Draycote Water trout fishing…

Week Ending – Saturday 24th October 2009

This Week :
Browns : Out of season
Rainbows : 1137
Weight : 3032lbs 2ozs
Av Weight : 2lbs 10ozs
Largest : 8lbs 8ozs
No of Visits : 397
Total Catch : 1137
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 2.86

This Season :
Largest Brown : 12lbs 00ozs
Largest Rainbow : 14lbs 3ozs
No of Visits : 11691
Total Catch : 35748
Av Weight : 2lbs 9ozs
Av Catch per Angler Visit : 3.06

Comments :

Without doubt the catch of the week has to be Mr Bill Tomkins five fish which weighed 29lbs 5ozs. Bill from Nuneaton was bank fishing at Toft Bay and caught them all to one of his own Black and Red Buzzer Patterns. Included in his bag were fish of 13lbs 00ozs, 7lbs 7ozs and 6lbs 9ozs.
Not content with that Bill had another go two days later and took five more fish weighing 20lbs 9ozs.

Mrs Ann Marchant of Kidderminster boated a rainbow weighing 8lbs 8ozs. Mr Richard Yates banked an 8lbs 4ozs. Mr Duncan Watson took an eight pounder. Mr Brian Jones and Mr George Smith both caught a 7lbs 00ozs and teenager Master Troy Baker of Coventry boated one for 6lbs 8ozs.

West Haddon Boat angler Mr John Dobbie took the heaviest eight fish limit at 27lbs 00ozs.

Although the browns are out of season they are still being caught and returned. Mr Steve Harrison of Cubbington returned a 10lbs 00ozs. Mr Chris Brodest put one back at 10lbs 3ozs. Mr Phil Wood returned a 10lbs 12ozs. Others include 7lbs 8ozs to Banbury bank angler Mr Brian Hall, 5lbs 6ozs to Mr Mick Heath, 5lbs 00ozs to Mr Dave Simons, 8lbs 00ozs to Mr Mike Edkins and 8lbs 00ozs to Mr Jim Dempsey.

Fishing has been close to the bank and a whole range of different patterns have been working. Perhaps a common theme in the method has been a slow retrieve.

Toft has been the best spot, however like the last couple of weeks the fish are being caught in all places close to the bank.

Boat fishing finishes Sunday 25th October.
Bank fishing re-opens Tuesday 27th October until Saturday 31st October..

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