March 16th – 22nd

196 anglers caught 710 fish of which 494 were returned.

Best Fish
7lb 10oz Ray Ward, Olney, goldhead damsel, boat
5lb 13oz Chris Mcleod, Cambridge, squirmy worm
5lb 12oz Peter Oldham, Saffron Walden, black/green cruncher
5lb 7oz Ray Ward, Olney, blueflash damsel, boat
5lb 6oz Tim Hill, Melton Mowbray, grhe

Best Areas
Bank – dam, brookside, boat bay, gravel bar
Boat – anchored off dam, brookside

Best Patterns
damsel, apps bloodworm, montana, black diawl bach, grhe, black buzzer

A busy week with plenty of anglers having their first trip of the season. Fishing was a little harder but the rod average was still a respectable 3.5
A feature of last week was almost constant NE winds which kept water temperatures low and further delayed the buzzer hatches.
Odd fish are rising but most are being caught at least 4 foot down.
Bank anglers are doing well with a floater or slow intermediate with a bloodworm, weighted hares ear or damsel on the point with a black junglecock diawl bach on the dropper. Otherwise an indicator with bloodworm or egg flies have done the trick.
Boat anglers fishing open water have generally found the fish even deeper with Di3 sinkers favourite or a floater with a long leader and a weighted damsel or black/green lure.

Next Stocking
March 23rd & 27th

Elinor will be hosting 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.

The next qualifying heats at Elinor will be on April 5th.
Entry fee is £29 with all anglers receiving an airflo 40+ line and fly selection.
Full details and entry forms at http://www.iainbarrflyfishing.co.uk

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