Fishing Report 23 April – 29 April

  
139 anglers caught 490 fish of which 337 were returned.
 
Water Temp 13C

Best Fish
9lb 8oz Jack Morne
7lb 8oz Ken Byrin 
7lb 3oz P Harris ,coral blob 
7lb 0oz Mr Grange 
6lb 8oz Mike Carpenter 
6lb 8oz R Griggs 
6lb 4 oz John Fletcher 
6lb 1oz Dave Rowell 
6lb 0oz D Miles 
5 lb 8oz Mike Carpenter 
5lb 8oz. Richard Pelly. Olive CDC
5lb 8oz Mr Flint 
5lb 0oz Mr Sharman 
5lb 0oz Mr Calvert 

Best Areas
Fish are well spread. 

Best Patterns
Black or olive buzzers, red or black diawl, red cruncher, small damsel, red apps, candy or sunburst blob/fab, white/green or black/green lures, dries, foam daddy, shipmans, hoppers and crippled midge. 

Bank fishing was difficult over the weekend with the combination of the strong NE wind and the bright sunshine which encouraged the fish out into the deeper water, but towards the end of the week bank fishing improved with the cloud cover and the increase in the air temperature which saw the lake switch on with good surface activity, most productive method from the bank has been washing line with a mixture of buzzers nymphs and small damsels patterns.
 
Boat fishing has been most productive in the Lagoon, East Arm, Shallow Bay and all the way down the middle to the boat dock.  John Holloway from Shefford had a great day on Thursday with 12 fish to the boat fishing a grey duster dry and Mike Carpenter caught a 6lb and a 5lb rainbow using the same method in the lagoon area.
 
Hatches are a couple of weeks behind due to the cold April weather, but with this week’s forecast of a settled spell and SW winds, we are looking forward to some excellent top of the water sport. In the early mornings the best flies have been white/green lures or black/green lures and small damsels and from mid-morning onwards a fab/small booby, blobs and olive buzzers have worked well.
 
Next stocking – Tuesday 3 May.
  
Please note from Tuesday 3rd May there will be some groundwork taking place in the car park area for a few days.