Angling Report

Angling Report

Summary Report

4 Seasons in one week but the trout keep on coming …

Such a week of mixed weather at the Fishery this week where we saw conditions from all 4 Seasons. Monday greeted us with hail, thunder and lightning, Tuesday was frosty, dry, cold and bright with brisk Nothwesterlies, Wednesday and Thursday were cold but calmer as a high pressure began to drift in from the Southwest and by the weekend we had glorious Spring sunshine and near-perfect conditions.

There were some incredible buzzer hatches with large shucks visible in the water and hawthorn flies started appearing in abundance on the surrounding banks and fields.

Creditable returns this week include on the 17^th for visiting rod Mr. Paul Wade who returned 9 fish from the banks all caught on buzzers – alongside him on the bank was his friend Mr. John Shephard who returned 12 fish, again all caught on black buzzers ; visiting rod Mr. Mark Shortland, on his first visit to Blithfield, returned a total of 15 fish from the banks using green or white lures to good effect and visiting rods Mr. Peter Thorp and Mr. Eddie Carr also enjoyed some excellent bank sport in the blustery conditions to record 15 and 16 fish respectively. The following day, as pressure began to rise, there were further excellent returns. Permit holder Mr. Stacey Savage recorded a total of 20 fish who all responded well to fritz and Diawl Bach patterns ; Permit holder Mr. Gareth Jones returned more than 35 fish to his boat on the South Lake ;  visiting rod Mr. Steve Heath recorded 19 fish from the banks ; visiting rods Mr. Dave Barker and Mr. Mick Bowden ventured out in a boat and recorded 25 fish between them with Invicta and Cormorant patterns proving to be very useful ; visiting rod Mr. Ron Ayers fished from the bank and returned a total of 17 fish using green and black lures and visiting rod Mr. Les Salt returned a very noteworthy 17 fish, also from the bank. Despite the rise in pressure the previous day, the 19^th was wet and blustery which resulted in few anglers venturing out but the 20^th dawned fine and clear with a smattering of cloud cover and lighter breezes. Visiting rods enjoyed excellent sport with Mr. Chris Taylor, on his first visit to Blithfield, returning a total of 26 fish to his boat using a yellow fritz pattern ; visiting rods Mr. Glen Moody and Mr. Neil Gregory returned 12 fish apiece with buzzers proving to be very successful for both of them and regular visitor Mr. Colin Beresford recorded 10 fish from the banks, with all of them caught on a Diawl Bach nymph. Rounding off the week on Sunday 21^st there were further solid returns with visiting rods Mr. Mark Clayton and Mr. Gary Carmichael returning a total of 31 fish to their boat as a blue flash damsel proved incredibly tempting to the trout whilst Permit holder Mr. Henry Deakin fished from the banks and returned 11 fish to buzzer and lure patterns.

Don’t forget to enter our monthly prize draw to win a 4 hour boat ticket or a 4 hour permit – simply submit your return after fishing to be entered into the draw (don’t forget to include a ‘phone number when buying day tickets). The first draw will take place on Tuesday 30^th April. Good luck! 

The North Lake is currently closed to non-Permit holders until 1^st May but the sport on the South Lake can be enjoyed by all.

We will be continuing our Loyalty scheme in 2024 so don’t forget to pick up a card and start collecting the stamps each time you pay for a boat or a permit (1 stamp per visit). Once you have collected 5 stamps you can choose from either a free 4 hour permit or a free 4 hour boat.

Access to the fishery is currently via Seedcroft Lane, off the B5014 Lichfield Road – please ignore the road closed signs as the road is open!

For the latest information on conditions and track closures please ring the Duty Bailiffs on 07974 263338.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

The rod average is 5.38