March 2nd – 8th

141 anglers caught 623 fish of which 482 were returned

Best Fish
13lb 4oz Bill Stewart, Corby, white/green lure
10lb 1oz Derek Benamore, Finedon, green pea
9lb 0oz Steve Lane, Spalding, white/green tadpole
7lb 3oz David Watson, Birmingham, grhe
7lb 0oz Graham Clarke, Caldecott, cat booby
6lb 2oz Phil Rennocks, Kettering, apps bloodworm
6lb 0oz Mr Oram, Aldwincle, cats whisker

Best Area
Bank – dam, boat bay, brookside
Boat – lodge end

Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green lures, apps bloodworm, small damsel, grhe, black buzzer, tequila blob.

A windy week which made the fishing challenging. When the wind eventually dropped as it did on some late afternoons the catches have been excellent. Most fish are still being caught near the bottom with a slow retreive although later in the day there are fish being taken in the top 3 foot.
From the bank, an indicator with flies at 3 and 6 foot has worked well or a team of flies on an intermediate.
When conditions allowed the boats to venture out they found fish in front of the boat bay and near the dam. Once again, slow and deep was the key.
Numerous 4lb+ fish continue to be caught.

Next Stocking
March 11th, 13th

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

The first heat is this Saturday. All entrants receive an Airflo 40+ flyline and a selection of Iain Barr flies

Sunday May 10th
Elinor will be holding the Tommy Wood Memorial Trophy
Roving bank match using buzzer imitations only. 9am – 4pm Free entry. All money raised by the raffle will go to Sue Ryder, Thorpe Hall Hospice.

Sunday May 31st
Elinor will hold a heat of the popular Scierra Pairs boat competition.
You get to fish with your partner and qualifiers will go through to fish the final at Rutland.
Full details at http://www.scierrapairs.co.uk