Anglian Water Trout Fishing October 27th

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• Anglian Water Fur and Feather Matches

Ravensthorpe (boat) 1 November
Pitsford Water (boat) 8 November
Grafham Water (bank) 29 November
Rutland Water (bank) 6 December

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Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
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Rutland Water
Fish week 1,577 (Season 28,202) Returns 494 (7,834) Rod average 3.19 (3.59)
Sport at Rutland Water this week has been good for both bank and boat anglers. As the winds changed a slightly warmer front has improved conditions.

Areas of the lake producing fish included Normanton and the main basin with fish showing along the dam wall, Yellowstone along to the end of the peninsula at Barnhill Creek and Carrot. Fish have also been caught along Green bank with the usual scattering of fish (often better quality) being caught at the bottoms of the arms. Gibbets gorse has also been worth a look.

Tactics employed have been varied, with some anglers sticking to the floating fry method and others opting for nymphs perhaps targeting the snail and corixa feeders out there. Both methods have proved successful in the right places. Mick Connor proved the first of those methods with a lumpy 7lb ¾oz Rainbow, well worth the walk up the south arm. Al Owen and John Slavin enjoyed some good sport on the boats this week with a variety of methods employed from tubes to nymphs doing the business.

Bank fishing continues to improve here at Rutland with anglers taking fish mostly on the peninsula with some anglers also experiencing success along the Normanton bank. Floating fry, suspender minkies and sunken minkies have all worked along with shrimp patterns and hares ear patterns all fished on floating/ sink tip lines.

The lake is in superb condition at present with crystal clear water all over; some weed beds are still present and fish are often not far away. The banks at Rutland have been seeing more and more anglers fishing and with the weather moving to this transitional phase of the year, the time for a few hours here and there is now! Roach/Perch fry, snail, shrimp and corixa are at the top of the menu for the trout at the moment and feeding is often in sporadic windows through the day with crepuscular behaviour a common theme.

Competition news
George Moore Memorial 24 October
The George Moore Memorial rudder match was held last Saturday with nine pairs fishing for the trophy. The wet, miserable weather didn’t detract from the fishing with fish being recorded to every boat. Some anglers weighed in double figures. The George Moore trophy for the best brace of fish was won by Jim Watts and Martin Hearth, whos fish weighed 10lb 14oz. Martin took a personal best Brown of 7lb. The best Rainbow on the day was taken by Colan Bartrum with a fish of 3lb 9oz. The rudder series challenge concluded with this match and was awarded to the pair achieving the best combined weight across three matches. Another trophy for Martin’s ‘Hearth’, who alongside Jim Watts accumulated 48 fish for 116lb 11oz. Runners up were Dave Porter and Steve Crowder with 46 fish for 105lb 15oz.

Best methods Bank – Floating/sink tip lines, nymphs and fry patterns.
Boat – As for bank in and around the margins, boobies and blobs in open water.

Best Rainbow 7lb ¾oz taken by Mick Connor.

Best Brown 7lb Martin Hearth.

Best boat areas Main basin, in front of fishing lodge to East Creek and church. Carrot Creek to Armley, bottom of the arms and Gibbets Gorse.

Best bank areas Normanton bank including harbour, Green bank, Carrot and Barnhill Creek, Old Hall and Gibbets Gorse.

Mid week boat winner Rex Curtis.

Forthcoming events
Brown trout season ends Thursday 29 October. Please ensure any Browns caught after this date are returned safely to the water.
Beginners course 31 October.
Fur & Feather (bank) 6 December

Grafham Water
Fish week 826 (season 25,201) Returns 236 (6,033) Rod average 3.5 (4.17)
Anglers continue to enjoy good sport at Grafham Water with a rod average of 3.5 and around 30% of the fish weighing 3lb or over. Sport has been good for both bank and boat anglers.

There have been plenty of bag limits with the bank fishing well from the Dam, Seat, G Buoy, Harbour and Deep Water Point. The best bank method has been to fish shrimp patterns and GRHE, floating fry and dries.

The biggest fish of the week was taken by Keith Jones of Peterborough. Keith was bank fishing from the Harbour and caught and released a superb over wintered Rainbow on a floating line, estimated between 5½lb and 6lb.

Boat anglers have also had a good week’s sport with plenty of bag limits. The most consistent areas for the boats were Deep Water Point, G Buoy, Willows, Dam, Gaynes Cove and the Seat. Boat anglers had the best results with floating or fast glass lines with shrimp, GRHE, dries, cats whiskers, tubes and snakes. The heaviest bag of the week was taken by Andy Axon who caught 8 trout for 28lb 5oz on shrimp patterns.

Important notice to anglers
The last day for Brown trout is Thursday 29 October. Any Browns caught after this date must be returned to the water alive.

As from 1 November the western end of the reservoir is out of bounds until 1 April.

Best Rainbow 5½ – 6lb estimated taken by Keith Jones.

Best Brown 3lb 15oz taken by J Frank.

Best boat areas G Buoy, Deep Water Point, Seat, Willows, Gaynes Cove, Dam.

Best bank areas Deep Water and Pylon Points, G Buoy, Willows, Dam, Seat, Harbour.

Best methods See report.

Mid Week Boat Winner A Murren.

Fish stocked 2,000.

Forthcoming events
Fur & Feather (bank) 29 November

Pitsford Water
Fish week 115 (season 10,986) Returns 23 (2,291) Rod average 5.0 (4.74)
Another good week at Pitsford Water with a rod average of 5.0 and plenty of fish on the fry and snail and signs of them getting into the shrimp. Our anglers have used various methods and flies to great effect with good sport and catches both in the margins and in open water.

Eddie Greenwood from Newark had a lovely day on Thursday. Eddie commented “I am grateful for your friendly advice and hospitality. The fishing conditions were good, but the wind was approaching 20 mph so I worked some of the more sheltered spots including Three Trees and Brixworth Bay, where I found this 6lb 8oz Rainbow surface feeding on snails. I plopped a size 16 booby close by and he turned and took it without hesitation.”

There were some impressive Rainbows reported this week including a 6lb plus specimen returned to the water by Mark Bradbury. Alex Ferguson returned a 7lb plus Rainbow tempted on a size 10 cats whisker near Ash Tree Bay. Roy Clark from Worfield returned a fabulous 4lb 10oz Brown and had two other nice Rainbows.

We were pleased to welcome back Michael Shelton of Northampton following his beginners course last week. Mick Foster took him under his wing on the bank and he caught two fish with three casts using a black/silver palmered lure on a floating line. Well done Michael good fishing.

Information for all anglers
An invasive species of shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus), commonly known as DV, has been found at Pitsford Water. The presence of this species in the water does not pose any threat to human health. Water from the reservoir is treated to a very high standard before being supplied to local homes for drinking. It is important that anglers continue to follow the Check, Clean, Dry procedures in place for the preservation of our environment and sport.

Best Rainbow 6lb plus and 7lb plus specimens returned.

Best Brown 4lb 10oz returned by Roy Clark of Worfield.

Best boat areas Narrows, Northfield Shore, Brixworth Bay.

Best bank areas Northfield Shore, Gravels, Stilton Point.

Mid week boat winner Vincent Lowe of Northampton.

Forthcoming events
Fur & Feather boat match Sunday 8 November.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 246(season 12,369) Returns 43(2,855) Rod average 5.7 (4.3)

Another great week’s sport at Ravensthorpe for both boat and bank anglers with a terrific rod average of 5.7. Boat anglers are catching well mostly on floating lines with dries, black or claret hoppers, intermediate lines and sunken daddies are also working well.

Bank fishing has been superb this week. Charlie Watts had half a day at Pitsford last Monday and landed 30 fish on floating line with red diawl bachs from Platform 3. Bob Draper caught four from Mongers. Alan Duffin also fished Mongers and landed 10 mostly on black buzzers. John Smith fished the dam and had six fish mostly on red diawl bachs. Kevin Daykin landed ten fish from Platform 5.

Competition news
Mid Northants Flyfishers held the Bob Church President’s Trophy at Pitsford Water on Sunday. A great day was had by all with 32 anglers catching 162 fish for a rod average of 5.0. Top spot on the day went to David O’Farrell with 6 fish for 13lb 0oz. Second place went to Paul Gayton with 6 fish for 12lb 14oz. Richard Webb weighed in at 12lb 8oz for third place. The biggest fish weighed 2lb 11oz and was caught by Pip Jeffs.

Best Rainbow 3lb 2oz.

Best boat areas Island and Mongers.

Best bank areas Platforms 5-12, Dam.

Best methods See report.

Mid Week Boat Winner Steve West of Weedon.

Forthcoming events
Fur & Feather (boat) 1 November

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