Elinor Fishery April 1st – 7th

155 anglers caught 987 fish of which 692 were returned.

Best Fish
12lb 0oz Roger Bosence, Corby, black/green tadpole
10lb 2oz Mr York, Market Harborough, black/green lure
10lb 0oz Steven Allison, black buzzer
8lb 2oz Bryan Swain, Brampton, orange blob

41 fish over 4lb

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

Best Patterns
black/green or white/green lures, orange or tequila blob, bloodworm, black buzzer, hares ear, damsel.

A few more anglers about this week especially at the weekend when the sun finally came out and the wind dropped.
A rod average of over 6 shows that Elinor is on good form with plenty of bigger fish being caught.
Best method during the morning has been a floater or slow intermediate with mini lures retrieved very slowly. In the afternoon there a lots of fish being taken on bloodworm, black buzzer and black diawl bach.
Water clarity continues to improve and is approx 3 foot now. I would expect buzzers to take the best bags for the next few weeks particularly on mild calmer days.

Thursday April 4th – Troutmasters fish – off
1. Pete Welch, Boston, 6 fish 14lb 6oz
2. Tony Pointer, Corby, 6 fish 7lb 14oz
3. Jim Gallagher, Corby, 3 fish 5lb 2oz
4. Steve Johnson, Raunds, 2 fish 3lb 3oz

Best of luck to Pete Welch who will represent Elinor at Grafham in September.

Sunday April 7th – Airflo World Bank Masters heat
31 anglers caught 168 fish for a 5.4 rod average which was excellent considering the match consisted of only eight 35 minute sessions.
The 4 sessions before a lunch break were a little slow with some ice still around the margin. There were more fish taken in the afternoon with a few of the top ten gaining there place in the final during the last session.
Top ten qualify for the final:
1. Paul Haskey, Rugby 12 fish 17 points
2. Geoff Makin, Leighton Buzzard 12 fish 16 pts
3. Richard Slater, Northampton 10 fish 15 pts
4. David Broome 9 fish 14pts
5. Simon Lehane 7 fish 12pts
6. Peter Burnett 6 fish 11pts
7. Adam West 7 fish 11pts
8. Fen Oakley 7 fish 11pts
9. Martin Burgess 7 fish 11pts
10. James Morgan 7 fish 11pts.

Next Stocking
April 10th (browns)
April 12th