Knottallow Tarn Open Day 20th August 2011

Knottallow Tarn Open Day 20th August 2011

We have re-scheduled the open day on Knottallow. Both members and non members feel free to come along and join in the fun! AAPGAI guide Tony Riley is in attendance with loads of gear for you to try. Please see events page for details.

Competition and Open Day

Due to the adverse weather predicted for the coming weekend both the Vics Got Anglers competition on the canal and the Open day at Knottallow have been cancelled. Both to be rearranged for later in the year. The comp is to be sometime in September. Don't have a date for the open day, but keep watching the blog. Please advise anybody you thought was coming to either event. Thanks and sorry. We don't have alot of success with the weather and open days. Obviously don't book your holidays for the dates we pick!!!!!
Dave the treasurer

ULVERSTON ANGLING EVENT WEEKEND - JULY 2011

Vic's got anglers - Ulverston Canal Saturday 16th July

Match for Ulverston Victoria school on Ulverston Canal. Please see events page for details.

Knottallow Tarn Open Day 17th July 2011

Open day on Knottallow for members and non members. AAPGAI guides Tony Riley and Jim Fearn in attendance with loads of gear for you to try. Please see events page for details.

Friday 10/06/2011

Had a fw hours on knott friday after work on getting over the style i could see dave helm and adam (sorry  adam i dont  know your  surname) both info fish as i walked round and had a quick work with dave he commented on the size of the fish we got delivered at the last stocking.

After walking around and lookng for moving fish i caught 2 cracking sized fish both on beetles on filling in the catch return book i could see that in a 2 hour session dave had caught 7 trout on a F Fly and Adam was still fishing and catching on a regular basis.

If you have not been up in a while you dont know what you are missing.

Alan

Sandhall

The committe has decided to open the water to day tickets. These will be available at Rod's & Sods and on line. The regulations, particularly regarding mats, nets and line sizes, must be strictly adhered to. Watch the web for more info.

Knottallow Update

New stocking yesterday and were they corkers. Had previously chewed our suppliers ears about the size of the fish on previous stockings being a bit  on the small side. He's saved some of his better fish for us this time - all well over 13 inch and averaging a pound and a quarter.
What can we say about the weather? The last few weeks comments on the catch returns have had nothing but wind, wind, wind! Rod averages had got up to 3 and 4 previously, but slumped again to 1.5 to 2.
This sunny weather has brought out damsels, so try for them during the day when the fish get used to them. Evenings have also seen the start of the caenis hatches on the quieter nights. They are not called the anglers curse for nothing, but at least you know what they are feeding on. Small nymphs (16) and emergers work for me (not all the time!).
Tight lines.
Dave the Treasurer

quick treble

Had a hour on knot the weather was cold and windy (nothing new there then ) nothing much showing i was hoping to christen my newly acquired orvis Helios !! .

After looking through my fly box's i decided on a old favourite of mine a black and peacock spider ( a go to fly for me this season and a confidence fly for me ) a hour later i had 3 nice trout and had christened my new rod job done !!!!

Season Update

Well, we're back to wind and rain. Hope it's not going to be another dodgy season.
Things were just looking up after the last stocking. The new fish seemed to have stirred up the residents.
Fish have been caught on a variety of flies with buzzer imitations such as spiders, f-fly, and black pennel doing the business. There has also been a big olive hatch about the beginning of May and bigger f-flies and greenwells catching. The old stand by beetle catches well for me when I am not sure of what is hatching. Catch returns for week ending 30th April had a rod average of 2.5, and 4 for w.e. 7th May. Just when things were improving, it started to blow, but there is still fun to be had in the relative calm under the goarse bushes. Went up last night in wind and rain and caught 6 and lost as many on spiders and shipmans. There were still fish rising to hatching buzzers even in these conditions. Tight lines.
Dave the Treasurer.

Short Session

With the wind finally dropping off i decided to try knott for a few hours in the float tube.With nothing much showing i opted for a black and peacock spider and was rewarded with 8 trout.



The icing on the cake was a 18 " trout and another 2 tagged fish (see photos below)

29 th APRIL STOCKING

Today we took delivery of  125 brown trout this was the 3rd stocking of the season, all the fish were in the 11 to 13 " size bracket  and in excellent condition.



 

the dunsop fish arrive



The Season So Far

As usual the weather did us no favours for the first few weeks with catch returns well down. Things have picked up well with this bit of warmer weather last week as indicated in Al's blog. The last week or so has seen rod averages of about 4 with people catching on a variety of flies. There have been some tremendous hatches of black buzzers, mainly smallish size 14 and 16 hook imitations, but some bigger getting on for 10's. As usual at this time of year they are predominantly black. Similarly the terrestials that will be making an appearance will also be black - Hawthorn flies, black gnats and beetles. We should also be seeing the early variety of daddy longlegs, in this case brown or fawn. The advice therefore is to keep an eye on the returns book and again look around. Thanks to all who fill in the details -it helps everyone. Just a word about the tagged fish this season - beware, there are some stonkers!
Dave H.

night sessions

This week has seen me out and about.  I had a few night sessions on knott. The fishing has been excellent with a healthy rod average. People are catching on a variety of methods - Simon Butterfield had 7 out on spiders and Dave Helm had 5 out using beetles, and not to be out done Paul Procter had 10 + using hoppers.



dave fishing the shallows

 


a knott brown trout

  




Thank You to all who attended the Canal Clean up

Just a quick blog to thank the UAA Members and good folk of Ulverston who turned up to the Canal Clean up this morning.

A good job was done in a couple of hours with a couple of us in Chest Waders in the water, a canoeist and the rest on the banks.

We didn't manage to clear the litter from the area where the abattoir used to be so this will be organised in a couple of weeks. I will keep you posted.

Thanks

UAA Committee

Ulverston Canal: Clean Up - Sunday March 27th 10:30 - 12:30

 

As part of the Ulverston in Bloom Campaign the Town Council are running a clean up on the Canal. Please can as many of Members and Committee turn up to this event and support the clean up. If you're fishing then please be prepared to be disturbed, but why not grab a black sack and help out!

Please meet at Canal Foot at 10:30 - UAA Committee

weds

Had a few hours on Knott after work today. There was a gentle breeze and the odd fish topping.

Fished a olive nymph and using a slow figure of eight retrieve and caught fish.

Looking at the returns book, people have been catching mainly sub-surface. If you have not been up, why not give it a go? One piece of advice - wrap up as it's still on the cold side

                 

              

Alan

http://cumbrianangler.blogspot.com/

New Season 2011

Welcome all to the new season which kicks off on Tuesday 15th March.
The first stocking of the season has just taken place with 300 fish introduced on 25th February. As usual the weather did not do us any favours and again it was blowing and hissing down, so much so it was not suitable to take any photos. Just look at the archive - there's no difference from last year!!!
Still have a few members not yet taken out their tickets. Please feel free to call round my house to collect.
Cheers,
Dave the Treasurer