| Report Date - Week Ending 06/10/2009 |
| Weather |
| The settled weather at the start of the week changed drastically given near gale force westerly winds but still little rain. The lakes levels continue to fall very quickly especially at Chew Valley. Water clarity is still not good with some algae and also plenty of sediment stirred up in the shallow water by the stronger winds.
The water temperature at the surface is now 14°C. |
| Blagdon |
| A mixed week with some good bank fishing until the weather worsened. Green Lawn, Rainbow, Polish Water and Pegs Point are all worth a try as the fish are feeding very close to the bank. Boats have found the fish harder to locate and drifting or anchoring in just a few feet of water is the most productive way to fish. Nymphs appear to be the favourite patterns with floating lines. |
| Chew Valley |
| Although the bank fishing has improved, boat anglers are finding the fishing quite difficult most of the time. As is often the case at this time of the year the fish are very close in shore, feeding in just a couple of feet of water. These fish are taking most aquatic insects but especially corixae. The problems arise when the wind increases to anything more than light when the shallow areas become very coloured by silt and sediment as happened at the end of last week. However anglers did find fish at the Picnic Areas and North Bank, Walley, Woodford and Villice and Nunnery point. Boats fishermen have also located feeding fish from the point of the Island all along the south side and false Island. These fish can be taken on many methods but the best seems to be fishing dark dries or nymphs and wets on a washing line. Best fish of the week was a 7.12 brown taken by Pete Ford off of the landing stages. This fish was fry feeding and fishing with Minkies or sparklers is always worth a try here at this time of year.
The Association of Major Clubs held their final contest of the year at Chew on Saturday. The fishing had been difficult on practice days although there were some decent bags taken. But on the day the weather deteriorated badly with strong west winds and some rain, and catches were very disappointing. Just 33 fish were taken. On the following day BRFFA held the Hidden Pairs contest and 36 anglers went afloat. The wind had calmed and the fishing was a little better. Andre Gysler managed to tempt seven fish to Hoppers and with his partner, Chairman John Wellman, walked off with the first prize of Sonik rods.
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| Barrow |
| It seems that the Barrows was again the best of the lakes this week and again nymphs out-fished the mouse. Not only have small flies on floating lines accounted for more fish, they have also picked out the better fish including rainbows of 4.04 and 3.11 in a bag of fish caught by Ryan Alderton from Barrow 1 on a red headed Diawl Bach.
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| Litton |
| With the lack of rain the Upper Lake is now well down and anglers have been concentrating on the Lower Lake, which has fished well on most days. Floating line with nymphs, mini lures and bright gold heads is the method most used. |
| This Weeks Catch |
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No of Fish |
No of Rods |
Av per Rod |
| Chew Valley |
292 |
223 |
1.3 |
| Blagdon |
397 |
313 |
1.3 |
| Barrow |
180 |
78 |
2.3 |
| Litton |
28 |
9 |
3.1 |
| Totals |
897 |
623 |
1.4 |
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