Feb 20th – 26th
140 anglers caught 648 fish of which 522 were returned.
Best Fish
14lb 10oz Derek Benamore, Finedon, pitsford pea
13lb 15oz Mathew Castle, Wilbarston, sunburst blob, boat
8lb 0oz Mr Parsler, black/green lure
7lb 5oz Mick Moseley, Rushden, white/green lure, boat
7lb 1oz John Lashbrooke, Corby, white tadpole
+ a further 23 fish over 5lb
Best Areas
Bank – lagoon, brookside, dam, boat bay
Boat – dam, west arm
Best Patterns
black/green or white/green lures, damsel, bloodworm, orange or sunburst blob, black buzzer, grhe
Although the fishing didn’t reach last weeks crazy 8 fish per rod, Elinor still had a good week averaging 4.6 despite the stormy conditions.
The day after storm Doris on Friday the water had a minor amount of colour from the turbulence so the fishing was harder. However the lake is now very clear again and is ready to fish superbly when we get some decent fishing conditions.
Boat and bank equally good although bank fishing slightly better on windy days.
Both lures and nymphs are working with most fish being taken 3-5 foot down.
On milder days buzzers are certainly worth using. On Sunday, Alan Rennocks, took a boat to the shelter of the West arm and caught 26 fish using a floating line and two size 12 skinny buzzer imitations.
Next Stocking
Feb 28th
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