Elinor April 22nd – 28th

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Elinor April 22nd – 28th

324 anglers caught 1749 fish of which 1232 were returned.

Best Fish
10lb 14oz Fen Oakley, Sudborough, white minkie
10lb 2oz Troy Colver, Market Harborough, diawl bach, boat
8lb 2oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering
7lb 13oz Roy Swinfield, Leicester, black buzzer
6lb 2oz Derek Benamore, Finedon
6lb 2oz John Wildman, Peterborough
5lb 8oz Troy Colver, Market Harborough, diawl bach, boat
5lb 7oz George Brock, Corby, grhe
5lb 4oz Mike Creamer, Oakley

Best Areas
Bank – all areas holding fish
Boat – anchored off dam, boat bay, east arm

Best Patterns
white/green or black/green lures, yellow dancer, orange blob, black buzzer, black diawl bach, grhe, bloodworm

A busy week with the better weather and anglers practicing for the Airflo Bank Masters. On the windy days there were plenty of fish taken on lures but calmer conditions saw buzzers scoring well.
If the wind dropped in the evening Elinor’s superb evening rise started.
The fish are much higher in the water now with most fish being taken by bank anglers in the top 3 foot. Boat anglers are still taking some fish deeper but there is no real need for using anything but a floater or intermediate.
Fish are well spread now with catches coming from all over the lake. Buzzers and diawl bachs will almost certainly be the best patterns over the next couple of weeks with the chance of some good dry fly sport in the evening using shipmans or cdc.

Competition News
Sunday 28th was the final of the Iain Barr Airflo World Bank Masters.
Anglers from all over the UK and Europe descended on Elinor for this prestigious event. The strong South Westerly wind made many areas tricky to fish but a top class field caught well and ensured a close finish.
Many congratulations to Pascal Rommeraere from Belgium who caught off all six of his afternoon pegs to take the £2000 first prize. Pascal used a combination of orange blob, black and pearl ptn and red thorax cruncher on either a floater or slow intermediate. The top ten all received tackle prizes from sponsors Airflo, Costa sunglasses and Snowbee.
England Youth team member, Fen Oakley from Sudborough, Northants produced a great performance in 3rd and also caught a tagged 10lb 14oz rainbow which won him £250 of Iain Barr flies.
Top 12:
1. Pascal Rommeraere (qualified in Belgium) 10 fish from 7 pegs 17points
2. Andrew Scott (Blackdyke) 10 fish 6 pegs 16pts
3. Fen Oakley (Elinor) 9 fish 6 pegs 15pts
4. Andy Grabham (Stocks) 8 fish 6 pegs 14pts
5. Ciaron Mellon ( Woodford Ireland) 8 fish 5 pegs 13pts
6. Den Appleby (Selmuir Scotland) 9 fish 4 pegs 13pts
7. Peter Appleby (Draycote) 7 fish 5 pegs 12pts
8. Patrick De Schutter (Belgium) 7 fish 5 pegs 12pts
9. Dave Johns (Innis) 8 fish 4 pegs 12pts
10. Dave McGuiness (Annaginney Ireland) 7 fish 4 pegs 11pts
11. Glen Appleby (Selmuir Scotland) 7 fish 4 pegs 11pts
12. David Hoppe (Draycote) 7 fish 4 pegs 11pts

On behalf of all the competitors I’d like to thank Iain Barr for running a superb competition. Special mention also to all the controllers who gave up their day and signed anglers scorecards so that all fish could be returned.

Sunday May 19th Tommy Wood Memorial bank match 9am – 4pm
This is a free to enter roving bank match with anglers limited to a floating line and buzzer imitations. The winner will get a Snowbee Diamond rod (donated by John Wildman). All proceeds from the raffle go to Sue Ryder Care, Peterborough.

Next Stocking
May 7th, 10th

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