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Tis the season to get Piking, fa la la la laaa la la la laaa
Below are our rules for the pike season here at Raygill.
On the Large Coarse Lake, not the Delf. 

PIKE FISHING RULES FOR LARGE COARSE LAKE...
1. £10 for up to 3 pike rods
2. Dead Baiting only (Sea Baits) no freshwater fish (to stop the spread of disease from other waters). NO LIVE BAITS
3. Barbless or semi barbless hooks ONLY 
4. No pike to be kept in nets or sacks without permission from the fishery manager
5. Unhooking mats and suitable landing nets are a MUST!
6. Spinning/lure fishing is allowed when it is quiet and you are not disturbing other anglers. Check with us before starting. We need you to be considerate
Here's one that came out on Sat 13th Oct weighing 17lb 12oz caught on Mackerel!



Here's Jack, he's 9yrs old and had a great day at Raygill 
It was his first ever fishing experience, within minutes he was in with a lovely little rainbow trout and then proceeded to
catch a smiliar sized brown trout( which was too wick for a photo).





LATEST FLY AND PIKE March 2016
PLEASE NOTE: PIKE FISHING FOR 2016 IS OVER!! 

The Pike here was caught by Liam Harvey on 27th March, weighing 13lb 7oz!
And the other 2 photos are of 2 salmon, YES, SALMON!! caught from the quarry, one from a float tube, other from boat by Stephen John (29th Mar) and Paul Jackson (3rd Apr).





UPDATE AS OF MARCH 2016...
STILL FLOODED on the quarry BUT the near end is accessible with wellies but not too far. Waders are therefore still advised!


Picture above taken Sunday March 20th 



 



Dennis Jagger caught this beauty on white buzzer on the quarry (Thurs 9th Apr) 

OPEN MATCH LARGE COARSE LAKE 
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
CAFE OPEN AT 8, DRAW AT 9, FISH 10-3

The Coarse lakes have slowed down these last couple of weeks as we go into Autumn but boilies, maggot, corn and luncheon meat seem to still be bringing tench, roach, carp to the bait. As for Fly Fishing, they are just under the surface and this last week or two, see m to be fond of boobies, fritz and little black flies. 

We have had a lot of enquiries lately for pike fishing, so here is the information we have so far...PIKE UPDATE SEPT 2014
Pike fishing IS ALLOWED on the Delf Lake but it is with a pike fly only!
SERIOUS PIKING (DEAD BAITING) WILL NOT BEGIN
TILL LATE JANUARY 2015

PIKE UPDATE Feb 2014
So far we have had about 19 Pike landed and a few big ones have got away. 
The biggest out so far was 18lb and all have been caught on float mackerel.


Stephen John caught this one on Fri 28th Feb

Turned up this afternoon for a quick 2 hour session! Waders on and as someone was fishing near the lodge and another on the slabs i had no choice but to wade to the far end of the lake ( only about 1 foot deep on the path). Using an Olive gold headed lure on sinking line I was missing a few fish. Then 2 x 2.5-3lbs Trout in a few minutes. Fantastic fish in great condition. 10 minutes later I was whipping the line in when I hit a snag.....well I thought it was a snag. I saw the line move rapidly and then a flash of Yellow/Gold. A big Brownie I thought. 10 minutes later I saw the fish properly. It was no trout...it was A massive Pike! 20 minutes later and after fighing the fish to my landing net 40 yards away ( pike dragged me all over) I managed to Net the 15lb, 34 inch beast! I`m still shaking as i sit at home. Great experience although I now have to properly learn how to handle Pike. All fish returned safely with no injuries

Weekends are booking up so give us a call to get your peg or come through the week when its quiet.
Only £10 !!




The NORTH WEST NOMADS joined us again on Sunday 1st Dec for another go on the Quarry and Delf Lakes
They had a great time, check out these pictures...


 











Here are some great photos of Trout landed over the last week or so. We appreciate all pictures of fish caught at Raygill  sent to us and will always put them on the website. 

All these fish were returned safely and unharmed. 

Andy landed this 15lb Rainbow on a black klinkhammer off the quarry lake on Sat 6th July. He had 9 others but this was the best. Well done Andy, Great picture!!



Andy and his mate Roy had a great days fishing on Thurs 20th June.
Roy landed a monster of a perch (well, ok, not quite a monster, but it was his first encounter with a perch!) and Andy got a shock when he reeled in his olive buzzer on 3lb line and was met by a crocodile! It was a 9lb Pike.
Check the pics out...

Steve Seymour sent us this...
Thanks Raygill Fisheries for a great mornings fishing, it may have been cold, it may have been blowy but the quality of the fish it was worth every minute.
Picture attached of the catch of the day from 5 rainbow and a 3/4ld Brown trout a 9ld Rainbow PB for me!
Regards 
Steve Seymour


Adrian and  James Campbell had fun on the quarry lake on Tues 21st May. Adrian landed the 9lb 8oz rainbow on a small black suspender buzzer and James landed his on a Green buzzer on floating line.

David Procter landed a 22lb PIKE on the quarry lake on a tiny black buzzer on 6lb line on Monday 20th May!
Its a real monster! Well done, Dave.


11 yr old David Torres from Skipton was fishing with his Dad and caught his first Rainbow 

Caught this 7lb 8oz on a red shipmans buzzer on a 9ft leader on Tuesday 7th two weeks after I did it the first time. From James Campbel, l Harrogate.

Here is Kenny with his 4.5lb Rainbow caught
on BLOB on Fri 3rd May