Rose River Farm

As a Christmas treat my wife booked a fishing lodge on Rose River Farm, the idea was she could enjoy the peace and quiet in a lovely cabin and I could fish.

Rose River has a lovely stretch of river which is well manged but still challenging.  However I first fished the three ponds on the farm.  In the small pond outside my cabin on the first evening I caught 9 rainbow trout, running to a pound and a half.

The next morning I drove over to the main farm and fished the main pond.  I had numerous bites on a TQ blob and finally landed a couple of Bass

Great fun, they gave a hard short fight.  My fly rod was way too heavy and I should have brought a light 4 weight, nevertheless these were great to catch.

The next morning I had the opportunity fish the river.  I do not think I have ever had such good fishing on a river.  The fish were fight fit and I lost a lot more than I caught including a three pound monster who rolled of the hook when I got my net tangled.  Ahh the ones that get away.

This is definitely a place I will be returning to again.

The evening saw me trying to catch Blue Gills in the small pond.  I have never caught these or Bass before so it was a new challenge.  From my reading before hand the trick apparently was to present the fly and then leave it with as little movement as possible.  This technique seemed to work and I brought this neat little fish to hand.

Lovely marking but no real fight.

A wonderful time in a wonderful part of the world.

Rose River Farms Web Site can be found here: http://www.roseriverfarm.com/