Draycote Water Fishery Form To August 3rd

Week Ending – Saturday 1st August 2009

This Week :
Browns : 1
Weight : 5lbs 3ozs
Av Weight : 5lbs 3ozs
Largest : 5lbs 3ozs
Rainbows : 823
Weight : 2239lbs 9ozs
Av Weight : 2lbs 11ozs
Largest : 10lbs 00ozs
No of Visits : 300
Total Catch : 824
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 2.75

This Season :
Largest Brown : 11lbs 2ozs
Largest Rainbow : 14lbs 3ozs
No of Visits : 7048
Total Catch : 21699
Av Weight : 2lbs 9ozs
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 3.08

Comments :

Mr Tony Plummer of Royal Leamington Spa caught and released again the week’s largest rainbow estimated to be over 10lbs 00ozs. He was fishing a Diawl Bach from the boat.

There was one brown taken at 5lbs 3ozs to Mr Rob Johnson.

Heaviest eight fish limit was 26lbs 00ozs taken by Bedworth bank angler Mr Frank Wilson all at Toft Bay to the Black Buzzer. Other big eight fish limits include 24lbs 4ozs to Mr Jim Dempsey of Bedworth, 24lbs 6ozs to Mr John Hoskins of Bromsgrove, 24lbs 00ozs to Mr Roger Davis of Coventry, 23lbs 00ozs to Dr Tim Gunn of Oxford and 23lbs 12ozs to Mr Rod Wilson of Leicester.

Mr John Blackband of Hampton Magna had five fish from the bank weighing 21lbs 12ozs. Other good five fish bags include 18lbs 00ozs to Mr Dennis Griggs of Leicester, 17lbs 11ozs to his brother Derek, 17lbs 6ozs to Mr Keith Brooks of Gloucester, 17lbs 4ozs to Mr Des James of South Wales, 17lbs 00ozs each to Mr Tony Thomas of Willoughby, Mr Kev Tyman of Coventry and Mr Ray Higton of Nottingham, 16lbs 12ozs to Mr Gordon Slack of Coventry, 16lbs 10ozs to Birmingham’s Mr Stan Edinburgh, 16lbs 8ozs to Potteries Buzzer specialist Mr Bill Gibson one day and 16lbs 00ozs on another, 16lbs 2ozs to Mr John Dews of Solihull, 16lbs 00ozs to Mr Craig Turner of Lancashire, 15lbs 10ozs to Mr Peter Pritchard of Whatcote, 15lbs 1ozs to Mr Terry Hobman of Warwick and 15lbs 00ozs to Mr Don Moore of Coventry.

Four ten man teams took part in the Midland Counties Cup Match organised by Mr Martin Brown. Warwickshire were emphatic winners with a total team weight of 175lbs 10ozs, Leicestershire were next with 105lbs 1ozs. Derbyshire weighed in 88lbs 00ozs and Nottinghamshire 87lbs 2ozs. Mr Peter Elliott fishing for Warwicks took the best bag at 24lbs 4ozs and Mr John Littler had 24lbs 00ozs.

Rainbow Corner, Dunn’s Bay, Farborough and Toft have all fished with fish near the top.

Buzzers, Hoppers, Dries, Boobies, Silver Invicta, Muddler Minnow, Bibio, Hares Ear, Daddy Longlegs and Damsel all catching.

Enquiries to : Fishing Lodge, Draycote Water, Kites Hardwick, Rugby. CV23 8AB
Telephone : 01788 – 812018 Fax : 01788 – 815711