June 6th – 12th
144 anglers caught 281 fish of which 179 were returned.
Best Fish
6lb 0oz Al Steels, Peterborough, green buzzer, boat
5lb 11oz Chris Chamberlain, Cambridge, damsel, boat
5lb 8oz Ray Henman, Brayfield, boat
5lb 2oz Barry Read, Northampton, boat
Brown
5lb 1oz Bryan Swain, Brampton, black buzzer
Best Areas
Bank – coarse bank, east arm, gravel bar
Boat – pylon point, east arm, down middle
Best Patterns
damsel, black or olive buzzer, cruncher, diawl bach, black hopper, hares ear cdc, tequila blob.
An unusually slow week with a 2 fish rod average. Variable weather saw the fish moving up and down the depths. Plenty of fish rising in the morning, quiet from 3pm onwards until the evening rise starts after 9.30pm.
Bank anglers had enough fish to cast at but they proved difficult to tempt on the warmer days when feeding on adult damsels.
Boat anglers took some fish on dries and washing line but the best bags came to nymphs fished deeper and slow.
Water temperature is still slightly lower than normal so the fishing should be back on form this week.
Next Stocking
June 17th
TF_geepster.
