| 1 | Season | Fishing Starts 1st January - Fishing Ends 31st. July |
| 2 | Permitted Daily Hours for Fishing | See table in Appendix 1 |
| 3 | Taking of Trout |
The Environment Agency Regulations and Bye-laws
and regulations in force at the time must be observed. The dates when
fish may be killed and taken are listed below. Not more than two fish
per day may be taken with an overall limit of three brace per week
from all club waters. Brown Trout may be taken from March 18th . Rainbow Trout in lakes may be taken at any time when the fishery is open. |
| 4 | Mode of Fishing. | Fly Fishing only floating and sinking lines Dry,
Wet or Nymph. See rules on lines and fly sizes in Appendix 2 |
| 5 | Rod Limit | There is a rod limit at this water and full details of booking in and catch returns are given in Appendix 6 |
| 6 | Guests are allowed | For details and conditions see Appendix 6 |
| 7 | Members’ Children / Grandchildren | A member's child/grandchild may accompany the member
and fish subject to the conditions contained in Rule 10 'Members'
Children'. Please see Appendix 6 |
There are some excellent hatches
of buzzers and sedge. Sedge start to show from late May dependent upon
the weather. There is also a large population of snails and corixa.
The water calls out for top of the water techniques, floating line, using
a long leader with a team of nymphs fished almost stationary, just simply
drifting around in the breeze. It is rare that the surface of the water
is becalmed.
Favourite flies
Buzzers - green black and brown - try a wire buzzer on the point for a
bit of extra depth. Suspender buzzer works well - simply cast out with
the breeze at your back and leave it to drift in the current. Gold ribbed
hairs ear, traditional pheasant tails, gold-heads, Hoppers and Bob's bits
are all popular. An old fashioned pattern to try is Dr Bell's amber nymph
- especially when the sedges are showing. Hawthorn flies do well in season.
A good desperation fly when the trout are rising but won’t take
a fly is a Soldier Palmer on the top dropper, fished at medium pace, a
trout will often grab at it as it passes.
Try flies sized 12 or 14.
In the colder months fish more deeply with a weighted nymph on the point.
Bishops Pool is an easy to reach venue, the water is only yards from the
car park and the banks are flat and even. Evening tends to be most productive
during warmer weather.