FRENSHAM TROUT FISHERY NEWS

We were very pleased to host locally based society, The Illustrious Company of Trout Ticklers (TICOTT), once again this year at Frensham. 14 seasoned anglers came along last weekend and enjoyed a full days fly fishing in more favourable weather conditions than last year, when it dropped down to minus 5 degs! On conclusion of proceedings, the much coveted annual trophy (photographed) was duly presented along with some vouchers to allow those winners to return to Frensham in the New Year. We are very grateful that this most amiable group have selected Frensham over the years and very much hope they continue to do so.

As well as hanging up our stockings this year, we already have been stocking the Lakes in the run up to Christmas. To get into the Christmas spirit we are also offering coupons which make ideal gifts for family and friends Book Fishing – Frensham Trout Fishery and will be offering a 10% discount on all ticket prices, from Tuesday 19.12.23 to Sunday 31.12.23 incl. Simply use the code VOUCHXMAS23 when making your booking. Best wishes for the Festive Season to all of our visitors to Frensham, both old and new. Thank you for your great support in 2023.

In advance of a main stock within the next 2 weeks, we have topped up the lakes with a small nos. of fish today. Its looking good for the weekend……..

As well as stocked fish, we are very fortunate at Frensham to have wild brown trout. Most are pretty small, but occasionally you can catch bigger wild fish like those in the 2 photos attached. Both these were caught by emerging buzzers last Friday in Heron and Meadow.

With cooler weather and good water conditions, there are some great fly fishing opportunities at Frensham throughout the autumn and winter months. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back on 28^th October, come along and visit us, and brighten up your day during the shorter daylight hours*. The accompanying photos will hopefully help whet your appetite…………   * during November – February PM ticket holders will be able to arrive at 12.00 midday 

Following the previous post, we are pleased to report that Kingfisher Lake (with the exception of the pontoon peg) has now reopened for fishing!

Following the severe storm that hit Frensham earlier this week, and the consequential damage it caused, regretfully Kingfisher Lake is temporarily closed whilst maintenance work is being carried out. All of the other Lakes are fully stocked and are fishing well, so please continue to come along to the Fishery.

Aptly named Fly Fishing Society, ‘Reel Friends’ had a very successful day out yesterday at Frensham. Over 40 fish were landed and several prizes were awarded including the Richard Twite Memorial Trophy, in honour of the late, great man himself, who designed and built the Fishery in the mid-1970’s. As well as near perfect fishing conditions, and favourable weather, our visitors were treated to breakfast on arrival and a hearty 2-course lunch provided by our experienced in-house caterers. The attached photos say it all! 

We have 2 stockings in our programme for September including some larger fish (4lb+) in order to widen the variety of fish that can be caught. By continuing to focus our efforts on stocking we hope to provide the best possible fishing experience for our visitors.

Tiger trout (Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species that we regulary stock at Frensham. If you can hook one, they put up a great fight. This fin-perfect 3lb fish was caught in Robins Lake over the Bank Holiday weekend.

In order to improve stock turnover, and maintain optimum fishing conditions, we will now be allowing stocked brown trout to be kept as part of your bag. This policy will be in place with immediate effect and will be reviewed again in the Autumn. However, all wild brown trout (generally smaller in size) are to be handled very carefully and returned please. Thank you for your cooperation.

Given the continued favourable weather conditions (cool and wet), and the steady number of visitors to the Fishery, we have just completed a top-up stocking of rainbows and browns. There are plenty of fish being caught, even on dry fly patterns despite the increased water flow. All in all, its a very good time to visit us again ……….