Latest News and Information from Anglian Water

Week ending 12 May 2013

Fishery News

• Mike Dixon takes Anglian Water Airflo Individual title at Grafham Water
The top rods from the 2012 team competition battled it out for the individual title at Grafham Water on 11 May

• Anglian Water Tackle shops Sonic Special
Back by popular demand
Special offer on a Sonik SK3 #7/8 Reel for £59.99 which includes 3 spare spools, plus 1 x extra FREE spool loaded with an SK3 Floating line – worth £30.00!

• Water Industry Game Fishing Championships 2013
Anglian Water team placed third at Lyn Brenig with Nathan Clayton taking second place overall individual

• Terrific start to Tuesday Night Boat League
at Rutland Water
Grafham Water starts 14 May

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Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
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Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Rutland Water
Fish week 2,147 (season 11,967) Returns 451(2,132) Rod average 4.76 (5.61)
Anglers have enjoyed another great week at Rutland Water with a rod average of 4.76, despite the high winds and heavy showers that occasionally hampered sport. Overwintered fish have shown again with the best weighing in at 6lb 8oz taken by W Fletcher of Co Durham off the bank. Doug Skins from Kent caught fish whilst boat fishing in Church Bay at the weekend.

Best tactics have been floating and midge tip lines coupled with teams of buzzers, and or crunchers (pheasant tail) and diawl bachs, dry fly has worked in calmer water etc and light winds. Mini lures on various sinking lines are still an option with blobs, boobies, cormorants also taking fish. Buzzer hatches have again been amazing – the best for a considerable time. In addition to buzzers fish are also feeding on corixa, which should prove interesting if there is to be sufficient weed beds in the margins this year. With tremendous hatches every day and fish feeding hard, there should be plenty of fish coming to the net.

The popular Tuesday Night Boat League has started and runs for 15 weeks (see Competition News).

Competition news
Police Championships
With Scotland and England both recording 29 fish each and Wales close behind on 28 fish it was a very close result. The final outcome for the top three, including time bonus, was as follows
1st Scotland 29 fish for 139lb 9oz
2nd England 29 fish for 126lb 14oz
3rd Wales 28 fish for 97lb 2oz
4th Northern Ireland 27 fish for 93lb 5oz
5th Eire 23 fish for 77lb 5oz

Tuesday Night Boat League
The first match in this popular series was fished last Tuesday. It was a brilliant start to the league with 15 anglers recording 75 fish in less than three hours. The winner for the first night was Wittering’s Keith Jones with seven Rainbows and a Brown for a superb bag weighing 20lb 4oz. Amongst the fish caught on the night were a number of overwintered fish, none better than 14 year old Graham Hayward of Empingham who netted a mint condition 5lb 7oz Rainbow which is Graham’s fourth fish over 5lb already this season.
If you would like to take part in the boat league simply arrive at the lodge around 5.15pm. One of the wardens will be on hand to assist and the draw for boat partners will take place around 5.55pm. There is an optional fish and chip supper available at a small additional cost with a drink supplied free of charge after the weigh in.
1st Keith Jones (Wittering) 8 fish for 20lb 4½oz
2nd Graham Hayward 8 fish for 18lb 4½oz
3RD Keith Jones (Peterborough) 8 fish for 18lb 3¾oz

Best Rainbow 6lb 8oz taken by W Fletcher of Co Durham.

Best Brown 3lb 14oz taken by Vic Craggs.
Rutland Water continued

Best methods Floating and midge tip lines, sinking lines with mini lures. Buzzers, diawl bach, pheasant tail, bloodworm. Blobs, boobies, cormorants.

Best boat areas Normanton, Sailing Club , Church Bay, bottom of both arms.

Best bank areas Sailing Club, Normanton, Armley Wood to Barnhill Creek, New Zealand Point.

Fish stocked 2,000

Mid week boat winner Richard Aldred of Greetham.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 25 May; 22 and 29 June and throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League
Bob Church Classic (by invitation)17 May (limited boats available, 17, 18 & 19 May)
Vision Pairs 19 May
Rudder March (leg 2 of 5) 25 May
Anglian Water Floating Line 8 Jun

Grafham Water
Fish week 268 (season 1,280) Returns 33 (85) Rod average 5.56 (5.15)

Grafham Water continues in great form with 30% of anglers catching their limits. The best bag of the week went to Leicester angler Bob Wallinger. Bob caught 7 fish for 27lb 10oz with his biggest fish a cracking overwintered Rainbow of 5lb 10oz. Bob caught this bag by fishing a rather large silver tube fly on a Di8 line from the mouth of Savages Creek. Grafham Water hosted a fantastic final for the Anglian Water Airflo Individual fished on Saturday 11 May – see Competition News for the full story.

Bank anglers have had some good sport mainly by fishing floating lines with small nymphs such as diawl bachs, crunchers, gold ribbed hares ear and black buzzers almost static from Gaynes Cove, South dam, G bank and Hill Farm.

Boat anglers are again enjoying the best of the sport with most areas of the reservoir being very productive especially Savages Creek, G and D Buoys, Gaynes Cove, Valley Creek, Boils, Bowl of Dam and Deep Water Point. The main methods for the boat anglers have been Di 5 lines with pink boobies and blobs, diawl bachs, black buzzers, crunchers, cormorants and cats whisker boobies, also floating lines with black buzzers and red holographic diawl bachs fished almost static have also fished very consistently.
Grafham Water continued

Competition news
Anglian Water Airflo individual
48 Anglers took part in this final catching 361 trout for an amazing rod average of 7.52. The average fish weight for the match was 2lb 3¼oz. The biggest fish of the match was caught by Rob Topalo, a cracking overwintered Rainbow of 5lb 2¾oz. The biggest Brown of the match (and also for the week) was a cracking specimen of 5lb 1 3/8oz caught by season ticket holder Chris Bobby. The overall winner and new title holder was Mike Dixon of Crewe. Mike caught 8 trout weighing 25lb 11 5/8oz by fishing a Di5 line with a team of pink blobs and boobies from Gaynes Cove drifting onto the South end of the Dam.
1st Mike Dixon 8 fish for 25lb 11 5/8oz
2nd David Hoppe 8 fish for 24lb 14 3/8oz
3rd Anthony Cartwright 8 fish for 24lb 12oz
4th Richard Kesek
5th Ian Gaskell
6th Ed Foster
7th Ian Donaldson
8th Paul Haskey
9th Matthew Holroyd
10th Paul Shaw
Best Rainbow Two at 6lb 12oz one caught by Ross Bevan, the
other by Ian Colclough.
Best Brown 5lb 13/8oz taken by Chris Bobby of Great Staughton.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas G and D Buoys, South Dam, Gaynes Cove, Boils, Savages Creek, Valley Creek, Lodge Frontage.

Best bank areas Harbour, South Dam and Gaynes Cove, G bank, Hill Farm.

Fish stocked 2,000.

Mid week boat winner Frank Sumnall of Stoke on Trent.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 19,26, 30 May; 2,8,20,23,29 June and throughout the year.
Tuesday Night Boat League organised by Invicta commences 14 May.
Wychwood Mixed Pairs 18 May.
EYFA Youth National 26 Ma

Pitsford Water
Fish week 411 (season 2,935) Returns 170(975) Rod average 2.4 (3.0)
Another good week for both bank and boat anglers with good quality fish being taken from all areas.
The English Disabled Fly Fishers Association held a match on Wednesday 8 May. 19 anglers enjoyed a good day, catching 47 fish. Steve Cranston won the match with 19lb 6oz with 8 fish. The strong winds kept anglers confined to the Small Half but despite the buffeting all anglers caught.

The recent strong winds have restricted bank anglers but despite this anglers are catching well but settled weather would be appreciated.

Best Rainbow 4lb 8oz taken by Mr N Patel of Ridgeway, Leicester.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Brixworth Bay, Sailing Club, Cliffs to Gorse.

Best bank areas Gravels, Gorse.

Mid week boat winner Mr K Joory of Upton, Northampton.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 18 & 31 May; 9 and 21 June and throughout the season.
Anglian Water Airflo International Midland heat 25 May

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 341 (season 2,753) Returns 91 (562) Rod average 3.7 (4.8)
Another week of great sport at Ravensthorpe with boat anglers taking the most fish. With the water gin clear the fish have been feeding on buzzers and small nymphs.

The best methods have been floating lines and black or olive buzzers, diawl bachs, damsels and small lures have also been taking fish. The best fish of the week was a 9lb 9oz Rainbow taken by Mark Benstead on a buzzer. Mark was fishing on Sunday in Mick Griffiths floating line match. Bank fishing has been a bit steadier than boat fishing but fish are being caught from the Platforms and the Dam. Buzzers, damsels or small lures on floating lines are the best methods.

Competition news

Mick Griffiths Floating Line Match 12 May
26 anglers fished on a blustery day. Mark Benstead won the match, catching three more fish in addition to his superb 9lb 9oz Rainbow. A good day was had by all.
1st Mark Benstead 4 fish for 16lb 6oz
2nd Bob Aves 4 fish for 12lb 1oz
3rd Pat Flynn 4 fish for 9lb 9oz

Best Rainbow 9lb 9oz taken by Mark Benstead.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Ravensthorpe bank, Coton End.

Best bank areas Platforms 4,5, 11 and 12.

Fish stocked 74.

Mid week boat winner Stuart Payne of Long Buckby.