Fly Fishing Reports

Date:    Friday 19th June
Report Author:    Matthew
Best Catch:    13 fish for Peter Andrews
Heaviest Bag:    5 fish for 12lb 6oz Steve Ainsworth
Best Rainbow:    3lb 9oz Peter Scholes
Best Brownie:    3lb Anton Gysbers
Best Blue:
Bank Rod Av:    2.71 fish per angler
Boat Rod Av:    4.71
Sport: Today we held the final qualifying heat of the Anglian water Airflow competition. Three teams set to the water to battle for two places in the final. Taking the top spot were the Stocks Falcons with 31 fish for 64lb 8oz. A cracking team effort with Ian Gaskell also taking top rod with 11 fish. Good angling guys! Second place went to the Stocks Barracudas with a strong performance netting 25 fish.
Commiserations to Team Enterprise who narrowly missed out.
Out side of the competition Cyril Procter and Peter Andrews had a super day with 22 fish! They found the fish at the dam and Newclose bay.
This morning saw the bulk of fish coming to the dry fly with Daddy long legs and hoppers doing the trick. Other methods doing the business seem to be the washing line with the good old cats booby accounting for a lot of fish! Buzzers and diawl bachs are still performing well with fish also eager to chase flies across the surface.
I now it sounds daft but dries, pulling, wets, nymphs are all accounting for good scores! As for areas now that the water has warmed up a little I would be just as happy drifting the middle basin as I would tight along the shore in New Close Bay.
Tight lines Matthew

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The Stocks Falcons