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| Grafham Water Week Ending 6 November 2006
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Grafham Water Week Ending 6 November 2006
Fish for week: 242 (season 19,143)
Returns: 89 (5,925)
Rod average: 2.7(3.23)
Best rainbow: various at 5lb
Best brown: The brown trout season ended on 29 October - any browns hooked must be returned alive as quickly as possible
Best boat areas: G buoy, Deep Water Point, Pylon Point, central drifts, I Buoy, North Tower, Hill Farm
Best bank areas: G Buoy, Deep Water Point, Pylon Point, Mander car park frontage
Best methods: see report
Pick of the pike – Kev Taylor’s account of the Lure Anglers Society visit to Grafham Water on 4 November
“As we enthusiastically crowded around the map of Grafham Water, Senior Warden, John Mees, set the scene for our day afloat chasing predators with lures. Stories of monster pike and sight of the elusive zander had our 13 members at fever pitch. On arrival at the well known predator land mark - the draw off tower - some boats were already anchored in position.
As a seasoned trout angler I prefer to cover as much water as possible, so out went the drogue on a light westerly breeze and my boat partner Andy Surgey settled down to catch his first Grafham zander. As we drifted 75 yards past the tower, my 8-inch perch replicant was grabbed by a creature from the depths of the green water, putting a very healthy bend in my jerk bait rod.
As I did my best to bring Mrs Pike under control, Andy got the landing net ready to cradle the large predator. At first sight I thought it was a reasonable double with attitude, but as she came closer to the boat Andy pointed out that I was rubbish at judging weights and that was a personal best that I was casually playing with. My predator season had barely begun and already I had a new 25lb 9oz pike personal best!
On our return to the boat dock we were greeted by Senior Warden John Mees, in his usual jovial Brummie style and I was delighted to learn that my Pike was the largest predator confirmed at Grafham this season. But pikers can be a secretive lot, so who knows what lurks in the depths of Grafham Water.”
On the trout front bank fishing is still superb with anglers reporting that, following the first frosts, the fish are now moving into the shallows around the margins after the fry. The best line of approach is either a floater or slime line with a Minkie or Fry pattern on the point and a couple of Nymphs above it. For example Diawl Bach or Cruncher also worth trying is a corixa pattern somewhere on your cast.
Forthcoming events:
Pike – boat fishing with barbless lures and dead sea fish over 18cm – 16 October to 26 November
Fur and Feather 18 November
Tackle shop winter sales at Rutland, Grafham and Pitsford from Saturday 18 November to Sunday 3 December
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Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 (Archive on Monday, November 13, 2006)
Posted by cliffwaters Contributed by cliffwaters
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