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Warm overcast days have seen good hatches of insects with plenty of trout surface feeding.  On these days floating lines fished with dry flies, buzzers and nymphs have been most productive.  In bright and hot conditions fish have been caught deeper in the lake. 

The largest rainbow of the month weighed in at 5lb 9oz and was taken on a buzzer by Mr Husband,  of St Austell. In total Mr Husband landed six fish all on buzzers for a combined bag weight of 15lb 12oz.

Mr Westwood, of Camborne,  landed five rainbows for 10lb 8oz fishing with a Damsel Nymph,  buzzers and a White Muddler.  

Mr Twine, of Liskeard, landed four rainbows for 9lb on a Dawsons Olive. 

A reduction of insect life due to the cooler damp conditions has inevitably had an affect on the fish surface feeding. 
Plenty of trout have still been taken subsurface using floating and intermediate lines fished with weighted nymphs, buzzers and mini lures.

Mr White,  of Liskeard,  landed the largest rainbow of the month at 4lb 4oz. His six fish bag weighed 13lb 8oz and was taken on a weighted Damsel Nymph. 

Mr Little, of St Mawes, landed five fish for 13lb fishing buzzers.

Mr Rose, of Liskeard,  landed four rainbows for 11lb 8oz on a red nymph. The largest rainbow tipped the scales at 4lb.

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In warm overcast conditions prolific hatches of insects have brought plentiful amounts of trout surface feeding.   In both wet and bright conditions trout have been caught deeper in the lake. 

Mr Rose, of Liskeard,  caught a good three fish bag for 9lb. The bag included a 4lb 15oz rainbow which is the largest rainbow so far this month and was taken on a White Snake.

Mr Twine,  of Liskeard,  landed a good five fish bag for 14lb 2oz.  The largest rainbow weighed 4lb 14oz. The bag was taken on a Dawsons Olive. 

Miss Pratt, of Bodmin, landed four good rainbows for 13lb 2oz on a Dawsons Olive.  The largest rainbow of the bag weighed 4lb 7oz.

Mrs Harris,  of Penryn,  landed ten rainbows for 23lb 2oz fishing a Damsel Nymph. 

Warm overcast days have produced good hatches of insects with plenty of trout surface feeding.  In bright conditions fish have been caught deeper in the lake. 

Mr Loader, of Bude, caught the largest rainbow of the month at 5lb 8oz. The six fish bag weighed 16lb 4oz and was taken on Buzzers. On another trip to the fishery Mr Loader weighed in six rainbow for 15lb 4oz, with the largest rainbow at 4lb.  The bag was taken on a Black Chomper.

Mr Snell, of Plymouth, landed nine rainbows for 22lb 8oz on a Daiwl Bach and Red Buzzer. 

On warm overcast days prolific hatches of insects have brought good numbers of trout feeding on the surface.   In these conditions floating lines fished with dries, nymphs and mini lures have been most productive.

In more unfavourable conditions sinking and intermediate lines fished with nymphs,  lures and boobies have been most successful. 

The largest trout of the month weighed in at 4lb 14oz taken by Mr Gordon of North Hill on a Nymph.  

Mr Loader, of Bude, landed  a good six fish bag for 15lb 4oz. The largest rainbow weighed 4lb and the bag was taken on a Black and Olive Hothead.

Miss Pratt, of Bodmin, landed six fish for 14lb 4oz on a Dawsons Olive. 

Mr Carr, of Bodmin,  landed five rainbows for 15lb fishing lures and boobies 

Mr Winchester,  of Callington,  landed five rainbows for 11lb 8oz fishing a Black and Silver Humongous.

On the dull overcast days plenty of trout have been surface feeding.  On the wet dank days trout tend to be deeper in the lake with sinking and intermediate lines fished with mini lures,  weighted nymphs and boobies being most effective. 

Mr Buttle, of Plymouth,  landed a good five fish bag for 12lb 8oz fishing buzzers.

Mr Pidgeon, of Princetown, landed five rainbows for 11lb on a Blue Flash Damsel Nymph. 

The largest rainbow of the month was also taken by Mr Buttle, of Plymouth,  fishing a Bread Crust fly.  The trout tipped the scales at 5lb. Mr Buttle’s three fish bag on this visit weighed 9lb. The bag was taken on a Bread Crust fly and a White Pearl fly.

Dull mild days have brought trout feeding close to the surface. 
Floating and intermediate lines fished with mini lures and nymphs have been most productive. 

The largest trout this month of 5lb 14oz was caught by Mr Twine,  of Liskeard.
Mr Twine’s three fish bag weighed 10lb 5oz and was taken on a Dawsons Olive.
On another visit Mr Twine landed four rainbows for 10lb 3oz the largest of which was 3lb 2oz and the bag was taken on a Blue Flash Damsel Nymph. 

Mr Carr, of Bodmin,  landed five rainbows for 11lb fishing a Booby. 

Those anglers braving the weather conditions have taken some good bags of trout. 

The largest rainbow of the month was taken by Mr King,  of Mount Hawke, which weighed in at 3lb 5oz and was caught on a Cat’s Whisker. 

Mr Buttle,  of Plymouth,  landed five fine rainbows for 11lb 12oz fishing a Micro X, Viva and Damsel Nymph. 

Mr White,  of Liskeard,  weighed in a good bag of five rainbows for 13lb fishing a Lead Head Damsel Nymph. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. 

For the brave anglers who have ventured out in the wet and windy conditions,  their efforts have been rewarded.

The largest rainbow of the month weighed 4lb 2oz and was taken with another three rainbows giving a total bag weight of 11lb 1oz.  The bag was caught on a White Minky by Mr Buttle of Plymouth. 

Mr Prout,  of Liskeard,  landed five rainbows for 11lb 8oz fishing a Pink Snake.

Warm days have seen good hatches of insects with plenty of trout surface feeding.
Blustery autumn conditions have at times made fishing unfavourable, however, those braving these days have been successful. 

Mr White,  of Liskeard,  landed five rainbows for 10lb fishing a weighted Damsel Nymph. 
Mr Westwood,  of West Cornwall,  landed three rainbows for 6lb 4oz also on a Damsel Nymph. 

Warm overcast days have had good hatches of insects with plenty of trout surface feeding. 

On these days floating lines  fished with buzzers, dries, nymphs and mini lures can be very effective. In bright hot conditions a sinking line fished with boobies, mini lures and weighted nymphs has proven successful.  

Mr Prout, of Liskeard,  landed five rainbows and a brown trout for 11lb fishing buzzers.  

Mr White, of Liskeard,  landed five rainbows for 10lb fishing a weighted Damsel Nymph. 

Warm overcast conditions have provided some good hatches of fly life with plenty of trout surface feeding.  On these days good bags of trout have been caught using floating lines with nymphs,  mini lures, dries and buzzers. 
In poor dank conditions sinking lines with boobies, weighted nymphs and mini lures have been most productive. 

Mr Dexter, of Liskeard,  landed the best rainbow of the month at 5lb 8oz, his three fish bag total weight was 9lb 8oz and was taken on a Blue Flash Damsel. 

Mr Twine,  of Liskeard,  landed a good 4lb 6oz rainbow and four others for a total bag weight of 13lb fishing a Dawsons Olive and Orange Cat’s Whisker. 

Mr Loader, of Bude,  landed five rainbows for 11lb fishing a Black and Green Fritz Hothead. 

Varying weather conditions have required different fly fishing techniques. 
When hot and bright, a sinking line is recommended as fish have been caught deeper in the lake with boobies,  mini lures and weighted nymphs. 
When dull and overcast fish have been caught close to the surface with buzzers,  mini lures, nymphs and dry flies.

The largest rainbow of the month was taken by Mr Hislop, of Liskeard,  who landed a good 4lb 4oz trout in a three fish bag which was taken on a black and green Taddy.

Mr Dexter, of Liskeard, landed five rainbows for 10lb fishing a Blue Flash Damsel. 

Mr White,  of Liskeard,  landed four rainbows for 9lb fishing a Damsel Nymph. 

Mr Buttle,  of Plymouth,  landed five rainbows for 9lb 4oz on a Cat’s Whisker, Viva and Montana. 

In cool overcast conditions bountiful amounts of trout have been surface feeding. In these conditions floating lines fished with buzzers, nymphs and dry flies have been most productive. 
It is best to avoid the hottest part of the day as temperatures have exceeded the norm, although on these bright hot days sinking lines fished with boobies, mini lures and weighted nymphs have taken some good bags of trout.

Mr Lewis, of Bridgewater,  landed four rainbows for 11lb fishing a green and black buzzer. The largest rainbow of the bag was 4lb.

Mr Buttle, of Plymouth,  landed five rainbows for 13lb 8oz on buzzers and nymphs.  The largest rainbow weighed 4lb.

Mr Twine, of Liskeard,  landed six rainbows for 13lb 12oz fishing buzzers.

Some great sport is being had at the fishery with prolific hatches of buzzers and other insects.  The warm overcast days are more productive for surface sport.  In cool or bright conditions intermediate or sink tip lines are most successful with weighted nymphs and mini lures.

The largest trout of the month was taken by local angler Mr Frost.  The trout tipped the scales at 5lb and was taken on an Olive Fritz. 

Mr Buttle, of Plymouth,  landed four good rainbows for 15lb fishing a Hemo Buzzer and Mini Cat.

Mr Snell, of Plymouth,  landed five rainbows for 13lb 14oz on a Blue Flash Damsel.

Mr Twine, of Liskeard, landed a five fish bag for 11lb 5oz on Buzzers and a Mini Cat. 

Mr Husband,  of St Austell,  landed nine rainbows for 18lb on Damsel Nymphs and Buzzers.

Many anglers have commented on the good quality fish and how hard they are fighting.  Booking is a requirement to fish Mallard Lake.  Unfortunately Teal Lake remains closed at this time.

On the cooler damp days trout have been less active and in these conditions sinking and intermediate lines fished with mini lures,  boobies and weighted nymphs have been most productive.

On the warmer days prolific hatches of buzzers have had good numbers of trout surface feeding. In these warmer conditions floating lines fished with buzzers, nymphs and dries are most effective. 

Visiting anglers Peter and Paul between them caught seven trout the largest weighing in at 7lb 6oz. The bag was taken on a Hothead Cat. 

Mr Husband, of St Austell, landed eight rainbows for 18lb 2oz on buzzers and the largest rainbow weighed 4lb 2oz.

Mr Elphick, of Lostwithiel,  landed seven rainbows for 14lb on a white booby.

Mrs Harris, of Penryn, landed a ten fish bag for 19lb 2oz on a Hothead Damsel Nymph. 

Mr Snell, of Plymouth,  landed three fish for 8lb and the largest rainbow was 5lb. The bag was taken on a Blue Flash Damsel Nymph. 

On the warm overcast days plenty of trout have been surface feeding on hatching buzzers. On these days floating lines fished with buzzers, nymphs, dries and mini lures have been most productive.
In colder brighter conditions sinking lines fished with mini lures and nymphs have been successful. 

The largest trout of the month was taken by Mr Harvey, of Plymouth,  who landed a good 9lb rainbow on a blue flash Damsel nymph.

Mr Terry, of Plymouth,  landed four rainbows for 9lb 8oz fishing mini lures. 

Mr Twine,  of Liskeard,  landed five rainbows for 8lb 14oz fishing buzzers. 

In favourable conditions trout have been taken close to the surface with floating and intermediate lines being most effective fished with weighted nymphs and mini lures.

Mr Twine, of Liskeard, landed five good rainbows for 10lb 2oz fishing a Dawsons Olive and a mini Cat’s Whisker.
Mr Carr, of Liskeard, landed five rainbows for 10lb fishing a Damsel Nymph, lead head Cat and a Minky.
Mr Prout, of Liskeard, landed seven rainbows for 13lb 8oz fishing a mini Olive Snake.

Hopefully better weather will bring more favourable fishing conditions.

Mr Harvey, of Plymouth, braved freezing conditions to land a good five fish bag for 10lb 8oz on a Hot Head Damsel Nymph.

Anybody keen to fish please call for an update on current conditions.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Julian

Overall great sport at the fishery with some good bags being caught by plenty of visiting anglers.
On the warmer overcast days plenty of trout have been surface feeding.

The largest rainbow of the month was taken by Mr Harrington, of Liskeard, who landed a good 4lb 8oz rainbow.
The total bag of four fish weighed in at 10lb 8oz and was caught on a Dawsons Olive.

Mr Girling, of Mount Hawke, landed a good 4lb 1oz and two other fish with a bag weight of 8lb 11oz also on a Dawsons Olive.
Mr Loader, of Bude, landed a good six fish bag for 15lb on a Black Fritz Hothead.
Mr Elphick, of Lostwithiel, landed six fish for 13lb 8oz fishing boobies