Rutland Water

fish for week 433 (26237) returns 226 (8100)

Boat anglers fared well last week with a good number of limits coming out.  However, the best fish of the week came off the bank. John Griffin, a season ticket holder from Egleton, took a stunning 6lb 14oz rainbow on a hare’s ear whilst fishing off the peninsula.  John also had the best brown of the week at 4lb 8oz along with another fish over 4lb.

Boat anglers messrs Williams and Christopher from Wales, took the advice of the Rutland Wardens and fished the main basin for their three day visit and managed 38 fish having a limit apiece on the last two days.  26 of the fish caught were over 2lb.  The pair had great success with floating lines with the top fly being a silver invicta accounting for the majority.

The Tuesday Night Boat League had good sport again with three limits in less than 2½ hours of fishing.  Don’t forget that there is still time to take part in the Anglian Water four man loch style team competition on Wednesday 15 August.  Please call the lodge for details on 01780 686441.

A lot of fish have turned up on the aerators recently, with all tactics working from floating lines to di7, from nymphs to lures.

Leicester angler George Kennerley caught well last week with six fish taken last Wednesday whilst fishing off the Normanton bank.  George used a floating line with diawl bach the successful fly.

Competition news

Tuesday Night Boat League

Empingham’s Richard Cooper has all but won this year’s boat league, needing only one more point in the last two matches, to be crowned 2007 champion. Richard took third place this week with his brother Tom taking top spot and Hilary Tomlinson coming second. Best fish - a 3lb 5½oz rainbow went to Keith Jones.

     1^st        Tom Cooper                8 fish for 18lb 9oz

     2^nd       Hilary Tomlinson         8 fish for 18lb 6¼oz

     3^rd        Richard Cooper          8 fish for 16lb 12½oz

current league position after week 12

     1^st        Richard Cooper          54 points

     2^nd       Si Gaines                    33 Points

     3^rd        Keith Jones                 32 points

     4^th        Tom Cooper                31 points

best rainbow                           6lb 14oz taken by John Griffin

best brown                             4lb 8oz taken by John Griffin

best boat areas                      the main basin, East Creek to Normanton Church Bay

Rutland Water continued

best bank areas                     Normanton, Sykes Lane, New Zealand Point

best methods                         bank – floating line with diawl bach, hares ear, pheasant tail, damsel nymph

                                               boat – as above but include blobs, boobies, cormorant, silver invicta/pearly invicta on sinking lines

mid week boat winner            Mr Macleod of North Luffenham

fish stocked                            2000

forthcoming events                Anglian Water Loch Style 4 man team 15 August

Lexus Team final all boats booked 24-26 August

Tuesday night boat league

Beginners courses 22 August 2,16,19 and 30 September & other dates throughout the season

                                               Junior & accompanying adult taster sessions – 23 August free (in partnership with England Youth Flyfishing Association) call Lodge on 01780 686441 to pre book

Grafham Water

fish for week 380 (14744) returns 55 (3989) rod average 2.13 (3.69)

Location has been the key to success in fishing Grafham Water during the past week.  The west end has yielded a few quality fish to perservering anglers.  Valley Creek gave up three superb fish to floating line and buzzers when Lionel Haines cycled to Savages Creek and landed rainbows of 5lb 6oz and 3lb 8oz to a daddy presented just sub surface.

The most prolific area has once again been around B,K and G buoys between the north shore and the middle and from G buoy to I buoy and down towards the dam.  Most anglers have responded to several methods.  Most common has been a slow sinker with a washing line using a booby on the point with nymphs on the droppers.  Blobs and tube flies presented on di3 have succeeded, as have floating lines carrying slowly fished nymphs such as diawl bachs, pheasant tails and crunchers.

Grafham Water continued

Competition news

Invicta Tuesday Night Boat League

Last week’s Tuesday night boat league attracted its best entry so far this year with 26 anglers taking part.  The result was interesting in that the most senior angler, Arthur Sexton, had the most fish (six) whilst the youngest of them all, Andrew Johnston, finished joint fourth after landing his first two Grafham trout on only his third trip.  Chris McCloud was the winner in the draw for the free midweek boat and the Wheatsheaf in Perry provided a good supper for all.         

best rainbow                           5lb 6oz taken by Lionel Haines

best brown                             3lb 6oz taken by L Batting of Manchester

best boat areas                      I,K,B, and G buoys, central drifts, dam

best bank areas                     the Seat, Sludge Bank

mid week boat winner            Mick Facey of Bedfordshire.

fish stocked                            2000

forthcoming events                Beginners courses 19 & 22 August, 9,23 & 26 September & other dates throughout the season     

                                               Tuesday evening boat league

                                               RAF Challenge 12 August

                                               Junior & accompanying adult taster sessions – 22 August free (in partnership with England Youth Flyfishing Association) call Lodge on 01480 810531 to pre book

                                               John Watts Trophy 25 August

                                               Boat course 7 September

                                               English National 22 September

Pitsford Water

fish for week 151 (16813) returns 70 (3916) rod average 2.1 (2.7)

Boat anglers have been enjoying some good sport at Pitsford Water at the dam and the aerator taking fish on dries and nymphs.  Hatches of flying ants have been around the dam wall and the trout have been up and taking them.

One angler, fishing the evening boat league, took 8 fish on dries in three hours.  Other anglers have been taking fish on muddles, hoppers, damsels and buzzers.

Bank fishing is more challenging with very few fish being taken.

best rainbow                           4lb 2oz taken by J Swain of Broughton Astley

best brown                             4lb 8oz taken by Ray Line of Earls Barton

best boat areas                      dam, aerators, main bowl

best bank areas                     gravels, stone barn bay

best methods                         see report

mid week boat winner            Mr A Morris of Northampton

fish stocked                            550

forthcoming events                Wednesday night boat league

                                               beginners courses  23 August, 1,13,15 & 29 September and other dates throughout the season

                                               Junior & accompanying adult taster sessions – 25 August free (in partnership with England Youth Flyfishing Association) call Lodge on 01604 781350 to pre book

                                               Pitsford Individual Rudder match Wednesday 12 September 9am to 5pm.  8 Fish limit best brace wins.  To include barbecue and refreshments.  Call Lodge on 01604 781350 to book

Beginners club Sunday 16 September.  A morning’s bank fishing for beginners with experienced anglers to help.

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

Ravensthorpe Reservoir

fish for week 412 (season 10181)  returns 64 (2039)  rod average 6.44 (5.0)

Anglers are enjoying excellent sport at Ravensthorpe with a rod average of 6.44.  Boat anglers are taking numerous fish moving to dry flies on the drift.  With wind and cloud fish are right on the surface chasing damsels and gorging on minute snails around the weedbeds.  Buzzer and olives are also on the menu at different times of the day.

Top flies are black and green hopper, flue brush, diawl, GRHE, green and olive buzzer, c.d.c’s, klinks and ‘F’ fly.  Small lures, cormorants and L T damsels are also taking trout 2-5 feet down to a slow retrieve on intermediate lines.

best rainbow                           4lb 3oz taken by Steve Boyall

best boat areas                      main bowl, Coton End and aerator

best bank areas                     dam wall

mid week boat winner            Ian Collinson of Thame

fish stocked                            400

coarse fishing

Taverham

The hot weather last week has finally dried out the meadow now so access to Taverham Lake is not a problem.

Over the weekend on Taverham some good results from our first batch of 24hr tickets for a while now....

Mr J Brenham from Cambridge 28lb 8oz mirror

Mr D Norman 24lb 4oz mirror

Mr J Drewry from Hunstanton 33lb 8oz Mirror

plus others into high teens....

On the river a few barbel have been gracing the banks. Season ticket holder Keith Ashman had a 14lb Barbel while Season ticket holder Stephen Keer managed an upper 13lb Barbel.

Over the road on Costessey some good Bream are being reported on the Ski pit with several double figure bream being reported.