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| Ranger's Weekly Fishing Review |
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| Fishery: |
Grassholme |
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| Date: |
30/05/2008 |
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| Number of rods: |
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345 |
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| Number of trout taken: |
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990 |
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2 |
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blues |
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101 |
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| Total number of trout taken : |
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1093 |
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| Rod average: |
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2.1 |
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| Best brown: |
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| Best rainbow: |
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4lb (several) |
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| Best blue: |
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7lb 8oz, Michael Bell |
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| Number of fish re-stocked: |
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1,000 |
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| Number of anglers to date: |
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2,584 |
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| Total number of fish taken to date: |
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9,275 |
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| Largest rainbow of the season so far: |
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10lb, Les Parker |
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| Largest blue of the season so far |
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7lb 8oz, Michael Bell |
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| Largest brown of the season so far: |
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3lb |
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| Ranger's review: |
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| Grassholme had a great week as the fine weather continued and the fish really began to feed |
| in earnest. With the fish up and willing to chase, anglers had success using a wide range of |
| methods. Those anglers who prefer spinning had their best week of the season so far with some |
| very good catches being taken this way with red or orange flying 'C's being the most effective. |
| Fly fishing has been consistent all week with a set-up of Black Fritz on the point, small Nymph in |
| the middle and Bibio Hopper on the top dropper fished on a floater or slow intermediate line covering |
| all options and accounting for some lovely resident fish. On the brighter days, (yes the sun does |
| occasionally shine up here!), the fish have gone deeper and bait anglers have scored well ledgering |
| Pink or Yellow Power Eggs. |
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| Michael Bell from Annfield Plain was well rewarded for having a long walk, fishing right along the |
| relatively un-fished middle reaches of the North shore and was well rewarded, taking the biggest blue |
| of the season so far, a 7lb 8oz specimen in pristine condition, float fished worm was it's downfall. |
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| Best flies: |
Hare's Ear, Bibio Hoppers, Black Emergers, Dawson's Olive, Black Fritz |
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and traditional wets. |
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| Best baits: |
Float fished worm, Yellow or Orange Power Eggs. |
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| Best areas: |
Fish well spread right along the North shore, small bays along South shore |
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also holding fish. |
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| Steve Bisset |
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