The Ice Prevention Wave Machines are working well and keeping all 3 ponds open for fly and bait fishing. The fishery is open 7 days from 8am till 5pm. The wave machines will be on all winter if required – Wellsfield will be open all winter.
Fishery Christmas Gift Vouchers are now on sale in £10 units. Buy £50 get £10 FREE! Call 01324 822800 to place your order by phone. We can post them out to you. Vouchers are also available at the fishery cabin.
Another good week for fly and bait fishing at Wellsfield Trout Fishery. Most anglers bagged their fish limits, average was 3.5 fish per angler.
FISH OF THE WEEK was a 11lb Rainbow Trout caught by Nigel Preece (Denny) from the top fly pond using fly (see photos below).
Best flies this week: Cats Whisker, Dancers, Black Fritz, Craft Eye Cat, Zonkers, Hares Ear Nymph. Best Baits: Worms, Maggots, Powerbait and Small Mepp Spinners.
Best Catches for this week:
A Watson (Falkirk) 5 for 16lb, best 5lb rainbow truot,
D Jenkins (Grangemouth) 5 for 15lb,
S Davidson (Alloa) 5 for 15lb,
E Marshall (South Queensferry) 4 for 15lb 12oz, best 7lb,
A Smith (Kilsyth) 4 for 13lb, best 5lb rainbow,
J Brown (Stirling) 4 for 12lb,
G Wilson (Dunblane) 4 for 12lb,
K Devine (Stirling) 4 for 11lb 8oz,
W Lowe (Stirling) 4 for 11lb 4oz,
J Lowe (Stirling) 4 for 11lb,
T Whyte (Fife) 4 for 10lb 8oz,
W Hamilton (Fife) 4 for 10lb 8oz,
F Robertson (Tullibody) 3 for 16lb, best 10lb rainbow trout,
M Robertson (Tullibody) 3 for 10lb 4oz,
A Bennett (Airdrie) 4 for 10lb,
I Taylor (Tullibody) 3 for 9lb 12oz,
W Caddiss (Stirling) 3 for 9lb 8oz,
A Couper (Stirling) 3 for 9lb,
L Taylor (Bothwell) 3 for 9lb,
C McGhee (Bishopbriggs) 3 for 9lb,
P Freethie (Alloa) 2 for 7lb 12oz, best 4lb 12oz rainbow,
B Davidson (Stirling) 2 for 5lb 8oz,
M Coats (Banknock) 2 for 5lb,
F Marshall (Fife) 2 for 5lb,
Nigel Preece (Denny) 1 for 11lb Rainbow Trout,
C Donaldson (Stirling) 1 for 4lb 4oz.
See www.wellsfield.co.uk for more information.
Fishery Photos this week…
Nigel Preece (Denny) 11lb Rainbow from Top Fly Pond
F Robertson (Tullibody) 10lb Rainbow Trout from Middle Fly Pond
