Anglian Water Resrvoirs Report May 2010

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Week ending May 24th

Rutland Water
Fish week 1,503 (season 14,137) Returns 323 (2,833) Rod average 4.65(4.99)
Last week’s fishing was demanding with light to nil wind all week and temperatures starting to rise. Fish are very much widespread with the top of the North arm through to the main basin, East Creek to the lodge and half way down the South arm all producing fish.

Fish are feeding on various large/small buzzers, corixa, bloodworm and a little daphnia. This year’s pin fry were showing up around the fishing lodge.

Competition news
Vision Pairs
This popular boat match fished to a rod average of 4.85. The best bag went to Clive Morgan with a total weight of 25lb 10½oz. Joan Russell took the best fish at 4lb 14½oz and was top lady rod.

1st Rob Edmunds & Andy Clark 16 fish for 46lb 2oz
2nd Geert Janssens & Christian Jadoulle 16 fish for 41lb 6¾oz
3rd Steve Winstone & Mike Kayes 15 fish for 40lb 9½oz
4th Martin Rowson & Paul Haskey 14 fish for 40lb 1oz
5th Al Owen & Ian Colclough 16 fish for 40lb 0oz
6th Lindsay Barrie & Dave Doherty 16 fish for 36lb 15oz

Tuesday night boat league
Keith Jones won the second match of the series taking 5 of his six fish in a late flurry. Hilary Tomlinson took the best fish a 2lb 9¼oz Rainbow.

1st Keith Jones 6 fish for 10lb 9oz
2nd Richard Cooper 5 fish for 9lb 15oz
3rd Phil Longstaff 4 fish for 7lb 12¼oz

League positions week 2
1st Richard Cooper 18 points
2nd Keith Jones 10 points
3rd Phil Longstaff 8 points
4th Mike Netherclift 7 points
5th Ian Lishman 6 points
6th Hilary Tomlinson 6 points

Best Rainbow 6lb 8oz taken by M Perry of Teddington

Best boat areas See report

Best bank areas East Creek, Whitwell Creek, Carrot Creek, Normanton & Sykes Lane.

Best methods Floating lines, midge tip lines, with buzzers are taking the better fish (static), nil retrieve. Lures are taking stock fish.

Mid week boat winner T Davies of Congleton.

Fish stocked 3,500

Forthcoming events:
Please remember that from May through to September boat anglers have to cease fishing by 8pm on Mondays and Wednesdays only.
Beginners courses:29 May; 6,9,13,20 & 26 June; 3,11,18 & 25 July and other dates throughout the season.
Tuesday Evening Boat League
England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods’ 30 May.
Anglian Water Floating Line Competition 12 June
EDFA Disabled International 22 & 23 July
Don’t forget the Help for Heroes match Saturday 14 August call 01572 653021 for more information.

Grafham Water
Fish week 1,488(10,992) Returns 292 (2,073) Rod average 5.1 (5.3)
Anglers have enjoyed another cracking week at Grafham Water. The biggest brown and bag caught this week was by season ticket holder John Sears from Great Gransden. John caught 8 fish for 29lb 5oz with his best fish being a superb over wintered brown of 7lb 10oz. John caught this memorable bag by fishing a Di 3 line with a brown zonker whilst boat fishing at Rainbow Point.
The boat anglers have had the cream of the sport with the west bank producing the bulk of the trout caught, along with Gaynes Cove and the Seat area. The best methods have again been floating lines with long leaders with black or green buzzers, bloodworm, diawl bachs, damsel nymphs and pheasant tail nymphs fished almost static or medium sink lines with gold head damsel nymphs and black and green dog nobblers fished with a slow figure of eight.
The bank fishing at Grafham Water this week has improved with once again Gaynes Cove producing the most consistent fishing with Hill Farm starting to produce some good sport. The main method has been floating lines with black buzzers or gold head damsel nymphs fished with a slow figure of eight.
Competition news
The highlight of the week was the inaugural Anglian Water Airflo International Individual match fished on Saturday 22 May. The top 15% of the anglers fishing in last year’s heats were invited back to compete for the title. 58 anglers were very keen to get out onto the water with Grafham on top form. Floating/midge tip line

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