Anglian Water Trout Fishing August 27th, 2013

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Latest News and Information from
Week ending 25 August 2013

• Seighford Sharks steal the show at Rutland Water
Team victory in Lexus European Flyfishing Championships

• Quality and quantity at Grafham Water
Ally Wells shares the best Rainbow at 5lb 10oz with David Walters and the best Brown at 7lb with Mark Searle

• Super August Savers from Anglian Water
Monday to Friday Rutland and Grafham boats only £20
Monday to Friday Pitsford and Ravensthorpe boats only £18
Plus terrific mid-week boat fishing bonus for two:
Buy two permits plus boat at this special price and get another for only £50
Conditions apply – offer ends soon

• Super savings on selected Greys rods
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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 685 (season 32,741) Returns 209 (7,030) Rod average 3.27 (4.65)
The action at Rutland Water this week has been dominated by the Lexus Team Event which included two practice days and the competition days on Friday and Saturday. Any doubts about the effect of the recent hot weather were quickly dispelled. With high calibre teams competing, over the two days they managed a total of 1,039 fish for a rod average of 4.31 and an average fish weight of 2lb 4oz. The match was fished to a four fish limit followed by catch and release.

Weather conditions saw the competitors drifting on a southerly wind on the first day, on the second day overnight rain came in from the northwest, with 8-10mph winds.

The decision to switch the aerators off for the match proved interesting. Many areas were covered on very long drifts from the whole of the main basin, then the middle of the south arm from Yellowstone, all the way across to East Creek and the Sailing Club. Methods were set ups of various sinking lines with mini lures, boobies, blobs, cormorants and nymphs.

Only a few boats ventured down the South Arm, one of them being the top individual for the two days, captain of Welsh Hawks, Russell Owen. Russell had the whole of Manton Bay along with boat partner Tom Speak fishing for Stocks Harriers. Russell took 9 fish, the best at 3lb 14oz, whilst Tom had four fish including the best fish of the match a fine 5lb 7oz Rainbow. The pair fished nymphs on floating lines. Top local angler was Craig Barr of Oakham. Craig managed seven fish on both days helping his team Seighford Sharks to victory in the process. Craig also caught the best Rainbow of the week on practice day with a very hard fighting 5lb 12oz Rainbow from the South Arm. The best Brown of the week weighed 4lb 3oz and was taken by Mark Thomas fishing for Harvey Angling Margam on the second day of the match.

Boat fishing has been outstanding for the time of year with match anglers proving that there are fish in other areas as well as the main basin. Bank anglers are fewer but more fish are beginning to show.

Competition news
Lexus Team European Flyfishing Championships Grand Final 22 to 25 August inclusive
Top ten teams are as follows
1st Seighford Sharks 513 points 63 fish for 136lb 4oz
2nd Harvey Angling Margam 588 points 57 fish for 132lb 3oz
3rd Hanningfield 596 points 58 fish for 132lb 9oz
4th Rio Masters 614 points 59 fish for 131lb 15oz
5th Elinor 673 points 51 fish for 119lb 15oz
6th Fish Hawks 687 points 58 fish for 130lb 12oz
7th Nymph-A-Maniacs 691 points 65 fish for 140lb 2oz
8th Alba Orvis FF 722 points 50 fish for 111lb 4oz
9th Team Airflo 755 points 53 fish for 116lb 1oz
10th Welsh Hawks 756 points 51 fish for 114lb 10oz

Best Rainbow 5lb 12oz taken by Craig Barr.

Best Brown 4lb 3oz.

Best methods Loch style methods providing the majority of fish using floating lines. Few fish seen on the surface now Daddy Long Legs are hatching.

Best boat areas Middle of the South Arm, the main basin, bottom of the South Arm.

Best bank areas Sykes Lane/Normanton.

Mid week boat winner J Clayton-Jones of Bristol.

Forthcoming events
Super August Savers from Anglian Water
Monday to Friday Rutland and Grafham boats only £20
Monday to Friday Pitsford and Ravensthorpe boats only £18
Plus terrific mid-week boat fishing bonus for two:
Buy two permits plus boat at this special price and get another for only £50
to be used on a different day.
This ticket will be valid Monday to Friday until the end of the boat fishing season 2013.
These offers exclude major matches and weekends – both tickets to be purchased at the same time.

Beginners courses: 1,7 & 11 September; 12 & 26 October; 2 November.
WaterAid charity match Friday 6 September.
Anglian Water Rudder match (leg 4 of 5) 14 September
Pike Beginners course 6 October.

Pike fishing from boats with lures and dead sea bait over 18cm (excludes lamprey)
1 October to 24 November.
Mid week Pike boats also available from 2 September.

Grafham Water
Fish week 614 (season 16,637) Returns 181(4,001) Rod average 3.93 (4.15)
Once again Grafham Water has fished well for both bank and boat anglers with the vast majority of trout being caught in the top four feet of the water.

Bank anglers continue to enjoy excellent sport by fishing the bowl and south end of the dam on floating lines with shrimp patterns, gold ribbed hares ear, pheasant tail nymphs and crunchers. Marlow Stones has also produced some good sport for the bank anglers with floating lines and small nymphs. With cats whiskers and suspender minkies also producing good catch rates.

Boat anglers have experienced a good week’s sport, mainly by fishing floating, intermediate, sink tip and Di3 lines with suspender minkies, humungus, sparklers,
Grafham Water continued

GRHE, diawl bachs, crunchers and pheasant tail nymphs. The most productive areas for the boat anglers have been Savages Creek, T,G, P and K buoys, Valley Creek, Gaynes Cove and Central drifts.

David Waters of Huntingdon caught the heaviest bag of the week. David took five trout for 20lb 12oz by fishing a floating line at Savages Creek on a floating appetiser. David also shared the biggest Rainbow of the week – a superb overwintered Rainbow of 5lb 10oz with Ally Wells. Ally, in turn, shared the biggest Brown of the week with Cambridge angler Mark Searle. They both caught and released Browns of 7lb. Mark caught his Brown on a floating line from Savages Creek on a diawl bach between two boobies.

Best Rainbow Two at 5lb 10oz, taken by Ally Wells and David Walters.

Best Brown Two at 7lb taken by Ally Wells and Mark Searle.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas P,K and G buoys, Valley Creek, Savages Creek, Gaynes Cove, Central drifts.

Best bank areas Bowl and South Dam, Marlow Stones.

Mid week boat winner Dave Mitchell of Corby.

Fish stocked 1,000.

Forthcoming events
Super August Savers from Anglian Water
Monday to Friday Rutland and Grafham boats only £20
Monday to Friday Pitsford and Ravensthorpe boats only £18
Plus terrific mid-week boat fishing bonus for two:
Buy two permits plus boat at this special price and get another for only £50
to be used on a different day.
This ticket will be valid Monday to Friday until the end of the boat fishing season 2013.
These offers exclude major matches and weekends – both tickets to be purchased at the same time.

Grafham Water will be hosting the Troutmasters Final on Monday 2 September when the lake will be closed to all non competitors.
All boats are booked 12, 13 and 14 September as Grafham is hosting the English National.

Beginners courses: 8,18 & 27 September; 5 and 20 October.
Pike Beginners course 22 September.
Pike fishing from boats with lures and dead sea bait over 18cm (excludes lamprey)
7 October to 1 December.
Mid week Pike boats also available from 2 September.

Pitsford Water
Fish week 472 (season 10,361) Returns 106 (2,995) Rod average 4.4 (3.4)
The ‘top of the water’ action has really taken off at Pitsford. Cooler, breezy conditions have brought fish to the surface and various methods are now accounting for many bag limits. The rod average for the week is a very healthy 4.4. The best reported catch of the week went to father and son Mick and David O’Farrell who boat fished the Narrows with dries and wet flies, taking 45 trout.

Richard Williams and Will Linnell also had a good morning fishing ‘washing line’ style to take 30 fish.

Whilst the bank fishing is still challenging due to the weed, it is possible to catch, providing you pick your spot with care. There are some good fish to be had as the fish are now around the weedbeds feeding on fry and snails.

The best boat areas are the Dam, Main Basin and across the Narrows. Bank anglers should try Duffers, Gorse and the Cliffs.

Best Rainbow 4-5lb.

Best Brown 4lb.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas The dam, Sailing Club, Main Basin, top end of Narrows.

Best bank areas Duffers, Gorse, Cliffs – but very weedy and not easy.

Mid week boat winner Pete Webb of Northampton.

Fish stocked 950.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 6,15,21 and 28 September; 13,19 and 27 October.
Super August Savers from Anglian Water
Monday to Friday Rutland and Grafham boats only £20
Monday to Friday Pitsford and Ravensthorpe boats only £18
Plus terrific mid-week boat fishing bonus for two:
Buy two permits plus boat at this special price and get another for only £50
to be used on a different day.
This ticket will be valid Monday to Friday until the end of the boat fishing season 2013.
These offers exclude major matches and weekends – both tickets to be purchased at the same time.

Pike fishing from boats with lures and dead sea bait over 18cm (excludes lamprey)
1 October to 24 November.
Pike fishing from the bank 1 November to 28 February 2014.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 407 (season 6,125) Returns 62 (1,422) Rod average 6.5 (4.3)
Anglers have enjoyed another week of fantastic sport at Ravensthorpe. With the cooler, cloudy weather the fish are high up in the water.

Floating line with dries, small nymphs, diawl bachs, buzzers, wets and even lures have been catching.

Last Saturday Ben Race and his boat partner fished diawl bachs and buzzers on floating line anchored near the Dam. They caught and released 19 fish each. Mr Naylor boat fished last Wednesday, catching 34 fish.

Competition news
Grafham Water Fly Fishers dry fly friendly competition
This was fished on Saturday 24 August. Everyone had a great day and the match fished to a 9.1 rod average – all on dries. So if you enjoy fishing dries and small flies in the top of the water come and have a boat at Ravensthorpe.

1st Andy Linwood 16 fish
2nd Mark Brinkman 15 fish
3rd Keith Hazell 12 fish

Best Rainbow 3lb taken by Stuart Payne of Long Buckby.

Best methods See report.

Best boat areas Main Bowl, along the Dam.

Best bank areas Dam.

Mid week boat winner David Davis of Northampton.

Super August Savers from Anglian Water – Monday to Friday Rutland and Grafham boats only £20; Monday to Friday Pitsford and Ravensthorpe boats only £18
Plus terrific mid-week boat fishing bonus for two – buy two permits plus boat at this special price and get another for only £50 (to be used on a different day). This ticket will be valid Monday to Friday until the end of the boat fishing season 2013. These offers exclude major matches and weekends – both tickets to be purchased at the same time.
Forthcoming events
Pike fishing from boats with lures and dead sea bait over 18cm (excludes lamprey)
7 October to 1 December 2013 and 15-23 February 2014.

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