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4 trout caught on worm with popup.

4 Trout

2 trout on worm and a few crayfish.

2 Trout

No fish active at all really must have been 3 showing all day. Was told by the wardens that the reservoir has not been stocked in the previous 2 weeks due to delivery problems. So bad fishing, yet there was around 30-40 anglers. Never seen a place so alive other than a competition. All caught on spinners, hard fighting fish. Smallest was 1lb, biggest being 41/2lb. Great looking over wintered fish full fins. Will visit again. Great to see almost no litter, really pleasant day. Day overcast with strong sun rays, we were the only people spinning and I think we had the most, even though we didn't get our 12 fish limit will still be going again. Lost about half a dozen but that's fishing. Bailiffs were great told us key areas and methods to use. Tight lines.

9 Trout

Nothing caught again, very disappointing.

Very poor day. Weather conditions very sunny and hot. No visible fish moving. Fished from 8am til 5pm. Method spinning. No fish taken.

1 small rainbow on black spinner. Many fish rising but not taking. An awful lot of rubbish left by other anglers.

1 Trout

Fly Fished from 8am to 5pm, enjoyed the day out but no fish caught which would have been a bonus.

Fly only. Took the one fish caught.
Anglers using worm having a lot more success but creating more disturbance in the water. Such is life. It was my choice to use fly instead of worm.
Very sad to see an angler on the opposite bank gutting his catch in the reservoir.
Just as I was leaving the water - around 4:30pm - a couple arrived - husband/wife, middle aged, and while he set up two rods, worming, she set up a fire so they could cook the catch. This means more fish being gutted in the water.
There is plenty of evidence around the bank that fires are made to cook with.
I'm not a 'Fly Purist' and have no problem sharing a water with bait fishers and spinners - I also use both methods - but the gutting of fish on the bank and into the water means I will NOT be returning to this water.

1 Trout

We went late in the day and only fished for about 3 hours. We didn't catch any fish, lost one as it jumped and dislodged the spinner. Very enjoyable though just to teach my 11 year old daughter to spin....

Water low at the moment and difficult to catch. It was very windy. However 2 fish caught. One around 1lb. The second was fantastic, 4lb 6oz in weight with a beautiful blue tinge on back. Just touching 19 inches nose to tail. Great fight.

2 Trout