With so much wet weather recently, Darlow is currently in flood, but the good news is that the bank repairs to the bypass channel seem to be holding up and we are not seeing water flooding directly in from the river. Water levels are very high, so most of the Read more…
The first set of tests for 2023 are looking good. The water is cool (7.6 °C), fairly clear, and with good oxygen levels (10.6 mg/L; 88.6 %). Phosphate, nitrate and nitrites are all undetectable, and ammonia levels are very low, with a pH stable at 8.3. Lake water levels are Read more…
Darlow Water is currently covered in a thick layer of ice, so not possible to fish at the moment. The temperature is forecast to rise again on Sunday, so may only last a few days. We will keep you updated on here and on Facebook.
The latest water quality measurements taken today all look normal and the temperature is now well below 10 °C. There is perhaps a slight increase in phosphates, but very small, and should not be a major issue at this time of year because of the low temperature suppressing any weed Read more…
Nice bright and breezy day at Darlow and the stocking programme continues! We have just stocked another 200 2-4 lb rainbow trout from Bibury.
*******Please note updated dates******* Darlow Water will be temporarily closed to fishing for 3 days, 16-18th November, to allow the annual chalking to take place. Access to the lake grounds will be very restricted during this time. This important process is carried out each year to help reduce the build Read more…
Water quality at Darlow continues to look good. We have seen a small increase in ammonia to trace levels (0.04 mg/L, pH8.2), but they are not a major cause for concern at this stage and is probably a result of the disruption of silt during the weed removal process. All Read more…
Todays batch of fish were from Torre trout farm in Somerset; 150 Sparctics and 50 browns… and 1 large blue trout! Fish were stocked at an average of 2-3 lb, with some even bigger.
After a long hot Summer, we have restarted to the stocking programme at Darlow Water – 200 2-3 lb rainbow trout (some even bigger!) from Bibury fish farm have been released today! We’re now planning to stock on a regular basis with more rainbows, browns and Sparctics, so this should Read more…