Ringstead Grange Report
Sept 13th – 25th
74 anglers caught 206 fish of which 55 were returned
Best Fish
5lb 8oz Bob McWilliams, black hopper
Best Areas
Bank – lodge bank platforms, deeps
Boat – anchored off lodge bank, deeps
Best Patterns
daddies, hoppers, suspender buzzer, black buzzer, black or orange lures.
On calmer days there are plenty of fish rising but the cool North winds have soon put the fish down.
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Ringstead Grange
Aug 30th – Sept 12th
90 anglers caught 295 fish of which 123 were returned
Best Fish
Rainbow 10lb 12oz Gwyn Jones, Wing, diawl bach (please find attached photo below)
Best Areas
Bank – lodge bank, caravan or sand bank
Boat – deeps, sand bank, in front of lodge
Best Patterns
black or hares ear suspender buzzer, daddies, black hopper, damsel, black lure.
Good buzzer hatches throughout the day now although early mornings have been most productive.
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August 16th – 29th
64 anglers caught 141 fish of which 67 were returned
Best Fish
Rainbow 5lb 2oz Jason Spolton, Kettering, damsel nymph
Best Areas
Bank – lodge platforms, deeps
Boat – sandbank, deeps
Best Patterns
daddies, hoppers, suspender buzzer, damsel, black/green fritz
Fish are still high in the water with good rises early morning and late evening
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Ringstead Grange
August 2nd – 15th
68 anglers caught 220 fish of which 89 were returned
Best Areas
Bank – lodge bank platforms
Boat – in front of lodge, off sand bank
Best Patterns
diawl bach, daddies, suspender buzzer, black/green fritz, orange blob
No big specimens but plenty of fish between 2-3lb being taken.
Fish rising all over the lake.