Wednesday 17th February 2010- Willowagte fishery. We have a lot of anglers wondering how the ice affects our trout. It has been 8 full weeks since a line was cast in anger at Willowgate and in todays photos you can see it is still frozen. The ice itself is not really a problem to fish. This due to air being trapped within the ice which is released as it thaws and refreezes. The water temperature is currently around 2 degrees centigrade and the trouts metabolism is reduced. This means although the fish aren't feeding heavily they are not expending much energy so will be surviving fine. The otter, when it can get below the ice is still catching healthy trout.
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