March 17th – 23rd

154 anglers caught 622 fish of which 389 were returned

Best Fish
9lb 8oz Dan Sugars, Irthlingborough, black buzzer
6lb 14oz Steve Ward, Cambridge, damsel
6lb 4oz Steve Parker, Burton Latimer, white/green lure
6lb 3oz Stuart Fowler
6lb 0oz Mr Lonsdale, Norwich
5lb 11oz Paul Aston, Worcs
5lb 10oz Bill Stewart, Corby, sweeney todd
5lb 8oz Michael Bownes, Stamford, black buzzer
5lb 8oz Roly Stanford, Finedon
5lb 2oz Roger Carlton, Market Harborough, white/green lure

Best Areas
Bank – All areas producing fish but dam, goodfellow bay and gravel bar best.
Boat – Anchored off dam or gravel bar

Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green lures, orange blob, bloodworm, black buzzer, red or black diawl bach

Fishing was much harder on the windy days last week with many areas difficult to fish. However the rod average still reached 4.
Lures are working best during the morning but anglers fishing nymphs from 11.30am onwards are catching well in the more sheltered areas.
Bank anglers continue to catch better than boats although not many anglers went afloat in the poor conditions.
All we need is a few calmer days for the buzzer fishing to take off.

Next Stocking
March 24, 27

Competition Results
Sunday March 23rd Fly Dressers’ Guild Spring Bank Competition
25 anglers fished this inaugural event in a strong cold Northwest wind.
At the weigh in 115 fish were caught for a rod average of 4.4 Excellent angling skills in the conditions.

Top individuals
1. Chris Reeves, Surrey, 12 fish
2. Malcolm Price, Ringwood, 10 fish
3. Les Cooke, Wiltshire Chalkstreams, 10 fish

Teams of Three
1. Surrey 21 fish
2. Wiltshire Chalk Streams 19 fish
3. Odds and Ends 16 fish

Forthcoming Competitions

Iain Barr/Airflo World Bank Masters
There is a last chance qualifier on Saturday April 5th. http://www.iainbarrflyfishing.co.uk
Its also an ideal chance to practice for the final on the following weekend.

Sunday May 11th – Tommy Wood Memorial bank competition. Free entry, everyone welcome in this friendly match. Proceeds of the raffle to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. 9am – 4pm. Anglers may only use buzzers on a floating line.

Saturday May 24th – Elinor is pleased to be holding a heat of the Scierra Pairs boat competition.
Full details/entry form at http://www.scierrapairs.co.uk