What a weeks fishing up at foremark this week with plenty of anglers catching their limits and a great rod average of 3.3.  It looks like the introduction of fresh fish this week 2,600 rainbows and blues has turned the lake right on with every fish competing for the food.  The final round of the Scierra pairs was held this week with 21 teams entering it was a great match to be a part of.  Mark Davies and Phil Dixon won the event with a bag of 12 fish plus time bonus fro 34lb 15ozs.  We caught the first 5 of the boils and then ventured down the Cavers arm to complete the limit of 12 by 12.15.  Mike Dixon and Mick Mclintic was 2nd also with 12 fish and Ian Buckley and Glen Moody took 3rd.  Phil Webb and Clive Wilkins were hoping for the wild card with a cracking rainbow of 6lb 12oz but when they saw Ian Gaskell bring an 8lb 2oz rainbow to the scales they didn't know what to do,  luckily for Phil and Clive Ian and his boat partner had already qualified for the final.  Well done for the lads who did get through and lets hope one us can win the final in August at Rutland Water.

Boat fishing has been good all over the lake this week with the Boils holding an unbelievable amount of fish.  Tactics have been bright flies up in the water as the fish are feeding hard on the Daphnia, Pin Fry and olive Buzzers.  Cavers Arm is holding a lot of fish wright down the middle and also on the Cascade.  Bank anglers are still catching the odd fish of the Jetties but a boat is the way to catch a lot of fish on Foremark at the moment.  Hope to see you up here soon and tight lines Phil Dixon.

Pic:-  Ian Gaskell 48 from Lancaster took this 8lb 2oz rainbow from a drifting boat down on the Dam Wall;  Ian used a floating line and a green Diawl Bach to tempt the fish.