Angling Report
The latest news from the banks and boats
| Report for week ending: 30th November, 2025 |
| Rod average : 3.95 |
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| Best Dry Flies : n/a |
| Best Wet Flies/Nymphs : Silver Invicta ; Teal Blue & Silver |
| Best Lures : white rabbit ; Cat’s Whisker ; Montana ; Appetiser ; Yellow Dancer ; Cormorant |
| Best Areas : Watery Lane ; drift along the edges of the ‘slicks’ on the South Lake ; St. Stephen’s Bay ; drifts into Watery Lane ; Ten Acre Bay ; Mary Lou’s ; Dougie’s ; Old Man’s |
Summary Report
2025 Season ends on a high …
Sunday 30th November was the last day of our Season here at Blithfield and we ended on a high note with glorious weather and some great returns.
Once again, the 2025 Season has not disappointed – plenty of hard-fighting fish, naturally grown-on and full of vigour, gave our visiting anglers some incredible sport. We met many new anglers this year, visiting Blithfield for the first time and then returning on subsequent visits to enjoy what we have here. And what we have is very special indeed. We are not overly commercialised, we have no coffee shop or café ; we only have a small shop of essential kit and some incredible pre-loved bargains ; we have a superb Team who work tirelessly together throughout the year to ensure that our anglers are looked after – in fact, you could say we are passionate about angling and are passionate about our angling guests enjoying their time here.
We have experienced one of our best Seasons for many years and hosted some excellent events both on the banks and on the boats. Our Open Days proved extremely popular, and we plan to continue these in 2026 – look out for the dates as they are announced.
The saying “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” certainly rang true this year. Many of our policies, ideas and sayings have been adopted by other fisheries across the country – even one of our own taglines has been used in the angling reports of another fishery. At first, we were a little unhappy about it, but, on reflection, we are indeed flattered by this attention to our details! If what we do here helps improve anglers’ experiences at other fisheries nationwide then that can only be a good thing, and it consistently demonstrates that our strategies are effective. We will continue to innovate and improve, and Blithfield will always be managed by anglers for anglers.
We are already receiving many enquiries and bookings for matches and social meetings in 2026. If you would like to book something for next Season, please contact us at your earliest convenience to avoid any disappointment on 01283 840284 or anglers@blithfield.com
We want to thank each and every one of you for visiting us this year. Your support means so much to us and to see so many of you out there enjoying your fly fishing in our beautiful surroundings has been a pleasure. We hope you will all have a safe and happy Winter and we look forward to seeing you all next Season. We will open on 2nd March for FULL Season Permits only and on 16th March for Pro Rata Permits, syndicate/club anglers and day tickets.
And last but by no means least, a huge thanks to our dedicated Team of Bailiffs – we are indebted to them all, including our amazing Team of Volunteers We simply could not operate without them and the hard work and effort that they put in each year.
We look forward to seeing you all next year.