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Latest From Albury

Updated 30th September

Last weeks catches were the best we have had for a couple of months, which was great given the weather we had. It was nice to see Powdermills and Vale End producing some good fish, including some in the 5lb to 8lb bracket. Daddy longlegs, damsels and cats whisker accounted for good numbers of fish. 

Some beautiful autumnal weather about at the moment with some cooler overnight temperatures which is cooling the lakes down nicely. As the lake temperatures cool we will gradually be stocking more fish into the lakes and expect the fishing to be back to its best by the beginning of October. Also we have winter season rods now available on our website which run from October 1st 2024 to the end of March 2025. They offer great value for money at £140 for 6 months fishing during the best time of year when the fish are in peak condition, as well as giving you access to Powdermills, Weston, Vale End and Syon Park fishery.

Other good news is that the cafe at Weston is now open Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am to 2.30pm serving delicious food and drink. Could all day ticket anglers please report to the cafe/lodge during cafe opening times to register. Outside of these times, the bailiff will see you on the bank. 

Some stunning brown trout have been caught with the biggest being 12lb 8oz and smallest 10lb 8oz. Now the weather is warming up (slightly) the fish are really feeding on naturals such as buzzers and small nymphs.

Above Rodney Dacomb with an 11lb 8oz Brown

Above Gordon Hunter with a 10lb 8oz brown.

Above, Steve Novak with a 12lb 8oz brown.

Garwyn (pic above) caught this stunning 8lb brown trout on a black and green lure.

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 3rd October 

We are pleased to say that we will be re-opening the lake at Syon Park on Saturday 5th October.  We are looking forward to welcoming you all back, hopefully old and new faces coming through.  It will be the start of the winter season, so winter season membership is now available to purchase on line.  Winter season membership is great value for money, as this gives you unlimited access to Syon Park and some of the waters at Albury (Weston, Vale End, and the season members only lake – Powder Mills).

We shall also be open to day membership here at Syon over the winter.

Over August and September, we continued our general maintenance around the lake, as well as some essential maintenance works – this was a partial drain down.  The overall aim of this was to help dry out the reeds, bank faces and the concrete stanchions on the bridge to help control Argulus (lice).  It also allows us to replenish the lake with fresh water. 

The Albury weed boat has been taking some action here at Syon.  We undertook some weed removal as we do every year, and a general tidy up of floating debris.

 

We have also had a stocking of quality Albury Estate rainbow trout over the last couple of days, so we are all set for the re-opening of Syon lake @ Albury Estate Fisheries.

Please remember to purchase all day memberships and tokens via our website, as this speeds up the booking in process on the bank.  

Please can all of our members make sure you sign in and out of the fishery, record the fish that you take, and tokens MUST be placed in our returns box.  If you run out of tokens whilst fishing, please call the bailiff to top up your tokens, as all anglers must be in possession of fish tokens to cover the fish that you have caught, plus any other fish you wish to catch.

Please like and follow our facebook page.  Keep your eye out for some great fishing pictures.  You can also find us on X (previously twitter), where we also post regular updates and photos.

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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.

 

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