Feb 14 & 15 Opening Weekend

88 anglers caught 714 fish of which 522 were returned

Best Fish
10lb 8oz Paul Gillies, Desborough, white/green lure
10lb 2oz Barry Read, Northampton, damsel
9lb 11oz David Cheesley, Cambridge, bloodworm
9lb 7oz Sean Roe, Kettering, white/green lures

74 fish over 4lb

Best Areas
Bank – all areas holding fish especially dam, brookside, shallow bay
Boat – anchored off dam, gravel bar, shallow bay

Best Patterns
green pea, montana, cats whisker, small damsel, orange or tequila blob, bloodworm, grhe, black buzzer

A fantastic opening weekend with reasonable weather and a rod average of over 8.
Bank anglers did better than boat anglers with most fish being caught within 15 yards of the bank.
Fish are being taken from all areas and are in fantastic condition. Quite a few overwintered fish were caught including a superb 9lb 11oz rainbow.
Many anglers used small lures and caught well if they used a slow retreive.
Buzzers, hares ear and small damsels also scored.

Elinor will be holding the final of the Iain Barr/Airflo Bank Masters Final on Sunday April 19th with the chance to win £2000 and many other prizes. The final will be filmed by the Sky Sports ‘Tight Lines’ programme.
Qualifying heats at Elinor will be on March 14th and April 5th.
Full details and entry forms at http://www.iainbarrflyfishing.co.uk