Good old English weather you just can't beat it,  The start of the week saw some great fishing on the floaters and buzzers but as the wind got stronger and stronger the fishing got harder, well for some it did like me!!  The rod average this week was 4 which for the weather we have had is quite good and me catching 1 fish didn't help much!!!!    Anglers were catching a lot of fish early in the week on the buzzers or any small nymphs fished as slow as you could.  Flamingo Bay and on the Lodge frontage was the place to be if you were fishing off the bank as the North Easterly winds have been holding the fish on the Lodge bank.  Boat anglers have been finding fish a bit more spread over the lake catching fish all the way down the Cavers Arm to the Nature Reserve,  Cascade, Sunblest and Bramble being the hot spots.  Fly wise has been anything imitative fished slow in the top 6ft of water but as the wind picked up you had no control on the nymphs so out came the lures and some anglers caught well over the weekend.  Strong winds saw fishing slow down but John Grainy and his boat partner Mr Barton showed us how to catch the fish taking 15 fish to the boat in Flamingo Bay that was good angling!!!    Hopefully this weather will sort it's self out and the fishing will really come alive with plenty more fish going in this week and the Mayfly really coming off.  The Foremark Open is being held this Saturday 31st this is a nice friendly match fished to fishery rules for CASH prizes and a fine BBQ and drinks after, so the anglers can tell the stories about that fish that came off all good fun so give the lodge a ring and book in (01283) 703202.  Hopefully see you up here soon and Tight Lines.    

Pic:-  Tom McCartney from Repton with a 7lb rainbow taken off Verduns Point on a    black buzzer