June 20th – 26th
138 anglers caught 459 fish of which 329 were returned.
Best Fish
6lb 6oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 3oz Steve Loveridge, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 2oz Steve Loveridge, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 1oz Trevor Griggs, Rushden, diawl bach
5lb 8oz Bryan Swain, Brampton, black buzzer
Best Areas
Bank – east arm, coarse bank
Boat – west arm, east arm, pylon point, down middle
Best Patterns
green cruncher, fraser nymph, damsel, grhe, daddy, shipmans, orange blob
A steady week with a rod average of 3.3
Bank anglers had some good sport in the east arm or coarse bank fishing dries or damsel imitations.
Mornings continue to fish better than afternoons.
Boat anglers caught on a variety of methods from dries to deep buzzers or Di3 and blobs.
The vast majority of fish taken were over 2lb and in sparkling condition.
Water clarity very good and weed growth less than normal for late June.