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| Fishery Name: Westhouse Trout Lakes - West Lake |
| Address: Mill Lane, Bishopton, Nr Stillington, Stockton on Tees, Teesside, TS21 1LL
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Entrance Grid Ref. NZ 37675 22188
Car Park Grid Ref: NZ 37439 22671 |
| Sat Nav: TS21 1LS and TS21 1LJ |
| Phone Numbers: 07836 330157 |
| Email Address: [email protected] |
Description: West house boasts 4 lakes The lakes are stocked with Rainbow trout from 2 lbs upwards with the fishery record being 19lb. There are four lakes of 4 acres, 2 acres and 1.5 acres and 1 acre, each stocked with these high quality fish. Set in grassland the fishery offers easy access to over 95% of the available bank space without any major obstacles for casting. Access for disabled persons is available by prior arrangement. The lakes have been carefully planned and designed with fly fishing and wildlife in mind
Natural fly life is prolific with hatches of Pond Olives, Lake Olives, Mayfly, Great Red Sedge, smaller Sedges Buzzers and Damsel fly. Although lures are successful early and late in the season, artificial patterns representing the natural insects are the most predominant catchers of fish.
Successful patterns are; Pheasant Tail Nymph, GRHE, Buzzer's (various colours), Damsel nymph and Daddies. Dawson's Olive, Montana and Cats Whisker, Fritz patterns are the most popular lures.
West Lake the original and oldest lake. Approx 1.5 acres in size varying in depth from 4-11ft. Abundant natural food in this lake and small pattern files are often the secret. Also boast a good stock of course fish in this lake with Carp up to 32lb West Lake is rich in both aquatic and terrestrial insect life. It has large populations of corixa, damsels, buzzer, shrimps and sedge. Also present in abundance are fry, which are readily eaten by the the trout.
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Fish Species:
Bream
Common |
Bream
Silver |
Bullhead |
Carp
Common |
Carp
Crucian |
Carp
F1 Carp |
Carp
Ghost |
Carp
Grass |
Carp
Leather |
Carp
Koi |
Carp
Mirror |
Catfish
Wels |
Eel |
Goldfish |
Goldfish
Brown |
Orfe/Ide
Blue |
Orfe/Ide
Golden |
Orfe/Ide
Silver |
Ruffe |
Schelly |
Stickle
back |
Stone
Loach |
Sturgeon |
Tench |
Tench
Golden |
Walleye |
Zander |
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Rules:
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Facilities:
A large car park, fishing lodge and toilets are provided. Meals are available at the public houses in the village but tea and coffee soup are available at the lodge.
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