Latest AW report:
Monday, May 03, 2010
Rutland Water is fishing its socks off! Rod average of 5.2 for the week.
Fish week 2,538 (season 8,977) Returns 488 (1,765) Rod average 5.2 (5.1)
Rutland Water continues to fish its socks off with a rod average for the week of 5.20. Fish are coming out from most areas with only the bottom of the South Arm fairly quiet. Huge hatches of buzzers have been witnessed, ranging from microscopic to good numbers of the larger variety showing well. Overwintered fish are steadily being caught in most areas with Rainbows in the 3 to 4lb bracket, long, lean and fighting extremely hard. Another 6,000 fish were stocked bringing the season’s total to 36,500.
Joshua Clayton, aged 9, of Stamford caught a superb Rainbow around the 2lb mark from Normanton bank, near the blue pipes. This was the first ever fish Joshua has cast for, retrieved played and landed all on his own. His dad, Nathan (senior warden at Pitsford Water) has obviously taught him well! Nathan was alongside Joshua throughout and says the fish was taken using a large black wolf dry fly and it was late into the evening when the fish finally took.
Most anglers are now starting to use floating/midge tip with various buzzer, diawl bach, bloodworm patterns. Lures in various colours are still producing (black/green, cats whisker, dawson’s olive and small blobs and cormorants). A few fish are showing late on top, in settled evenings one or two have been taken on dry fly.
Prospects look excellent with outstanding buzzer hatches this season and a plentiful supply of daphnia and corixa, which should see fish rapidly gaining weight.
Competition news
English Police Fly Fishing Championship
An exciting weigh in with a close finish. M Barrett took the best fish of the match which was also the best Rainbow of the week at 5lb 12oz.
1st P Thompson 8 fish for 23lb 13oz.
2nd D Summers 8 fish for 23lb 10oz.
3rd I Fraser 8 fish for 23lb 9oz.
* Best Rainbow 5lb 12oz taken by M Barrett.
* Best boat areas The main basin, sailing club, Barnsdale, Old Hall, Finches, Gibbetts
Gorse.
* Best bank areas Sykes Lane, Whitwell, Yellowstone, the Dam, Old Hall, Green Bank.
* Best methods Bank – floating line with nymphs and weighted lures.
Boat – As for bank but include various sinking lines with lures.
* Mid week boat winner Michael Lacey of Anstey.
* Fish stocked 6,000
Forthcoming events:
May is a busy month - please book boats in advance to avoid disappointment. Very few boats remaining 23 May.
Please remember that from May through to September boat anglers have to cease fishing by 8pm on Mondays and Wednesdays only.
Beginners courses: 7,15 & 29 May; 6,9,13,20 & 26 June and other dates throughout the season.
Dave Hodgson Memorial 9 May.
Tuesday Evening Boat League commences 11 May.
Vision Pairs 23 May.
England Qualifier ‘Odds & Sods’ 30 May
Don’t forget the Help for Heroes match Saturday 14 August call for more information
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Matt Gregory
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