RETURN TO EASTWELL PARK by Andy Lush
THIS FISHERY HAS NOW CLOSED - June 2015

With the sudden improvement in the weather I was really looking forward to my return visit to Eastwell Park I was very impressed with the fishery last year. Brian Harris and I were greeted by Richard Aylott, the fishery manager, after a cordial chat Richard informed us of a few improvements that had taken place since our last visit.
The estate has cleared the bank along the dam which was previously ‘out of bounds’ this has increased the bank space significantly and more importantly it gives access to deep water a real advantage once the weed growth extends past the shallow margins that fringe the rest of the lake.
The Stock fish are again of top quality fully finned rainbows and browns from a local source, this removes the stress of long journeys and allows for trickle stocking, in addition to these are a few very large grown on brown and rainbow trout in excess of 10lbs, this adds an ‘extra edge’ to your fishing, you never know exactly what that the next pull could be!

My Diawl Bach dropper fly was taken on the lift a very subtle take that I doubt I would have felt without my ‘non stretch’ fly line, takes were few and far between for the first couple of hours until the sunshine warmed the surface layer of water, by late morning the occasional fish broke surface which made me think that a shallower retrieve might be a good idea, sure enough the next cast was not allowed to sink as deep as previously and a constant ‘figure eight’ retrieve was immediately ceased on by a hard fighting rainbow. It appeared to me that the build up of warm surface water had piled up on the downwind bank which in turn had warmed the trout hence their greater activity later in the day.

In summary if you’re looking for a picturesque quiet place to fish, with trout that have gone “native” feeding on naturals then I suggest you visit Eastwell Park soon!
Tight lines,
Andy Lush
Phone: 07546 286737
Closest Postcode for Sat Nav’s: TN25 4HR