Many thanks to Rodney Wevill for allowing me to reproduce his Facebook write up on his recent trip to Wistlandpound
I was surprised how low the reservoir is so early in the season. This gives more open bank to fish but is perhaps concerning for the summer ahead.
Bright sunshine and gentle breeze on the edge of Exmoor and Wistlandpound Reservoir today.
Very little rising and probably a little too bright for the Browns.
What a beautiful place this is, I said I would get back up here when I last fished it two seasons ago with Wayne Thomas .
I found it a little bit harder this time, but with a bit of walking I found some fish and a few missed and lost.
These are all resident fish and was happy to find one reasonably fish plus a Rudd that couldn’t resist the tadpole.
The Browns up here are. Totally different colour to the ones down on Fernworthy, Roadford and Colliford far paler and silver.
Not being a stocked Reservoir Trout Fishing South West Lakes Trust only charge about half the price of the other Brown Trout waters making this a real bargain in the most stunning of locations, I will try to get back up when they are taking off the top more readily.
And for once I couldn’t give a bugger that it’s to bright, we need some sunshine.
