Jerry, the email address for the chap that looks after the chalets is [email protected] - the phone number to call is 07890053388 (and it's Paul again). Prices start at £45 (and it's got to be negotiated with Paul). Enjoy your fishing.

Hello Jerry, yes, it's private fishing - for members only and residents. However, there is a small boathouse which you can hire for the day which (I think) would permit you to fish. Now, if 3 or 4 of you went on a fishing outing I suspect that the cost would be reasonable. The people that run the accommodation are different from those who look after the fishery and you would need to speak to the accommodation people about the "boat house" and its daily cost. The trout in the lake have been in there for at least two years and have grown on (long and lean) since they were stocked. The course fish in the lake are of the same caliber as the trout. Visit sooner rather than later though. This lake will get warm in the summer and the game fishing will become tough also they get plenty of marginal weed growth in the summer time. If I can find a phone number for the chalet rental I'll publish it (if KZfaq will allow it).

Hi Chris, not too much thought goes into the leader setup. On the floating line there is a 9 foot (probably a lot less now) tapered leader welded into the fly line (and tied to a tippet ring) then there will be another 6 foot of 6lb nylon to the fly. The sink tip line will have about 9 foot of 6lb leader on it.

I was talking to Alan today and he mentioned you. He knows you from Larners and The fly tying classes at Ayton. Lovely chapvand ge says you're a great guy and passes on his regards. I've known him 6years from cleaning his and his wife's eindows. Sadly he's not been fishing much during the pandemic. He hasn't got internet access and not au fait with KZfaq so I've been showing/telling him about your videos.

I'm going out on Sunday morning again - if you want to plan a mornings fishing 😉

@@billbingham5057 forecast for my neck of the woods is 40mph westerly! Let’s just see😂

Privilege to see such a great specimen, well done.

The sink tip line is one that I bought 2nd hand off eBay. Deffo not a Sunray however, the white line with the red overhang marker is a Sunray matched to a Loop SX rod. It flies out effortlessly and I am very fond of it. Whether it lasts a couple of years remains to be seen. The other two lines are 2nd hand eBay buys but just seem to keep going.

@@billbingham5057 thank you. Ps I would rather fish with a line that makes me smile every time I cast it for one season, than cast with a pig of one that lasts ten seasons. Cheers

Made "Lightwork" of it. Maybe think about getting the camera right next time.

@@billbingham5057 got a contact number for Mr Speilberg if you want it.........😂

Hello, my set up was a #5 weight rod and line with about 15 foot leader.

@@billbingham5057 cheers looks a good rod n line what makes/models are they?

@@ibelieve1468 Rod is a Sage One, line is a cheap MaxCatch single handed spey job. Accurate distance casting is a doddle.

@@billbingham5057 thanks I bought a basic maxcatch olive floater. In #8 for my #7 fast actioned rod it was very good caster no memory but end sank needed mucslin. Then bought a #6 for my #5 and useless. Too light, lumpy and end sank lol.

Hello Trevor, (this is the same answer that I have given to Bob) usually when the fish are supping something just below or breaking through the water surface I will be fishing one of the following - a size 18 to 24 midge, same size CDC F-fly (or CDC bubble emerger) or a foam beetle - basically small and black. I will ensure that my leader sinks and this will pull subsurface my tippet attached to the fly. So long as the fly is not dramatically moved it will stay on the surface. If there is ripple then you won't see the fly so I would raise the rod at any sign of rise beyond my fly line. Leader length is about 8 foot 5/6lb camo (used in coarse fishing (and a lot cheaper than fluorocarbon)), tippet is 3 to 4lb mono. Rods are usually 5 or 6 weight with single hand spey lines to achieve easy distance (this is a bit of a cheat but it works really well). Sorry for the late reply. Bill

Additional info: The setup that I an using at the start of the video has a deer hair emerger (with additional foam for flotation) on the point and a small olive busser 4 foot away on a dropper. The 3rd take on the video was on the buzzer.

@@billbingham5057 what hooks do you use for such small buzzers and drys please?

@@trevorluft6032 www.rederiver.com/product-page/dry-fly-hooks-black-nickle-barbless I like the colour and strength. Good sharp points too and they are so easy to get out of the fish.

Hello Bob, usually when the fish are supping something just below or breaking through the water surface I will be fishing one of the following - a size 18 to 24 midge, same size CDC F-fly (or CDC bubble emerger) or foam beetle. I will ensure that my leader sinks and this will pull subsurface my tippet attached to the fly. So long as the fly is not dramatically moved it will stay on the surface. If there is ripple then you won't see the fly so I would raise the rod at any sign of rise beyond my fly line. Leader length is about 8 foot 5/6lb camo (used in coarse fishing (and a lot cheaper than fluorocarbon)), tippet is 3 to 4lb mono. Sorry for the late reply. Bill

Additional info: The setup that I an using at the start of the video has a deer hair emerger (with additional foam for flotation) on the point and a small olive busser 4 foot away on a dropper. The 3rd take on the video was on the buzzer.

Hello Nick, my initial reply seems to have "not happened". Anyways, the point buzzer is normally a size 12 with the dropper being smaller. Point fly is also normally black with silver rib and/or bright cheeks. The dropper is frequently a woven fly from my wife's cotton stash as these end up looking rather scruffy and catch well. Our lakes are not too deep and I can fish with two buzzers about 4 feet apart on a leader of 10 to 12 foot.

Lol, we have had some peachy weather recently. The two hours that I videoed from 6am show a heavy frost and a freezing Bill who had difficulty not shaking in the cold. But our fishing is excellent at the moment and well worth some angling discomfort.

We are up at Chatton tomorrow.....and it’s forecast windy from the North East, as per bloody usual🥶😂

Throw an extra couple of layers on, balaclava and hood. Fish a couple of dark buzzers and you won't notice the cold with all the arm ripping action you will get. Enjoy.

@@billbingham5057 I shall, but blame you if I catch nothing!😂

Larner's Lakes, near Great Ayton. It's run by Ayton Angling Association.

Thanks Lol. Made them out of an ear plug 😂😂😂

Eh?😂😂

@@LolsFishingAdventures Spongy bungs that you press into your ears to keep noise out - ear plugs.

I know that!! I was being scarcastic, as in ear plugs in...eh??😂😂😂😂

Yes, year month day - it stores the vlogs in a dated order on my PC hard drive. The contrast between the fishes attitude across the two days was extraordinary - Saturday no fish to be seen and a complete turn around on Sunday.

Normal service was resumed by 9:30, blue skies and the breeze could be easily managed 😀

Bill Bingham thought so. Not like you to have wind!😂💨

Thanks Lol, I have hours of video catching nothing with the wind creating havoc - it doesn't make interesting viewing.

I’d like to know more about them too.

Hi Lol, it's a syndicate water so you have to be a member (or accompanied by a member). That said, for 9 months fly fishing it costs £125.00 and you can fish as many times as you like with any method of fly fishing from dawn till dusk.

Bill Bingham Thsnks Bill!