April 23rd – 29th

133 anglers caught 410 fish of which 291 were returned

Best Fish
5lb 6oz John White, black buzzer
4lb 14oz David Ross, Peterborough, black buzzer
4lb 11oz Simon Church, Enfield, damsel

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

Best Patterns
black buzzer, grhe, olive nymph, goldhead damsel, black/green lures

Another unsettled week with less anglers than usual fishing. Buzzer fishing continued to be excellent until Sunday when the rise in water level coloured some areas of the lake. The coarse bank is clearer and still fished well to nymphs but in other areas a black or black/green lure fished slow on an intermediate worked better.
The sediment should clear by the day so we can get back to normal. As well as buzzers there are good hatches of pond olives and plenty of hawthorn on warmer days.

Next Stocking
May 4th

Forthcoming Events
Saturday May 5th
The success of the competition in March had encouraged Iain Barr to hold an extra heat of the Airflo World Bank Masters at Elinor. As well as prizes anglers have the chance of winning a place in the televised grand final held at Elinor on May 20th with a first prize of £2000.
Please enter direct with Iain at http://www.iainbarrflyfishing.co.uk or pick up an entry form at the lodge.

Sunday May 6th is the date of the Tommy Wood memorial trophy. 9am – 4pm
This friendly roving bank match is free entry to everyone. As usual in memory of Tommy competitors may only use buzzers and a floating line. Its a fun day with all proceeds from the raffle going to Sue Ryder, Peterborough.