Anglian Water Fishery Form To September 21st

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Week ending 20 September 2009

• Brad makes a brilliant recovery to win English title at Rutland Water
Brad Gifford wins English National – see Rutland report for full story

• John Sturge takes Pitsford’s best Rainbow
Holiday angler John’s 8lb Rainbow makes the t.v.

• Autumn matches for all

Rutland Water 01780 686441
Anglian Water Autumn Pairs 10 October
Anglian Water Rudder match
George Moore Memorial Trophy 24 October

Grafham Water 01480 810531
Anglian Water Rudder Match 31 October

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Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350,
Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105
Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Rutland Water
Fish week 917 (season 35,812) returns 310 (9,002) rod average 2.95 (3.97)

Good numbers of fish are being taken at Rutland Water with many fish over 3lb. All methods seem to be working at the moment with fry patterns, floating fry and minkie producing spectacular results around the weedbeds.

Bank anglers have a choice of areas to try including Sykes Lane, the dam, Normanton and the peninsula.

The best boat areas are similar to the bank with the English National fished last Saturday providing action down the south and north arms and the main basin.

Prospects look very good with superb fish being caught with bank anglers in particular amongst the bigger fish around the weedbeds feeding on sticklebacks, roach/bream fry, corixa and snails. Anglers are reporting some very big fish moving. Boat anglers fishing around the weed are taking good fish, but there are plenty of fish feeding on buzzers out in the open water of the reservoir. Dry flies are working with one or two daddy long legs showing. There have been excellent buzzer and sedge hatches in the last week. A few olives are still coming off. Boats are very popular please check for availability before setting out.

Competition news
English National

There was a lot at stake for the 120 Anglers fishing the English National at Rutland Water last Saturday. Victory would mean not only the England title but a place on the 2010 international team. First and fourth place went to anglers sharing the same boat!

Brad Gifford of Kettering was a convincing champion – his victory made even more poignant following his recovery from a lightening strike earlier this summer. Brad fished the South Arm, sharing boat number 60 with Mick Cocks. Brad caught his 8 fish by 1.40 pm followed by Mick 10 minutes later.

1st Brad Gifford 8 fish for 25lb 15½oz
2nd Richard Slater 8 fish for 23lb 6 1/8oz
3rd Paul Shaw 8 fish for 23lb 2 ¾oz
4th Mick Cocks 8 fish for 21lb 1 5/8oz
5th Chris Bobby 8 fish for 21lb 1 ½oz
6th Mark Andrews 8 fish for 20lb 11 1/8oz

Best Rainbow 5lb 8oz taken by M Lacey

Best Brown 5lb

Best boat areas The main basin, sailing club, middle of both arms

Rutland Water continued

Best bank areas Sykes Lane, Yellowstone, Spud Bay, Whitwell, Barnsdale, Inmans Spinney, the Dam

Best methods Bank – fry patterns and dries
Boat – as bank but include various sinking lines with mini lures/boobies

Mid week boat winner Marcus Woolford of Cropston, Leics

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 27 September; 4 & 17 October; 1 & 21 November.
Anglian Water Autumn Pairs 10 October
Anglian Water Airflo International all boats booked 3,4,5,6, & 7 October.

Grafham Water
Fish week 515 (season 19,616) returns 155 (5,418) rod average 3.32(3.62)

The west end of the lake continues to produce results with small red or fiery brown dries doing well in the mouth of Savages to Sanctuary Bay and also cormorant boobies fished around L and H buoys. Gaynes Cove is holding a lot of fish too, especially around the weed beds. Anglers fishing in this area are finding that the fish are on fry, so minkies or large diawl bachs for the stickle backs are producing.

The sport on the bank has now

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