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…
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.
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…
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…
The latest water chemistry tests have been carried out at Darlow and ammonia levels are still low, with perhaps a trace amount detectable (0.03 mg/L, pH 8.4) – this could become more of a problem if the temperature rises, but at present levels are safe. Phosphate, nitrate and nitrite are Read more…
Another delivery of 100 fish from Torre… 50 rainbows, and 50 Sparctic trout (a hybrid of brook trout and the arctic char). The water temperature is now starting to rise, so this will be the last stocking for a while. This batch should have a chance to acclimatise before the Read more…
