with the new season upon us knott has been stocked with a number of fin perfect brown trout,with the weather looking ok for the beginning of the season i hope to see a few of you up there.
like years gone by i will be getting the website up and running with fishing reports and also the possability of a open day on knott so watch this space
alan
also we now have a facebook page just search under Ulverston angling knottallow tarn fly fishing brown trout
Friday 10 March 2017
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Knottallow Open Day
Knottallow
Tarn Open Day
12th
July 2014 Starts at 10am
Everybody, both members and non members, welcome
Tea, Coffee and bacon/sausage buns available
No gear needed (but if you have your own, it would help) just turn up and join in
· Introduction to Knottallow Tarn
· Entomology (Bug Hunting) /Matching Flies (fly boxes on show)
· Casting demonstration by with Tony Riley (AAPGAI) (including introduction to equipment, materials, leader set ups and knots)
· Learn to fly fish – demonstrations of general techniques and different styles
· Question and Answer Session
Please Note : Attendees
under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult
Monday 31 March 2014
New Season
With the new season up and running and knothallow stocked the fishing has been a bit challenging for the first couple of weeks,with the wind blowing hard.
But when the wind dropped then the fish have been looking up and the rod average is healthy,Albert petigrew and his mate Jimmy have been having a lot of success with small spider patterns and later on bibios and black hoppers
Adam has been catching lots of fish on diawl bach and other small nymphs and even i got into the action catching fish on the ever reliable beetle patterns.
The tarn is fishing really well so if you haven't fished yet this year have a look up as the fishery is on top form at the moment
Alan
But when the wind dropped then the fish have been looking up and the rod average is healthy,Albert petigrew and his mate Jimmy have been having a lot of success with small spider patterns and later on bibios and black hoppers
Adam has been catching lots of fish on diawl bach and other small nymphs and even i got into the action catching fish on the ever reliable beetle patterns.
The tarn is fishing really well so if you haven't fished yet this year have a look up as the fishery is on top form at the moment
Alan
Saturday 18 May 2013
knott this week
With the weather a bit better trips up to knott have been on the cards,i have been snatching a few hours after work.
The fishery has been in good form with plenty of fish topping and everyone catching lots of fish,on looking at the signing in book it was clear to see that people are catchng on a variety off methods from lures too dry's and austin has been catching on his secret hot spot spider !!!!!!
Myself i have been using small beetle patterns and on weds night there was a trickle of olives hatching off these had the fish on top and mopping up the olives.
If you have not been up lately i suggest you have a trip up as its fishing its head off
The fishery has been in good form with plenty of fish topping and everyone catching lots of fish,on looking at the signing in book it was clear to see that people are catchng on a variety off methods from lures too dry's and austin has been catching on his secret hot spot spider !!!!!!
Myself i have been using small beetle patterns and on weds night there was a trickle of olives hatching off these had the fish on top and mopping up the olives.
If you have not been up lately i suggest you have a trip up as its fishing its head off
Thursday 9 May 2013
All Shapes and sizes
All shapes and sizes
With the weather set to break i took a few hours off work and headed to my local club water at knottallow tarn the weather conditions were just about perfect with a light warm wind blowing across the tarn.
The fish were on the top and feeding well on getting to the water i could see lots of black gnats on the water,i caught lots of fish on various size gnats.
The fish were on the top and feeding well on getting to the water i could see lots of black gnats on the water,i caught lots of fish on various size gnats.
alan plevey
check out my blog http://cumbrianangler.blogspot.co.uk/
Thursday 28 March 2013
Second Stocking
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This was the scene at the carpark on Tuesday. The road in from Kirkby Moor was blocked with drifts up to 2 metres deep. This part was only just passable. The snow had frozen and with the temperatures not rising much can't see it disappearing quickly.
 A sample of the fish. As you can see the tagged fish have gone in. This year the colour is green and 40 fish were introduced at an average weight of 2.9 pound, so look out for some corkers. Please remember to record the colour of the tag if you catch one of these - last year the colour was green. As per last blog one of these has turned up already. |
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| As you can see the tarn was partially frozen. The water was only just above freezing, but the fish went in OK. Don't think the conditions will improve much in the near future. Really cold on the bingies!! Dave H |
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Wednesday 20 March 2013
Recent Fishing
Have managed two trips so far with reasonable results.
Fished all afternoon on Saturday and never saw or touched a fish until about 5.00pm (would think there were no fish in the place!), when a small rise started in the calm water near the stile bank. Previously tried weighted damsel nymph and corixa with no effect. Just swapped to a size 14 beetle fishing round from the point when I spotted the rise. Missed the first fish I covered - blow off the rust! Managed three fish before I had to go. One of these was a superb green tagged fish that had overwintered - estimated weight about 3pounds. Chuffed to bits. Sorry no photo - wanted to get it back asap.
Tried again Monday afternoon from 3 till 4.30 and managed seven on a mixture of spiders and beetle.
Could see that the fish are still shoaled up and cruising the edges, but still feeding. Other people have had success with a variety of lures - assume they got among these shoaled fish as they appeared to chase anything. Tried a Kate McClaren pulled across the surface and had many chases but never connected. It was then that I spotted that, even they were swirling around, they were actually rising. That's when I swapped to the beetle, dropping it into the area the fish were and just leaving it. Takes were confidant.
Dave H
Fished all afternoon on Saturday and never saw or touched a fish until about 5.00pm (would think there were no fish in the place!), when a small rise started in the calm water near the stile bank. Previously tried weighted damsel nymph and corixa with no effect. Just swapped to a size 14 beetle fishing round from the point when I spotted the rise. Missed the first fish I covered - blow off the rust! Managed three fish before I had to go. One of these was a superb green tagged fish that had overwintered - estimated weight about 3pounds. Chuffed to bits. Sorry no photo - wanted to get it back asap.
Tried again Monday afternoon from 3 till 4.30 and managed seven on a mixture of spiders and beetle.
Could see that the fish are still shoaled up and cruising the edges, but still feeding. Other people have had success with a variety of lures - assume they got among these shoaled fish as they appeared to chase anything. Tried a Kate McClaren pulled across the surface and had many chases but never connected. It was then that I spotted that, even they were swirling around, they were actually rising. That's when I swapped to the beetle, dropping it into the area the fish were and just leaving it. Takes were confidant.
Dave H
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