Eleven teams of six anglers from around the UK gathered at Eyebrook Trout Fishery in Leicestershire to compete in the new Angling Trust Loch Style Team Championship which was to be held over two days. The event was filmed by BT Sport, bringing loch style angling to the main stream and raising the general profile […]
FNF Nymphomaniacs Win the Angling Trust Loch Style Team Championships at BT Sport turn out to film…
41lb carp on the fly!
Allen Babakhani did absolutely brilliantly to tempt, play and land this 40lb 14oz common carp on just an 8lb leader while fishing Lake Erie in Ontario in his home country of Canada, reports the IGFA. If approved, this catch will become the new men’s 4 kg (8 lb) tippet class world record which currently stands at […]
Beautiful Icelandic trout sets new IGFA tippet record
IGFA Representative Meredith J. McCord caught and released this beautiful 5.27-kilogram (11-pound 10-ounce) brown trout (Salmo trutta) on May 13, 2018 while fly fishing Iceland’s Lake Thingvallavatn. McCord played the fish for approximately 10 minutes before it was landed, documented, and released alive. If approved, the catch will become the new women’s 3-kilogram (6-pound) tippet […]
Magnificent 11lb 8oz Rutland Water brown trout falls to Al’s self tied Buzzer….
Al Owen shows of a magnificent 11lb 8oz brown trout from Rutland Water – by far the biggest of the season from the Anglian Water trout fishing Mecca. The Rutland regular from Cranwell ventured down the South Arm and fished deep buzzers on the midge tip from a boat. Al ties arguably the most successful […]
Rod average of over 6.0 at Rutland Water: Anglian Water Trout Reports April 29th, 2018
Latest News and Information from Week ending 29 April 2018 • Latest match results from all our waters • Summer is heading this way – Rutland Tuesday Evening boat league starts 8 May www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water […]
6lb brown and rainbow trout from Rutland and Grafham Water : Anglian Water Report April 22nd, 2018
Latest News and Information from Week ending 22 April 2018 • Wonderful week at Rutland Water with a 6lb 12oz Brown and a 6lb Rainbow • Grafham rod average 5.6 and biggest fish of the week is a superb 6lb 2oz Brown www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell […]
Super rod averages at Ravensthorpe, Rutland and 7lb 5oz brown trout
Latest News and Information from Week ending 8 April 2018 • Ravensthorpe rod average a massive 8.6 • 7lb 5oz Brown for Toff Crowther at Rutland • Match action from all of our fisheries www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton […]
Anglian Water fly fishing news March 28th, 2018: Overwintered fish galore at Grafham Water
Latest News and Information from Week ending 25 March 2018 • 5lb 5oz Rutland Rainbow for Toff Crowther • Overwintered fish galore at Grafham Water • Read Weekly Fishery News online at www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk/news www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water […]
Opening week produces rod average of 5.6 at Rutland Water….
Latest News and Information from Week ending 18 March 2018 • Great start to new season at Rutland with rod average of 5.36 • Good sized specimen fish at Grafham Water www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105 […]
Anglian Water trout fishing underway – first reports from Rutland Water, Grafham, Pitsford
Latest News and Information from Anglian Water Week ending 11 March 2018 • New season’s headlines from Anglian Water’s ‘Big Four’ • Visit the new look Rutland tackle shop Rutland tackle shop has had a big face lift www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills […]
Peter Hartley wins Grafham Water Fur and Feather
Grafham Water December 5th, 2017 Fish 122 (season 22,947) Returns 28 (3,864) Rod average 4.4 (5.94) Another windy week at Grafham has made conditions difficult for boat fishing. However, there have been a good number of anglers that have braved the cold and fished from the banks. The rod average this week is 4.4. […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing November 7th, 2017: Lots of big brown trout showing at Rutland Water
Anglian Water Fur & Feather matches These are always popular and great fun – call the lodges now to enter Pitsford Water (boat) 11 November (01604 781350) Grafham Water (bank) 26 November (01480 810531) Rutland Water (bank) 3 December (01780 686441) www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & […]
Great brown trout fishing at Rutland Water – latest Anglian Water fly fishing news
Pic: Simon Ashton with a 6lb 6oz brown trout from Rutland Water. Rutland Water Fish 508 (season 42,709) Returns 152(8,646) Rod average 3.34 (4.93) Rutland Water is in excellent form. Simon Ashton had a great day last Monday whilst fishing the North Arm. Simon says “It was very cloudy with a light westerly […]
Young salmon found at River Derwent spot for first time in 300 years…
Fish conservationists are raising a glass at the news that young salmon have been spotted at the River Derwent at Shortley Bridge for the first time since King Goerge I banned the then Prince of Wales from the Royal household in 1717 over a row at a christening. And not just one either – over […]
Bob Collins breaks Pitsford Water’s long standing brown trout record with a 15lb 8oz beauty
Long standing Pitsford Water season ticket holder Bob Collins has beaten the Anglian Water trout fishery’s brown trout record with this stunning 15lb 8oz fish. Bob, who has fished the venue since the early 1970s, caught the fish while bank fishing using a size 12 Dunkeld, ironically fishing a spot known as ‘No Fish Point’. […]