Fishing Report

Last week saw mild weather for this time of year and some very consistent sport. Other than a few days when the fish took a bit of a breather, fishing was very good with most anglers putting up good numbers and hardly any blanks. A lot of fish were caught at the top half of the lake and a lot of the time they were hanging out just in front of the reeds. Lots of methods and patterns worked over the last seven days and not surprisingly, damsels, snakes and cats whiskers took lots of fish. Many were also taken using buzzers, nymphs and bloodworms, usually working best under an indicator. Some days they were quite high in the water and even taking off the top occasionally and other days they would sit right on the bottom with their bellies on the floor.

A good example of this was Steve Lambert who managed thirteen with a fifteen-foot leader using a snake under a bung. The best story of last week has to be Rae Gannon who managed to catch her first trout on Saturday. Although she's a regular with her dad Willie, who caught 8 on a damsel himself this visit, it took her a while to get off the mark. As is the norm though, as soon as she got her first, she caught her second not long after. Pictures of Rae Gannon, Daniel Golea and Mahaita Matache.

With the weather as it is and so many fish being caught, it's great being out on the lake right now.