04.02.2025
Its been a quiet few weeks but at least it has given me a chance to clear and clean up after the winter. I know some of you will say it is still winter, maybe metrologically it is but in my head it is already spring. Daffodils are growing some already with buds on, some primroses and primilas in flower and buds and catkins on some trees. And further good news is with the longer days and the sun, when out from under the cloud cover, does have some heat to it, enough to warm the water and encouraging the fish to mooch about and feed more readily.
The anglers who have been steady in numbers as expected at this time of year, are catching most days, some only silvers but others are catching carp using lighter tackle and baits to attract them. All the fish are in excellent condition and do not appear to have lost any condition over the colder darker days of winter where they tend to lie dormant in deeper water and certainly do not feed so much.
Picture below our friendly heron taking flight accross the botom lake.
14.01.2025.
On Christmas Eve we also had a visit from an Egret , it is the first and only time I have seen one at the fishery , infact I dont ever recall seeing in one in this area of South West Wales before. I do not think it managed to feed much , if at all, as I have not seen it since. I did managed to get to photographs through a window hence the pictures are not as clear as I would have liked but at least I did get a record of it's visit.