DATE: Wednesday 30th July
REPORT AUTHOR Nick
NOTABLE CATCH: 8 trout for Phil Davies, 7 to the boat for Brian and James Dryden
NOTABLE BAG: 3 fish for 6lbs 3oz James Dryden
BEST RAINBOW: 3lbs for several
BEST BLUE: 2lbs 3oz for Phil Davies
BEST BROWN: n/a
BANK ROD AV: 5.5 fish per angler
BOAT ROD AV: 1.4 fish per angler
Sport: Grey and overcast with drizzle hanging in the air and a light breeze from the west giving a text book ripple………….. Together these changes provided hope that there would be an immediate improvement in sport. By noon the sun was out again and the rest of the day brightened as each hour passed. All hopes were not entirely lost with the sun’s reappearance however, and fish were caught. Definitely a better day than of late.
Bank anglers chose the dam and Grindy’s Lawn area and it paid off with buzzers and traditional wets catching very well. Phil Davies had all 8 of his fish on buzzers in quite shallow water commenting that he should have had 16 but for all the takes that he missed.
Best boat pair of the day were local rods, father and son Brian and James Dryden who had 7 to the boat once they finally cracked the method, fishing cats whisker high in the water with a rapid retrieve.
Cooler and cloudier is the forecast for the days ahead so hopefully we’ll see the rod averages continue to rise.
Nick.