Big brown trout from Rutland Water (picture)

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Catch and competition fishing report from Rutland Water, Ravensthorpe Resrvoir, Grafham Water and Pitsford Reservoir

Week ending 9 August 2009

• Mick’s mighty Ravensthorpe Rainbow
10lb 2oz Rainbow for Mick Griffin of Northampton

• Anglian Water Loch Style four man team 15 August
Rutland Water hosts this popular event on 15 August. Call the fishing lodge on 01780 686441/686442 to enter

• Tuesday evening tension builds as Rutland Water Boat League is decided this week

• Ardleigh Open raises over £500 for charity
Ardleigh Reservoir match is a popular success

Pictured is Neil Squires with a fine 7lb 9oz brownie from Rutland Water…

Rutland Water
Fish week 1,574 (season 30,290) returns 371 (7,257) rod average 4.24(4.17)

The best fish of the week was a super Brown of 7lb 9 1/8oz taken by Neil Squires of Scopwick, Lincs. Neil was boat fishing and used a white minkie booby.

Kev Bennett had the best Rainbow of the week – a cracking 4lb 12½oz rainbow whilst fishing in the RAF central league match last Monday. All 14 competitors caught 8 fish limits on the day.
Rutland Water is fishing extremely well with a good number of limits coming out including many fish averaging 2lb. Boats have fared best with the main basin the place to be. Most methods are working with mini lures, blobs, boobies etc and nymphs, diawl bach, crunchers and hares ears also producing.

Fish are being taken in the main basin and off the Old Hall green bank area and steady numbers of fish were seen moving off Laxhill / Manton Bay plus the middle of the North Arm.

Bank angler Nick Evans took four quality rainbows on dry fly along the Normanton bank. Stockie Bay also produced fish last Thursday (in a lot of rain!). Wardens reported seeing fish moving off the bank on Sunday up the North Arm between the Finches through to Carrot Creek

Best rainbow 4lb 12½oz taken by Kev Bennett

Best brown 7lb 9 1/8oz taken by Neil Squires of Scopwick, Lincs.

Best boat areas The main basin, bottom of the south arm. Fish being taken in the North Arm

Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane, Stockie Bay

Best methods Bank – nymphs, dries, fry patterns
Boat – as for bank anglers but include various sinking lines with various lures.

Mid week boat winner D Ingle of Bilborough,York.

Fish stocked 3,750

Competition news
Tuesday Evening Boat League
Season ticket holder Paul Kirkup won last week’s match with an 8 fish limit weighing 20lb 3¼ oz. The top six anglers on the night all weighed in eight fish limits over 18lb. Altogether an incredible 118 fish were taken by 18 anglers giving an outstanding rod average of 6.5. With only one week to go the anglers in with a chance of taking the overall league title are Keith Jones, Richard Cooper, Phil Longstaff, Mick Bennett, Paul Wild and Paul Kirkup.

Results week 11
1st Paul Kirkup 8 fish for 20lb 3¼oz
2nd Gary Cooper 8 fish for 19lb 11oz
3rd Chris Evans 8 fish for 19lb 4¼oz

Major Club Match Group 3
Fished on Sunday 9 August.

1st Bewl Bridge FC ‘B’ 14 fish for 32lb 1¼oz
2nd Invicta FFC ‘A’ 16 fish for 31lb 13oz
3rd Fish Hawks ‘B’ 15 fish for 29lb 5¾oz

Top individual was Invicta’s John Mees (Senior Warden Grafham Water) with 8 fish weighing 16lb 11oz. The best fish – a 4lb 6oz Rainbow, was taken by Baz Reece of Crawley.

Forthcoming events
Tuesday Night Boat League
Beginners courses 19 & 23 August; 6,12,16,19 & 27 September & throughout the season
Anglian Water Loch Style 4 man team 15 August. Each angler pays £5 pool money and £12.50 towards boat. Permit £19 for non season ticket holders. The match is followed by a two course meal at the Waters Edge Restaurant at £9.50 per person. To book or make enquiries please call 01780 686441 or 686442.

Grafham Water
Fish week 505 (season 17,197) returns 144 (4,582) rod average 3.5 (3.75)

With the weather becoming more settled the fish are moving freely on the surface. The fish are feeding on the now fast growing fry from around the weedbeds or on the f

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