Anglian Water news, March 15th

• Shaun shines on opening day at Pitsford Water
Shaun Allen of Market Harborough records 10lb 2oz Rainbow – the best fish on terrific opening day

• Anglian Water ‘Help the Heroes’ pairs flyfishing
competition
We’ll be ‘seeing stars’ at Rutland Water on Saturday 14 August
Bid for a chance to share a boat with a fly-fishing legend. All proceeds from this match and the fantastic fund raising auction that will run alongside, will go to the Help the Heroes charity.

• Countdown to opening

Grafham Water Friday 19 March
Rutland Water Thursday 1 April

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

Anglian Water Help for Heroes
Fish with the stars Pairs Flyfishing competition and charity auction
Rutland Water, Saturday 14 August 2010

Trophies and fantastic prizes to be won.
Star raffle and charity auction. England international goal keeper David Seaman is helping with the auction following the meal in the Castaways Restaurant.
Competitors are invited to donate an item for the auction or a prize.

There are two ways you can enter this event raising funds to support our wounded troops who have been injured in overseas conflicts.

• Seize the chance of a lifetime to fish with the stars and bid now.
Be quick as bidding closes on 1 April when Fisheries Manager Jon Marshall will open the sealed envelopes at Rutland Water’s opening day.
Submit your bid (minimum reserve £120 which includes fishing and post match meal), along with the name of the star you would like to fish with to:
Fish with the Superstars
Anglian Water
c/o Recreation Dept
Wing WTW
Morcott Road
Wing
Oakham
LE15 8SA

Don’t forget to name your star pairing, choose from: –
Iain Barr – World champion
Charles Jardine – Author, artist and casting guru
John Horsey – Most capped England International
Craig Barr – England Lochstyle team manager
Gareth Jones – Welsh International
Martha Thomson – England Ladies international
Steve Cullen – Total Flyfisher magazine editor
Simon Kidd – England international

• Pair up with a friend and submit your pairs entry to
Rutland Water Fishing Lodge
Edith Weston,
Oakham
LE15 8HD
Entry fees including fishing costs and post match meal – £120 per pair
(Further details and sponsorship forms also available from the fishing lodge)

Pitsford Water

A rod average of 7.5 on opening day was an excellent way to start the season.
Lots of limits were recorded and both bank and boat anglers caught equally well. A few over wintered fish have been caught over the weekend. Shaun Allen of Market Harborough caught the best Rainbow on opening day – a fish of 10lb 2oz. Shaun caught the fish at Bog Bay on the west bank of Pitsford.

John Hoskins of Bromsgrove took an impressive limit of fish on the bank on Friday. John caught a fish of 9lb 1oz and three others weighing over 3lb, for a total of over 28lb of fish in his bag. Local angler Nathan Reilly took an 8 fish limit on the bank at North Farm Bay on Friday. His bag limit weighed just over 20lb, with his best fish weighing 4lb 8oz. Anthony Krate of Northampton took 6 fish on the bank including Rainbows of 5lb and 4lb.

Spalding angler Graham Emms boat fished alone on Friday catching 8 fish in one hour in North Farm Bay. He used a Di7 and black and green lure. He later fished as many different areas as possible in search of over wintered fish. Graham went home a happy man catching and releasing a further 18 fish on top of his 8 fish bag.

Jade Tuffs of Market Harborough took her limit in no time at all when she fished from the bank on Friday. Jade’s 8 fish weighed over 20lb and she was the guest of a season permit holder!

Another angler enjoying the first day of Pitsford’s new season was Ian Middleton from Brixworth. Fishing from the bank at Bog Bay Ian used a floating line with an Orange Goldhead Blob to t