• Opening day joy for Jeremy at Grafham Water
Jeremy Jacobs wins New Lodge Trophy for biggest fish on opening day

• 10lb plus Ravensthorpe Rainbow makes
David’s day
David Daniels of Bedford takes 10lb ½oz Rainbow – best of the week at Ravensthorpe

• Rutland Water opens Wednesday 1 April
Rutland Water will be the last of Anglian Water’s
‘big four’ to open with the Independence Day Trophy on offer for the best fish and the OnlineFishing.tv cameras on hand to capture it.

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Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
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Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Grafham Water

Opening day at Grafham Water saw plenty of anglers taking their limits, undeterred by strong north westerly winds. The New Lodge Trophy was won by a bank angler – Jeremy Jacobs of Little Staughton in Bedfordshire. Jeremy caught a Rainbow of 4lb 7oz from the Seat early in the morning on a floating line with a green nymph fished slowly followed by another Rainbow of 3lb 11oz – all before 9.30am. Jeremy won £50 in Anglian Water gift vouchers as well as having his name engraved on the New Lodge Trophy.

Bank anglers enjoyed the best sport on the day with the best area being the Stumps with most anglers catching their limits on floating lines with black and green nymphs or lures. Hill Farm, Gaynes Cove and the Seat also produced consistent fishing with plenty of anglers having some excellent catches. This was hardly surprising as the trout have been feeding very close to the margins.

Boat anglers found the fishing more challenging due to the North Westerly winds, reaching 17 m.p.h., which made boat fishing conditions uncomfortable. However, they still had some cracking sport off Hedge End, Hill Farm and the Stumps on medium to fast sink lines with black and green boobies, lures and nymphs, cats whiskers and diawl bachs.

The best bag of the day was caught by boat angler Tom Davis from Leicester. Tom caught 8 trout for 18lb 8oz and also released two more trout by fishing a fast sink line with cormorants and two toned orange blobs drifting from Hedge End into Church Bay.

Best Rainbow 4lb 7oz taken by Jeremy Jacobs

Best boat areas Hill Farm, Hedge End, The Stumps, G Buoy, Gaynes Cove, The Seat

Best bank areas The Stumps, Hill Farm, Gaynes Cove/Plummer Park, The Seat

Mid week boat winner John Syson of Spalding

Fish stocked 9000

Forthcoming events 5 April Bob Church Open
(Frank Cutler Memorial Trophy) 01604 661133
19 April Lexus European Individual Qualifier
01761 490367
20 April Lexus European Team Qualifier
26 April EDFF & GWFFA 01480 810531
Beginners course s – 29 March; 11,22 & 26 April;
10,24 & 27 May and throughout the season.

Pitsford Water
fish week 764 returns 116 rod average 6.5

“A 6.5 Rod average for the first week at Pitsford from mainly bank anglers was an excellent way to start the seasonâ€