Rod Average - 11.0
The superb sport continues at Rutland.
Whitwell creek continues to produce good numbers of fish as does Church Bay, East Creek and Normanton frontage. The majority of fish are being taken in shallow water on various nymphs including buzzers, hares ear, and crunchers and in calmer conditions fish have also been taken on dries.
Boats have had success in Barnsdale, Sailing Club bay, New Zealand Point and Yellowstone. Again Buzzers and Nymphs working well on floating or sink tip lines along with various sinking lines with a variety of lures being used and working well.
This week we have included some recent information submitted through the online catch returns.
Boat
Midge tip line FAB on point with 2 shrimp patterns on droppers very slow retrieve.
Had a lovely day thank you.
Hares ears, buzzers, black & green tadpole, short drifts into the bank north shore, north arm.
"Green lures in Church bay at a distance. By the buoy in Whitwell, buzzers and nymphs static. "
Three superb browns caught on small white lures.
Tricky day just went exploring other areas that have not featured on the catch reports. That said took a brown approx 8lb 8oz (no scales) from the sailing club on a size 12 barbless buzzer, floating line and my new 6wt Stillmaniac. All fish returned,
Dries, Nymphs floating line as well as pulling on a DI7 Barnsdale
a specimen 7 lb plus Brown trout close into the bank Dam side of the Church. The fish was returned successfully to fight another day.
Bank
"Mostly unweighted crunchers and pheasant tails. Floating line, slow retrieval.
Nothing off the dam. "
Single fly Green and black tadpole buzzer tip line slow figure of 8
Diawl bachs, hares ear, candy fab on floating line tight into bank at whitwell frontage opposite the cycle hire car park
Super 5lb brownie caught on a shrimp pattern between blue pipes and the dam.
All on damsel fly between 12 noon and 3.30 pm in Church Bay.
6 fish all taken on a small olive with blue flash, damsel nymph.
3lb 10 oz overwintered rainbow, Contained seven different food items.
Excellent buzzer fishing!!
6 lb brown, church bay,goldhead olive damsel.
4 browns 4-6lb, 1 x 6lb+ stocked rainbow, 5lb+ zander
"Normanton, harbour wall, East creek. Excellent quality stock fish"