due to low water. With a bit of luck, we will be treated to a deluge before the peak of the season in September and October (season ends Oct 14th). We will need several days of constant, heavy rain to give us the high water that salmon fishers crave. Here's hoping for an Autumn like 2010; following a large flood during late September, our anglers caught 42 salmon in just 12 days.

Sea trout fishing has been good during August. The fish were a little tricky during the very hot weather and extremely low water but, following some cooler weather, catches have picked up very well and most anglers have caught a fish or two. The current catch stands at 115 sea trout for the season, with September still to come. Smaller (size 6 and 8) wet flies such as the WMD and Pilk's Bumble have been responsible for most, though surface lures such as the Gurgler have also performed well. The Lyd has produced all of the fish of late - it is running relatively higher than the Tamar. However, congratulations must be given to Ashley Royston, a local night fisher who, while fishing a neighbouring fishery's water adjacent to 7A on the Tamar, landed and released a huge sea trout of around 9 1/2lb - a fish of a lifetime off the river.

Trout fishing has been very slow - typical for August - with only a few small fish being caught on the main rivers. The smaller streams such as the Wolf have faired much better. Anglers have had to fish hard using small goldhead nymphs and tiny dries to trick the wild browns that are very picky. With some cooler temperatures now, September fishing usually picks up with fish coming back onto the dries for a final flurry before the season closes at the end of the month.

We'll leave you with a shot of Home beat on the Lyd as darkness falls.... we hope to see you on the river soon.