Very good venue: on site fishery, lots of pegs, lots of decent trout up to 6lbs+
Manningford Trout Fishery的点评
点评:Excellent 4 hours of fishing that yielded two decent trout (only purchased a two fish ticket, £40). A very warm day and the fish were in evidence but rather choosy on what to take. Unlike some trout lakes and fisheries who are struggling (some are even closed) during this summer's (2025) heat waves, Manningford is fed by good volume of fresh flowing water from an off-shoot (I'm sure there's a proper term for it) of the nearby Avon. Check Google maps and you'll see the layout. This means that the temperature of the water in the lakes is much cooler than other locations; the trout therefore are cruising nearer the surface and can easily be targeted. A major plus point in Manningford's favour. A review below rather slates the venue for silt, weeds and algae (which provide the fish with food of course) but careful positioning, casting and choice of fly enables the worst to be avoided. As most of the fish were cruising about 12"-18" below the surface we were using small nymphs and buzzers suspended to that depth on a strike indicator (New Zealand style in our case) that allowed flies to mostly stay clear of the weeds. Using wet flies, minimal sink time and quick retrieves again avoided the worst of the weeds. There are some clearer areas, particularly off the small jetty near the lodge where there are fewer weeds. All in all a great venue and one to put on your tick list if you're in the area.
翻译:四个小时的钓鱼体验非常棒,钓到了两条不错的鳟鱼(只买了一张两条鱼的票,40 英镑)。天气很暖和,鱼儿很多,但它们对要钓的东西很挑剔。与一些在夏季(2025 年)热浪中苦苦挣扎(有些甚至关闭)的鳟鱼湖和渔场不同,曼宁福德的河水来自附近埃文河的一条支流(我相信它有个合适的术语可以形容它),水源充足。查看谷歌地图,你就会看到布局。这意味着湖水的温度比其他地方低得多;因此鳟鱼会在更靠近水面的地方游动,很容易成为目标。这是曼宁福德的一大加分点。下面的评论将场地归咎于淤泥、杂草和藻类(当然,这些是鱼的食物),但仔细定位、抛投和选择飞蝇可以避免最坏的情况。由于大多数鱼都在水面以下12到18英寸(约30到45厘米)处游动,我们使用小型若虫和蜂鸣器,并将它们悬挂在这个深度,再用一个咬钩指示器(我们这里是新西兰式的)来指示,这样飞蝇基本可以避开水草。使用湿蝇,尽量减少下沉时间,快速收线,再次避开了最严重的水草。有一些水草比较清澈的区域,尤其是在小屋附近的小码头附近,那里水草较少。总而言之,这是一个很棒的钓鱼地点,如果你在附近,一定要把它列入你的必去清单。