Stocks Reservoir

Being an acidic upland reservoir, Stocks does not hold much invertebrate life, so the fish need to look to the surface for food and readily take dries or emerger patterns, making for some heart stopping action as you see your fly disappearing from the surface in a boil the size of a dustbin lid. Ben Dobson, who manages Stocks, farms his own fish and takes an absolute pride in stocking the finest, full-finned trout. As well as rainbows, Ben stocks beautiful browns and the incredibly hard-fighting blue trout - catching your first blue is a life affirming experience as these supercharged fish, which prefer the upper water levels, love to take to the air during the fight. You win some, you lose some, but you'll never forget that magical moment when you see one of these blue-eyed wonders porpoising and cartwheeling at the end of your line.