Rutland Water
fish for week 2476 (19281) returns 785 (5297) rod average 3.15 (3.63)
Paul Kirkup of Kibworth, Leics took the best fish of the week. Paul netted a 7lb 4oz rainbow whilst boat fishing the South Arm. Another good rainbow was a 6lb fish falling to season ticket holder Graham Bayliss from Earl Shilton, Leics. Graham caught the fish boat fishing the North Arm on a nymph.
The best brown fell to Oakham season ticket holder Peter De Kremer with a 6lb 1oz specimen taken off the dam wall. Another season ticket holder Roger Gill from Billingham, Lincolnshire, enthused about the recent sport on the bank, Roger has taken at least ten fish over 4lb in the last four weeks, with dries and nymphs working well.
Dry fly and nymph anglers had the best sport last week with the main basin in particular witnessing plenty of fish on top. Fish are feeding in very shallow water and close to the bank on a diet of sedge pupae, small buzzer and beetles.
Competition news
Tuesday Night Boat League
1st Si Gaines 5 fish for 10lb 2½oz
2nd Graham Pearson 3 fish for 6lb 8oz
3rd Keith Jones (Wales) 3 fish for 5lb 4oz
15 anglers fished on a cold night with most fish being taken in the Basin. Richard Cooper has hung on to the lead with 24 points, second is Paul Shaw with 21 points and Si Gaines is close behind in third place with 20 points.
Anglian Water Floating Line Competition Saturday 9 June
1st Mick Loy 8 fish for 19lb5oz
2nd Paul Shaw 7 fish for 16lb 4oz
3rd Matthew Holroyd 6 fish for 13lb 9½oz
Paul Shaw took the best fish, a rainbow, at 3lb 7oz. Plenty fo fish were showing during the day with lots of action.
Rutland Water continued
best rainbow 7lb 4oz taken by Paul Kirkup of Kibworth
best brown 6lb 1oz taken by Peter De Kremer of Oakham
best boat areas main basin, fishing lodge frontage to east creek
best bank areas Normanton, the dam, East Creek, Old Hall
best methods floating line with nymphs and dries. Nymphs – pheasant tail, diawl bach, hares ear & damsel nymph. Dries – red, orange, brown & hares ear.
mid week boat winner G Kennerley of Oadby
fish stocked 3700
forthcoming events Tuesday night boat league
Beginners courses 16, 20 & 30 June and other dates throughout the season
English Ladies National 24 June
Scierra UK Pairs Heat 27-28 June places still available, fished to reservoir rules
Grafham Water
fish for week 803 (10146) returns 232 (2438) rod average 3.46 (4.16)
The biggest fish of the season so far was caught on Monday 3 June by season ticket holder Bob Wallinger from Leicester. Bob took a superb conditioned brown trout of 10lb 7oz on a silver tube and di8 line from around K buoy. Bob said “I’ve been fishing Anglian Water Fisheries since 1966 and its my first double figured trout – it went like a steam train.” Well done Bob – now it’s your turn to catch a double figured rainbow. The best rainbow of the week was caught by Julian Davies. Julian took the 6lb 2oz rainbow from the bowl of the dam on a floating line with a cruncher. The best bag of the week went to Mark Haycock from Earls Barton. Mark caught 8 fish for 20lb 14½oz on a sink tip line with crunchers and diawl bachs.
Grafham Water has continued to fish well with plenty of fish being taken in the top five feet of water on lures or nymphs with some anglers catching on dries for both bank and boat anglers.
Boat anglers have had the best of the sport this week with once again the North Shore producing the best catch rates. Anglers have been catching on a variety of lines from Di7’s to floaters and sink tips, boobies, orange blobs, diawl bachs, crunchers, buzzers and small sparklers. There has been some arm wrenching sport and some anglers have had some pleasing fishing on dries with claret or ginger hoppers doing the business.
Grafham Water continued
Bank anglers have found the fishing a little more challenging than the boat anglers which is normal for this time of the year, but many have had some excellent sport from mainly the North Shore, Deep Water Point, Pylon Point and Church Bay. Floating or intermediate lines with diawl bachs, crunchers, buzzers and cormorants have been the most productive methods with Deep Water Point being the best bank spot on the reservoir with plenty of trout in close to the margins.
Competition news
Mid Northants Fly Fishers Jim Collins Trophy - Sunday 3 June
1st Mark Haycock 8 fish for 20lb 14½oz
2nd Pip Jeffs 8 fish for 20lb 7oz
3rd Richard Slate r 8 fish for 18lb 6oz
Best fish was a 6lb 2oz Rainbow taken by Julian Davies. The match fished to a 4.72 rod average.
Invicta Tuesday Night Boat League
Joint 1st Carl Hunter and Peter Waterhouse both with 8 fish each
3rd Paul Jones with 6 fish
Police Athletic Association (the Services Championship) – 5 June
1st The Army 47 fish for 112lb 2oz
2nd Royal Navy/Marines 25 fish for 51lb 10oz
3rd British Police 22 fish for 47lb 4oz
4th Prison Serivce 16 fish for 31lb 8oz
5th Fire & Rescue Service 9 fish for 17lb 11oz
6th Civil Service 8 fish for 16lb 6oz
best rainbow 6lb 2oz taken by Julian Davies of Northampton
best brown 10lb 7oz taken by Bob Wallinger of Leicester
best boat areas bowl of dam, G buoy, Hedge End, Church Bay, Deep Water Point
best bank areas Deep Water Point, Pylon Point, G bank, Hedge End
mid week boat winner Brian Collins of Hatfield
forthcoming events Beginners courses 17 & 27 June, 1 & 15 July
boat course 27 June
Tuesday evening boat league
Scierra UK Pairs heat 20 June
Lexus European Individual Qualifier 24 June
Lexus European Team Qualifier 25 June
England Youth National Sunday 8 July
Boat volunteers required please email Stuart Young on s.young@telinco.co.uk
Pitsford Water
fish for week 306 (7885) returns 171 (2643) rod average 1.8 (3.0)
Stevie Clark of Bonnyrigg Scotland has enjoyed the best holiday any angler could wish for. He boat fished on Wednesday to bag a 10lb 8oz Rainbow. He used a cruncher and a midge tip line, in North farm bay. The fish was in fine condition. He also returned a further 8 fish that day. Stevie later returned on Friday to bag the season’s best brown trout a fine fish of 7lb 8oz. The fish was returned, and was caught close to the mouth of Pitsford Creek. He used a claret diawl bach ,and slow glass line. Stevie was part of the Brown holiday package, with 4 anglers from Dumfries and 4 from Edinburgh. They caught 129 fish over three days, which gave a rod average of 5.3. Nathan Clayton senior warden said “When I met this group of holiday package anglers, I assured them they would have a great time, as the lake was fishing well, and said that it is nice to see the Scottish anglers catching more than the locals!”
Don’t forget to book in for boat buddies on the 26th June limited spaces.
Beginners club is on the 24th June Please book in at the lodge
best rainbow 10lb 8oz, taken by Steve Clark of Bonnyrigg, Scotland
best brown 7lb 8oz taken by Steve Clark of Bonnyrigg, Scotland
best boat areas North Farm Bay
best bank areas Gorse Bank
best methods teams of nymphs, hares ear, diawl bach, PTN fished figure of eight
mid week boat winner D Ormerod of Milton Keynes
fish stocked 500
forthcoming events Wednesday night boat league friendly evening match, starts 6pm. £7.50 for season ticket holders, £20.50 day tickets, just turn up before 6pm.
boat buddies Tuesdays 26 June & 17 July. Book in at the Fishing Lodge
beginners club 24 June, 22 July
Please book in at the Fishing Lodge
beginners courses 21 July, 4 & 23 August and other dates throughout the season
Ravensthorpe Reservoir
fish for week313 (season7734) returns 101 (1517) rod average 3.1 (5.11)
Mr Wood of Nether Heyford took the biggest fish of the week – a superb 13lb 9oz Rainbow.
Sunday saw Ravensthorpe’s traditional Floating Line competition fished in difficult conditions with various methods employed to catch fish. ‘Norfolk Nigel’ took 12 nice Rainbows on the ‘bung’ fishing size 12 olive buzzer near the Island whilst top boat was Graden Smith and partner Kevin Daykin with eight fish for 26lb 3oz. They just beat match organiser Mick Griffin and partner Dick Haynes on 25lb 8oz. Graden’s fish came to a claret hopper and included a super 6lb Rainbow.
Individual results
1st Graden Smith 4 fish for 14lb 13oz
2nd Mick Griffin 4 fish for 13lb 14oz
3rd Dick Haynes 4 fish for 11lb 12oz
best rainbow 13lb 9oz taken by Mr Wood of Nether Heyford
best boat areas Guilsborough bank
best bank areas dam wall
mid week boat winner Brian Naylor of Fakenham