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February 1st 2012
Happy New Year & Tight Lines to you all for 2012.
The opening date for 2012 is Saturday March 17th. 3 weeks later than last year. We are putting in the largest stocking so far! and combined with a large head of overwintered fish, sport should be fast and furious.
A fish holding cage is being installed this winter which will allow us to trickle stock on a daily basis hopefully keeping those rods bending to the max.Several new casting platforms are also going in. Bookings are now being taken for boats for the opening weekend. A prize of a bottle of whisky for the first fish caught on opening day.
We are still offering season tickets, 20 days on lake, 10 days on river for trout and 10 days salmon fishing, all for only £500. This is a saving of approx £300. We are also prepared to supply bespoke season tickets to suit individual anglers, for more info please give us a call on 07944178045 or 01434609725. Hope to see you on opening weekend. Cliff
October 19th 2011
The lake is continuing to produce some exellent bags of fish.
Bill King had a superb day returning 15 fish on pheasant tails and crunchers.
G. Hamilton hooked 10 fish in 4 hours on buzzers.
Regular sunday rod Les Downs also hooked10 fish in 4 hours.
The biggest fish in the last few weeks was a brilliant full finned specimen of 14 and a half lb caught by D. Curry.
Many fish are now feeding on sedges and the fry bashing is getting underway.
The river has produced some good catches of salmon and sea trout with over 50 fish caught so far this season.
BREAKING NEWS
We are offering season tickets for next year which include;
-20 days of fishing on the lake
-10 days on the river for brown trout
-10 days on the river for salmon and sea trout
All of this for an amasingly cheap £500, this is a staggering saving of £300!
For parties wanting to book call
01434 609725
or
07944178045
August 18th 2011
Due to all the rain and cooler weather over the past few weeks the water temp has remained cool for the time of year and fish are continuing to feed well. Water clarity remains excellent and although we have some weed, cutting is underway and there is plenty of open water to fish. we have had doubles out every week and expect the fishing to get better as Autumn progresses. Top flies, muddlers, daddies, crunchers, snail imitations, cdc's and fry patterns. Thanks to the lads from Hardys who brought over 3 junior fishermen and gave them an excellent days tuition, resulting in about a dozen fish being caught, the best a superb 12lb specimen.
July 15th 2011
Lake continues to fish well, Harry White from Thropton returned 19 to 121/2 lb on his Green Goddess lure. Andrew Sowerby had 15 in a four hour evening session, on dries. Ali Tate returned 11 including fish of 81/2, 51/2 and 5lb on shipmans buzzers. Bill King returned 14 in the Lodge lake fishing buzzers under the bung. He had two cracking fish of 91/2 and 8lb included in the bag.
The lake remains gin clear and Ricky has done a good job on the weed. Evening sessions fishing very well and we are open untill 10pm.
Good fishing Cliff.
June 12th 2011
More doubles stocked last week. Big fish caught by D. Johnson, 12.5lb, on a buzzer. A. Murray caught 12lb rainbow on a snatcher. R. Martin, 9.5lb, on damsell.Lots of fish in 4-5lb range being caught.
Top rod in the past few weeks, Mark Bowen, in last four 4hr visits Mark has had 43 fish to 6lb mainly on snatchers and crunchers.Andy Campbell and John Brown returned 32.
EVENING SESSIONS proving to be very good indeed, lots of fish on the top.
NOW OPEN 'TILL 10pm through the summer.
Best flies, crunchers, snatchers, hoppers, daddies and diawl bachs.
The river is producing nice bags of brown trout. Best fish so far, superb wild 3lb brown trout, caught by Neil Arkley.
Tight lines, Cliff
May 12th 2011
Just to let you all know, Caistron is now on facebook! Just type Caistron trout fishery into the search box to like us and receive updates of big catches, competitions and other events.
May 10th 2011
Apologies for missing a week or two. This should bring you up to date.
Mark Bowen continued to have a tremondous run on the east lake. 24 fish in the last two visits. Andy Campbell had a super day on Saturday with 21 fish from the main lake on Hoppers and crunchers.
John Robinson returned 16 to 10 1/2 lb on Buzzers.
Ken Anderson had 12 to 9 1/2lb on Hoppers and Diawl Backs.
Heaviest fish of the week, M Warren at 11 3/4lb
Loads of fly life about now, fish feeding on Buzzers, Alderfly, Sedges and Damsells.
April 20th 2011
Mark Bowen is again top rod for the week, with 15 fish in 4hrs on crunchers and zonkers.
Andy Dawison returned 14 on various buzzers.
Graham Norton returned a cracking 10lb fish and 6 others in 4hrs, on small drys.
Keith Winter also returned a fish of over 10lb.
The Odd Fellows angling club from Alnwick fished the lake on sunday in very bright and challenging conditions. Johnny Wilcocks won the competition with 5 fish on hare's ears.
Top flies of the week are;
Buzzers
Hare's ears
CDCs
and small Lures fished deep on bright days
Remember beginners/kids day on Easter Monday.
April 12th 2011
Mark Bowen does it again!! 14 fish in 4 hrs from the sheltered east lake. Most taken on crunchers. Andy Campbell from Morpeth returned 15 to 8 1/2lb from the great lake. On diawl bachs & buzzers. David Hall had 11 fish to 10 1/2lb, on zonkas & buzzers.
Sunday alone produced 70+ fish, rod average 4.5.
River fishing well with wild brown trout to 1 1/2lb.
Remember beginers/kids day on Monday 25th April. Free fishing & tuition only pay for fish caught. Lake open to other rods.
Open competition Sunday 8th May. No booking needed. Lake open to non competitors.
Flies of the week, Diawl bachs, CDC's black & olive buzzers, zonkas, and small fry patterns.
April 5th 2011
Four doubles this week, all full finned hard fighting fish.
Top rod, Mark Bowen, 19 fish in 4 hours including fish of 12lb, & 10lb on claret cruncher & zonka.
Will Dinning returned 11 including 1 double & 2 at 6lb on buzzer under strike indicator.
Les Downs had a nice fish of over 10lb plus a further 5.
The sheltered east lake is fishing well on windy days both from bank & boat.
Another stocking this week with fish up to 18lb. Top flies, Buzzer Crunchers, C.D.C's. Big hatches every day.
April 1st 2011
I would like to apologise for the lack of reports on the web site. I intend to put a report in every week. The fishing at the start of the season was mixed & slow at times due to very low water temperature. Things have really picked up now, the Swallows and Sandmartins arrived last weekend and as if on cue, big hatches of buzzers appeared from the lake. The water temperature is up by a few degrees so we expect plenty of fly life from now on.
There have been some excellent catches recently; Tony Fox from Highfield returned 12 including a 14lb rainbow and a 6 1/2 wild brown. Mark Bowen had 11 fish in 4 hrs including one of 12lb & 2 at approx 5lb. Most of these fish fell to Zonkas. Congratulations go to Bill Frances who returned 16 trout to 5lb mainly on Dawsons Olives. Flies for the coming weel; Lures are still doing well but with more fly life coming off, buzzers, diawl bachs & small dries are all doing well
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Monday 25th April. Novice & Childrens Day. FREE TUITION.
Sunday 8th May. Open Competition. PRIZES. Booking not neccessary for either event.
16th February 2011
Well it's nearly here again! Just 10 days to go till the opening day on Saturday the 26th. A big stocking of top quality Welham Park rainbows will be going in next week, including doubles up to high teens. There is also a very large head of over wintered fish. Prizes will be given for the first bank and boat caught fish for both Saturday & Sunday. Bookings are now being taken. Hope to see you soon. Tight Lines Cliff.
January 2011
Happy new year to you all. Well i didn't think things could be as bad as last year but yet again i have been proven wrong! The atrocious weather conditions began in the start of December with 3 foot of snow in the Rothbury area, then came the hard frost and the lake is still completely frozen as i type this.
The official re-opening is Saturday 26th Feb, bookings are now being taken, call 07944178045 to confirm your place. Weather permitting we expect a bumper weekend with large stocking of top quality Welham Park rainbows going in plus many over wintered fish.
Hope to see you then
Cliff
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