Fly Fishing Reports

Date:    Wednesday 14th July
Report Author:    Matthew
Best Catch:    Carl Malpass 10 fish
Heaviest Bag:     fish weighing
Best Rainbow:    3lb 5oz Sam Montgomery
Best Brownie:    Several for 2lb 8oz
Bank Rod Av:    1.5 trout per angler
Boat Rod Av:    4.6 trout per angler
Sport: Today we hosted the first day of the Lexus European Open.
The heat was on to find one of the qualifying places, you had to finish in the top 7 to do so.
The results are as follows.
1st Carl Malpass                           10 trout for 19lb 114oz
2nd Carl Nixon                              9 trout for 19lb 10oz
3rd Billy Thompson                      10 trout for19lb
4th Eddie Forster                           9 trout for 18lb 1oz
5th Phil Burgess                            9 trout for 18lb
6th Laurie Taylor                          9 trout for 17lb 8oz
7th John Hood                               8 trout for15lb 15oz
Biggest fish (wild card Qualification) Sam Montgomery 3lb 5oz.

Tactics for the day were well spread with some of the top placed anglers fishing traditional wet flies. The washing line method played a big part also with cat’s boobies and cormorants bringing the fish in.
Outside of today’s competition regular Lee Cowking surely deserves a mention with a stunning Rainbow of some 8lb 8oz.
Heres to the good sport continuing.
Tight line Matthew.