Elinor Fishery Trout Report April 2010, May 10th – 16th

157 anglers caught 643 fish of which 365 were returned

12lb 2oz Steve Johnson, Raunds, black buzzer
12lb 2oz Geoff Scane, Peterborough
11lb 4oz Dennis Shannon, Wellingborough
10lb 12oz Derek Baverstock, Hackleton, black buzzer, boat
10lb 1oz Derek Baverstock, Hackleton, black buzzer, boat
9lb 5oz Graham Silver, Birmingham, black shipmans, boat
7lb 9oz David Rudge, Teeton, boat
7lb 6oz Mike Creamer, Oakley
7lb 5oz David Rudge, Teeton, boat
7lb 2oz Remo Cuccurullo, Yelden, boat
7lb 0oz Reg Bellham, Northampton, orange lure
6lb 8oz Claudio Cuccurullo, Yelden, boat
6lb 6oz Nigel Wells, Peterborough, black buzzer, boat
6lb 2oz Barrie Cowland, Peterborough, boat
6lb 0oz Alan Weatherley, Kettering

Best Areas
Bank – gravel bar, lagoon, east arm
Boat – west arm, boat bay

Best Patterns
black buzzer, dark olive buzzer, grhe, apps bloodworm, red head diawl bach, small damsel, fraser nymph, shipmans, black hopper, orange blob

Top of the water sport can’t get any better than Elinor at the moment! Everyday there are fish surface feeding. In a light wind the fish are all over the lake but if its a chilly breeze then look for the sheltered areas. Buzzers, pond olives and a few hawthorn are on the menu.
The really big catches are coming to boat anglers fishing a team of straight line buzzers. Bank anglers are finding the fishing more challenging. Plenty of trout to cast at but they are fussy. Keep changing your fly!
The evening rise at Elinor is almost guaranteed during May and June. Its a great time to practise your dry fly technique with fish moving to within a couple of yards of the shore as well as out in the wind lanes taking adult and hatching buzzers.

Upcoming Competitions
Sunday May 30th The 3rd Tommy Wood Memorial Cup
9am – 4pm Floating line and buzzers from the bank.
Free entry. All money raised goes to Sue Ryder Care – Thorpe Hall Hospice.
Tel 01832 720786 to book.

Next Stocking
May 17th, 20th, 21st

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Elinor Fishery Trout Report April 18th – 24th

207 anglers caught 862 fish of which 505 were returned

Best Fish
14lb 8oz Claudio Cuccurullo, Yelden, black buzzer, boat
11lb 7oz John Cooper, Oundle, green buzzer
11lb 5oz Mick O’Farrell, Milton Keynes, quill buzzer, boat
11lb 4oz Jason Pike, Ravensthorpe, olive buzzer, boat
9lb 7oz John Sutcik, Horseheath,boat
8lb 8oz Derek Coombs, St Ives, gold ribbed diawl bach, boat
8lb 2oz Derek Benamore, Finedon, damsel
7lb 8oz Mr Dawkins, Nuneaton, damsel, boat
7lb 8oz Brian Carter, Peterborough, damsel

Brown
5lb 1oz Brian Clarke, Huntingdon, boat

Best Areas
Bank – gravel bar, coarse bank, east arm
Boat – gravel bar, west arm,

Best Patterns
black, olive or grey buzzers, diawl bach, grhe, damsel

A great week at Elinor for anglers fishing imitative patterns. Plenty of fish rising as the wind has been lighter. These fish are still difficult to tempt. Mathew Tuck from Huntingdon managed to catch 8 fish on a small grey emerger. Boat anglers are taking some big bags by ignoring the surface feeders and fishing a floating or midge tip line with a 15ft leader, black buzzer on point, olive buzzer in middle and diawl bach or hares ear on top dropper. Catches of 20 + fish per boat were taken every day last week. Straight line rather than using indicators is the best method.
The evening rise is in full swing now. Fish are moving to within a few feet of the bank.
Please book boats in advance. Demand is usually high in May.

Competition News
Saturday 24th was the Airflo Classic bank heat
14 anglers caught 36 fish in bright sunshine and at times, flat calm conditions.

Teams
1. Rio Draycote 18 fish
2. Loop Uk 12 fish
3. Elinor Buzzers 2 fish

Individuals
1. Craig Smith 8 fish
2. Peter Elliott 7 fish
3. Paul Haskey 5 fish
4. Brad Gifford 4 fish
5. Mark Sturgess 3 fish

Next Stocking
April 26th, 29th, 30th, May 3rd

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