April 14th – 20th
195 anglers caught 1092 fish of which 738 were returned.
Best Fish
10lb 9oz Jim Sheehan, Oundle, black buzzer
9lb 4oz Keith Whittingham, St Neots, damsel, boat
8lb 1oz Borislav Rasic, Brigstock
7lb 8oz Dave McEwan, Sandy, olive buzzer
7lb 0oz Paul Mortimer, Thrapston, black buzzer
6lb 9oz Phil Wagstaff, Eye, black buzzer
6lb 8oz Ken Grigg, Kettering, goldhead damsel
5lb 10oz Alan Foster, Desborough, black buzzer
5lb 7oz Mark Cranfield, Stibbington, diawl bach, boat
5lb 5oz John Graham, Leicester, cats whisker, boat
5lb 4oz Steve Parker, Burton Latimer, boat
Best Areas
Bank – dam, lodge bank, brookside
Boat – gravel bar, dam, down middle
Best Patterns
black or olive buzzer, red or green diawl bach, grhe, damsel, white/green lures, orange blob
A good week with a rod average of over 5. Buzzer fishing is in full swing with cracking catches from bank and boat. Many fish are still being taken 4 to 8 foot down but there is more surface activity especially on cloudy days.
There is an evening rise most nights now with the chance to catch on small black or brown dries such as hoppers, shuttlecock cdc and shipmans.
Next Stocking
April 24th, 30th
Competition Results
Sunday 13th April Iain Barr/Airflo World Bank Masters
One day this final will be held in good weather with a lighter wind! A good class field of 98 anglers caught 242 fish but had to cope with a strong WNW with at least four of there 11 half hour sessions casting into the wind.
The winner who won £2000 plus tackle and sunglasses, Peter Appleby from Peterlee, caught 14 fish from 5 pegs on an olive zonker, apps bloodworm and beaded buzzer.
There were some superb prizes down to 20th provided by sponsors Airflo, Costa sunglasses, Snowbee, Iain Barr flyfishing and Palm Springs.
1. Peter Appleby, 14 fish from 5 pegs 19 points
2. Mike Dixon, 8 fish from 7 pegs 15 points
3. Charlie Abrahams, 10 fish from 5 pegs 15 points
4. Andrew Scott, 8 off 6 14 pts
5. Ryan Mathews 9 off 5 14 pts
6. Andy Grabham 8 off 5 13 pts
7. Brad Gifford 8 off 5 13 pts
8. David Hoppe 9 off 4 13 pts
9. Chris Gheyssens 8 off 3 11 pts
10. Ed Foster 5 off 5 10 pts
11. Owen Murray 5 off 5 10 pts
12. Nigel Tranter 5 off 5 10 pts
13. Pascal Rommelaere 6 off 4 10 pts
14. Martin Burgess 6 off 4 10 pts
15. Fen Oakley 7 off 3 10 pts
16. Brian Kerr 7 off 3 10 pts
17. Ian Greenwood 5 off 4 9 pts
18. Andrew Griffin 5 off 4 9 pts
19. Harry Upton 5 off 4 9 pts
20. Roger Abnett 4 off 4 8 pts
Sunday May 11th – Tommy Wood Memorial bank competition.
Free entry, everyone welcome in this friendly match. Proceeds of the raffle to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. 9am – 4pm. Anglers may fish wherever they wish but may only use buzzers on a floating line.
Saturday May 24th – Elinor is pleased to be holding a heat of the Scierra Pairs boat competition.
Full details/entry form at http://www.scierrapairs.co.uk
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