Has anyone fished it of late and are there any recomendations as to choice of fly etc?

Thinking of making a visit shortly and have never fished here only next door at the "big fish" water next door a few years ago.

Cheers

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Haven't fished there in a few months but I would advise natural type flies. It has always fished well with Buzzers,Damsels,PTNs and other nymph variants.
Lures do work for new fish but are nto generally as successful on this water as many others.

I would start with a team of buzzers (possibly a heavy blood worm on the point) on a floater if the wind is not too fierce. otherwise try a damsel on the point and a cruncher or PTN on a dropper on an intermediate. You could also try a washing line method as well.

Good areas are to the left of the lodge looking at the lake, the point on the right of the lodge and the woods area (will need to roll cast here though).

Hope you have a good day.

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Jon

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That is super - thanks for that.

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Flo Pink head Buzzers

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Oliver

Fished it about a fortnight ago and bagged up with good fish on a pink bloodworm, dead drifted round the point mentioned above or a very slow figure of eight.

From the other earlier post pink seems to be the killer!

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Roy

Loopy,

I was at Bushy on Saturday and concur with DiawlBach. The water is not as clear as usual but olive buzzers seemed to work for me and some others there that day. Fishing was not easy and you need to keep moving but others caught fish on black and green buzzers and damsel nymphs fished very slowly - orange appeared to be a useful hotspot colour for all. I tie my buzzers with a thin black rib and the black thorax includes hot orange cheeks (sizes 12 - 14). Nearly everyone was fishing a floating line - I caught fish feeding about 6'' beneath the surface. Most fish seemed to be about 15 to 20 yds out but you had to be persistent as things were quite slow. There was a small hatch of tiny buzzers and some caenis around 2.30 which meant a flurring of activity just sub-surface, but no feeding on dry flies.

There has been an extensive amount of work to clear some bankside vegetation and some fish were congregating very close to the cleared spots. The clearance means that the Woodstock Pool (as far to the right as you can go once you turn right from the lodge) is easier to fish, if a little barren. When you buy your ticket, Rob is usually the most forthcoming with info on hot flies and techniques. He had recommended small dark wet flies, not just buzzers.

Hope this helps.

Adam I

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