Anglian Water Report August 15th, 2012

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Week ending 12 August 2012

• Rutland Water Tuesday Night Boat league heads for a photo finish
With one match left only one point separates Keith Jones from current leader Richard Cooper

• What a way to start – Wal takes best fish of the week at Rutland Water
From Beginners course to best fish of the week for
Wal Holynski of Leicester

• Learn to fish for Pike
Rutland Water Saturday 13 October
Pitsford Water Saturday 20 October
Call Rutland or Pitsford Lodges for more information

http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure

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 656 (season 22,055) Returns 243(5,848) Rod average 2.69(3.77)
Eighteen year old Matthew Holdroyd from New Biggin by the Sea, Northumberland enjoyed a terrific trip to Rutland Water last week. First Matt bagged an eight fish limit for 25lb 11oz with his best fish just under5lb. He boat fished the North Arm shallows with a set up of boobie on the point and nymph combination and despite the bright conditions found fish moving on the top. Matthew then went on to share a boat with local angler Rob Edmunds on Sunday and the pair recorded 10 fish for 34lb. Matt and Rob fished for around 4½ hours and caught in the North Arm shallows.

Wal Holynski of Leicester only started fly fishing this season, following a beginners course at Rutland Water. Wal took the best fish of the week a 6lb 1oz Rainbow. Heeding the advice of Tackle Shop Assistant Robbie Winram he fished the North Arm shallows off the bank and was rewarded with a brace of Rainbows, including the biggest of the week weighing in at 6lb 1oz. Wal used a small mylar floating fry as suggested by Rutland Warden Nigel Savage to capture his specimen fish.

The best Brown of the week fell to Bob Lochran from Leicester. Bob fished a diawl bach to land this Brown of 3lb 1oz. He bank fished off the old Disabled Bay area near East Creek.

Saturday was the best day of last week with good numbers of fish coming from Fantasy Island to the blue pipes (following a change of wind to Easterly last Friday). Bank anglers caught off the North Arm shallows, Old Hall, Old Hall flat, Normanton, Stockie Bay Point back to Whitwell Creek.

With good fish showing at times on the surface, dry flies and nymphs have been very successful for both bank and boat fishermen. Boat anglers in the open water have caught fish on various lines on small lures, boobies and gold/silver tubes. Fish are feeding on buzzers, large and small, corixa, daphnia and shrimp and also the huge concentration of this year’s coarse fish fry and sticklebacks in some areas.
Upcoming events are the Anglian Water Loch Style four man team event, it is not too late to enter a team in this popular competition – contact the lodge on 01780 686441.
Competition news
Tuesday Night Boat League – week 14
Season ticket holder Mick Bennett from Ridlington won the 14th and penultimate match of this year’s series. With Keith Jones in second place and Richard Cooper in third on the night the final night of the league will be crucial producing the closest finish in years. With only one point separating the pair – Richard has 68 points and Keith has 67. See next week’s report for the full story.
1st Mick Bennett 6 fish for 13lb 7¼oz
2nd Keith Jones 6 fish for 12lb 7oz
3r Richard Cooper 6 fish for 11lb 10oz

Rutland Water continued

Best Rainbow 6lb 1oz taken by Wal Holynski of Leicester.

Best Brown 3lb 1oz taken by Bob Lochran of Leicester.

Best boat areas Drifts along Fantasy to blue pipes (main basin), Old Hall, Browns Island, bottom of the North Arm.

Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane, Old Hall Bay and Point and the Stones.

Best methods Bank – Dries and nymphs.
Boat – As for bank but include mini lures, boobies and gold/silver tube flies on various sinking lines.

Mid week boat winner John Slavin of Houston, Renfrewshire.

Fish stocked 3,500.

Forthcoming events
Please note all boats are booked for WaterAid on Friday 7 September.
Beginners courses 19 August;2,8 and 12 ; 7 & 27 October; 3 November.
Learn to fish for Pike 13 October.
Floating Line competition date to be confirmed.

Pitsford Water
Fish week 406 (season 12,277) Returns 184 (3,280) Rod average 2.2 (3.7)
Anglers have enjoyed some good fishing this week at Pitsford Water with good sized bags recorded. The best fish of the week was a Rainbow of 6lb 11oz taken by Mr I Ennis. Season ticket holder Graham Bodsworth had six fish from the Gravels including a lovely 4lb plus fish, all were taken with crunchers fished on a floater.

Boat anglers have taken fish on various methods from rudder fishing sparklers to nymph fishing. Water clarity is still excellent and fish are not deep with the best lines being floaters down to Di3. The best boat areas have been the main bowl and narrows with bank anglers finding the best sport from the Cliffs, Rigbys and Pitsford Creek, using hares ear, crunchers and minkies.

Best Rainbow 6lb 11oz taken by I Ennis.

Best boat areas Dam, main bowl.

Best bank areas Pitsford Creek, Rigbys, Cliffs.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner G Hartley of Northampton.

Fish stocked 1,000.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 25 August; 1,5,22 and 29 September; 7 October.
Learn to fish for Pike 20 October.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 177(season 6,948) Returns 90 (1,444) Rod average 1.9 (4.8)
Ravensthorpe Reservoir hosted a heat of the Lexus Fly Fishing Championships last Thursday. Despite difficult weather conditions some good sport was enjoyed. Top spot went to Chris Huston who took 10 fish for 20lb 14oz. Mike Hanson was second with five fish for 10lb 4oz. Third place went to Rick Saccone with 4 fish for 9lb 14oz. As Chris Huston has already qualified Rick Saccone goes through to the final at Chew on 1 September.

Mr Morris from London had a great day on Saturday, landing 30 fish to 6lb fishing from a boat over the Boils. Blobs and diawl bachs did the trick.

Bank anglers are catching a few fish from the dam with floating lines, long leaders, blobs or diawl bachs.

Best Rainbow 4lb 8oz.

Best boat areas Main bowl, Boils.

Best bank areas Dam.

Best methods Fish deep, sink tips with long leaders or intermediate lines. Buzzers, diawl bachs or blobs.

Mid week boat winner Jason Whyte of Wittering.

Fish stocked 500

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