August 3rd – 9th
121 anglers caught 387 fish of which 278 were returned.
Best Fish
8lb 2oz Mr Marshall, damsel, boat
6lb 1oz Jim Nixon, Kettering, bloodworm
4lb 8oz Mr Scott, Isle of Man, boat
4lb 4oz Robert Lenton, Milton Malsor, blue flash damsel
4lb 0oz Denis Rait, Hemmingford Abbots, boat
Best Areas
Bank – creek, coarse bank, east arm
Boat – east arm, west arm, pylon point, down middle
Best Patterns
Small damsel nymph, dry adult damsel, daddy, red or green diawl bach, grhe, olive shipmans, white/green lure.
Similar areas to last week are producing fish. Damsels are still hatching in large numbers on the warmer days with fish taking both nymph and adult.
Some spooned fish have also been feeding on Corixa and snails around the weedbeds.
Small hatches of black or olive buzzers have also taken place, especially in the evening.
Half price boats continue for the whole of August.
Next Stocking
August 12th