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Week ending 25 October 2009

• Remarkable Ravensthorpe
Rod average is 5.12 and Northampton’s Pat Flynn takes best fish of the week – a Rainbow of 6lb 8oz

• 9lb 2oz Rainbow for Rob at Pitsford Water
Rob Layton of Holcot, Northampton, weighs in biggest Pitsford Rainbow since May

• Grafham Water’s best Rainbow and best bag for Kevin
Kevin Appleton of Perry bags 5lb 1oz Rainbow and nets the best bag

• Don’t miss out on our popular Fur & Feather matches – call lodges now to check for availability
Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 November (boat)
Pitsford Water 8 November (boat)
Rutland Water 6 December (bank)

• Anglers are reminded that Thursday 29 October is the final day of the season for Brown Trout. Any Browns caught after this time should be returned safely to the water.

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Rutland Water
Fish week 615(season 42,160 ) returns 275 (10,943) rod average 2.23(3.85)

Rutland Water is fishing steadily but harder. There have been reports of numbers of fish following and nipping at the flies on some days. Best fish of the week fell to Geoff Allsop from Notts. Geoff netted a 5lb 6oz Brown.

Bank anglers are finding fish close in amongst the remaining weedbeds.

Boat anglers are taking fish around the weedbeds but there are plenty still out in the open water. However, hopefully as there is little fly life at the moment. Fish will eventually move closer in.

Fish are still feeding hard on corixa, stickleback fry and snails and one or two buzzers. Please remember that this Thursday 29 October is the last day for Brown trout. Any Browns caught after this date must be returned alive as soon as possible.

During November the starting time for boats is 9am not 8am. The half day 4 fish permit is valid all day in November and December (no catch and release). The 8 fish day tickets continue to be available.

Competition news
George Moore Memorial
This popular boat pairs match is judged on the best brace caught. Winning pair was Mike Barrett of Sheffield and Baz Street of Loughborough, Leicestershire. Mike took the best Rainbow of the match at 3lb 8oz. Gary Gegan had the best Brown at 2lb 14oz.

1st Mike Barrett and Baz Street 6lb 8oz
2nd Wayne Windsor and Alan Taylor 6lb 3oz
3rd Clive Morgan and Gary Gegan 6lb 1oz
4th Ken Merridan and Paul Frith 5lb 14½oz

Best Rainbow 6lb 2¼oz

Best Brown 5lb 6oz

Best boat areas Around the weedbeds for the bigger fish and in open water from the sailing club to the dam

Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane, fishing lodge frontage, the peninsula, the Dam.

Best methods See report

Rutland Water continued

Mid week boat winner Theo Mountford of Stanground, Peterborough

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 1 & 21 November.
Fur and Feather (bank) 6 December
Boats will remain on the water throughout November. Please note that November boats go out on the water at 9am. Please check availability before starting your journey.
Pike fishing 12 October to 29 November
Boat fishing with lures and dead sea fish over 18cm (excluding lamprey)

Grafham Water
Fish week 407 (season 23,181) returns 120(6,277) rod average 3.39(3.69)

Grafham water has continued to fish well this week for both bank and boat anglers with the vast majority of trout being caught at the surface on buglers, sparkler boobies, minkies, cats whiskers, diawl bachs, crunchers, hares ears and cormorants.

The best rainbow and also the biggest bag caught this week fell to bank angler Kevin Appleton from Perry. Kevin caught 8 fish for 24lb 13oz on a floating line with a green hare’s ear. The best trout in the bag was a cracking over wintered rainbow of 5lb 1oz. Kevin caught these f