Pete's Weighty ( Fly Fishing ) Words

Over December Bob and I had been working hard (well, Bob mostly, I was more of a consultant!)) on clearing our new trout lake. We have had our own casting lakes for a while that we use for fly fishing lessons but we wanted somewhere we could take clients to catch some trout and this meant only a short drive down the road but sometimes the fishery can be busy and be an intimidating place for a beginner to learn to fly cast.

Now, we have somewhere that is a 20 second drive away or a few minutes walk if you don’t mind hills and don’t have to carry rods, nets and everything else we need for fly fishing!

The lake hasn’t really ever been fished although there are a few carp in there and we’ll need to net them soon. It has been a little choked by weeds and with it drained down we have set about it first with rakes, then with a hand scythe and then a long handled one. The rake was a waste of time but we managed to clear everything with the scythes and it looks pretty damn cool. We left the weeds on the bank overnight so that anything living in them can make its way back into the water. Even today we witnessed a pretty cool buzzer hatch and I saw plenty of corixa and tadpoles. Looks like there is a nice sized larder waiting for the new arrivals.

We have let the lake settledown for a bit now and will be stocking shortly with a mix of browns and rainbows that will be waiting to be caught by visitors to the Scott Fly Fishing School!

 Pete

www.scottflyfishing.com

I’ve been busy tying some pretty heavy bugs for next week. I am due to be on the chalkstreams for a couple of days with a guest from Scotland fly fishing for grayling. I had feared the worst that we would washed off of the water but it looks as though the water is high but clear. The bugs are a bright pink colour, have two tungsten beads and a wrapping of lead wire. This should help get them down nice and quickly!

 We are ending the trip fly fishing for pike. We’ll have a look on Monday and see how the river is and give it a go. One of the carriers is usually fishable and if it worsens we’ll make other plans but will probably stay in the area and go for a still water. I hope we get both days on the river but like it when a trip takes a new twist or turn and we head off somewhere else.

It is great to see that grayling fishing is so popular and I am making weekly trips taking people onto the chalkstreams and the trip up is also fun giving plenty of time to talk fishing in the truck!

We’ve been lucky with tuition and the weather this week. Graham has been down from Hertfordshire and wanted to dust down a few cobwebs ready for the season. He was hitting some pretty sweet loops under Marks watchful eye and he is seriously thinking of going for his AAPGAI provisional. The wind was all over the place and they managed to dodge the showers but came in cold but happy. I have some photos and will post them up but me and technology are not a good mix (Adam helllllp!)

Mark and I are supposed to be out tomorrow but I am writing this looking at some ominous weather!

 Pete

01566 784000

www.scottflyfishing.com