Anglian Water trout news August 10th

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Week ending 10 August 2014

• Scotland Youth triumph at Grafham Water
Grafham Water hosts 30th Youth International

• Superb sport at Rutland Water
Good numbers of fish plus a best Brown of 6lb 1½oz for Graham Pearson of Houghton on the Hill

• Sizzling Summer savings on August boats at Pitsford Water
Two man boat £16.50 (was £24.50)
Single Man Boat £13.40 (was £16.50)
Call 01604 781350 to book your August boats now
Offer applies Monday – Thursday only

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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 614(season 23,058) Returns 175 (5,613) Rod average 3.5(4.1)
Anglers have enjoyed another excellent week on the boats at Rutland Water with plenty of fish and limits taken.

Season ticket holders Ken Merridan and former warden Paul Friend had an enjoyable day down the South Arm last week with a dozen fish averaging 3lb using a washing line set up, then switching to sparkler flies later on. On the same day the best fish of the week was taken in the same area with season ticket holder Graham Pearson hooking a 6lb 1½oz Brown that fell to a stripped tube fly, on an intermediate line. Richard Cooper took the best Rainbow of the week during the Tuesday Night Boat League. This 4lb 10oz specimen was part of Richard’s winning total on the night of 8 Rainbows for 18lb 10oz.

There were good numbers of fish showing on top in the settled weather between Monday and Friday. The two main areas have again been the aerators and long drifts between Normanton Church down to Fantasy Island. The other part of the reservoir which has been producing the bigger fish has been the bottom of the South Arm shallows.

Effective methods have been a variety of coloured lure combinations in the main basin at various depths and sometimes coupled with a nymph/lure leader set up with the fish feeding on daphnia.

Most fish down the South Arm have fallen to nymphs fished on a washing line with a small booby. Some times single floating fry patterns, dries, and quickly fished tube flies have worked for one or two people. The fish in the shallows have been feeding on corixa, fry, snails, and damsel nymphs so it pays to experiment for these moving fish.

Bank fishing remains rather steady although one or two quality fish were taken off the Normanton bank, before the wind changed direction.

Competition news
Tuesday Night Boat League week 14
Richard Cooper took the honours again on a night that saw plenty of fish caught in a very short period of time. With boats not leaving the pontoon until 6pm seven anglers managed 47 fish in less than three hours of fishing. Richard already had an unassailable league lead going into week 14. On the night itself Dave Knapp was a close second. The prize for best fish of the series is still up for grabs. Keith Jones is currently leading with a 5lb 8½oz Brown caught in week 9, ½oz ahead of the Rainbow taken by Paul Wild in week 5.

1st Richard Cooper 8 fish for 18lb 10oz
2nd Dave Knapp 8 fish for 18lb 6½oz
3rd Gary Cooper 8 fish for 15lb 14¼oz
Best fish Richard Cooper with a 4lb 10oz Rainbow.

Boat availability – please note that during the Lexus International team event, Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 August, all boats are booked.

Best Rainbow 4lb 10oz taken by Richard Cooper of Stamford.

Best Brown 6lb 1½oz taken by Graham Pearson of Houghton on the Hill.

Best boat areas The Main Basin in and around the aerators, plus drifts along the Normanton bank plus the South Arm shallows for big fish.

Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane.

Best methods Bank – Floating lines with nymphs, dries and fry patterns.
Boat – As for bank but include various sinking lines in the Main Basin (deeper water) with various lures.

Mid week boat winner Pete Line.

Fish stocked 5,000

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 14 & 17 August; 6,14 & 28 September and other dates throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League Runs for 15 weeks until 15 August. Anglers meet at the Fishing Lodge between 5.15 and 5.45 p.m. with the draw for boat partners taking place at approx. 5.55pm. The match starts at 6pm.
Anglian Water Lochstyle 4 man team 13 August
Lexus European Team Final 22 and 23 August Please note all boats booked Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 August inclusive.

Grafham Water
Fish week 470 (season 19,725) Returns 183 (4,008) Rod average 2.56(4.92)
Anglers are enjoying improved conditions at Grafham Water. Bank anglers have found the best areas to be the south end of the Dam with floating lines with shrimp patterns, GRHE, diawl bachs and olive buzzers fished along the margins of the Dam wall. Some trout have been caught along the G bank by fishing the same method as the Dam.

Boat anglers have found that the fishing has improved over the past week with the south Dam giving the most consistent sport on a mixture of lines from intermediate to Di7’s. The most prolific flies for the boat anglers have been blobs, cat or viva boobies, cormorants and diawl bachs. There have also been fish caught at P and B buoys by using the same methods as at the Dam.

Competition news

30th Youth International 6 August

Grafham Water hosted the Youth International which this year celebrated its 30th anniversary. The youngsters excelled themselves catching 123 trout for a rod average of 2.18.

Scotland won catching 38 trout for 80lb 7.3oz with Calum Clarke landing the biggest fish of the day – a superb overwintered Rainbow of 4lb 6oz. This was a very good effort as Scotland fished the competition with one angler down as their captain Calum Stephen was taken to hospital the day before with suspected appendicitis. All of the staff at Grafham Water wish Calum a speedy recovery. Top rod on the day was Stefan Williams, representing Wales, who caught 7 trout for 15lb 6.2oz.

1st Scotland 38 fish for 80lb 7.3oz
2nd Ireland 32 fish for 66lb 4.4oz
3rd England 32 fish for 62lb 4.7oz
4th Wales 21 fish for 43lb 13.3oz

Scierra Pairs 9 August

11 Pairs fished this competition catching 111 trout for an impressive rod average of 4.5. The winning pair was Carl Malpass and Mick McClintic who caught 16 fish for 44lb 1/16oz with Carl Malpass catching the biggest trout of the day a 3lb 14oz Rainbow.

1st Carl Malpass & Mick McClintic 16 fish for 44lb 1/16oz
2nd Chris McLeod & Peter Hartley 14 fish for 29lb 12/16oz
3rd John Mees & Mark Haycock 12 fish for 25lb 3/16oz

Grafham Water continued

Best Rainbow 5lb 8oz taken by Jim McGonigle.

Best Brown 5lb taken by Chris Witt of St Albans.

Best boat areas Dam P and B Buoys.

Best bank areas South and bowl of Dam, G Buoy.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner A Robertson of Gamlingay.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses:24 August; 7,17 & 26 September.
Beginners Course for Pike 21 September
John Watt Trophy 23 August
Ladies National 31 August

Pitsford Water
Fish week 203 (season 8,643) Returns 78 (2,186) Rod average 2.6(3.9)
Anglers who have fished the right methods have enjoyed some terrific sport at Pitsford Water. A Scottish party of Messrs McGee, Menzies and Clarke fished the water on Wednesday and boated over 50 fish with Steve Clarke taking 25 fish. They fished FABS and crunchers on slow sink lines in the Main Bowl.

Pat Flynn and Brian Coleman had 18 fish, taken on intermediate lines with small cats whiskers. The pair also caught two superb Brown Trout around the 5lb mark – both of which were returned.

Anglers are catching trout in the top four feet of water, slow intermediate lines teamed with a blob and nymph combination. Alternatively if overcast try pulling wets or even dries. The best boat areas are the main bowl, dam and boils. Bank anglers should try Gorse, Cliffs and Stilton, but should be aware of weed in some areas.

The lure fishing has started to produce for those targeting trout. Whilst anglers targeting Perch have reported some great sport with lots of fish in the 2-3lb weight bracket.

Super Summer Savings on August boats at Pitsford Water
Two man boat £16.50 (was £24.50)
Single Man Boat £13.40 (was £16.50)
Call 01604 781350 to book your August boats now
Offer applies Monday – Thursday only

Pitsford Water continued

Best boat areas Dam and Boils.

Best methods Floating lines, dries, crunchers and diawl bachs.

Mid week boat winner C Roxon of Suffolk.

Fish stocked 1,000

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 23 August; 5,10,20 & 27 September and other dates throughout the season.

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 216 (season 11,114) Returns 67(1,690) Rod average 3.2(6.5)
Ravensthorpe continues to be in good form. Ray Jenkins had a good day on Tuesday. Ray fished a floating line with a FAB, green diawl bachs and a small Daddy he managed 25 fish to the boat.

Greg Hartley opted to fish a Pitsford Pea on a floating line around the Boils and was rewarded with 11 fish.

Mr Houlton and his boat partner had 40 fish to the boat. All of his fish fell to floating line and dries.

Best Rainbow 4lb 8oz taken by P Cousins.

Best boat areas Main Bowl, Boils.

Best bank areas Dam.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner P W Thomas

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