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Updated 17th April

328 fish caught last week over all Albury waters. We have just stocked some really big browns over the last few daysand Garwyn (pic above) caught this stunning 8lb brown trout on a black and green lure.

Natural patterns such as buzzers and small nymphs have outfished lures, especially on the warmer days or busy days when fish have been pounded with big lures. The river season started on April 1st and with very little fly life about most fish have been taken on small weighted nymphs. With the river carrying a slight tinge of colour a silver beaded nymph has worked well.

Weston fishery will be closed on the following dates – 27th April, 13th May, 3rd June, 1st July and 25th August. Vale End and Powdermills will still be open on these dates.

Also the cafe at Weston will be closed on the 30th April and 1st May.

Season rods and fish tokens for 2024/25 season are now available to purchase online. A season rod offers fantastic value for money and has many benefits outlined below. Season rods can have unlimited visits to Weston, Vale end, Syon park and season rod only water Powdermills which is often less busy than the day ticket waters. This includes unlimited visits to our fly only carp lake at Weston and catch and release fishing on our river beats during the river season. Season rods can also buy tokens in larger quantities which reduces the cost per token. Season rods may also bring a guest that has valid day membership and they can use your tokens. Please note that next years fish tokens will not be available until April 1^st 2024.

An exciting change to the rules next season is that we will allow catch and release fishing on the river beats at Weston, Vale End and Powdermills. This will only be for the duration of the river season from 1st April until 30^th September. Anglers must have day or season membership and be in possession of fish tokens, you cannot fish the river with just day membership. Barbless flies must be used and the fish must be treated with respect and returned to the water with minimal handling, preferably unhooked in the net and not removed from the water. Anglers may if they wish keep a stocked fish from the river using tokens in the normal manner but all wild brown trout must be returned. This new rule change will strictly apply to the river beats only, under no circumstances may anglers return fish in any of the lakes (except the carp lake at Weston) and anyone caught doing so will face disciplinary action. We will trial this rule change for the duration of the season and if successful will make it a permanent rule change.

Following on the success of the day we ran with Peter Cockwill back in January we have organised another event with him on 25^th April 2024. This event will be split into two halves, with a morning session covering trout fishing with an emphasis on buzzer fishing and in the afternoon Peter will be doing a talk/demo on fly fishing for carp which will cover the equipment needed, tactics and handling of the fish. Numbers are limited to 20 anglers in the morning and 20 in the afternoon. If you wish to attend please email me to book a place on [email protected].

Richard Algeo caught this superb brown trout at Weston fishery (see pic below).

A couple of really quality brown trout for Freddie Botha and James Evans this week.

Latest From Syon

Updated 14th April

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Early mornings and evenings, we are having some great rises. Some of our anglers are having some great surface action. A lot of insect life around the lake on warmer days. Lots of buzzer hatches, and we are also seeing Caddis fly and Alder fly hatches/emerging. Black pattern buzzers and black pattern lures are showing good results.

It’s the start of a new season. The lake is in superb condition, great water clarity, fishing really well and we’ve had lots of happy anglers. The trees are budding and about to burst into leaf. The cows with their calves will be back with us soon! This is our favourite time of year at Syon. Spring is in the air as they say…

Season membership for 24/25 season is now available online and is priced at £230, still great value, giving you unlimited access to fish here at Syon and at Albury season member lakes. All incredible places to fish and relax!

Tokens are available now to purchase through our website. If all members can purchase their tokens online please, as this will speed up the process when you arrive at the fishery, giving you more time to fish. Thanks

We will again extend day memberships for a while, until the weather gets really hot, then we will close to day members. All day membership and tokens must be purchased online before you arrive at the fishery.

We had a big stocking of Brown trout this week. They are already starting to come out. They usually hang around the bridge in the deeper water.

Alexander had a great day here at Syon, landing 3 brown trout! All putting up a great fight!

Rick king had this lovely brace, a brown and a rainbow, both quality fish from our farm in Albury!

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Fly’s to currently try – We have great water clarity at the moment. It is continuing to clear. That’s all we needed, a break from heavy rain and the ground to dry out slightly.

Orange buzzers, orange scud/shrimps, pink buzzers, red buzzers, shrimp etc. Hothead damsels are also working. Pursue with natural fly’s or imitate natural food source, e.g. buzzer, gammarus.

The fish are naturally coming up in the water now temperatures are warming up. Fish are also being caught by the bridge and the island. In the deeper water, still aim for your fly to be at least 3-4 feet down in the water, and mix up your retrieve.

Once deep, a fast retrieve usually gets the trout going, and will bring your fly up through the water column catching the eye of the fish!

Jason Reeves had this awesome trifecta here at Syon over the weekend. Rainbow, Sparctic, and a Brown trout. Well done Jason!

Orange buzzers, orange scud/shrimps, pink buzzers, red buzzers, shrimp etc. Hothead damsels are also working. Pursue with natural fly’s or imitate natural food source, e.g. buzzer, gammarus.

Please could all members swipe their individual membership cards on the gate entry system when entering and exiting the fishery. If another member is coming in or out of the gate when you arrive or exit the fishery, please can you still swipe your card upon entry/exit.

If any member is at the entrance without a valid membership card, please call the bailiff. The number is 07956 378 138.

Chris caught this stunning sparctic.

It is all about method and finding the depth of the fish at this time of year. We aren’t seeing fish showing on the surface, so this indicates that they will be low/deep.

Jan has fished at Syon and had this lovely bag of Albury Estate rainbow trout.

He regularly changed his depth until he found the fish. This is his method and has paid off. 1 foot down 15 mins – nothing, 2 foot down 15 mins – nothing, 3 foot down, bingo! 3 feet down under an indicator using an Olive tungsten head scud.

If indicators aren’t your thing, an intermediate line with a sinking/poly leader with tungsten head lures or nymphs will give you that depth without touching the bottom. These poly leaders all sink at different rates, so read the description before you buy any.

If you only have a floating line, make sure you still use a sinking/poly leader or attach a sink tip to your floating line and use a fluorocarbon leader with a weighted lure. Sinking/poly leaders are readily available online.

There is so much information online now. Guys have tried full sinking lines with boobies but their fly comes back in with weed off of the bottom.

Something we commonly see here is anglers stripping lures on a floating line with monofilament leader, often too short, which will not reach the depth of the fish, leaving anglers frustrated. It’s about presentation of your fly within the water column. Rule of thumb the leader should be the length of your rod at least (9-10 foot). Fluorocarbon line/leader sinks faster in the water than a monofilament line/leader.

Floating lines are great here at Syon in spring and summer months when we begin to have buzzer hatches, emergers and surface insects. The fish begin rising and are higher in the water column.

Change your method, move around and cover different areas of the lake. This is the best advice. Also, speak to our other members and their tactics if they are catching. Speak to the bailiff regarding where the fish are or have been being caught.

The lake here at Syon is a vast expanse of water, and the fish have the ability to go deep. The lake in the deeper water is 10-12 foot deep. Its about locating the fish and the method approached.

If you are after a nice breakfast before you start fishing, there is a restaurant on site in Hilliers Garden Centre that serves a good breakfast, other hot food, and hot and cold beverages.

We are trialling line disposal bins around the lake. They are around the lake and one box at the hut. We would like to ask our members kindly, to not fill these with general rubbish. General rubbish can still be disposed of in the bin at the fishery hut. Thank you.

*** We would like to remind our members to purchase your day membership and tokens via our website before arriving at the fishery. *

Some improvements to the fishery entrance have now been completed. We have removed the green exit button, so you will now need to use your membership card when both entering and exiting the fishery.

Please continue to sign in and out of the fishery, and ensure that fish tokens are posted into the returns box.