Fantastic Trout Fishing In The Pitsford Reservoir Bowl

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Fishery News

Week ending 19 July 2009

• Match anglers enjoy marvellous rod average at Pitsford Water
7.95 rod average for Lexus European individual qualifier

• Free ‘learn to fish’ sessions with Anglian Water during National Fishing Week

Fly fishing for trout at Rutland Water
Coaching sessions from Saturday 25 July to Saturday 1 August Phone Rutland Fishing Lodge for more information 01780 686441
Booking essential
Just for Juniors – have a go fly fishing at Grafham Water Thursday 30 July. One hour taster sessions with experienced fly fishing coach Peter Hartley. Suitable for youngsters aged 10 upwards. Pre booking essential – please call Grafham Fishing Lodge on 01480 810531
Fly fishing for trout at Grafham Water
Individual coaching sessions aimed at casting technique. Each session lasts 45 minutes. 27 – 31 July. Please call Grafham Fishing Lodge on 01480 810531
Coarse fishing at Hollowell Reservoir
Coaching sessions Monday 27 July.
Call 01604 781350 for more information and to book a place

http://www.anglianwater.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 575 (season 27,457) returns 262 (6,532) rod average 2.19 (4.2)

Boat anglers are faring best at the moment. Anglers fishing in the Tuesday evening boat league and the Over 50’s boat pairs’ match were kept busy with plenty of limits. (See competition news for full report). 6,000 Rainbows were introduced mid week with 4,000 more going in this week so prospects look good.

Best Rainbow 4lb 4oz taken by Damian Paddon of Watford

Best boat areas The main basin and bottom of the South arm.

Best bank areas Normanton/Sykes Lane the dam and East Creek to Lodge

Best methods Bank – Floating line with nymphs/dry fly
Boat – Floating lines to Di7, mixture of mini lures and nymphs

Mid week boat winner B Tandy of Sleaford

Fish stocked 6,000

Competition news
Season ticket holder Paul Kirkup of Kibworth won week 8 of the league with 6 fish from the Main basin. Close behind was Paul Wild who also had 6 fish this time from the middle of the South arm
Tuesday Evening Boat League
1st Paul Kirkup 6 fish for 15lb 10¼oz
2nd Paul Wild 6 fish for 15lb 0½oz
3rd Mick Bennett 6 fish for 12lb 15oz

The pressure is on the top three anglers in the league table with only one point separating them.
League leaders after week 7
1st= Richard Cooper 36 points
Keith Jones
3rd Mick Bennett 35 points
4th Phil Longstaff 26 points
5th Paul Kirkup 20 points
6th Si Gaines 13 points

Anglian Water Over 50’s Pairs match
This match fished to Loch Style rules, without fly size restrictions, saw the top six anglers take their limits. The best Rainbow weighed 3lb 1oz and was taken by Tim Williams. Ken Moore weighed in the best Brown at 3lb.

1st Jim Watts & Stu Hume 16 fish for 33lb 11oz
2nd Graham Pearson & Mike Barrett 16 fish for 31lb 9oz
3rd Ashley Davies & Gordon Bramwell 16 fish for 30lb 15oz

Forthcoming events
National fishing week
Coaching sessions run daily Saturday 25 July to Saturday 1 August, excluding Sunday 26 July. 11am to 12 noon and 2pm – 3pm (pm session not available Thursday 30 July)
Booking is essential – please call 01780 686441
Tuesday Night Boat League
Beginners courses 26 July; 2,8,19 & 23 August & throughout the season
Anglian Water Loch Style 4 man team 15 August – call 01780 686441

Grafham Water
Fish week 473 (season 15,015) returns 151 (3,975) rod average 3.13(3.77)

Freddie Brown took the best bag of the week with 8 Rainbows. Freddie (aged 82) lives in Espo, Finland. He caught his 8 rainbows weighing 22lb 6oz from Gaynes Cove by fishing a floating line with a diawl bach and a damsel nymph fished almost static. Fishing Grafham for four days earlier