Latest news from Albury, Surrey

Updated July 5th

A welcome change this week to some much cooler weather which gave us much better fishing conditions. Considering we are into July the fishing is holding up well and just about any of the lakes will be worth a go with the most important factor being, to be adaptable to your approach to fishing with regular fly changes, covering the water, consider fishing lighter tippets and smaller flies all playing a part in a successful days fishing.

Other news is that we have now been able to offer tuition on the fishery again, including half and full days tuition at Syon Park. Please visit the Learn to Fly Fish page on the website for more details.

Fishing the optimal times of the day and the right location will important. The best chance of catching will be early mornings and again later in the evening through to dusk. The best fishing in the heat will be at Weston in Wood Lodge Pool and Kingfisher pools and also at Vale End lakes and river.

Phil Gayford with a nice brown trout taken from Powdermills on a Cats Whisker.

Thank you to everyone for reading and complying with all the fishery guidelines regarding social distancing but please remember that no non fishing guests are allowed at the moment.

Please could season rods continue to call the bailiff to book a days fishing so we are able to monitor angler numbers on the fishery. Day rods must have payed online before arriving at the fishery.

The largest and biggest bag of fish recently was to Michael Corsini who had three stunning brown trout between 6lb and 8lb on stalking bugs at Vale End (see pics below).

Below is a nice brown trout taken by Mark Barlow.

Below is a picture of Warren Crawford he landed this superb 7lb brown trout from Mill house lake at Weston

The new fishing lodge is coming on well.

Please note that the police and environment agency will be carrying out regular patrols of the fishery so please ensure you have a valid rod license and all fish caught are declared and paid for. The picture below is of a recent patrol.

ATTENTION ALL ANGLERS. We have recently caught and banned some anglers abusing our system and practicing catch and release which is NOT permitted on any day ticket Albury water. We now have a number of voluntary bailiff’s who will be on the look out.

We now have for sale through the website ‘Starter Fishing Outfits’ for £69.99. Included is a 9ft 5\6 weight rod, reel loaded with a floating line, tapered leader, flies and safety glasses.

Latest news from Syon Park, London

UPDATED 23-06-20

Syon Park is Season Membership only until the 1st of October.

We will be operating a booking system to fish at Syon for all anglers.  To fish at Syon you will need to ring the Bailiff phone 07956 378138 between 08.00 and 17.00 to book a place.

Numbers will be limited please do not come to the lake without a booking.

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Dust off those rods and remember Syon is season membership until the 1st October.

Purchase your season membership online as we will not be taking card or cash payments on the bank.

We have had a couple of busy weeks collecting weed and the lake is mostly clear and fishing well! The weed is still growing and we have another boat coming soon which will time perfectly to keep on top of the growth.

The water is still crystal clear making sight fishing with a dry fly great sport.  The morning and evening rises are brilliant, the middle of the day is fishing slower but still having good results with the warm weather.

Best results are Dry Flies mornings and evenings and BUZZERS at about 2ft-3ft the rest of the time.

We would like to thank everyone for sticking with us through these challenging times and keeping yourselves safe, remember to keep your distance from people as some may not feel confident to express their feelings on social distancing.

We would like to add its fantastic to have you all back and it’s great to see you all catching and getting that much needed outdoor time.

 Fishing permitted until Dusk . No Catch and Release Permitted.

Cash will not be accepted on the bank for Season Memberships or for Fish Tokens. They can all be purchased online or on the bank using a Credit or Debit Card

If you are a first time visitor please call the bailiff on 07956 378138 the day before to get the gate entry code. Just start fishing, we will issue your membership/entry card and tickets on the bank.   Please note that the gate entry code changes often, get used to using your card to gain entry or you won’t be able to get in!

We’ve uploaded videos of Syon Park from the Sky! You can really appreciate the seclusion provided by Capability Browns tree line when you fly over the top and see the city sprawl around us. See Lakes From Above Page.

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