Latest News and Information from week ending 16 June 2013

• Richard pips Dad Gary to victory at Rutland Water
Richard Cooper of Empingham wins the Tuesday Night Boat League for third consecutive week – Dad Gary takes second place

• Mick’s mighty Rainbow takes best fish of the week at Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Mick Griffin lands Rainbows of 8lb and 13lb plus along with a dozen others.

• Pick of the fish at Pitsford Water – 8lb 4oz Rainbow and 15lb plus Pike
8lb 4oz Rainbow for Seumas Halliday of Northampton and 15lb plus Pike for David Keeble

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Rutland Water
Fish week 1,764 (season 22,324) Returns 411 (4,255) Rod average 4.29 (5.24)
Rutland Water is maintaining an excellent rod average with 4.29 for the week. The best fish of the week went to Adrian Gorman, on holiday from Galway in the Republic of Ireland. Adrian took a superb Rainbow that turned the scales around to 6lb 2oz.

Anglers catching 5lb fish included Bob Church who fished last Thursday, although a storm cut Bob’s boat trip short, he netted a 5lb 6oz specimen from the Sailing Club. Others with similar sized fish were season ticket holders Jim Watts, from Ryhall, Oakham’s Geoff Wanless and Empingham’s Rich Cooper. Both Geoff and Rich took their fish during the Tuesday Night Boat League.

Many areas of the reservoir are producing fish, with the bottom of the arms slowly waking up after weeks of steady easterly winds keeping things quiet.
Various methods are working from floating lines with nymphs/buzzers and dry fly through to various sinking lines and lures for those who like pulling flies. A high percentage of fish are being recorded between 3 and 5lb.

Buzzer hatches are still occurring with fish feeding well on these along with snails, shrimp, daphnia and corixa. One or two olives are starting to show, and with sedge and this year’s pin fry not far away, there is no shortage of food available.

Competition news
Tuesday Night Boat League
Empingham’s Richard Cooper made it three in a row in the boat league, with a quick fire eight fish weighing in at an impressive 22lb 12½oz, including a 5lb 3¾oz Rainbow taken in his first cast off Yellowstones. Richard’s Dad, Gary, managed second place on the night with Keith Jones of Wittering taking third.

1st Richard Cooper 8 fish for 22lb 12½oz
2nd Gary Cooper 8 fish for 18lb 7oz
3rd Keith Jones (Wittering) 8 fish for 18lb 3¼oz
Richard has now got quite a commanding lead in the overall league with a total of 41 points.
1st Richard Cooper 41 points
2nd Keith Jones (Peterborough) 24 points
3rd Keith Jones (Wittering) 20 points
4th Graham Hayward 17 points
5th Chris Evans 15 points
6th Warren Landridge 15 points

Regional Qualifier FMFF(A) 16 June
A number of local anglers and season ticket holders excelled in this match with Ashley Davis of Leicester winning. The best fish weighed in at 5lb 3oz for season ticket holder Frank Sumnall of Stoke on Trent.

1st Ashley Davis 8 fish for 23lb 15 3/8oz
2nd Steve Ellerbeck 8 fish for 23lb 11¾oz
3rd Geoff Makin 8 fish for 23lb 11 3/8oz
4th Frank Sumnall 8 fish for 22lb 15½oz
5th Tony Curtis 8 fish for 22lb 13oz
6th Graham Willis 8 fish for 22lb 12 1/8oz
7th Chris Bobby 8 fish for 22lb 10 7/8oz
8th Harley Smith 8 fish for 22lb 7 5/8oz
9th Graham Pearson 8 fish for 22lb 5 ¾oz
10th Chris McLeod 8 fish for 22lb 5¼oz

John Seaton’s Hunt match
The Annual Hunt Match took place last week with 44 anglers from all over the country taking part. Almost flat calm conditions helped several of them take some really nice fish on nymphs and buzzers. The best areas on the day were the bottom of the north arm and the South shore of the main basin. The Best fish of the day fell to John Chatsfield-Roberts weighing 4lb 9oz and the best bag was taken by Jim Gamble with 8 fish for 21lb 3oz.

1st Jim Gamble and son Tom Gamble 16 fish for 39lb 6oz
2nd Neil Starsmore and son Ian Starsmore 16 fish for 33lb 7oz
3rd John Jefferson and Dave Chalky 16 fish for 31lb 7oz

After a lovely meal in L’Oliveto’s restaurant above the lodge, Di Farrin from the Quorn Hunt country presented the trophies to the successful anglers.

Best Rainbow 6lb 2oz Taken by Adrian Gorman of Galway.

Best methods Floating/midge tip lines with nymphs and dries. Boats – also various sinking lines with boobies, blobs and tubes.

Best boat areas The main basin, bottom of both arms, sailing club.

Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane, the Dam, Armley Wood to Barnhill Creek.

Mid week boat winner John Cook of Mansfield.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 22 and 29 June; 7,14,21 & 28 July and throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League
Army Championships 21 – 29 June.
Mid Summer Rudder match (leg 3 of 5) 29 June
RWFF Youth Flyfishing Day 14 July
Anglian Water over 50’s Match 20 July

Grafham Water
Fish week 309 (season 10,901) Returns 111 (2,210) Rod average 2.78 (4.93)
The fishing at Grafham Water this week has slowed down due to the unsettled weather – most noticeably the changing wind direction. Bank anglers have enjoyed some success mainly by fishing floating lines with black buzzers, diawl bachs and gold ribbed hares ears. The most productive areas for the bank anglers this week have been South Dam, Marlow Stones and Deep Water Point.

Boat anglers have also had some success mainly by fishing floating or fast glass lines with black buzzers, pheasant tail nymphs, diawl bachs and damsel nymphs or blobs and boobies. The best areas for the boat anglers have been South Dam, Gaynes Cove, Seat, Valley Creek, Hill Farm, G Buoy and Deep Water Point.

Competition News
Invicta Tuesday Night Boat League
13 Anglers took part in this week’s match, catching 52 trout for a rod average of 4.0. Top rod on the evening was Richard Slater of Northampton who caught 9 trout.

1st Richard Slater 9 fish
2nd Kieran Bonas 8 fish
3rd Chris McLeod 7 fish

Best Rainbow 4lb 11oz.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Seat, South end of Dam, G buoy, Hill Farm, Willows, Valley Creek, Deep Water Point.

Best bank areas Marlow Stones, South Dam, Deep Water Point.

Fish stocked 2,000.

Mid week boat winner Paul Knight of Grafham.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 23 & 29 June; 13,19,24 & 28 July and throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League organised by Invicta.
England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods’ 30 June.

Pitsford Water
Fish week 470 (season 5,920) Returns 114 (1,748) Rod average 4.1 (3.3)
Anglers have enjoyed another brilliant week’s fishing at Pitsford Water with a rod average of 4.1. The biggest fish of the week was a fine Rainbow of 8lb 4oz taken by season ticket holder Seumas Halliday of Northampton. David Keeble reported landing a Pike of over 15lb.

Fishing has been consistent over the whole reservoir with a variety of methods working. Graham Hutchinson had 8 fish from the bank at Holly Tree on floating fry/buzzers fished New Zealand style. James Hendris had 24 fish to 5lb while Mick O’Farrell and Grant Gibson had over 30 fish to wets.

There are now some huge hatches throughout the day and sedge and olive patterns are coming to the fore. Try daddy patterns as well as there are plenty of daddies showing if conditions are right.

The best areas are the Flats, Creek and Narrows from the boats and Gravels, Pines and Holly Tree for bank anglers.

Best Rainbow 8lb 4oz taken by Seumas Halliday of Northampton.
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Best methods Floating lines with buzzers/diawl bachs, damsels and dries. On windy days wets are fishing well.

Best boat areas Flats, Creek and Narrows.

Best bank areas Gravels, Pines to Holly Tree.

Fish stocked 1,250.

Mid week boat winner Antony Douglas.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 21 June; 6,10 & 27 July and throughout the season.
Pike beginners course Saturday 20 July

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 393 (season 3,735) Returns 73 (879) Rod average 5.3(4.2)
Ravensthorpe continues in fantastic form with big fish and red letter days. Mick Griffin caught fish of 8lb and 13lb plus a dozen others on klinkhammer and skinny buzzer. The 13lb plus fish was returned. To cap off a good week Mick also won the weekly free boat draw.

Mr Machie’s party had a great day on Friday with each angler returning 20 plus fish in front of Platforms 13 and 14. They were pulling blobs on the point with diawl bachs and crunchers on the droppers. Other anglers did well fishing hoppers wet loch style with large catches reported from around the Island.

Conditions this week have been ideal for dries with many anglers catching on black klinkhammer, cdc emergers and dark hoppers.

Washing line tactics have also proved effective with the fish feeding just sub surface. FAB’s and diawl bach or buzzers have produced some lovely fish including a 12lb plus Rainbow returned by Mr Eames of Leicester.

The bank has really picked up this week with many anglers catching from the Dam. Hares ears, diawl bach or crunchers on a floater are the flies to offer.

Best Rainbow 13lb approx taken by Mick Griffin.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Island to Catwalk,, Main Basin, Lodge frontage.

Best bank areas The Dam, Platform 14.

Fish stocked 500.

Mid week boat winner Mick Griffin of Northampton.