March 11th – 24th

102 anglers caught 429 fish of which 255 were returned

Best Fish
11lb 14oz Roy Swinfield, Leicester, montana
10lb 4oz Jim Nixon, Kettering, orange blob
8lb 8oz D. Broome, Bedford, black/green lure
7lb 10oz Steve Freeman, damsel, boat
7lb 8oz Ken Nicholls, Farcet, fritz damsel
6lb 15oz John Graham, Coventry, apps bloodworm
6lb 3oz Tim Garside, Bedford, montana
6lb 1oz Roger Bosence, Corby, Orange blob

Best Areas
Bank – dam, boat bay, brookside
Boat – anchored off dam

Best Patterns
montana, pitsford pea, orange blob, fritz damsel

The weather has kept angler numbers well down over the last two weeks but plenty of fish over 4lb are being caught including a best of season 11lb 14oz which was safely returned.
There has been no further flooding and water clarity is still improving with visibility as much as 2 foot in some areas.
Most anglers are concentrating on the lodge end of the lake where at least the cold NE wind is behind them. With minimal fly life hatching lures fished slowly are taking most fish but it surely can’t be long before the buzzer fishing starts.

There are still a few places left in the Elinor heat of the Airflo World Bank Masters on Sunday April 7th.
Full details at http://www.iainbarrflyfishing.co.uk