Friday 20 March 2015

Match the hatch course

Hi All
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Match the Hatch course with Ken Whelan
due to lack of interest from our members.Ken will be doing some other course later in the Summer and maybe our members might attend them individually.

Regards 

LADAA

Paddy's Day Comp

Hi All
The Paddy's Day comp was fished on Sunday last with a good turn out even though it clashed with Mothers day. We also had a new chef in the form of Aidan Crean who cooked up a storm in Donal's absence, all enjoyed the sausage and rasher sandwiches, a little tipple and a bit of banter before the fishing, Team Wychwood were out in force and ready for a good days fishing (thanks Paul for quote of the day) and weren't to be disappointed as the river is fishing very well at the moment with a good average stamp of fish being reported daily. As a matter of fact delays in this report are due in no small part to how well the river is fishing at present. The comp was fished in cool conditions with a chilly easterly breeze but warmed up as the day passed, water temps were only 6.5 degrees but that didn't diswade the trout who were happy to take a nymph or 2. The Comp was won on the day by Jason Nolan with a fish of 13 inches, Kevin McLaughlin & Gianluca were second both with 12 inch fish.
Even though 13 inches was the smallest fish to win this comp in many years the average return was much higher than normal with most anglers catching fish in the 10 - 12 inch range Jason caught 10 for an over all length of 106 inches and Dermott Mitchell caught 9 for an overall length of 85 inches and most others catching a good few too there were 41 fish over the 8inch limit caught in total on the day, a good day by any measure.                  
With regular reports of large numbers of good fish in the 12 - 14 inch bracket coming in daily its really a must to get on the river at the moment and enjoy the fun. Dermot & Gianluca weren't to mis out and were down on St Patricks day with a hat full of fish for there days endeavours, they along with several other anglers have reported back that there is a very good hatch of olives coming of between 10am - 12pm each day with fish taking the dry fly quite happily during this time.
Outside those hours the nymph is fishing very well indeed with fish being taken on a load of different patterns flash backs, hare's ear, bead heads, present tails all working well.
The next comp will be the Hawthorn Cup in April hopefully the river will continue its recent good form until then and maybe a little bit warmer perhaps if its not too much to ask.
Don't forget to send in any reports of enjoyable days on the river.

Tight Lines
LADAA

Chilly but happy and full of bacon sandwiches a good turn out

Aiden Crean presents the trophy to Jason

The winning fish a plump 13"
 

Monday 2 March 2015

1st March 2015

Hi All
Well its finally here the 1st of March,  although you wouldn't recognise it as March more like January. However that didn't stop our usual die hards from fishing oh no! if anything it just made them more determined and it paid off with a lovely crisp morning a few fish and a warm cup of coffee or two.
Although all die hards have to give in to nature eventually by one o'clock things had deteriorated so badly that the game was called on account of the weather. Ah well 182 more fishing days left, fair play to all the members who braved the 1st. A few pics below taken on the day to wet your appetite.


The first of the year 13" healthy & plump (over wintered well)

It was a lovely morning until the hail and snow came

Then the hail and snow came! and even the die hards went home

I'm only wet on the outside, but couldn't be much wetter. 

Where did this snowy village come from? it wasn't here on our way up the river