May 6th – 12th

141 anglers caught 480 fish of which 287 were returned

Best Fish
10lb 2oz Dale Wilkinson, Kettering, white fritz, boat
7lb 11oz John Howells, Coventry, olive buzzer
6lb 8oz Mark Cranfield, Stibbington, diawl bach, boat
6lb 6oz Graham Day, Nottingham, black buzzer

All areas holding fish

Best Patterns
black or olive buzzer, diawl bach, grhe, bloodworm, yellow dancer, black/green lure.

A generally windy cold week kept rod numbers down. Fish are feeding well on buzzers during the day, mainly 2-4 foot down and only coming to the surface in the evening when hoppers and shipmans are working.
A good method has been a hopper booby on the point with a size 12 buzzer and diawl bach on the droppers.
When some normal May weather arrives there will be a good rise during the day as well as evening.
Buzzers will dominate catches for the next couple of weeks as the damsel hatch looks like being delayed until June with the cooler water temperature.
The fish are in excellent condition just now with a 2lb + fish giving a real battle!

Sunday 12th May
Alex Booth Flyfishers held their annual club match from the bank.
13 anglers caught 57 fish + a few more C&R.
1. Baz Street 6 fish 13lb 9oz (best fish 3lb 10oz)
2. Terry Smith 6 fish 11lb 1oz
3. Jeff Savage 5 fish 10lb 10oz

Sunday May 19th
Tommy Wood Memorial bank match 9am – 4pm
This is a free to enter roving bank match with anglers limited to a floating line and buzzer imitation. The winner will receive a Snowbee Diamond rod (donated by John Wildman). All proceeds from the raffle go to Sue Ryder Care, Peterborough.

Next Stocking
May 15th, 17th