Anybody got any pointers for my first trip to Gafham tomorrow? I’ve got a boat booked and there’s so much water to cover! Looking like rain showers with a light Westerly. If there’s a killer fly for the water I’d like to tie a couple up tonight? Anybody fished it this week or know a good spot?

Thanks,

MintSauce

BY all accounts they killed 'em on buzzers under the bung on Wednesday's "pro-am" match. Fish all along the North shore from hedge end to the dam.

Last weekend they were on daphnia so it was blobs pulled at varying depths.

It will be one of the two I expect.

Charlie

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Cheers for the info, I'll do that

Mintsauce

If it's calm then either buzzers under the bung, or the washing line on a slow or fast glass.

cormorants are also working on a fast glass...

Best areas.....pylon point - hedge end

Gaynes

July bank...

fish are about 2-5ft deep and responding to almost anything !

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Cheers Rob!

Had a great day on Grafham, plenty of knocks along the (north shore and July bank) Bagged 3 at Stumps a black buzzer and a very nymphy looking olive booby, but then decided to move around a bit before heading back to July bank for the last hour. Again a few taps, then a huge take which soon went limp… on inspection it’d took the leader off at the top dropper . Not sure that should happen with Grand Max soft-Plus 8.2lb at £19 a pop! : Ordered some Rio Flourflex Plus 12lb as I read in a magazine that you use Rob

Very tempted to go back next weekend. Thanks for the advice!

MintSauce.

The Grafham round of the Midland England Qualifiers are this weekend so it maybe a busy day on the water, you will probably need to book

That Grand Max Soft is a nice line but you would want the 10.4 or 13lbs.

Boat fishing is quite hard going with aggressive fish and the possibility for unwanted knots in the line so you need something pretty durable which means either an "old style" line in 8-10lbs or a newer one in 10-12lbs is required, especially with lures.

Charlie

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Ok thanks for the info.. I've got some 12lb ordered and I'll maybe check another water out next weekend...

MintSauce.

Personally I'd visit the Anglian Water that's the quietest ! ...there all fishing well at the moment..and if possible avoid the competitions for peace & quiet !

Monday I was down the South arm at Rutland....Manton, Lax Hill and Cattle Trough....11 nice fish in the 3 - 5lb class...all on a slow glass and the washing line.....sparkler booby on the point and diawls and buzzers on the droppers...just left to fall throgh the top 4ft static..

Yesterday and it was Pitsford....20 fish from the Pines, Dam and Sailing club....20 seconds down on a DI-8 then ripped back, the orange blob and sparklers did the damage !

Best 8 fish went 24lb... at Pitsford..

Oh I also caught 3 very small fish in the small half of Pitsford on damsels on a midge tip...but they were small.....1lb ! ! they fell through my landing net holes !

regarding leader material...Rio Fluroflex+ in 12lb or Orvis Mirage in 12.5lb are excellent and the best two products in my opinion....I use them for everything except dries or the washing line on a floater.....then i use Rio Powerflex in 8.2lb or 10lb

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