Week Ending – Saturday 3rd October 2009

This Week :
Browns : 1
Weight : 4lbs 4ozs
Av Weight : 4lbs 4ozs
Largest : 10lbs 00ozs
Rainbows : 1508
Weight : 3951lbs 1ozs
Av Weight : 2lbs 10ozs
Largest : 10lbs 00ozs
No of Visits : 420
Total Catch : 1509
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 3.59

This Season :
Largest Brown : 11lbs 2ozs
Largest Rainbow : 14lbs 3ozs
No of Visits : 10399
Total Catch : 31739
Av Weight : 2lbs 9ozs
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 3.05

Comments :

Bromsgrove boat angler Mr John Hoskins caught and released the 10lbs 00ozs brown.
Mr Mike Oliver returned one at 7lbs 5ozs, Prof J A Clegg put one back at 4lbs 15ozs and Mr P Laundon returned a 4lbs 8ozs. Mr Standing took one weighing 4lbs 4ozs.

Mr Mike Griffiths of Stoneleigh caught the week’s heaviest rainbow at 10lbs 00ozs from the bank and he released another thirty fish in the same visit.

Other good rainbows include 9lbs 8ozs to Mr Barry Jones of Northampton, 9lbs 7ozs to Mr Mark Jennings, 9lbs 4ozs to Mr Bill Tomkins, 7lbs 4ozs to Mr Grant Gibson, 7lbs 4ozs and 6lbs 4ozs to Mr Malc Croft and then Mr Richard Slater, Mr Ray Cramp, Mr John Bough, Mr Fred Broady, Mr Hywell Davies and Mr Neil Clews all took rainbows over six pounds. Mr Bob Batsford of Shipston on Stour caught two six pounders over the week.

28lbs 6ozs was the heaviest eight fish limit to Gloucester boat angler Mr Robert Hankins.

Other notable eight fish weights were 26lbs 6ozs to Mr Lee Tones, 26lbs 6ozs to Mr Barry Jones, 26lbs 3ozs to Mr Roger Henderson, 26lbs 00ozs to Mr A Larbalesner, 25lbs 10ozs to Mr Dave Allen, 25lbs 12ozs to Mr D Rees, 25lbs 6ozs to Mr John Hall, 24lbs 4ozs to Mr Dai Williams, 24lbs 2ozs to Mr Fred Broady and 24lbs 00ozs each to Mr D Bevan and Mr Mr John Bellamy.

Best five fish limit was 22lbs 4ozs to Coventry bank angler Mr Ray Cramp. Other good five fish bags include 21lbs 4ozs to Mr John Snelson of Daventry, 20lbs 5ozs to Mr Bill Tompkins, 20lbs 00ozs to Mr Malc Croft, 19lbs 12ozs to Mr Keith Hughes, 18lbs 8ozs to Mr Roly Hill, 20lbs 00ozs to Mr M Jennings, 17lbs 00ozs to Mr Trevor Riches of Solihull, 15lbs 8ozs each to Mr R Oatway and Mr Paul Walker, 15lbs 7ozs to Mr W Capper, 15lbs 4ozs to Mr A Brown and 15lbs 00ozs to Mr Dave Thomas of Church Lawford.

All areas have fished for bank and boat. Perhaps the Cornfield and Toft have been the best spots.

Again the fly patterns have been very mixed along with the methods, but Montana, Muddler Minnow, Minkie, Daddy Longlegs, Buzzer and Diawl Bach all catching.

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