It may be winter but the fish don't seem to know that as summer fish like Tench and Bream have been caught, mainly on sweetcorn. Floating Bread is still working well as are floating dog biscuits. Mark Williams of Ffos y Ffin fishing after the coldest night of the year so far catching 18 Carp, mainly 3-4lb, on floating biscuits and bread and many good Roach on sweetcorn. Best fish so far has been a 12lb Linear Mirror to Bill Stafford of Llewyncelyn also on sweetcorn. Daniel Purton of New Quay had 8 Carp on a very cold day with his best being a 7 1/4lb Common (pictured). All fish have been scale perfect and in pristine condition. Several anglers have caught many Carp and upwards of 50 Roach, many 1/2lb plus on sweetcorn or soft hookable pellets. Best tactics have been either to regularly rotate between 3-4 baits or fishing between 2 or 3 swims catching a couple of fish in each in rotation.

Bryan Scott (pictured) from Aberystwyth float fishing a chunk of fresh raw sausage on a the 1st March 2008 (a cool day ) landed after a short fight this lovely 7 1/2lb Grassie. His best fish of the day.

Trout Fishing:

On bright days like we've had recently fish are likely to be found at least 3 feet deep. Overcast days, especially mornings have produced some cracking fish, mainly around the 2-2 1/2lb mark. Nigel Lewis from Northampton having 8 fish during an overcast morning and no fish in an afternoon when the sun has been bright and high in the sky. Best flies have been black ones especially Damsels and Montanas with Cats Whisker also proving worthwhile.

Recent catches have included:-

Coarse Fishing: It may be late winter or early spring but WOW!

Luncheon meat and Sweetcorn have consistently produced the goods, virtually anywhere on the lakes. The Novice pool has produced some lovely Carp and Roach to local juniors anglers.

While the House pool has been slow but steady. Daniel (centre) has had several Bream with the best at 2 1/2lb and 1lb+ Roach from the House Pool. His best fish of the week being a 9 1/2lb Common on floating Dog Biscuit from the Main Lake. Daniel also had Tench to 1 1/2lb, a personal best.

A visiting angler had a 6 1/2lb Grass Carp on 29th March, a day of foul weather, on sweetcorn near to the bottom aerator in the Main Lake.

While, young Jake from Llandysul has had a 5lb Common and his anglig pal a 6 1/4lb as well as many other good sized fish. Another visiting angler has had the month's best at 12lb (pictured) from the Main Lake on luncheon Meat on the 29th March.

Trout Fishing: Those foolish enough the brave the weather had had some cracking sport with many 2 1/2lb Rainbows coming out; mainly on floating lines, long leaders and black flies. Immitation bugs have also done well with one angler in particular taking 9 fish in 2 days. An example bag of Trout pictured left.

Up to the 5th April many good Carp have been caught mainly on floating baits, including, 10's, 11, 12, 14 and 15lb Commons and Mirrors with the best so far at a fighting fit 15lb by Mike Keeling of Llanryhstud

Trout Fishing:

Still continujes to produce good bags of 2lb+ fish with many beginners and novices catyching their fair share too. For one angler the trust Diawl Back certainly produced the goods taking 6 fish to 3lb. Prospects - excellent!

Recent catches have included:-

Coarse Fishing: On the 3rd June 2008, a warm bright day, novice Coarse Angler Roy was being shown how to fish Chum Mixer pellets using a fly rod and line in the House Pool. By occasionaly feeding with loose pellets Roy managed to get the Carp up and looking for food. By carefully dapping his bait banded pellet Roy was lucky enough to hook and then land this lovely 9 1/2lb Grassie (photograph above), well done Roy!

Luncheon meat, Sweetcorn and Campbells meat balls are still consistently producing the goods, virtually anywhere on the Coarse lakes. In the early hours and after 4pm floating baits such as Bread and Chum Mixer pellets are definitely the baits to use.

The Novice pool with its good head of Roach and Carp rarely disappoints and often produces some excellent Carp around the 3lb mark.

The Housepool has started to produce some nice Bream up to 3lb and some cracking Roach fishing with many around the 1/2lb mark. The best Carp this month from the House Pool has been a 12lb Mirror, caught 2ft from the bank under the overhang of a tree on luncheon meat.

The Main Lake continues to produce some excellent Carp, with a couple of Night Anglers landing several doubles with the best a 17lb Common on Halibut Pellets. One pair in particular stopping fishing in the early hours saying "that if they didn't they wouldn't get any sleep." They had caught 70 Carp between them. The Grass Carp continue to be caught on floating baits with an unexpected 14lb one being landed. Good, light golden Green Tench continue to be caught, mainly on sweetcorn and from 1/2lb upwards with the best recent fish being about 3lb.

Trout Fishing: Although the weather has recently been warm, on the hotter days with clear skies fishing has been hard. As soon as the sky became overcast fishing improved. Best flies have been nymphs and similar wet flies fished at about 3ft deep on floating lines. Most fish caught have been in the 2 - 2 1/2lb range with the occasional 3lb and over.