Fish will take readily in daylight when run-off colours up, and they tend to ignore cover and move to their favourite positions, usually at the tails of pools.

The last authenticated Atlantic salmon of the 20th Century was caught on flying C in 'House Pool' on 15/12/99.

Natural deep pools on bends hold fish well and the bottom 'Kingfisher' pool is one of the best fly pools on the river.

Recent visitors will know that this has become densely weeded over recent seasons. We have allowed this to continue as a measure to protect the huge population of juvenile sea trout prior to their annual migration to sea. Enough is enough however! And this close season we have removed about 60% of the weed to enable sensible fishing . Whilst this lake is not everyone's favourite, containing mainly small wild brownies, to some it is the best! Tiny flies or nymphs do the trick but it is certain that the fish have to think they are eating natural food for success. Baby Dolls don't work!

Guests should note that we no longer have two “open” tickets for the Lostwithiel water. Problems over access continue and the club has mutated into a Syndicate to try and effect a purchase of the water. We do continue to enjoy two open tickets from the Bodmin Anglers however, which will enable two guests at any one time to fish almost 20 miles of the River Camel.

River management As ever, we are acutely aware of the conflict between managing the river for daytime salmon fly fishing and sea trout holding. Too many trees removed and the sea trout move on . We have therefore selectively coppiced overhanging branches to improve fishing without removing precious cover. In particular, Cattle run has been opened up and can now be easily fly fished for its entire length. A few large boulders on the far bank seem to have effectively attracted groups of fish to take up station and should hold salmon later in the year. A large tree has fallen in at the tail of Halfway Pool and the gravel movement has to be seen to be believed. It has created excellent spawning gravel and juvenile habitat as well as greatly improving Ripple Run below. This produce several good sea trout at the end of last season and is getting better all the time.

Regulars will know that this pond has produced some huge fish in the past, best rainbow of 12lbs 8oz to Peter Jeffrey. It is however, essentially a pond for new fishermen, youngsters and perhaps a bit of fun when the river is out of order. This year, we propose stocking much more regularly with smaller numbers. This should ensure that there will always be a few fish easily caught, thereby keeping things interesting for the youngsters. We have found that the old bigger fish become almost uncatchable, especially if they have been deceived a few times before!