Chatton Trout Fishery

09/06/2026

A closer look at Chatton Lakes

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08/06/2026

Well done to John Bennett from Glasgow who caught the tagged fish yesterday winning the prize pot of £200. The fish was caught of Chatton lake. John kindly donated a percentage of his winnings to the air ambulance.

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

Weekly Report
25th May to 31st May, 2026

Fishing less predictable but big catches still to be had. All four lakes stocked yesterday.

After many successive weeks of perfect fishing the weather has dealt a slight downturn in returns. It had to happen.

Some days have been exceptional but others have been very tricky.

No question the hot days have caused the downturn, but its looking fresher later in the week, after a potential clearing of the air with thunder and lightening possible.

Experienced anglers will already know this, but to any beginners, fly rods are excellent electrical conductors, which makes fishing dangerous during a storm.

If you see lightening, please put the rods down until the weather has passed. Have a break in the lodge or sit in the car.

On the right days, we’ve still had some special fishing, with dry flies once again dominating. It may not surprise you to hear the Beetle remains the top pattern.

As mentioned last week, the time of the year and the muggy conditions may bring on hatches of Caenis (see photos) in the evenings. Quite a spectacle if you encounter one and the trout switch on👌The fishing might not be easy, and one idea is to pull an unweighted lure through the top couple of inches. The speed is to keep the fly very high in the water, where the fish will inevitably be.

We’ve also seen the flash of blue of the first damsels of the season, although not in big numbers yet. Keep your ears pinned back for the cuckoo as well.

On Saturday, we welcomed the Stirling Club down from Scotland - thank you to all for using Chatton for your outing and we hope you enjoyed the fishery and the day. Congratulations to top rod S Leyden 👌

As you might have seen, all four lakes were stocked yesterday, including a nice surprise or two 😀 Check out the videos of the fish going in.

WEEKLY CATCHES
Glenn Appleby - 37 - Beetle/Dries
Zack Scott - 24 - Beetle
Richard Green - 24 - Beetle/Top Hats/Hopper
Rob Frame - 15 - Dries
Gareth Knox - 11 - Hares Ear/Snake
Richard Green - 11 - Dries/Buzzers
Craig Crompton - 10 - Beetle/Dries

Finally, special mention to Colin Smith who was staying on the caravan site and booked a half day lesson to improve his casting. Which he did incredibly well and put to good use immediately, landing a 5lb rainbow on a Nothing Fly and #4 rod, which he said was properly hooped over. The successful area was the infeed on Ross Lake. Well done Colin.

Details of how to book lessons are in the Noticeboard below. These can cover anything, with most people wanting to focus on catching more fish or improve their casting. It certainly worked for Colin. You don’t need to have fished before either - beginners are catered for and all tackle is supplied.

Fishing Forecast
Cooler. 14-17 degrees all week. Might be a bit muggy. Light to medium breeze from W/SW all week. Sunshine, showers and cloud. We’ll take that for fishing.

First Cast - 8.30am.
Last Cast - 10.00pm every day. Except Saturday, which is always 5.00pm.

Predicted Fly Box
Beetles (Size 16 and Smaller), Black Hoppers, CDCs, Shipmans, Buzzers in Black/Green, Black Bunny Leech, Cormorants, Diawl Bachs, White Snakes (5cm).

See you all soon!

David and Gemma

👇👇👇 NOTICEBOARD👇👇👇

FLY FISHING LESSONS
**Sessions available 9th,10th and 15th June**

All tackle and permit included. 365 days a year. Fully licensed coach available 7 days a week. Booking essential. Suitable for complete beginners or those just wanting to catch more fish. Have a look at the website 👇
W: www.siff.uk
E: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Discounted evening ticket based on the following rules:
£15 catch and release only ticket.
MUST be purchased between 5pm and 6pm
Wednesdays only
No booking required
Stop fishing at designated closing time (presently 10pm).

CHATTON LAKES WEDDING VENUE AND CARAVAN PARK - New Website!
We have recently launched our new Chatton Lakes Caravan Park and Wedding Venue website www.chattonlakes.co.uk

Looking for a special and unique wedding venue in rural Northumberland? Why not have your big day in the stunning surrounds of Chatton Lakes? Click for a nosey on the Weddings Page: https://tinyurl.com/Chatton-Lakes-Weddings

We have 11 Hardstanding Caravan and Motorhome pitches available to book from 1st April to 30th September.

You can now check availability and book directly through the Caravan Parks page: https://tinyurl.com/3zkmwbps

02/06/2026

Top quality stocking gone in today in to all four lakes. Can you spot the big brown?

29/05/2026

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26/05/2026

Weekly Report
18th May to 24th May, 2026

Memory making fishing continues. All four lakes stocked again. Dries out-fishing everything.

Have a look at the weekly catches below and you’ll see dries have formed 95% of all the top performers last week. It doesn’t get much more conclusive than that.

Once again Beetles have been top dogs, but if your fly floats, you have a great chance of catching.

Keeping the size down might help when it comes to beetles as the naturals we get are pretty small. Size 16 down to 20 should do. Brown being the best colour.

If the Hawthorns are about, try a Size 14.

With the expected weather predicted for this coming week, we expect surface sport to continue at a very high level, yet again.

Its not just Beetles and Hawthorns either. We’re getting all sorts hatching, so your are in contention for takes with CDCs, Sedges, Hoppers, Top Hats or Griffiths Gnats. The lakes are extremely healthy and you don’t really know whats going to start hatching next.

If the fish is head and tail rising, cast in front of it by a yard or two and hope it doesn’t change direction. Less flies on the surface mean direction change is less likely. But if the surface is covered, fish will change direction all the time, which can be a little annoying.

Speaking of which, we are very close to Caenis season, which can drive anglers potty but also demonstrate just how many fish are in the lakes. June is prime time for these flies and muggy/thundery weather will see you get covered in them in the evenings. Watch out for small white/grey things landing on your arms - the good news is they don’t bite.

On one of the less pleasant weather days, we once again welcomed the Chatton Cadence Codgers. As you may have seen in a previous post, they had some fantastic fishing with a rod average of just under 10. Dries dominating catches as expected. Considering half the day will have been spent gassing, its not a bad return 😀 Well done lads and great to have you once again.

With the later finishes, Wednesday Night Clubs discounted ticket is starting to get more popular - details in Noticeboard below. Why not come along tomorrow and try it?

WEEKLY CATCHES
Craig Crompton - 30 - Dries
James Stevenson - 24 - Dries
Craig Cowan - 23 - Dries/FABs
Alan Edwards - 22 - Dries/Eggs
John Pringle - 20 - Hawthorn/Nothing Fly
Andrew Barnes - 19 - Beetles/CDC
Simon Sharpe - 19 - Dries/Nymphs/FABs
Peter Appleby - 18 - Mixture
Alec Harvey - 16 - Beetles/CDC
Scott Airey - 15 - Dries/Buzzers
Dean Headley - 15 - Beetles/CDC
Peter Davidson - 13 - Shipmans
Gary Bull - 12 - Yellow Owl/Les Dawson
Zack Scott - 12 - CDC
Allan Goodwill - 12 - Hawthron/Shammy
Julian Bailes - 11 - Shipmans
Colin Spillard - 10 - Beetles/CDC
Jack Woods - 10 - CDC
T Turner - 10 - Dries
Russ Jobson - 10 - Hawthorn
Alastair Douglas - 10 - Black Gnat

Fishing Forecast
Another good forecast for fishing in the main. Cooling down after the heat for the rest of the week. Winds expected to be light to medium easterlies initially, swinging round to westerlies later in the week. Conditions look ideal for the weekend, if predictions are right.

First Cast - 8.30am.
Last Cast - 10.00pm every day. Except Saturday, which is always 5.00pm.

Predicted Fly Box
Beetles (Size 16 and Smaller), Black Hoppers, CDCs, Shipmans, Buzzers in Black/Green, Black Bunny Leech, Cormorants, Diawl Bachs, White Snakes (5cm).

See you all soon!

David and Gemma

👇👇👇 NOTICEBOARD👇👇👇

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Discounted evening ticket based on the following rules:
£15 catch and release only ticket.
MUST be purchased between 5pm and 6pm
Wednesdays only
No booking required
Stop fishing at designated closing time (presently 10pm).

FLY FISHING LESSONS
All tackle and permit included. 365 days a year. Fully licensed coach available 7 days a week. Booking essential. Suitable for complete beginners or those just wanting to catch more fish. Have a look at the website 👇
Some availability left for 8th to 15th June inclusive.
W: www.siff.uk
E: [email protected]

CHATTON LAKES WEDDING VENUE AND CARAVAN PARK - New Website!
We have recently launched our new Chatton Lakes Caravan Park and Wedding Venue website www.chattonlakes.co.uk

Looking for a special and unique wedding venue in rural Northumberland? Why not have your big day in the stunning surrounds of Chatton Lakes? Click for a nosey on the Weddings Page: https://tinyurl.com/Chatton-Lakes-Weddings

We have 11 Hardstanding Caravan and Motorhome pitches available to book from 1st April to 30th September.

You can now check availability and book directly through the Caravan Parks page: https://tinyurl.com/3zkmwbps

22/05/2026

Couple of snippets from this weeks stocking into all three fly lakes and the bait lake. Top quality 👌🎣
Come along and enjoy the bank holiday sunshine it’s going to be a belta! 🌞

21/05/2026

On Tuesday we had the pleasure of hosting the Chatton Cadence Codgers monthly meet. Slightly less in numbers this month due to the dodgy forecast. The 14 who braved the conditions saw some fantastic sport with a rod average of 9.2 per rod and no blanks. Not bad for a bunch of old codgers ehhhh!!!! 😉

20/05/2026

Weekly Report
11th May to 17th May, 2026

Dries dominate yet again. Hawthorn Flies expected in bigger numbers this coming week.

Yet again, catches have been superb and again Beetles and Hawthorns are still your top patterns, but change is in the air with a warmer forecast and lighter winds.

This may make the hatches even bigger and the fish more active. Or the bright sun may put them down. We really don’t know. The guess would be we’ll get more mega rises, but nature will decide that.

If the fish aren’t on top when you arrive, it might be worth considering dropping deeper than has been necessary of late. And indictor may become a decent method in the calmer conditions.

Road Works
Happening in Chatton Village and signposted as ‘Road Closure’ from the A1. Please ignore this regards the fishery - you will get to us no bother. There is no need to take the diversion route.

WEEKLY CATCHES
Colin Gray - 25 - Hawthorn/Beetle/Dries
Zack Scott - 21 - Dries
Ryan Wilson - 19 - Lures/Buzzers
John Pringle- 18 - Hawthorn/Shipmans
John Pringle - 18 - Beetles/Shipmans
Brian Scrowther - 16 - Buzzers/Nymphs
Steve McMorn - 15 - Buzzers/Nymphs
Simon Sharpe - 14 - Buzzers/Top Hats
Steve McMorn - 13 - Lures/Nymphs
Brian Corkhill - 13 - Corkhill Special
A Foggin - 13 - Beetles
Bob McKinnie - 12 - Hawthorn
Steve Barker - 12 - Dries/Lures
Elliott Hancock - 11 - Dries
Sean Elliott - 11 - Lures
Allan Goodwill - 11 - Brown Daddy/Hawthorn
Brian Donald - 10 - Cheese Minnow
William Chamberlain - 10 - Beetles
Julian Bales- 10 - Top Hats
Alastair Douglas 10 - Hawthorns/Dries

Fishing Forecast
Warming up. More sunshine, temperatures over 20 degrees and light winds from the west/south west. Its going to be stunning time to be on the bank.

First Cast - 8.30am.
Last Cast - 10.00pm every day. Except Saturday, which is always 5.00pm.

Predicted Fly Box
Beetles (Size 16 and Smaller), Black Hoppers, CDCs, Shipmans, Buzzers in Black/Green, Black Bunny Leech, Cormorants, Diawl Bachs, White Snakes (5cm).

See you all soon!

David and Gemma

👇👇👇 NOTICEBOARD👇👇👇

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Discounted evening ticket based on the following rules:
£15 catch and release only ticket.
MUST be purchased between 5pm and 6pm
Wednesdays only
No booking required
Stop fishing at designated closing time (presently 10pm).

FLY FISHING LESSONS
All tackle and permit included. 365 days a year. Fully licensed coach available 7 days a week. Booking essential. Suitable for complete beginners or those just wanting to catch more fish. Have a look at the website 👇
W: www.siff.uk
E: [email protected]

CHATTON LAKES WEDDING VENUE AND CARAVAN PARK - New Website!
We have recently launched our new Chatton Lakes Caravan Park and Wedding Venue website www.chattonlakes.co.uk

Looking for a special and unique wedding venue in rural Northumberland? Why not have your big day in the stunning surrounds of Chatton Lakes? Click for a nosey on the Weddings Page: https://tinyurl.com/Chatton-Lakes-Weddings

We have 11 Hardstanding Caravan and Motorhome pitches available to book from 1st April to 30th September.

You can now check availability and book directly through the Caravan Parks page: https://tinyurl.com/3zkmwbps