Latest News and Information from Anglian Water trout fishing….

Week ending 7 April 2013

Fishery News

• Yvonne Webb wins Alan West Memorial match at Rutland Water
Yvonne’s bag of eight fish outweighs nearest rival by 3oz

• 14lb 2oz Rainbow is best fish of the week at Ravensthorpe Reservoir
14lb 2oz specimen is the best fish in a 30 fish bag shared by Chris Tierney of Northampton and his boat partner
Mr Moorcroft

• 8lb 10oz Rainbow is best fish of the week at Pitsford Water for Mick Foster of Brixworth

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Rutland Water
Fish week 1166 Returns 157 Rod average 7.42
The first full week of the season was very impressive with a rod average of 7.42! The weather remained consistently cold but finally warmed up last weekend and the sun came out. During the week Cameron Neil caught a Brown off the bank and returned it safely to the water, having weighed it first on fellow angler Rob Edmunds’ scales for 10lb 5oz.

Other notable catches included the best fish of the week – a 6lb 8oz Rainbow for Phil Webb from Derbyshire. Phil was one of a group of 7 boat anglers, members of Derbyshire Fly Fishers, who recorded 51 fish on the day with a good number in the 2½lb – 3lb bracket.

Season ticket holder Roger Marshall netted a 6lb specimen which went 6lb 2oz taken off the bank on the Peninsula. Regular Grafham angler Andy Linwood, made a trip to Rutland and came up trumps with a very solid looking 5lb 11oz Rainbow which fell to a black buzzer from Whitwell Creek.

With the wind finally turning from East North East, bank anglers were taking fish in Church Bay and the Normanton area. Prior to this the Dam, Sykes Lane, Whitwell Front, Whitwell Creek, Yellowstones and Old Hall had all been producing fish.

Boat anglers fared best off Normanton, Sykes Lane, Barnsdale, Old Hall and Hambleton Wood. A number of areas, like the bottom of both arms, haven’t yet been fished so expectations are high. Another 2,000 Rainbows were stocked during the week bringing the total so far this season to 21,200. Prospects are very good with fish being caught in many areas of the reservoir, insect hatches have been steady, but not prolific – settled weather should help.

Competition News
Alan West Memorial 5 April
This match is always well supported and this year 60 anglers caught 303 fish for a rod average of 5. Yvonne Webb had a fantastic day and won with eight fish for 23lb 2oz. Mike Barratt was second with 8 fish for 22lb 15oz and Matt Oldroyd third with 8 fish for 22lb 11oz. The best fish of the match was a 4lb 10oz Rainbow taken by Simon Lehane.

Best Rainbow 6lb 8oz taken by Phil Webb of Derbyshire.

Best Brown 10lb 5oz caught and returned to the water by Cameron Neil.

Best methods Mainly lures, various lines, but good numbers of fish falling to nymphs as well.

Best boat areas The main basin, Barnsdale, Whitwell Front, Old Hall, Church Bay.

Best bank areas Whitwell Creek (front), Sykes Lane, the Dam, Old Hall, Yellowstone, Church Bay, Gibbets.

Rutland Water continued

Fish stocked 2,000

Mid week boat winner Andrew Tinkler, Sedgefield.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 21 & 27 April; 4,11 and 25 May and other dates throughout the season.
Anglian Water Spring Rudder Match 20 April (leg one of five)
Dave Hodgson Memorial 5 May.

Grafham Water
Fish week 713 (1461 season) Returns 123 (288) Rod average 5.79 (5.09)
With a change in the weather over the weekend large numbers of anglers have enjoyed some good fishing at Grafham Water. The fish are still in fairly close to the bank so the bank anglers along the North shore are having good sport. The fish are lying quite deep at around 8 – 10 feet down, with the best flies being lures in black and green.

Boat anglers are also enjoying good sport in the same areas along the north shore as well as the Seat and Q buoy.

If the weather continues to warm up the buzzer fishing will start with a vengeance, there have already been some small hatches on the warmer days.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas G Buoy, Willows, Seat and Q Buoy.

Best bank areas Willows, G Buoy, Deep Water and Pylon Point.

Fish stocked 2,000.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 13,17 & 28 April; 5,19,26 and 30 May and throughout the year.
Anglian Water Spring Rudder match 13 April
Bob Church Open 14 April.
Lexus European Indivudal Qualifier 26 April.
Lexus European Team Qualifier 27 April.
GWFFA vs EDFA 28 April.
Anglian Water Airflo International Individual Final 11 May
GWFFA Inter Club Floating Line match 12 May

Pitsford Water
Fish week 129 (season 574) Returns 56 (203) Rod average 2.3 (2.8)
The best fish of the week went to Mick Foster, a fine Rainbow of 8lb 10oz.

With the recent improvement in weather conditions anglers are enjoying some good fishing at Pitsford Water. Over 10,000 fish have been stocked to date and it will only take a slight rise in temperature to get the fish on the feed and anglers will have a bonanza.

There have been many limits from the bank with Duffers, Stilton, Bog Bay, and the Cliffs all producing. The best methods from the bank have been intermediates with black and green lures or black buzzer. Boat anglers have also been taking good bags of fish with several overwintered specimens in the 4-5lb bracket. The best boat areas are the Causeway down to Stone Barn and the Pines.

Peter Hartley, Anglian Water’s Head Coach, took four Beginners out to fish the bank at Stone Barn and was delighted that everyone on the course caught a fish, including one gentleman who had a nice Rainbow of 4lb 12oz – not bad for a first trout!

Best Rainbow 8lb 10oz taken by Mick Foster.

Best Brown 4lb plus caught and returned by Mr M Kirkwood.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Causeway, Pines, Farm Bay.

Best bank areas Cliffs, Rigbys, Stilton.

Fish stocked 2,000.

Mid week boat winner Richard Kendrick of Scaldwell, Northants.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 14,20 & 26 April; 8,12,18 & 31 May and throughout the season.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 248 (334 season) Returns 47 (133) Rod average 5.2 (2.5)
The fishing this week at Ravensthorpe has been superb with fish taking lures on intermediate and medium sink lines along with buzzers on floating lines.

Last Thursday Messrs Bayes and Mitchell took 54 fish between them, many in the 4-6lb bracket with their best fish weighing in at 8lb 8oz. The following day Chris Tierney and his boat partner Mr Moorcroft took 30 fish between them with the Mr Tierney landing a superb Rainbow of 14lb 2oz – the best fish of the week and the season to date. This was safely returned to the water.

The milder weather last weekend prompted a good buzzer hatch with the fish readily taking nymphs fished on a floating line. Several anglers reported catches of 20-30 fish.

Bank anglers have also been catching off the Dam and Platforms but the hot spot this week has been the Coton End.

Best Rainbow 14lb 2oz taken and returned by Chris Tierney.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Coton Car Park, Island.

Best bank areas Platforms 13 and 14, Dam.

Fish stocked 800.

Mid week boat winner Mr Hamilton of Gayton, Northants.