July 25th – 31st

101 anglers caught 255 fish of which 164 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 2oz Liam Johnson, Wellingborough, white/green lure, boat
5lb 1oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, red cdc, boat

Best Areas
Bank – coarse bank, east arm, boat bay
Boat – east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Black/Olive shipmans, damsel nymph, Fraser nymph, grhe, green diawl bach, candy/tequila fab, white/green lures.

A slight improvement over the previous week with the rod average creeping up to 2.5
Fishing is difficult but can only improve with continued stocking and cooler water temperatures.
There is still a good hatch of damsels on most days keeping the fish surface feeding. Anglers fishing dries or washing line being most successful.

Next Stocking
August 3rd

Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather.
9am – 3pm
£25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders)
Boat or bank fishing available.
Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.