PACKINGTON TROUT FISHERY

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FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 17/3/13

Last week 32 rods caught 146 fish for an average of 4.56.

Another exceptionally cold week put paid to seeing the banks full of anglers yet again. For those who braved the very cold conditions, some excellent sport was to be had. Both boat and bank anglers are doing very well on Cocks Close with the high bank area and around the middle willows the hotspots.

The best fish of the week was a rainbow of 10lb 2oz caught by Adrian Cooper of Maxstoke who bank fishing on Cocks Close and took it along with five other fish on his own tied Damsel pattern. Mr Pendrey of Coventry fished catch and release from a boat on Cocks Close and caught 15 fish to 5½lb on Damsel Nymph and Nomad Lures. John Taylor of Birmingham caught six fish on Monday when the temperatures were so low the rod rings were continuously freezing up but he persevered and took fish to 3½ lb, again on a Damsel Nymph.

Baden Hollingworth of Sutton Coldfield fished from a boat on the members’ water, Hall Pool and caught five fish to 4lb on a Damsel Nymph and black Buzzer fished on a floating line. All of the members’ waters are now fishable and for those that have braved the weather they have fished well.

Best patterns are Damsel Nymph, black Buzzer, Bloodworm, black or white Lures and Fritz Lures.

The fishery opens at 8am and closes at dusk.

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