November 2nd – 8th

136 anglers caught 385 fish of which 207 were returned.

No monsters last week but 11 over 3lb were caught.

Best Areas
Bank – brookside, dam, boat bay, east arm
Boat – east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
candy blob, orange blob, black buzzer, red or green diawl bach, grhe, red apps, damsel booby.

A decent week with a rod average close to 3 with plenty of cloud cover and wind helping the fishing. Despite the heavy rain the water remains incredibly clear. Most fish continue to be caught in the top 2 foot.
The above average temperatures has seen plenty of fish being caught by boat anglers in open water.
Brown trout are now out of season and need to be carefully returned.
Afternoon permits now start at midday.

8 members of Tunbridge Wells Fly Fishing Society braved the wet and windy weather on Saturday 7th for a bank competition.
1. Ian Watts, 6 fish 12lb 12oz
2. Mark Tremain-Coker, 6 fish 12lb 0oz
3. Ray Burt, 6 fish 11lb 10oz

Sunday November 8th – Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
31 anglers took part in this annual fundraiser.
13 bank anglers caught 34 fish
18 boat anglers caught 57 fish
This year the boat anglers had the edge with 7 out of the top 10 going afloat.
Winner, Alastair Smith used a floater with a pearl tailed orange blob. He caught 2 anchored at the dam end and completed his six fish under the pylon wires at 11.58am.
1. Alastair Smith, 6 fish 15lb 5oz
2. Charlie Abrahams, 6 fish 14lb 1oz
3. Bart Farmer, 6 fish 13lb 4oz
4. Dave Sparrow, 6 fish 11lb 2oz
5. Tom Finney, 6 fish 10lb 15oz
6. Ripon Khalique, 4 fish 9lb 13oz
7. John Thomson, 5 fish 9lb 11oz
8. Roger Bosence, 4 fish 9lb 1oz
9. Rod Goldthorpe, 4 fish 7lb 15oz
10. Richard Slater, 4 fish 7lb 12oz
Best Fish 3lb 4oz Roger Bosence

A total of £448.40 was raised which will be shared by Northants Air Ambulance and The British Heart Foundation. Many thanks to everyone who supported the event.

Elinor will be holding some pike fishing weekends:
Nov 28th & 29th
December 5th & 6th
December 12th & 13th
Boat fishing only.
Lures or sea deadbaits only may be used.
Single anglers boat £25.00
Two anglers in a boat £40.00
Fishing is 7.30am – 4.30pm