March 28th – April 3rd
176 anglers caught 993 fish of which 760 were returned.
Best Fish
14lb 10oz Dave Miles, Wellingborough, viva
13lb 10oz Iain Barr, Yaxley, woofta buzzer
13lb 1oz Roger Walker, Jacksdale, cove buzzer
12lb 11oz Andrew Miles, Biggleswade, green fritz
10lb 8oz Paul Mortimer, Thrapston, black uv tadpole
10lb 6oz Matt Tuck, Huntingdon, black/green lure
9lb 12oz Roger Walker, Jacksdale, black snake
7lb 4oz Jason Cooke, Roade, tequila blob
7lb 4oz George Brock, Corby, black/green lure
7lb 2oz Mike Creamer, Oakley, montana
Brown
5lb 8oz Finbarr McSweeney, Wellingborough, white/green lure
+ a further 12 browns over 3lb
Best Areas
Bank – all areas fishing well
Boat – brookside, gravel bar, east arm
Best Patterns
black or black/green lures, bloodworm, black buzzer, cruncher
Elinor is back on form!
A fantastic week for bank anglers with the water clearing enough to put the fish in a feeding frenzy with a 5.6 rod average.
I don’t think I can remember a week with so many big fish caught. Photos will be on the website very soon.
It’s especially pleasing to see so many resident browns being caught as none have been stocked this season.
Buzzers and crunchers are taking many of the big bags of fish although dark coloured lures are still working.
On cooler days the fish are being caught around 4 feet down but on milder days seem to move up to a depth of 2 foot.
Five anglers from Notts Police had a bank outing on Wednesday and caught 47 fish.
Although boat fishing is slower 11 members of Manor Farm Fly Fishers had a boat match on Sunday and caught 34 fish with some cracking grown on fish at the weigh in.
1. Andrew Miles 3 fish 16lb 11oz
2. Hiroshi 6 fish 14lb 3oz
3. John Garwood 5 fish 11lb 12oz
4. Mick Tracey 4 fish 10lb 12oz
5. David Durrant 6 fish 10lb 1oz
Sunday 3rd Iain Barr/Airflo bank qualifier.
9 anglers caught 35 fish. All anglers caught. Winner used floating line and crunchers
1. Andrew Green 7 fish from 5 pegs
2. Matt Tuck 5 fish from 4
3. Gordon Barr 4 fish from 4
4. Bob Barr 4 fish from 4
5. Bryce Hanlon 4 from 3
The Final is on Sunday April 17th where the winner will walk away with £2000.
A few more marshalls are required to sign scorecards. Please let me know if you can come (lunch and a selection of Iain Barr buzzers provided!)
No bank space available for pleasure anglers on this day but boats available as normal.
Tommy Wood Memorial Buzzer Match.
Sunday May 15th
A roving bank competition open to everyone. Floating line and buzzer immitations only may be used.
9am – 4pm Free entry
All proceeds from the raffle go to Sue Ryder, Peterborough.
Next Stocking
April 6th
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