River Eden.

I had a real nice and pleasant day out on the river with John today, the hatch began at 1pm and continued through until about 2.30pm. There were some nice fish showing on the top, John got hold of a couple and lost a couple.
Still bright conditions and a cool breeze with it today, there were certainly plenty of large darks on the go stirring the fish up.

                                                                                    

During the quiet spell after the hatch had finished, one of the better fish decided that it had not quite had enough and there was an argument to whose fly it was!

 

AAPGAI weekend on the river Derwent at Cockermouth.

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River Eden.

28^th March. Although conditions would not seem favourable for fly fishing during the middle part of the day; with bright sunshine, low and very clear water, no wind and little cover, it has been quite remarkable. Most hatches are beginning around noon and continuing right through the afternoon, the fish are responding very well to most patterns of dry fly around the size fourteen. The water temperature is at 48oF, very hot days but cool nights keeping a nice balance, cooler and cloudier conditions are due for the last couple of days of the month.

River Eden.

The salmon fishing has slowed down somewhat due to the low river levels, the next rise of water should see a further run enter the river.

The trout fishing is picking up very nicely, a few are starting to rise to brook duns and large darks in the early afternoons. Also remarkable is the big flurry of March browns we have witnessed all week up and down the Eden which have not been seen for quite some time.

  

 

 

 

 

 

The quality of the trout is quite exceptional and they have seemed to over winter very well, more grayling are making an appearance also.

Although there has been no cloud cover or wind this week, the fish are responding well to wets and dries in the more broken water. During the late evening the air temperature drops very suddenly which soon puts paid to any reliable fishing.

Water temperature at 48oF, bright skies and very clear low water.

River Eden

Just spent a very pleasant morning on the lower Eden with my good friend and fellow AAPGAI casting instructor Bob Sherwood. River levels are still a little low but it was an absolutely beautiful spring morning.
Bob, who is also the secretary of AAPGAI and partner in the Halstead and Bolton destination fishing agency, had travelled up from Kent and dropped in for a quick few casts ahead of the AAPGAI assessment meeting at Cockermouth this weekend. It also gave us the chance to talk through plans for some international freshwater and saltwater trips and I’ll hopefully be hosting some trips for H&B over the coming year, so watch this space.
















Fishing down one of my favourite pools, Bob had a strong pull on a Spring Boyo but, alas, it didn’t stick. We fished through until the effects of the high tide held up the flow, when, right on cue, a hatch of brook duns, large darks and not seen for quite a few years now March browns started and the trout began to rise.
After a swift coffee, we changed over to the trout rod and managed a few lovely wild trout on dry flies during the hatch. A lovely, relaxing morning before we both get  into the serious business of conducting assessments for aspiring AAPGAI instructors.
Do check out the new Halstead and Bolton website, by the way, and have a look at the great destinations these guys have in their portfolio. It’s enough to tempt even me away from the Eden occasionally.

Come along and get involved.

AAPGAI Open Day at Cockermouth on the river Derwent 24th March.

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River Eden.

The second week of March continued the trend with several heavy fish, some in the high teens and a few in the twenty pound class being caught. It has to be one of the best spring runs of fish this early in March for some years. Other rivers like the Wye and Tyne are also experiencing similar results with large fish.

Opening day today, the 15^th March for the brown trout season, unfortunately very cool winds are putting a dampener on any hint of a hatch of large darks, anglers have to go sub-surface to get any action.

The river is at present summer level, the water temperature is 46oF, the air temperature with the wind chill is a little less, small tides this week but great prospects lie ahead when things warm up.

Greystoke school

It was an absolute pleasure to return to Greystoke school, the children and teachers there are very enthusiastic and keen to learn. Borderlines did a stream and pond dipping day with two groups on Wednesday, there were plenty of species along with immature trout to keep everyone occupied.

 There were some fine specimens of large stonefly, mayfly and caddis to be found in the stream just showing how healthy things are.

 They all braved sharp showers and low temperatures were very well behaved and did a splendid job.

Thank you all for an enjoyable day!

Eden

A small rise of water and temperature at the end of February encouraged a decent run of spring fish to enter the Eden. Some of these salmon were quite substantial; the heaviest reported from Warwick hall, a magnificent specimen of 27 pounds taken on the fly and other fish around and above Carlisle into the high teens. It is usually around the end of March that we see this sort of run, a little early going on past records but I do not think that anyone is complaining!
Another small rise with some colour on the 8^th March of around eighteen inches, this was after some heavy showers the day before and the levels are beginning to drop off again. Quite a few otters are being sighted on the Eden at present; some with young, a great privilege to see.

A great day out for Borderlines with the lads from Wigton youth station at Warwick Hall the last week of February. There were plenty of grayling caught that day along with some nice dace, for some  it was their first time out.

   

    

All did a fantastic job given the conditions of a rising river and very low temperatures.