Lots of overwintered browns and rainbows from Rutland

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Week ending 26 April 2014

• Sharks seize another victory at Rutland Water!
Last year’s International champs, Seighford Sharks, win Northern heat of Anglian Water Airflo International

• Gordon is the greatest at Grafham Water
Gordon Swain takes the best fish of the week and the biggest bag at 24lb 2oz

• Evening boat leagues start any day now
Grafham Thursday 1 May
Rutland Tuesday 6 May
Pitsford Tuesday 13 May

http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure

Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531;
Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350,
Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105
Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021

Rutland Water
Fish week 1,152 (season 8315) Returns 236 (1,377) Rod average 4.88 (6.03)

Rutland Water continues to provide some exciting sport with good numbers of over wintered Browns and Rainbows of specimen size. Plenty of Browns fell to individual anglers with the biggest Brown also taking best fish of the week at 8lb 8oz for Danny Peet. Rick Varley from Yorkshire had a tremendous day boat fishing up the North Arm fishing alongside Danny Peet. The pair caught and returned six Rainbows between 3 and 5lb. Fishing sinking lines and lures Rick commented that the fish had been feeding on last season’s roach and perch fry.

The best Rainbow was taken by Roger Marshall of North Luffenham with a black tadpole on a floating line. Roger fished off the bank to take a fine 7lb 6oz specimen.

Other notable fish during the week included a fish estimated between 7 and 8lb returned by Grafham Warden Mark Haycock who was guiding at Rutland on Saturday. Peterborough’s Keith Jones also caught and returned Browns of similar size, but kept the one permitted fish which weighed 6lb 12oz which fell to a Humungus fished on a Di 8 line.

Regular boat partners and season ticket holders Phil Welborne and Paul Kircup had a great day on Saturday with the pair yet again netting a number of Browns. Phil weighed in a 4lb 7oz specimen and Paul chipped in with a 4lb 6oz fish, the pair also returned bigger fish in the process.

Plenty of fish have been taken in many areas of the reservoir. Fish are coming from the main basin, bottom of both arms of the reservoir, and the South Arm which is finally waking up from a slow start. Fly hatches have been good again but anglers have said that fish have not been feeding hard on them. There have been good hatches of olives, the best for a number of seasons, with fish moving to them in some parts of the reservoir. Along with the buzzer and olive hatches, there are now numbers of Hawthorn flies about, so hopefully we will see more fish on the surface in the next few days or so. Prospects are very good with plenty of fish coming out along with the numbers of quality overwintered fish being caught.

Competition news
Anglian Water Airflo International Northern Heat.
Fished on 27 April this match achieved a rod average of 5.93. The top four teams, headed by 2013 international Champions, Seighford Sharks go forward to fish the North of England final at Rutland Water on 7 July. Didier Vicedo, fishing for Froggies Fly Fishers, caught the best fish of the match at 5lb 4oz. Top rod, weighing in at 23lb 6 5/8oz, was Andy Everett fishing for third placed team The Renegades.
1st Seighford Sharks 48 fish for 105lb 11 7/8oz
2nd Iain Barr Fly Fishing Costa 39 fish for 97lb 3/8oz
3rd The Renegades 40 fish for 96lb 5 5/8oz
4th Ospreys 40 fish for 93lb 14 7/8oz
5th Fish Hawks 42 fish for 90lb ¾oz
6th Froggies Fly fishers 36 fish for 84lb ¼oz
7th Flash Attack Sharks 30 fish for 61lb 2¾oz
8th Ashington Kingfishers 24 fish for 48lb 14¾oz
9th Defenders 21 fish for 43lb 2 5/8oz

Best Rainbow 7lb 6oz taken by Roger Marshall of North
Luffenham.

Best Brown 8lb 8oz taken by Danny Peet.

Best boat areas Church Bay, Normanton, Sykes Lane,
Dickensons Bay, Green Bank, Hideaway Bay,
Manton.
Best bank areas Normanton, Sykes Lane, Old Hall Bay and Point, Green Bank.
Best methods Bank – floating lines with nymphs and weighted lures.
Boat – as for bank but include midge tip and various sinking lines and mini lures.

Mid week boat winner Peter Welton of Oakham.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 3,10,24 & 31 May; 5,14,11,21 and 26 June and other dates throughout the season.
Tuesday Night Boat League This year’s boat league commences on Tuesday 6 May and runs through to the 15 August – a total of 15 weeks. Anglers meet at the Fishing Lodge between 5.15 and 5.45 p.m. with the draw for boat partners taking place at approx. 5.55pm. The match starts at 6pm.

Dave Hodgson Memorial Match 4 May contact Steve Smalley on 07709 225784
Anglian Water Rudder match 10 May
Bob Church Classic 16 May by invitation
Vision Pairs 18 May [email protected]
England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods’ 1 June http://www.fmfa.org.uk
Anglian Water Rudder match 7 June
Scierra Pairs 8 June http://www.scierrapairs.co.uk

Grafham Water
Fish week 1,584(season 7,926) Returns 212 (1,119) Rod average 7.47 (7.08)

Grafham Water has continued to fish well for both bank and boat anglers with a rod bending average of 7.47.
The biggest fish and bag of the week was taken by Gordon Swain of Co Durham. Gordon caught a superb over wintered Rainbow of 7lb 2oz on a Di5 line with a damsel nymph whilst boat fishing at Church Bay. Gordon’s comment on catching this specimen was that it fought like a trooper. The total bag weight for seven fish, which included another big Rainbow of 5lb 1oz, was 24lb 2oz.

Boat anglers have had a fabulous week’s sport with plenty of anglers releasing 50 plus trout. The most consistent boat areas have been G and D Buoys, Deep Water Point, Church Bay, Hedge End, Pig Bay, Lodge Bank and South Dam. The main methods for the boat anglers have been floating lines with black and olive buzzers, damsel nymphs, diawl bachs and flash back nymphs fished static or Di3 or Di5 lines with blood worm, damsel nymphs, orange blobs and Pitsford Pea fished with a slow retrieve.

Bank anglers have also had a terrific week’s fishing with the north shore giving the most consistent catch rates with G Buoy, Marlow Stones, Deep Water Point, Church Bay and Hedge End being the hot spots. However, the Lodge Bank, Harbour Arms, Seat and Plummer Park have also produced some good sport over the past week. The most prolific method for the bank anglers has been to fish black and olive buzzers, diawl bachs, damsel nymphs and pheasant tails on a floating line with an almost static retrieve.

Best Rainbow 7lb 2oz taken by Gordon Swain of Co Durham .

Best Brown 4lb 5oz taken by Malcolm Foreman of Bury St Edmunds.

Best boat areas Hedge End, Deep Water Point, G and D Buoys, Pig Bay, Church Bay, Lodge frontage, Seat.

Best bank areas Harbour, Seat, Gaynes Cove, Hill Farm, Deep Water Point, G Buoy, Marlow Stones.
Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner David Willis from Hitchin.

Fish stocked 2,750.

Forthcoming events
Beginners courses: 4,18,25 & 29 May; 7,19,22 & 28 June and other dates throughout the season.

Lexus European Individual Qualifier 3 May – 01761 490367
Lexus European Team Qualifier 4 May – 01761 490367
Anglian Water Airflo International Individual final 10 May by qualification
GWFFA Inter Club Floating Line 11 May by invitation
Evening boat league starts Thursday 13 May

EYFA Youth National 25 May http://www.eyfa.co.uk
European Masters 14 & 15 June http://www.europeanmasters.co.uk
Anglian Water Airflo International – Midland Heat 21 June 01780 686441
England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods’ http://www.fmffa.org.uk

Pitsford Water
Fish week 493 (season 3,540) Returns 87 (849) Rod average 5.6(4.6)
Pitsford Water has been in top form this week for both bank and boat anglers. Fantastic buzzer hatches continue and the fish have certainly turned on to feeding on black or green buzzers.

Regular weekend visitor Richard Williams had the biggest fish for the week -a lovely Rainbow of 6lb. Richard was boat fishing with a team of nymphs and had many other fish during his morning session. Season ticket holder Terry Vials also reported taking a Rainbow of 5lb 8oz.

A further stocking of 1500 fish this week has taken the total stocked this season to 12,000. The most successful methods are to fish floating or midge tip lines with buzzers/nymphs fished either static under an indicator, or straight lined. Diawl Bachs and crunchers are also working.

Don’t forget that there will be a boat league at Pitsford on Tuesday evenings starting on 13 May.

Competition news
The English Fly Fishing Association held their annual Spring Members Match on 24 April with 31 anglers who caught 223 fish for a rod average of 7.19. Top rod on the day was David Froggatt with 8 fish for 15lb 4oz. This was a tightly fought match with David’s best fish of 2lb 13oz clinching him victory over second placed Peter Proctor who also weighed in at 15lb 4oz. Only 1oz separated the top four bags, with placings decided on best fish weight. Of the 31 anglers fishing there were 25 bag limits.

1st David Froggatt 8 fish for 15lb 4oz
2nd Peter Proctor 8 fish for 15lb 4oz
3rd Jim Collins 8 fish for 15lb 3oz
4th Steve Ottridge 8 fish for 15lb 3oz

Best Rainbow 6lb taken by Richard Williams.

Best boat areas Small Half.

Best bank areas Duffers, Bog Bay, Stilton or Sailing Club Bank.

Best methods See report.

Fish stocked 1,500

Forthcoming events
Tuesday 13 May sees the start of the Tuesday Night Boat League at Pitsford Water. Fishing will be from 6pm with a weekly prize for a free boat and the overall winner of the league receiving tackle vouchers.

Beginners courses: 8,11,17 & 30 May; 8 and 20 June and other dates throughout the season.
Anglian Water Rudder Match 24 May 01604 781350
Anglian Water Airflo International Midland Heat 01780 686441

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Fish week 556 (season 5,541) Returns 60 (627) Rod average 9.26(8.8)
Anglers at Ravensthorpe continue to enjoy some outstanding sport despite some changeable weather. Both the weekly and season’s rod average are excellent. Two anglers recorded returning fish of around 9lb with Dave Evason taking one and Robbie Turner the other. Both fish were returned safely.

Mr Tantum and four friends fished at Ravensthorpe on a three day boat package and caught 147 fish between them from the boat.

The best boat areas are Catwalk Corner to the Island, however anglers are finding fish all along the North shore.

Bank anglers are also enjoying some great sport, fishing from the Dam or from Platforms 1-6 with buzzers and nymph patterns like the cruncher on floating and intermediate lines.

Black buzzers, diawl bachs, bloodworm and damsels are working well on both floating and sinking lines.

Best Rainbow Two at 9lb – both returned.

Best boat areas North Shore, Island to Catwalk Corner.

Best bank areas Dam wall, Platforms 1-6.

Best methods See report.

Mid week boat winner Mr G Hartley of Staverton.

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