Elinor Trout Fishery Form

Two weeks July 19th – Aug 1st

376 anglers caught 1107 fish of which 603 were returned

Best Fish
13lb 0oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, black/green fritz, boat
10lb 4oz Bob Walmsley, Desborough, black hopper, boat
10lb 4oz Robert Lenton, Milton, Malsor
10lb 2oz Chris Tuthill, Wellingborough, orange hopper, boat
7lb 9oz Nudge Oakley, Sudborough, daddy
7lb 4oz Mr Lawrence, Great Yarmouth, black buzzer, boat
7lb 2oz Mathew Tuck, Huntingdon, boat
7lb 0oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, red cdc, boat

Best Areas
Bank – east arm, brookside
Boat – east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
hares ear cdc, black or brown hopper, grhe, blue adult damsel, shipmans buzzer, orange blob

The east arm is still the place to be for bank and boat anglers with fish moving throughout the day. Dry fly sport is the best for years.
Bank fishing is good for the time of year especially on cloudier days.
Weedcutting has now started although growth is not as bad as in previous years probably due to the hard winter.
Plenty of the fish being caught are hard fighting specimens between 2-3lb.

Next Stocking
Aug 2nd, 6th, 9th

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Elinor

Two weeks July 5th – 18th

311 anglers caught 984 fish of which 603 were returned

Best Fish
13lb 5oz Dave McEwan, Sandy, grhe
10lb 2oz David Rudge, Teeton, green dial bach, boat
9lb 8oz Ray Goodfellow, Kettering, grhe
8lb 2oz Pete Johnson, Wellingborough, damsel
8lb 0oz Ray Goodfellow, Kettering, grhe
7lb 12oz Steve Johnson, Raunds, olive nymph
7lb 0oz Mr Roberts, boat
6lb 2oz Dennis Shannon, Wellingborough
5lb 15oz Mel Gloster, grhe, boat

Brown 3lb 0oz Alan Bettles, Leicester

Best Areas
Bank – east arm, coarse bank
Boat – east arm, west arm, down middle

Best Patterns
grhe, fraser nymph, small damsel nymph, dry damsel, brown shipmans, cdc hares ear, orange blob

Elinor is fishing better than normal for July. Bank anglers are still doing well, especially in the east arm where there are fish rising most of the day. Mornings seeing most fish caught.
Boats having good sport apart from in windy conditions.
Most fish are being taken on the surface with dry fly producing well.
A good proportion of the fish are 2lb + and in superb condition.

Next Stocking
July 19th, 23rd, 26th