July 20 - August 2

248 anglers caught 855 fish of which 496 were returned.    

Rainbow
9lb 2oz  Iain Barr, Peterborough, sunburst blob, boat
9lb 1oz  Mr Neale, Thorpe Waterville, boat
8lb 8oz  Mr Elcock, Northampton, boat
7lb 8oz  Grant Walker, Oundle
6lb 5oz  Bryan Swain, Brampton, sunburst blob
5lb 12oz Ken Waller, Long Sutton, boat
5lb 2oz  Pete Welch, Boston
5lb 1oz  Jonah Clarke, Northampton, float tubing
5lb 0oz  Tex Uwins, London, damsel, boat  

Brown
6lb 8oz  Mr Richardson, Peterborough
5lb 7oz  Mr Storey, Corby, boat  

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, boat bay
Boat - east arm, down middle  

Best Patterns
black buzzer, green diawl bach, damsel nymph, dry blue damsel, hares ear cdc, orange blob

Variable weather led to patchy fishing. On hot days the boat anglers did best anchored down the middle over the deeper water. Some anglers caught targetting the rising fish with dry damsels or boobies/muddlers pulled across the surface. Other good methods for boat anglers were washing line with a black or orange booby on the point with diawl bachs or buzzers on the dropper or a fast intermediate with a damsel on the point and orange blob on dropper. 
Bank anglers are still doing better than usual for the time of year. Weedcutting is keeping most areas fishable. Best methods from the bank have been floating line and washing line or the bung with a buzzer at 12-18inches.  

Next stocking
August 4, 8, 11, 15.  

Edward