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Chew w/e 13/04/08
Anglers have caught well in many parts of the lake on a range of tactics. Boobies, Blobs, Goldheads and Tadpoles in black, white and orange continue to work well, but nymphing with the traditional Diawl Bachs, Black Buzzers and Montanas on floating lines has often been more successful, particularly when fished very slowly or static.
The biggest rainbow ever caught on Chew Valley lake was taken this week by Ernie Dix of Peasdown St John. As Bristol Water hasn’t stocked fish of this size for several seasons the beautiful 14lb 2oz fish must have been in the lake for more than 2 years before it grabbed Ernie’s Orange buzzer, fished from Woodford Bank. Other good fish this week: Nick Hart, 7lbs Rainbow from a boat, and Bob Jones 6lb 8oz brownie from the bank.
The BRFFA competition sponsored by Snowbee held on Saturday produced excellent catches for boat and bank with over 200 trout taken, including 1 bank and 9 boat limits. Top bank rod was Malcolm Fisher – he had caught a limit by lunchtime (although there were no time bonuses awarded) and top boat rod was Tony Baldwin.
Best bank areas are still Wick Green, North Shore, Woodford and Walley banks, and the Oak Tree end of Nunnery. Best boat areas are more or less the same: between North Shore and the Island, Villice Bay, off Woodford Bank, Heron’s Green to Moreton, and Wick Green to Spring Bay.
N.B. The storm damage to the built- up area at Nunnery Point is being repaired, but is still out of bounds to bank anglers until further notice.
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Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 (Archive on Thursday, April 24, 2008)
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