Rutland Water

fish for week 434 (25324) returns 224 (7613)

Competition news

Tuesday Night Boat League

Twelve year old Angus Smith from Careby near Stamford won the Tuesday Night Boat League with 3 fish - probably the youngest ever winner of one of these matches. Angus attended an Anglian Water Beginners’ course instructed by Dave Doherty back in April.  Following a top up session, with warden Nigel Savage, Angus learnt how to double haul.  Angus won week twelve of this league on only his second attempt.  His boat partner on the night, Chris Evans, declared that the youngster ‘showed great enthusiasm and he could have had more than the three fish he took.’  This youngster has a very promising future.

                                               1^st  Angus Smith               3 fish for 7lb 9oz

                                               2^nd Chris Evans                2 fish for 4lb 12oz

                                               3^rd  Richard Cooper          2 fish for 3lb 3oz

Best fish Angus Smith 3lb 8½oz Rainbow

Richard Cooper still leads with a very welcome 5 points on the night, taking him to 40 points overall.

                                               1^st  Richard Cooper          40 points

                                               2^nd Si Gaines                    31 points

                                               3^rd  Keith Jones                 24 points

                                               4^th  Paul  Wild                    22 points

best rainbow                           5lb plus taken by Mr D Warner whilst bank fishing at Normanton

best boat areas                      main basin, East Creek to Ernies Point, Normanton, Barn Hill Creek, Carrot Creek

best bank areas                     main basin, fishing lodge frontage, East Creek, New Zealand Point

best methods                         bank – nymphs, diawl bach, hares ear, pheasant tail, dries still working in settled conditions

                                               boat – as for bank anglers but include lures on windy days

mid week boat winner            Hilary Tomlinson of Whissendine, Oakham

fish stocked                            4000

forthcoming events                Friday, Saturday and Sunday are very busy please phone the lodge for boat availability

Tuesday night boat league

Beginners courses 28 July, 5 & 22 August and other dates throughout the season

Anglian Water Loch Style 4 man team 15 August

Grafham Water

fish for week 329 (13755) returns 114 (3718) rod average 2.88 (3.69)

Louise Callow from Bedfordshire caught the best rainbow of the week at 6lb 4oz.  Louise was boat fishing at G buoy and used a floating line and black buzzer. Season ticket holder Rob Edmunds from Ringstead took the biggest bag of the week taking 8 fish for 20lb.  Both boat and bank anglers have enjoyed good sport this week with the majority of the trout being caught on small nymphs with floating or intermediate lines.  One of the best methods is the washing line fished on a very slow sinker with an orange booby on the point and a team of nymphs in front of it.

Bank anglers have enjoyed excellent sport from the south end of the dam and the seat area on either small nymphs, such as diawl bachs, crunchers and pearly pheasant tail nymphs which are producing the majority of the trout being caught, but minkies and fry patterns are taking the better quality fish mainly from the Seat.

There have been large numbers of fish spotted In Savages in the past week, feeding mainly on the small fry that have congregated there ,with some anglers managing to catch them.  The best areas for boat anglers have been B,K, P and G buoys.

best rainbow                           6lb 4oz taken by Louise Callow , Bedfordshire

best brown                             4lb 1oz taken by Melvin Hayes of Bedfordshire

best boat areas                      P,K,B and G buoys, Central Drifts

best bank areas                     Plummer Park, south dam, the Seat, Harbour Arms

mid week boat winner            S Lake from Wisbech

fish stocked                            2000

forthcoming events                Beginners courses 19 & 22 August & other dates throughout the season     

                                               Tuesday evening boat league

Ravensthorpe Reservoir

fish for week 283 (season9405)  returns 88 (1907)  rod average 3.2 (5.0)

Boats are having great sport with dries fished from drifting boats, hoppers, cdc’s, are all taking fish.  Bank anglers are employing damsel nymphs and GRHE combinations and enjoying good sport from the dam.

best boat areas                      drifts at Coton End

best bank areas                     Dam

mid week boat winner            D Timms of Rugby

fish stocked                            400

Pitsford Water

fish for week 254 (10600) returns 107 (3800) rod average 2.3 (2.7)

Season permit holder Ray Line, from Earls Barton, recorded the best rainbow this week, a fish of 7lb 6oz.  Ray boat fished in his usual style of deep lure fishing for large specimen trout.  Ray has a reputation for netting big fish catching a good number of browns ranging from 4lb to 7lb this year many of which he has returned.

Bank anglers are still enjoying good sport with fish staying close to the bank, which is un-seasonal for the time of year.  Bank anglers still need to wade and there is no sign of weed.  Senior Warden Nathan Clayton predicts that we will be catching on the bank to the end of the season.

Boat anglers continue to catch with areas like the Small Half and the dam producing fish.  Anglers are benefitting from the generous stocking last Tuesday with more stocking planned for this week.

best rainbow                           7lb 6oz taken by Roy Line of Earls Barton

best brown                             3lb 8oz

best boat areas                      boils, main bowl, Farm Bay

best bank areas                     Gravells, Grange Farm Creek

best methods                         floating or slow sink lines, damsels from boats.  Bank anglers – floating line and nymphs

mid week boat winner            John Good of Broughton Astley

fish stocked                            1000

forthcoming events                Wednesday night boat league

beginners courses  4 & 23 August and other dates throughout the season

Pike - boat fishing with lures over 18cm only at Pitsford alternate weeks Monday to Friday commencing Monday 18 June.  Call Pitsford Fishing lodge on 01604 781350 for details

coarse fishing

Ardleigh reservoir

Both Wick Lane and the Ramada lakes are fishing well with all swims available. James Evans and Lee Owen both had good mixed bags of bream, roach, rudd, perch and gudgeon, the best of which was a 7½lb bream caught by James. Steve Bennett, also on Wick Lane, had an excellent 7½lb tench and Des Wells landed two of the remaining carp, the best of which was a 16lb common. There are still some fishable swims on the main reservoir mainly around Noah's Ark and along Lodge Lane, anglers are advised to call in at the Lodge to get the latest information.