Anglian Water Trout Fishing Reports May 28th, 2012

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Anglian Water Trout Fishing Reports May 28th, 2012

Week ending 27 May 2012

• Pike grabs Rutland Rainbow!
Fred Pike of Chudleigh Devon takes best Rainbow of the week at 6lb 5½oz

• Top class competition at Pitsford Water
Results from the Midlands heat of Anglian Water Airflo International
The cream of England Youth head to Pitsford for the EYFA Youth National on 4 June

• Excellent prospects for some superb fishing over the long Jubilee weekend

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Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350,
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Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Rutland Water
Fish week 1,392 (season 12,243) Returns319 (2,954) Rod average 4.36 (4.14)
Anglers have enjoyed another good week at Rutland Water with an overall rod average of 4.36. Good numbers of overwintered fish are still being caught in the 3-6lb bracket. However, another 6,163 fish were stocked this week.
The best Brown of the week at 6lb 11½oz fell to Joe Thirwell from Mexborough. Fred Pike from Chudleigh in Devon has fished Rutland Water regularly over a number of years. Fred used his expertise to net an arm aching 6lb 5½oz Rainbow – the best of the week. Not far behind Fred’s fish was Al Owen’s 6lb 4oz Rainbow taken earlier in the week.

Tactics during the week have been varied with anglers fishing floating line with nymphs and some using the bung to good effect from both bank and boat. Various sinking lines with mini lures, blobs and cormorants have worked and rudder anglers relying on tube flies are also catching fish. One or two fish moving late in the day are coming up for adult buzzers.

The recent hot weather has not made a big impact on the number of fish being caught with fish feeding heavily on daphnia and buzzers. The water temperature remains low for the time of year at around 12-13 Celsius.

Competition news
Federation of Midland Fly Fishers (Anglia).
Time bonus was crucial in this match with 30 of the 34 competitors catching limits. Notable 8 fish limits without the time bonus were Kieran Caulfield (first) with a total bag weight of 22lb 8¾oz and David Lang 21lb 1 7/8oz. David who was 20th overall had the best fish of the match at 5lb 1 1/8oz.
1st Kieran Caulfield 8 fish for 28lb 0¾oz
2nd Michael Dixon 8 fish for 27lb 7½oz
3rd Chris Bobby 8 fish for 26lb 2 3/8oz
4th Kevin Appleton 8 fish for 25lb 4oz
5th Ashley Davis 8 fish for 24lb 15oz
6th James Britten 8 fish for 24lb 10¾oz
7th Chris McLeod 8 fish for 24lb 1¼oz
8th Mick McLintic 8 fish for 23lb 12 1/8oz
9th Craig Barr 8 fish for 23lb 10 7/8oz
10th Thomas Davis 8 fish for 23lb 6 3/8oz
Tuesday Night Boat League – week 3
Keith Jones of Peterborough won the third match in the series with a bag limit of 8 fish. Keith fished down the South Arm around the Old Hall area.
1st Keith Jones 8 fish for 19lb 4oz
2nd Richard Cooper 5 fish for 11lb 6oz
3rd Ady Naylor 5 fish for 11lb 0½oz

Standing in the league so far are –
1st Ady Naylor 24 points
2nd Keith Jones 16 points
3rd Toff Crowther 13 points

Rutland Water continued

Best Rainbow 6lb 5½oz taken by Fred Pike of Devon.

Best Brown 6lb 11 5/8oz taken by Joe Thirwell of Mexborough.

Best boat areas Old Hall – New Zealand Point – Berrybutts. Normanton blue pipes to dam.

Best bank areas Old Hall Point – Yellowstone both ends of the dam

Best methods Bank – floating line with nymphs/lures.
Boat – As for bank and include mini lures/blobs.

Mid week boat winner Jeremy Ball of Stamford.

Fish stocked 6,165.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 2, 6,17, 23 and 29 June; 8,15,22 & 29 July and dates throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League commenced 8 May.
Anglian Water Floating line match 9 June
Mid-summer Rudder Match (leg 2 of 3) 30 June
Anglian Water Over 50’s Match 21 July
Rutland Water Fly Fishers Youth Flyfishing Day 22 July

Grafham Water
Fish week 560(season 8,550) Returns 214(2,049) Rod average 2.61(4.1)
There has been some good fishing during the week at Grafham Water with the morning being the most productive. Anglers are catching best in more cloudy conditions.

Boat anglers have had the best of the sport with the best method being Di7 and 8 lines with Cats Whisker, viva and orange boobies fished slow and as close to the bottom as possible. The most productive areas have been Valley Creek, Sanctuary Bay, Hedge End, Deep Water Point and the Willows. Bank anglers have found the fishing challenging this week with only Marlow Stones, Hill Farm and the North End of the Dam producing any consistent fishing.

Competition news
Invicta Tuesday Night Boat League week 3
12 Anglers took part in this week’s boat league catching 15 fish for a rod average of just over one fish per angler. Top rod on the evening by a country mile was England Youth angler Kieran Bonas from Bedford. Kieran caught 7 trout by fishing a Di7 line with Cats Whisker booby from the Willows.

1st Kieran Bonas 7 fish
2nd Graham Bodsworth 3 fish
3rd Adam Worker 2 fish

Grafham Water continued

Best Rainbow Two at 6lb 2oz – one taken by Thomas Cockburn (jnr) of Edinburgh and the other by Martin Brocklebank of Huntingdon.

Best Brown 5lb 5oz taken by Mr Griffiths.

Best boat areas Sanctuary Bay, Valley Creek, Hedge End, Deep Water Point, Willows.

Best bank areas Hill Farm, Marlow Stones, North Dam.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner Graham Barton of Bolton.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 3,9,21 and 24 June; 1, 20, 25 & 29 July and dates throughout the season.
Pike Beginers course 14 July
Pro Am Wednesday 20 June.
Major Leagues Group 1 30 June
Floating Line Inter Club Match 28 July.

Pitsford Water
Fish week 1,022 (Season 6,555) Returns 280 (1,662) Rod average 3.6(3.9)
Another excellent week’s fishing at Pitsford Water with the hot weather having little impact on boat fishing. Bank fishing has been steadier with the best times being morning and evening. Fish are holding in the deeper water but have still been tempted with damsels and teams of buzzers.

Competition news
On Saturday Pitsford Water hosted the Midlands heat of the Anglian Water Airflo International. 36 Anglers caught over 240 fish for a rod average of 6.7.

The top team was a group of French anglers the ‘Froggies Fly Fishers’ who all caught limit bags to 24lb plus. Hanningfield Fly Fishers came second also with six 8 fish limits. Many fish were in the 4lb plus bracket, with the biggest weighing 6lb 7oz.

The winning method was midge tip lines and teams of damsels and buzzers/crunchers. The best bags came from drifting from the Holcot Arm, past the pontoon onto the causeway. Stone Barn, Pitsford Creek and the Sailing Club bank are also holding lots of fish with some being taken on slow sink and sunburst blobs.

Pitsford Water continued

1st Froggies Fly Fishers 48 fish for 137lb 4oz
2nd Hanningfield Flyfishers 48 fish for 133lb 2oz
3rd Fish Hawks 48 fish for 124lb 13oz
4th England Youth Anglia 40 fish for 103lb 7oz

Kerry Richardson fishing for the Defenders caught both the best bag at 28lb 4oz and the best fish of the match at 6lb 7oz.

Best Rainbow 6lb 8oz.

Best Brown 4lb 8oz.

Mid week boat winner Ashley Cooper of Great Bowden.

Fish stocked 1,000
Forthcoming events
Beginners courses 1,16, 22 & 30 June; 11,21 & 28 July and dates throughout the season.
EYFA Youth National 4 June
Alex Booth Charity Match 28 June – contact Rob Dobson 07809 172721.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 324 (season 4,671) Returns 76 (812) Rod average 4.2(5.7)
Anglers have enjoyed another week of good sport at Ravensthorpe. The best fish of the week was a lovely Rainbow weighing 11lb taken by Mr Cushnie on a diawl bach.

Fish have been feeding on buzzers and nymphs at various depths depending on the weather conditions. Best methods have been floating line with black or olive buzzer, damsels, olive nymphs or diawl bachs. In bright conditions a long leader with buzzers and a bung has worked or a sinking line and a blob.

The dam has been the best place for bank fishing this week with black or olive buzzers or small nymphs best.

Best Rainbow 11lb Taken by Mr Cushnie.

Best boat areas Island to Catwalk, Hickmans Spinney.

Bank areas Dam.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner Andy Asher of Bakewell.

Fish stocked 375

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