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Week ending 26 April 2009

• Super 7 rod average for Rutland Water
Spring Rudder match
Graham Pearson and Mike Barrett win with fantastic bag of 16 fish for 49lb 4oz

• Great Grafham break for Freddy from Finland
82 year old Freddy Brown takes his limit on all four days from different areas of Grafham Water

• Terrific tuition for Juniors at Grafham Water
Wednesday 28 May
Sponsored by the Salmon and Trout Association.
Three hours of tuition covering elementary casting, fly tying, tackle and tactics. 9.30am to 12.30 or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
For just £10
Parental consent forms will be provided.
For more information and to book a place please contact
Peter Hartley on 07922 126154

• Exceptional Carp fishing at Ardleigh Reservoir

http://www.anglianwaterleisure.co.uk

Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350,
Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105
Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Rutland Water
Fish week 1,962 (season 6,333) returns 437 (1,328) rod average 4.48(4.76)

Rutland Water is in outstanding form this season. Quality fish are being taken with lots of limits with all methods working well even dry fly in the evenings for bank anglers.

Anglers have lots of choice with plenty of areas to try. The best bank areas are Normanton/Sykes Lane, the sailing club and the bottom of both arms are all producing fish.

Fly life has been incredible with masses of buzzers coming off. There are also plenty of daphnia available along with numbers of roach fry showing inside fish. Overwintered fish have featured well with good numbers of Rainbows between 3 and 5lb in fantastic condition. Some good browns are also showing. Julie Emerson lost an estimated double figure fish close to the boat.

Competition news
Spring Rudder match

26 Anglers took part in a match that produced a rod average of 7 per angler with 181 fish caught. The winners were old hands Graham Pearson and Mike Barrett who weighed in a fantastic bag of 16 fish for 49lb 4oz taken from the South Arm.

2nd Clive Morgan & Gary Edmunds 16 fish for 43lb 6oz
3rd Kelvin Smith & Ivor Heard 16 fish for 38lb 3oz

The best Brown in the match weighed 4lb 2oz and was taken by Gary West. The best Rainbow was 4lb 14oz and was taken by Graham Pearson.

Prospects are very good with many areas producing fish along with plentiful supplies of food. Rutland is in cracking form.

Anglers are reminded that if they bring their dogs with them they must be on a lead at all times.

Best Rainbow 5lb

Best boat areas Sykes Lane, Sailing Club, Manton Bay, Transformer, Barnsdale

Best bank areas Normanton, Sailing Club, Sykes Lane, Whitwell, Barnsdale road end

Rutland Water continued

Best methods Floating lines with buzzers/ dry fly (bank). Boat anglers similar to bank anglers but include mini lures, gold/silver sparklers.

Mid week boat winner David Haines of Bulwick, Northants

Fish stocked 4,000

Forthcoming events 6 May Bob Church Classic
10 May England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods
12 May Tuesday Evening Boat Leagues commence
Beginners course s – 2,8,16 & 30 May; 7,10,13, 21 & 27 June and throughout the season.

Grafham Water
fish week 1561 (season 4,966) returns 320 (1,213) rod average 4.87 (4.09)

Anglers have enjoyed a fantastic week at Grafham Water with the lake really switching on in the warm spring sunshine. Most areas have fished well throughout the week, especially the south shore around Gaynes Cove, the Seat and Sludge Bank as well as Perry Point. The stable water levels over the past couple of years have allowed the vast buzzer beds to re colonise. Fish are gorging themselves on buzzers – especially olive or black.

The most popular methods are floating or midge tip lines with epoxy or super glue buzzers, mainly straight lined or a few anglers are fishing the bung. Some anglers are finding a slow glass