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
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Saturday, 19 March 2011
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
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
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
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
Sunday, 6 March 2011
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
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
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Sat 20/11/2010
Waking to find frost on my car window this morning i was not in any hurry to get up knott I finally pulled onto the car park about 12.30.
Getting out of the car the first thing to greet me was a Dung Fly as it settled onto my jacket was that a lucky omen,not in any hurrry to fish i looked over the style for any rising fish i could see a few fish topping
On went my trusty Dung Fly and approaching the water I started casting at the odd rising fish, first fish was this 18 1/2 inch (see below) i had another one as well.
In winter its all about picking your day and your time as a rule of thumb i fish the warmest part of the day (10 am to 3 pm) the fish are still rising to dry flys and when i booked out i noticed Dave Helm has been catching on Dung Flys and Beetles
Give it a go you might be pleasently suprised but one tip wrap up well.
Getting out of the car the first thing to greet me was a Dung Fly as it settled onto my jacket was that a lucky omen,not in any hurrry to fish i looked over the style for any rising fish i could see a few fish topping
On went my trusty Dung Fly and approaching the water I started casting at the odd rising fish, first fish was this 18 1/2 inch (see below) i had another one as well.
In winter its all about picking your day and your time as a rule of thumb i fish the warmest part of the day (10 am to 3 pm) the fish are still rising to dry flys and when i booked out i noticed Dave Helm has been catching on Dung Flys and Beetles
Give it a go you might be pleasently suprised but one tip wrap up well.
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Knott Sunday 7th Novenber
With the weather set fair I decided to have a few hours on knott. Pulling onto the car park I could see a few fish topping.
I set up a long leader and crept over the stile and sat and watched the fish for a while. After 10 mins on went a size 16 shipmans buzzer as the fish were in the clear shallow water, not the easiest place to try and cast a fly to. Creeping near the water I could just make out 2 fish making their way toward me. I cast out and it landed about 5 feet in front of the fish. Up came the fish and sucked the fly down, I tightened into it and it was soon brought to hand and released.
I set up a long leader and crept over the stile and sat and watched the fish for a while. After 10 mins on went a size 16 shipmans buzzer as the fish were in the clear shallow water, not the easiest place to try and cast a fly to. Creeping near the water I could just make out 2 fish making their way toward me. I cast out and it landed about 5 feet in front of the fish. Up came the fish and sucked the fly down, I tightened into it and it was soon brought to hand and released.
After my mate Greg phoned me, he appeared 15 minutes later to fish for an hour and a half. I noticed a few dung flies around on the grass buzzing around. So on went a CDC dung fly - first cast and another brownie had come to hand. A frantic 30 mins later and another 4 trout had fallen to the dung fly and as is the way of these things as quick as the action had started it all went quiet again. During this time Greg got into the act netting 2 brownies himself on a Dung Fly.
If you pick your day and the weather's with you then look forward to some good sport on the tarn. Remember this year it's open till 30th December.
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Greg returns a nice brown trout |
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Fly Tying and Entomology Day
Sat 14th was the second fly tying and entomology day in the Old Friends Pub on Soutergate. It was well attended as usual with a few new faces and the usual regulars from the Committee.
Dave Helm was on hand to tie a few patterns, and he also gave a very useful entomology demonstration. How to match the hatch. Dave Anderson also gave advice and tied a few of his favorite patterns.
Austin Robbie and Jack Seale in the beer garden firing up the BBQ.
I would like to thank both the Dave's (Helm and Anderson) for their time demonstration stills. Last but not least thanks go to Austin and Jack for the endless supply of food which not only fed the UAA crowd but most of the pub too!
Dave Helm was on hand to tie a few patterns, and he also gave a very useful entomology demonstration. How to match the hatch. Dave Anderson also gave advice and tied a few of his favorite patterns.
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Austin Robbie and Jack Seale in the beer garden firing up the BBQ.
I would like to thank both the Dave's (Helm and Anderson) for their time demonstration stills. Last but not least thanks go to Austin and Jack for the endless supply of food which not only fed the UAA crowd but most of the pub too!
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