Elinor Trout Fishery Feb/March/April 2011

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Elinor Trout Fishery Form
April 17th – 23rd

171 anglers caught 714 fish of which 403 were returned

Best Fish
12lb 0oz Mike Creamer, Oakley, s14 blakestone buzzer
11lb 8oz Jon Panter, Moulton, black buzzer
10lb 12oz Michael Bownes, Stamford, goldhead damsel
10lb 8oz Mick Johnson, Peterborough, white/green tadpole
10lb 4oz Pete Welch, Boston, black buzzer
9lb 9oz Alan Calver, Oundle, goldhead damsel
9lb 1oz Jim Nixon, Kettering
8lb 7oz Dave Williams, Whittlesey
8lb 2oz Bill Stewart, Co0rby
7lb 12oz Dave McEwan, Sandy, damsel
7lb 9oz Peter Shaw, Peterborough, boat
6lb 14oz Bill Stewart, Corby
6lb 8oz Jason Spolton, Kettering, Damsel

Browns
3lb 8oz Alan Weatherley, Kettering, brown hopper
3lb 5oz John Dyson, Oxford, black hopper
2lb 8oz Alan Weatherley, Kettering, brown hopper
2lb 4oz Dave McEwan, Sandy

Best Areas
Bank – dam, pensioners point, brookside
Boat – all areas fishing well

Best Patterns
black or olive buzzer, red or green diawl bach, black or brown hopper, orange blob

A good week for specimen fish for bank anglers and big bags for boat anglers.
The hot weather meant the bank fishing got harder but there were still plenty of fish taken early and late in the day.
Boat anglers have enjoyed some great buzzer fishing. Top pattern has been a s10 or s12 black buzzer with red cheeks. Best depth has been anything between 2 – 6ft depending on wind and light conditions. Sun and wind together has sent the fish deeper.
On calmer days the rising fish have been taking emerging black or green buzzers, pond olives and alders.
Most evenings there is a rise. Dry fly sport has been productive in the last hour with small hoppers and cdc.

Sunday May 8th Tommy Wood Memorial
A friendly roving bank match. Floating line and buzzer imitations only. Free entry!
9am – 4pm Everyone welcome
All proceeds from the raffle go to Sue Ryder, Peterborough

Next Stocking
April 25, 26, 29, May 2

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Elinor April 10th – 16th

146 anglers caught 471 fish of which 287 were returned

Best Fish
9lb 5oz Mick Heasman, Tunbridge Wells flyfishers, buzzer
9lb 2oz Tony Dighton, Cambs, boat
7lb 8oz Mr Cardy, Wellingborough, olive buzzer
7lb 7oz J. Dolby, Kings Lyn, black buzzer
7lb 4oz Graham Jenkins, Birmingham, black hopper
7lb 0oz Mr Dilley, Wellingborough
6lb 5oz John Owen, Kettering
6lb 4oz Steve Parker, Burton Latimer, black buzzer, boat
6lb 4oz Mr Green
6lb 1oz Dennis Shannon, Wellingborough, apps bloodworm

Best Areas
Bank- dam, brookside
Boat – all areas holding fish

Best Patterns
black or olive buzzer, bloodworm, diawl bach, grhe, small damsel, orange blob

A great week for buzzer fishing especially when the weather warmed up at the end of the week. Pond olives also put in their first appearance on Wednesday. Although there are plenty of fish rising the best bags of fish are being taken on s12 or s14 buzzers 3-6 foot down either under a bung or straight line.
Most evening there is a localized evening rise in goodfellow bay and shallow bay with fish coming very close to the bank.
Even the small fish are really fighting well now.
Prospects look good for the next few weeks for some great imitative fishing.

Next Stocking
April 18th, 21st, 22nd, 25th

Competition news
On Saturday April 16th Elinor held a Greys National bank heat
Individuals Top 5
1. Ed Foster 7 fish
2. Terry Phillips 6
3. Andy Taylor 6
4. Dave Franklin 5
5. Brad Gifford 4

Teams
1. Team Marton 14 fish
2. Elinor 14
3. Misfits 5

12 anglers caught 42 fish with at least as many again lost on barbless hooks. Nearly all fish taken on buzzers or bloodworm

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Elinor Trout Fishery Form April 3rd – 9th

167 anglers caught 594 fish of which 323 were returned

Best Fish
9lb 8oz Steve Wyant, Market Harborough, black/green tadpole, boat
9lb 4oz Ian Benbow, Woodford, red diawl bach
8lb 1oz Mr Steels, Dogsthorpe
7lb 9oz Pete Welch, Boston, traffic light buzzer
7lb 8oz George Brock, Corby
7lb 3oz Dav

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