To celebrate his 60th birthday Ron Ransley arranged a days fishing for his family at the farm. To quote him he said “I’ll organise the weather if you sort the fishing.” Well as ever with Ron, the sun shone when we wanted it to, and then it clouded over to give the best fishing conditions possible. I […]
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Boxalls Day 21st May 2014
A week or so of very hot weather is never good for still water fishing as the upper layers become lacking in the oxygen so essential to the trout. But, returning to his usual weather form Ron Ransley ordered up a nice overcast and cool day and whilst we had to get Damsel Nymphs and […]
Boxalls 1st May 2014
Well, well… Ron R has always been the Midas of the weather in all the time he has been coming here and yet yesterday was a pretty damp, dull day so obviously even the boss is sometimes out to lunch when you need him! So, the rain really spoiled the best of the Mayfly hatches but between downpours the fish still […]
Trout day at Little Saxbys Farm 22nd April 2014
Doesn’t take long but it makes a significant difference to the results… On Friday we saw the first of the Mayfly hatches this year but the fishing was really quite difficult. The fish seem frightened of these flies and reluctant to feed. Yesterday it was all change. In just four days the fish have wised up to […]
Trout day at Little Saxbys Farm 18th April 2014
The first Mayfly of the year but as is often the case the trout were reluctant to take them. It generally takes a week of so before they catch on! But great see two novices Ian and Sharon S. catch their first fish.
Trout Season off to a great start!
Glorious sunshine and a lovely calm day for the opening day at the farm… David M at 91 once again hooked and landed the first fish of our season – as he did last year! 5 of us fishing caught 29 trout in just a few hours (most of which we returned) before a […]
Trout season opens next week
Picture: Cecil D on opening day at Little Saxbys Farm 2013 It might have been the wettest winter on record but it was also one of the mildest and water temperatures are already near perfect for the time of year. The Salmon fishing on most rivers is now well under way and the Trout fishing […]
Boxalls Day 29th May 2013
Warm and overcast, perfect conditions – even with a minor interruption of a little light rain during the middle of the day. Ron Ransley and his team of regulars enjoyed the very best of the fishing I have at the farm. Mayfly dancing on the lawns outside the hut and trout hurling themselves at the […]
