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Contact: John Jones Tel: 01633 681101 Cobbler's Hole Neville Estate nr Eridge Green Tunbridge Wells Kent Contact: Ian Black Tel: 01435 813555 Cambrian Angling Association c/o 1 Bryntirlon Glanypwle Blaenau, Ffestiniog Gwynedd LL41 3PW Contact: The Secretary Tel: 01766 831679 Colliford lake Bolventor Liskeard Cornwall Contact: Permits: Jamaica Inn Tel: 01566 86250 Camel, River 26 Meadow Place Bodmin Cornwall Contact: R Burrows Tel: 01208 75513 Coltsford Mill Mill Lane Hurst Green Oxted Surrey RH8 9DG Contact: Mr Shaun Moore Tel: 01883 715666 Email: info@coltsfordmill-fishery.co.uk Website: www.coltsfordmill-fishery.co.uk Cameley Trout Fishery Cameley Temple Cloud Bristol Somerset BS18 5AQ Contact: John Harris Tel: 01761 452423 Email: cameleylodge@btinternet.com Website: www.cameleylakes.co.uk Colwick Lake Colwick Hall Colwick Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 2GW Contact: The Fishery Manager Tel: 0115 987 0785 Cameron Reservoir 54 Nicholas Street St Andrews (none) Contact: Permits: St Andrews AC Tel: 01334 840236 Conder Valley Fly Fishery Forrest Hills Hazel Rigg Lane Ellel, Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0PL Contact: Colin Newsham Tel: 01524 752566 Camps Reservoir Crawford Strathclyde Contact: Mrs Dempster Tel: 01864 502393 Conwyn Valley Fisheries Glyn Isa Rowen Gwynedd LL32 8PT Contact: Manager Tel: 01492 650063 Cantref Reservoir Brecon Glamorgan Contact: Manager Tel: 01443 450577 Coppice Trout Fishery St Weonards Hereford Herefordshire Contact: Colin Evans Tel: 01981 580267 Carron Valley Fishery Fishing Lodge Carron Valley nr Denny Stirlingshire FK6 5JL Contact: The Manager Tel: 01324 823698 Email: fishing@carronvalley.com Website: www.carronvalley.com Cormwell Lake Cormwell Newark Nottinghamshire Contact: Victor Collins Tel: 01636 822425 Carsington Reservoir Ashbourne Derbyshire Contact: The Proprietor Tel: 01629 640159 Email: enquiries@midlands-flyfishing.co.uk Website: www.midlands-flyfishing.co.uk Cornbury Park South Hill Lodge Cornbury Oxon Oxfordshire OX7 3EW Contact: Brian Morris Tel: 01608 811509 Chalk Springs Park Bottom Arundel Sussex BN18 0AA Contact: Darren Smith Tel: 01903 883742 Email: enquiries@chalksprings.com Website: www.chalksprings.com Cound Trout Fishery Cound Quarry Cound Shrewsbury Shropshire SY5 6BA Contact: Mr B Davies Tel: 01743 761114 Email: fishery@coundtroutfishery.com Website: www.coundtroutfishery.com Chatsworth Fishery (River Derwent) The Estate Office Edensor Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1PJ Contact: Mr David Oakley Tel: 01246 565300 Website: www.chatsworth.org Coyle Water Fishery Shieldmains Farm Coalhall Ayr Ayrshire KA6 6LZ Contact: Alex Stevenson Tel: 01292 571291 Email: colin@coylewaterfishery.co.uk Website: www.coylewaterfishery.co.uk Chequertree Trout Fishery Standard Lane Bethersden Ashford Kent TN26 3JR Contact: Mr Chris Drew Tel: 01223 820078 Website: www.chequertreefishery.co.uk Crab Tree Angling Lake Crab Tree House Farm Gilling West Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5JD Contact: Stan Willis Tel: 01748 850158 Chesterton Mill Pool The Estate Office Thwaites Farms Harbury Heath Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV33 9NL Contact: Mr Ian Clifton Tel: 0831 137277 Crai reservoir Sennybridge Brecon Powys Contact: Cnewr Estate Tel: 01874 636207 Chew Valley Lake Woodford Lodge Chew Stoke Somerset BS40 8XH Contact: Bob Handford or Chris Klee Tel: 01275 3323339 Craufurdland Fishery East Lodge Craufurdland Strathclyde Contact: Bill Jones Tel: 01560 600569 Chigboro Fisheries Chigborough Road Heybridge Maldon Essex CM9 4RE Contact: Mr David Weston Tel: 01621 857368 Website: www.chingboro-fisheries.co.uk Cregennan Lakes Ffrid Boedel Arthog Dolgellau Gwynedd LL39 1LJ Contact: Emlyn Lloyd Tel: 07854 139766 Email: info@cregennan.co.uk Website: www.cregennan.co.uk Chiphall Trout Lake Rooksbury Estate Wickham Fareham Hampshire PO17 5NZ Contact: The Proprietor Tel: 01329 833295 Website: www.chiphalllake.co.uk Crimonmogate Loch Fraserburgh Grampian Contact: Permit: Dave Wilson Tel: 0374 224492 Church End Trout Fishery Church End Twyning Tewkesbury Gloucestershire Contact: John Williams Tel: 012454 9111 Crombie Reservoir Monikie Angling Club Carnoustle Tayside Contact: Permits: The Secretary Tel: 01382 370300 Church Hill Fishery Swanbourne Road Mursley Buckinghamshire MK17 0JA Contact: Mr Tim Daniels Tel: 01296 720524 Website: www.church-hill-fishery.co.uk Cross Green Flyfishers Hope House Cockfield Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 OLG Contact: Mr Ken Steward Tel: 07909 506963 Email: ksteward@tiscali.co.uk Claerwen reservoir Elan Valley centre Rhayader Powys Contact: Manager Tel: 01597 810898 Crosswood Reservoir Lothians Division Lomond House, Beveridge Square Livingstone Lothian EH55 8LR Contact: Scott Henderson Tel: 07748 188364 Clatteringshaws Loch Newton Stewart Dumfries and Galloway Contact: Permits: Galloway Guns and Tackle Shop Tel: 01671 403404 Croxley Hall Croxley Hall Farm Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3BQ Contact: Paul Sansom-Timms Tel: 01923 778290 Website: www.croxleyhallfisheries.com Clatworthy Reservoir Contact: Manager Tel: 01984 623549 Crummock Water Woodhouse Buttermere Cumbria Contact: Mrs McKenzie Tel: 01768 770208 Clavering Trout Lake Clavering Farm Clavering Saffrow Walden Essex CB11 4RL Contact: Mr P G Greenhall Tel: 01799 550261 Email: info@clavering-lakes.co.uk Website: www.clavering-lakes.co.uk Cwm Prysor Lake c/o Eryi Tackle Shop Main Street Bala Gwynedd Contact: Bala Angling Association Tel: 01678 520370 Clay Lane Fishery Mobberly Knutsford Cheshire WA16 7BH Contact: Brian Cooper Tel: 01565 873337 Website: www.claylanetroutfishery.co.uk Cwm Rheidol Fishery Capel Bangor Aberystwyth Dyfed Contact: The Manager Tel: 01970 880667 Claybridge Trout Lakes Bullington Wragby Lincolnshire Contact: Trevor Fenton Tel: 01673 857014 Cwmtillery Reservoir c/o Abertillery Angling Club 41 Duke Street Abertillery Gwent NP3 1BE Contact: A Griffin Tel: 01495 320504 Cleatham Trout Fishery Low Farm Cleatham Kirton in Lindsay Humberside Contact: Yvonne Stow Tel: 01652 640757 Cypress Wood Howbourne Lane Buxted Uckfield Sussex Contact: Peter Cottenham Tel: 01825 733455 Clubbiedean Reservoir Edinburgh Lothian Contact: Permits: East of Scotland Water Tel: 0131 445 6462   Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques Judging a Water Lakes, and also rivers, can be divided into types based on the clarity of the water which affects the depth at which fish lie and the distance they can observe your lure from. This is because of the depth light can enter the water which in turn is a factor that effects the behaviour of fish. Transparency is also affected by the degree to which the surface is disturbed by wind. Generally the transparency of the water can be tested by lowering a white disc into the water and marking the depth at which it starts to disappear from view. Often the larger fish lie at this depth during the main part of the day. To give an example in a lake that is very coloured a fish may only see a lure within 1 to 2 feet and may prefer to lie at around 6 feet, while in our clearest lakes such as the best limestone lakes, a fish may prefer to lie in as much as 30 feet of water and may see a lure from considerable distances. The lime content of the water will dictate the quality of feeding. Very soft waters, described as acid, for example may contain 5 parts per million of bound carbon dioxide. (5ppm CO2). 10 to 20 ppm in a water is described as neutral and grows four times the poundage of fish and food per acre than waters of 5ppm. Harder waters with say 20 to 30 ppms of lime will be prolific and hold all manner of food from mayflies to crayfish. Trout can live in all such waters depending on other key factors such as water temperature, suitable spawning redds and predation. The shape of the lake also affects its angling potential and significant shallow areas around the shore and/or a convoluted shore combined with significant deep areas of at least 25 feet are preferable. The shore area is referred to as the littoral zone or by anglers as the food shelf. A water can be judged by the nature of the plants observed in it. If it is a large and/or windswept lake it is advisable to assess the lake in the bays. Look for the type of underwater plants present, not the surface plants like lilies or border plants. An abundance of large underwater plants with large leaves is a good sign the water is alkaline, whereas if only small slender plants can be found the water is likely to be acidic. Large underwater plants, such as Potamogeton praelongus, mean plenty of food and cover for fish and the plants produce oxygen. In clear waters streams of bubbles can be seen rising from thick mats of plants on the bed of a lake. An anchor may bring up mats of the bright green plants along with much insect life such as shrimps, a classic example of such a water is Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire. Very clear lakes will permit oxygen at greater depths and plants will be found on the bottom in deep water and the trout can therefore be expected to range to such depths as well. Another well known lake that has been carefully studied is Windermere and some facts and figures about this lake are instructive. It is 10 miles long and ½ a mile wide, averages 70 feet deep, and is a little over 200 feet at the deepest point. Light penetration suitable for rooted plants is 16 feet of which such areas make up 25% of the lake bottom. Trout prefer high concentrations of Oxygen, 8ppm O2 is good but at levels lower than 5ppm fish are expending all energy moving gills and trying to breathe and will move to an area with more oxygen. In a stream the trout will move into riffles, runs and eddies where oxygen is mixed into the water by the air. In a lake they may alter depth or seek out the water around inlets or areas where wind and current stir the water surface. Heavy rain will also cool and oxygenate the water. If they cannot find relief they will die and to be comfortable they require at least 5ppm. Oxygen at high levels makes the fish active and avid feeders and they will hit a fly with gusto. In the summer in bright, warm conditions the plankton in a lake move up and down in the water depending on the height of the sun and fish will tend to move down in the water with this plankton as the sun rays become more intense. In deep lakes the water can form into three layers during the summer months as the sun warms the water. The top layer is called the Epilimnion, the middle layer is called the Thermocline and the bottom layer is called the Hypolimnion. The cold water congregates in the lower layers and the oxygen content is mostly confined to the upper layers. Fish will be confined to the Eplimnion. The Eplimnion in Windermere is around 30 feet leaving a vast volume of water taken up by the hypolimnion. In the summer a prolonged strong wind can tip the layers at an angle and fishermen may make good use of this knowledge because the Hypolimnion is lifted at the lee shore and that brings the fish closer to the surface. In a lake when conditions become cooler in Autumn and winds become more regular the lake will mix the layers and oxygen content will increase and be spread throughout the water. As oxygenation increases again fish will become more active. The deeper parts of the lake become relatively warmer than the surface as winter sets in. Fish will then range at all depths again but as the water becomes yet colder they will become more subdued. In the spring life returns to the lake as the sun begins to warm the water and insects and fish become more active particularly in the shorelines. << Access to Fly Fisheries Conditions >>	Existing Users Login User ID:   Password:   Remember me next time. Register to join now for FREE Forgotten your password?