We’re very happy to say that conditions have continued to improve and there doesn’t seem any immediate danger of any flooding, so the water conditions will remain stable. 200 more rainbows (and a small number of sparctic trout) have been stocked today (03-Mar-2022).
We’re pleased to announce that the 2022 FFFC fishing season is now open! Darlow Water is open to members from today 01-Mar-2022. At present, we’re only allowing members, so, no guest fishing for the time-being. Also, just a reminder that the river fishing season does not start until 01-Apr-2022, so please refrain from fishing the Windrush until that date. Please refer to your renewal letters for the new gate code, and remember to sign in Read more…
Today, we stocked 200 very good-looking rainbow trout in Darlow. The lake now contains between 300-400 trout ready for the new season, starting on 01-Mar-2022. We have more fish to follow! The good news is that Darlow has, so far, avoided any unwelcome influxes of flood water, and we hope that to continue; the bypass stream is very low, so doesn’t look like it will breach any time soon, and, whilst the river is high, Read more…
The 2021 FFFC fishing season is now closed. We re-open for continuing members and new members on 01-Mar-2022. Please refer to your renewal letters for the updated gate code for the new season.
Latest water quality results are showing that conditions are improving. We have a further reduction in levels of total ammonia (0.27 mg/L, pH 8.3, 7.3 °C), and water clarity remains stable. It is also encouraging to see the oxygen levels increasing to similar levels to the river (10.7 mg/L, 90.5 % sat.), which is good news for trout that need well oxygenated water.
The latest water quality tests are showing that total ammonia levels are continuing to fall (0.37 mg/L, pH 8.1, 4.3 °C). This is a very good sign and may be due to the dilution of the water and action of the microorganisms converting it to less toxic nitrite and nitrate (although it is very cold for high levels of microbial activity). Oxygen levels are also good (9.49 mg/L, 72.5 % sat.). The amount of ammonia Read more…
Membership Renewals The renewals process is currently underway. You should have received a notification from the Treasurer calling for your payment for the 2022 season. Just a reminder your payments should be received by no later than 21st February 2022. Upon receipt of your renewal instruction and payment the Treasurer will post your receipt, guest tickets and the gate code. It is important to keep your address and contact details updated on our system. We Read more…
Following recent stabilisation of the water chemistry and the low temperatures, we have taken the decision to cautiously restart the stocking programme. Today (05-Jan-2022), we released 100 rainbow and 100 brown trout in to Darlow Water. So, we are very pleased to announce that normal fishing can resume from today! Currently, we do not require members to sign in, boats are currently free to use, and guest visitors are still not permitted, but we are Read more…
Happy New Year to you all! The latest water quality tests have been completed and are continuing to show that ammonia levels have stabilised (0.42 mg/L, pH 8.1, 9.7 °C), even slightly declining, which would be fantastic news. Oxygen levels are good, and are now close to matching those in the river (Darlow – 9.5 mg/L, 84.2 % sat.; River – 10.0 mg/L, 89.8 % sat.). The FFFC Committee are reviewing the situation in light Read more…
Ammonia levels have begun to stabilise (0.45 mg/L, pH 8.0) and oxygen levels are improving with the falling temperature (9.5 mg/L, 74 % at 4.8 °C). The lake is now open again after chalking, and clarity is dramatically improving with visibility down to 3.5 m using the Secchi disc – during the algal blooms we were barely seeing to depths of 0.5 m.
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