Welcome to our Elinor Trout Fishery Reports for 2024...
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Firstly, disappointing news, we are sad to announce that Elinor has flooded, currently visibility is under a foot, we are remaining open and working from home (2 mins away), If you want to fish please call 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk. Please check the banner on the front page of the Website or here on our Face Book page and group for updates.
Fishing report Saturday 16th - Friday 22nd November
62 Anglers caught 167 fish, of which 50 were returned
A short report this week, the cold temperatures made for a quiet week; the best bags were Dave Strudwick who had 8 on Saturday and Stephen Illingworth who also had 8 under the trees at Brookside on Monday, catching on red diwal bachs.
A huge thank you to all those that turned our for our Annual Fur and Feather on Sunday and a big thank you to those that bought raffle tickets and provided prizes - we managed to raise a whopping £714 towards Northamptonshire Search and Rescue. Congratulations to Richard Slater on winning first place - finishing at 11.45am with a total bag weight including time bonus, of 17.12lb, fishing a shammy under an indicator, at around 2ft at the Dam area of the lake. Well done to Rob Edmunds on 2nd place, who was blanking up until 1.30pm, but managed to reach his limit in just over an hour, finishing at 2.40pm with a bag weight of 16.5lb, fishing snakes on a floating line on Brookside Point, and also for catching the matches biggest fish at 5lb. Congratulations to Dave Strudwick on taking 3rd place finishing at 11.56am with a total bag of 16lb, fishing an Ali McCoist under an indicator on Brookside under the trees.
Runners up
4th Matt Collerson - 6 fish 15.10lb
5th Jake Wenman - 6 fish 14.5lb
6th Steve Lewandowski - (boat) 5 fish 11.4lb
7th Adrian Wilkins - (boat) 5 fish 10.4lb
8th Darren Oram - (boat) 4 fish 10.2lbs
9th Dusan 4 fish 10lb
10th P. Serfin 4 fish 9lb
Well done to all the other competitors, all in all 32 anglers caught 79 fish - those fishing the bank had the edge over the boats. We would like to thank you all for your continued support and making the Elinor Fur and Feather a successful event.
Fur and Feather, winner and runner’s up.
Weekly fishing report Saturday 9th - Friday 15th November
93 Anglers caught 390 fish, of which 293 were returned
A cold start on Saturday for those that ventured out to Elinor, but despite the cold Matt Collerson had a great day, netting 17 from the bank, keeping on the move, fishing from the Gravel Bar - Brookside Bay, catching on either a slow intermediate with small black and green lures, or under an indicator with egg files and buzzers. Tom Finney also stayed mobile and landed 9 with a 6.6lb and a 5lb rainbow in the bag, fishing orange fabs on washing line tactics. Sunday the weather improved with temperatures rising to 12 degrees, Adrian Wilkins and John Gray landed 29 to their boat, fishing tequila boobies and fabs off the Gravel Bar. Khurram (Aka Kaptain Kay) netted 20 from his boat, on black and green tadpoles in the overflow corner, Dusan had 12 from the bank on fabs, along with Gediminas Yla, who also had 12 on the bank. The good bags continued into the week, on Monday Chris Allen had 8 from his boat and Jim Nixon had 7 on the bank. Tuesday, Robert Keaver and Alan Wither had 23 on floating lines a varying retrieve, and black, green and olive being the colours of choice. On Wednesday Quin Hollick had 12 on hoppers, to his boat and Andy Burgess and Ivor Fisher had 11 to their boat, on white bobbies, black and green tadpoles and red crunchers. On Thursday Robert Senior had 10 on his boat on a grunter and Trevor Maycock had 8 from the bank on mini foam daddies and Shipmans. Some good catches are coming from both the bank and the boat. The water quality is the best it’s been all season and fish are still happy feeding in the top couple of feet - Elinor is most definitely back on form for the winter season!
Best Fish
6.6lb Tom Finney - Orange Fab
6lb Darren Oram - White booby
5.4lb James Wallis - Black buzzer
5lb Alan Wither
5lb Tom Finney - Orange Fab
4.8lb Quin Hollick - Hopper
Best Areas
All areas are producing fish.
Best Flies
Hoppers – black and brown, dry daddies, black CDC buzzers, black and green or white and green lures, pink, black or white snakes, DB’s, crunchers, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or tequila fabs, orange boobies, bloodworm, and black buzzers.
Water Temp – 10 degrees
Next Stocking – 22nd November
Last few Spaces for the Predator Weekends – 15 and 28th December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book or for further info.
Weekly fishing report Saturday 2nd November - Friday 8th November
116 Anglers caught 236 fish, of which 166 were returned
Another great week for Elinor, some good bags were taken from both the bank and boat, fish are showing in all areas of the lake. Washing line tactics and fishing under an indicator is proving to be a good method to target the fish around the margins. Invicta Fly Fishers held their annual autumn bank match on Saturday, congratulations to Matt Collerson for his winning bag of 15 fish; collectively they caught 48 fish for 21 rods. Darren Oram had the biggest fish of the week at 8.2lb as part of a 12 fish bag on Sunday, fishing fabs and boobies, drifting from the open water in front of the middle pylon into the West Arm/Lagoon area , John Grey netted 7 on a morning session on fabs and boobies in the West Arm.
Best Fish
8.2lb Darren Oram White Booby
6.2lb John Grey Tequila Booby
5.5lb Dave Strudwick
5.4lb Andrius
5.3lb Andrius
5lb J Parnham Red Cruncher
5lb Dave Ward
Best Areas
All areas are producing fish.
Best Flies
Hoppers – Black and Brown, dry daddies, black CDC buzzers, black and green or white and green lures, pink, black or white snakes, DB’s, crunchers, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or tequila fabs. Orange boobys
Water Temp – 10 degrees
Next Stocking - 16th November
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Last few Spaces for the Predator Weekends – 15 and 28th December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Quality Rainbow for Dave Strudwick
Weekly fishing report Saturday 25th October Friday 1st November
70 Anglers caught 197 fish’ of which 153 were returned
A fantastic week for many here at Elinor, what with the near perfect weather conditions; overcast with light winds. The water clarity is excellent, the temperature is at 10 degrees and the fish are showing in all areas of the lake. On Saturday Craig Massey had 8 on the bank of the Dam, catching on buzzers and fabs. On Sunday Andrius had 10 from his boat, using a slow intermediate line with olive blue flash damsels and orange blobs, Khurram netted 9 on black & lime fritz patterns with fast retrieves, and Darren Oram caught fish of the week, a nice 10lb cracker caught on a black booby. On Monday Mike Wibberley had 10 to his boat and Robert Senior had 5 including a nice 5lb 8oz. On Wednesday Iain Barr had 12 to his boat including 3 grown on fish, all on small dries on light tippet. Blue flash damsels worked well for Garth netting 11 to his boat; hare’s ears and green and black fritz lures worked for Mark Gee who netted 9 and muddler daddies on the surface or cruncher just below worked for Chris Allen who had 5. Gee had a great Thursday morning session with 7 to his boat and on Friday Chris Sayer had 9 on foam daddies. This week with similar weather conditions Iain Barr’s advice was “keep your flies in the top 6 inches if cloudy and top 2 foot if sunny and leave your gold head flies in the box. Dries will continue to fish well, and you don't have to see fish rising to fish dries. Remember to stretch and straighten your tippet before tying on your flies and fish 5 or 6lb leader for your dries”.
We would like to convey our thanks to the Mid Northants Trout Fishers Association for another successful beginner’s day, these sessions are a great success, and we look forward to holding more in the Spring.
Best Fish
10lb Darren Oram Black Booby
6.3lb T Childs Foam Daddy
5.8lb Robert Senior Fry Pattern
5lb Phil Musgrove
4.5lb Iain Barr
Best Areas
Boat – Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank – Dam, Brookside – Brookside Bay, East arm , Course bank
Best Patterns
Orange fabs, tequila blobs/boobies, black/ red crunchers, black diawl bach, black buzzers, black and green lures, white /green lures, blue flash damsel, black hopper booby, foam daddies – orange/brown and suspender buzzers.
Water Temp – 10 degrees
Next Stocking – 8th November
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends – Last few dates remaining 24th November/15 December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Weekly fishing report Saturday 18th - Friday 25th October
65 Anglers caught 127 fish, of which 81 were returned
The boats are continuing to have the best results; bank fishing is most productive in the morning between 7-11am, when the fish are happily feeding around the edge. The best bag of the week from the bank was Andrew Haywood, who had 8 to the net on Monday, from the boat was Iain Barr, who took 11, with as many on and off, caught on a peach and yellow fab on the point and tan fab on the top dropper.
Anglers have been catching on a mixture of methods - dries, nymphs/ washing line and lures pulled under the surface; most fish are still being caught in the top foot, even on the brighter days and continue to feed on small buzzers and fry around the boat dock down to the overflow. Fish are showing in all areas of the lake, the water clarity is between 3 – 4ft, and the temperature is down to 13 degrees.
For this year’s Fur and Feather we are raising money for Northamptonshire Search and Rescue, raffle tickets are being sold in the lodge, if you would like to donate a prize we would be very grateful.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay, East arm , Course bank
Best Patterns
Black/ red crunchers, black diawl bach, black buzzers, black and green lures, white /green lures, blue flash damsel, black hopper booby, foam daddies - orange/brown and suspender buzzers.
Water Temp – 13 degrees
Next Stocking - 1st November
Dates for the Diary
Last Few Places Remaining – Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 31/10, 15/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 12th- Friday 18th October
61 Anglers caught 128 fish of which 79 were returned
Tricky weather conditions dominated the weekend continuing into the start of the week. The clearer water, flat calm and sunshine made the bank fishing more of a challenge, with boats having more success; although Craig Massey mastered the bank on Sunday morning, landing 9 on washing line tactics, fishing orange fabs and small black buzzers from the dam. Monday and Tuesday the conditions looked perfect, but the south easterly wind frustrated many, best bags of the week were Andrius who managed 7 and Chris Allen who had 6. The fish are feeding on small black buzzers in the top foot of water, keeping your flies in that zone is important, those that weren’t successful were fishing underneath the fish. Smaller lighter nymphs, fished between two foam daddies is a good starting point. Fish have been caught on a mixture of methods - crunchers, buzzers, diawl bachs , fished washing line or under an indicator, with some fish taking lures; all fished in the top 1ft.
Best Fish
6.1lb Dave Ling- black buzzer
5.9lb Nick Wright
5.7lb Martin Dempster- black hopper booby
5.3lb Tony Milano- Orange foam daddy
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay,
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach, green diawl bach, black buzzers, cormorant, black and green lures, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or black hopper booby foam daddy’s.
Water Temp – 14 degrees
Next Stocking – Wednesday 23rd October
Dates for the Diary – Last Few Places Remaining!
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends – Last few dates remaining are - 24th November/15 December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 5th - Friday 11th October
39 Anglers caught 127 fish of which 87 were returned
At last, some positive news here at Elinor, following the recent flooding the water clarity is steadily improving, visibility is now @ 2ft across the lake and the temperature is down to 14 degrees. The cooler water has encouraged the bigger fish to feed and there is plenty of fish showing the full length of the lake; on the flat calm days they can be seen feeding on small dark buzzers. Elinor is switching on and headed in the right direction for some good Autumn/Winter sport. Fish have been caught on a mixture of methods - crunchers, buzzers, diawl bachs , fished washing line or under an indicator, with some fish taking lures; all fished in the top 1ft.
Best Fish
8lb Mike Bownes - blue flash damsel
6.3lb Lazloe Boden - bibio hopper
6.2lb Neil Groves – cat’s whisker
5lb Clive Doutre
5lb John Davis - black and gold hummungus
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay,
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach, green diawl bach, black buzzers, cormorant, black and green lures, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or black hopper booby foam daddy’s.
Water Temp – 14 degrees
Next Stocking – Wednesday 16th October
Dates for the Diary – Last Few Places Remaining!
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends - Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 28th Friday 4th October
37 Anglers caught 61 fish, of which 54 were returned.
Over the weekend after the torrential rain on Thursday and Friday Elinor flooded again, the visibility was around 2ft and the water was level with the boat jetties; for those few that ventured out Elinor fished well. On Sunday Adrian Wilkins caught 13 on pulled muddler daddies on a floating line and Lazloe Boden landed 9 on black vicar buzzers under an indicator. Following the further downpours midweek the water rose to 2ft over the boat jetties, boats are now being accessed via the bank, the ground is ok to drive on, visibility is currently @ 1ft and the temperature is 14 degrees! On the calmer days the fish can be seen feeding through the middle and along the verges, with fish being caught equally from both boat and bank - despite the visibility Elinor is still seeing some good size bags. This weekend fish have been caught on a mixture of lures and buzzers fished 1ft - 3ft under an indicator or using washing line tactics.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay,
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach, green diawl bach, black buzzers, cormorant. black and green lures, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or black hopper booby and foam daddy’s
Water Temp – 14 degrees
Next Stocking - TBC
Dates for the Diary – Last Few Places Remaining!
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends - Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 21st Friday 27th September
49 Anglers caught 127 fish, of which 95 were returned
The week began well, a few of the bigger fish are starting to show up on the catch returns. On Sunday Adrian Wilkins had a cracking day on his boat, taking 17 on muddler daddies and black spider patterns. On Wednesday Lazloe Boden netted 11 on buzzers, including a nice 5.5lb, boat fishing in the open water in front of Brookside point. Mid-week the heavens opened and didn’t stop, and unsurprisingly Elinor flooded; the water has risen to 1ft above the boat jetties and visibility is around 1ft /1.5ft throughout the lake. Following the flooding Dave Strudwick caught 6 fish on the bank of the dam including a nice fish around 6lb and over the weekend the dam end of the lake has continued to produce fish up to Brookside Bay, mainly feeding on small black and olive buzzers. This weekend Lazloe Boden had 9 down the middle fishing buzzers under an indicator and yesterday Adrian Wilkins had 13, fishing daddies pulled under the surface, so fortunately despite the flooding Elinor is still fishing well.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay,
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach ,green diawl Bach, black buzzers , cormarnt black and green or white and green Lures, black or white snakes, crunchers, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or tequila fabs. Black hoppers
Water Temp – 16 degrees
Next Stocking - TBC
Dates for the Diary
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends - Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 14th Friday 20th September
82 Anglers caught 181 fish, of which 138 were returned
As the water temperature continues to slowly drop the fishing continues to slowly improve, the Dam area of the lake is producing the best bags. Sunday started well for farther and son team John & Darren Oram, between them they netted a total of 27 to their boat, catching on green/black lures and crunchers. Mr Metcalf also had a productive Sunday evening. netting 10 from the bank of the Dam on gold and olive lures. Matt Harris fished the bank on Tuesday netting 22 and after such an enjoyable day returned on the Wednesday to net 19, 2 of the fish caught were over 5lb, all taken on a washing line with a mixture of hare’s ears, diawl bachs and cormorants. There have been some prolific small olive buzzer hatches taking place and with the wet conditions the daddies are about. In overcast conditions the fish are in the surface or just under with dries/washing line and nymph tactics working well; in the sun or wind the best catches are coming from 3-4 ft down. Fish are still mainly at the lodge end/ dam, although there have been fish caught from the middle pylon and East Arm areas of the lake.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach ,green diawl Bach, black buzzers, cormorants, black /green or white/green Lures, black or white snakes, crunchers, blue flash damsels, red apps, orange or tequila fabs and black hoppers.
Water Temp – 16 degrees
Next Stocking - 27th September.
Dates for the Diary
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Let’s Get Fly Fishing Beginner Dates - Mid Northants Trout Fishers - Saturday 26th October 9.30 – 1pm.
The perfect way to get into fly fishing, everything you need will be provided. £15 each and under 16’s are free.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends - Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly fishing report Saturday 7th Friday 13th September
53 Anglers caught 127 fish, of which 84 were returned
The dam area is where most of the action is happening, the boats are catching from the boat dock to the dam. The bank has been most productive in the mornings and then again later in the evening. Best bank angler was Agy who had 9 under the trees by the wheelie boat on Sat and best boat angler was Andrius who had 21 on Friday from the overflow corner. Anglers have been catching on a mixture of methods - dries, nymphs and lures, with the majority of fish coming from the surface, although some boats have scored well with lures on an intermediate. The fish are feeding on small buzzers, daddies are starting to show and there is fry around the boat dock down to the overflow corner. The temperature is down to 17.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay,
Best Patterns
Black or red crunchers, red diawl bach, black and green or white and green Lures, pink, black or white snakes, crunchers, blue flash damsel, red apps, orange or tequila fabs.
Water Temp – 17 degrees
Next Stocking - 20th September.
Dates for the Diary
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11. 9.30am – 2pm.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flies.£55pp inc 1 fish day ticket and pack of flies, worth £15. £45 Season Ticket Holders.
Let’s Get Fly Fishing Beginner Dates - Mid Northants Trout Fishers - Saturday 26th October 9.30 – 1pm.
The perfect way to get into fly fishing, everything you need will be provided. £15 each and under 16’s are free.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends - Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Sunday 1st – Friday 6th September 2024
45 Anglers caught 65 fish, of which 40 were returned.
After an enjoyable summer break, we are glad to be back and looking forward to an exciting season at Elinor. The water has now cleared and the brown tinge from last season’s winter floods has finally dropped out; visibility is now at a good 4ft, the weed is dying back, and we are pleased to say conditions are normal for this time of year.
At the start of last week, the water temperature was still at 20C, far from ideal and the fishing was challenging, although the conditions didn’t hinder Mike Bownes who had 9 on the bank of the dam on Tuesday. There was a steady improvement as the week went on and father and son team Michael and Declan Farrel cracked it on Friday, fishing a Di3 sweep and white humngus, netting 9 to the boat, drifting through Brookside Bay to East Arm. The improvements have continued into this weekend, the best bank angler had 11 and the best boat had 9. There have been good numbers of fish showing at the dam, especially in the early morning. Having stocked twice already since reopening, there are fish showing at all areas of the lake, with most fish being caught in the top three feet.
Best Areas
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, and all through the middle.
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Bay, East Arm, Gravel Bar and Pensioner’s Point.
Best Patterns
Black and green lures, black and gold huey, white and green lures.
Water Temp – 17.5 degrees
Next Stocking - 20th September.
Dates for the Diary
Iain Barr Masterclass Improver Days - 18/10, 31/10, 15/11 and 29/11.
Come and brush up on your fishing skills with Ian Barr, learn some of the techniques to improve your catch rate here at Elinor. Iain will observe each angler and offer advice with your casting, fishing styles and tackle. limited to eight people per day, the October date will cover dry flys.
Let’s Get Fly Fishing Beginner Dates - Mid Northants Trout Fishers - Saturday 26th October 9.30 – 1pm.
The perfect way to get into fly fishing, everything you need will be provided. £15 each and under 16’s are free.
Nigel Cheetham’s Memorial Fur & Feather Sunday 17th November 9am-3pm
Briefing at 8.30am. Rules 6 fish limit with a 2lb an hour time bonus. Ticket prices £33 and £7 for season ticket holders, top prizes are selections of organic meat. Fur and Feather raffle tickets are on sale at the lodge with the chance to win a Snowbee Spectre Pro rod – all proceeds will go to Northamptonshire Search and Rescue.
Predator Weekends
Anglers can target pike and perch (using lures or sea dead baits only). Dates are 23/24th November and 14/15December with an extra day over the Christmas period 28 December. Eight boats will be available each day from 7am until dark.
Prices:
£35:00 x 1 angler including boat
£55:00 x 2 anglers’ including boat
A non-refundable payment of £10 is required in advance to secure the boat.
Please call the lodge on 01832 720786 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk, to book any of the above or for further info.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 13th – Friday 19th July 2024
68 Anglers Caught 83 fish of which 50 fish were returned.
As usual for this time of year due to the warmer weather, the fishing has slowed down, with surface temperatures currently at 23 degrees. The fish are still spread out throughout the middle of the lake and are feeding but proving had to catch – on the cooler days when there is some cloud cover, they are feeding off the top on dries, but in the sunny hot conditions anglers are struggling catching further down at 10 – 12ft. The best fishing days were at the start of the week before the warmer weather arrived. Darren Oram had his mandatory 9 fish on washing line tactics on Saturday and on Monday Chris Allen had the best fish of the week at 6lb caught on a buzzer. The fishing was better in the mornings with best methods being washing line, nymphs and fabs or dries when the conditions are right.
As always but especially during the warmer weather, please take extra care when releasing fish back into the warm water. Boat and bank anglers should keep the fish in the net and not remove them from the water while unhooking, barbless hooks make the process much easier.
Please note we close for the month of August at 2pm on Wednesday 31st July reopening on Sunday the 1st September.
Best Patterns
Dry damsels, blue flash damsel, diawl bachs, hares’ ears, olive or black buzzers, crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddy, black CDC, yellow owl, hoppers and red apps.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank and Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank , Lagoon and down the middle
Water Temp – 23 deg
Next Stocking – TBC
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 6th – Friday 12th July 2024
69 Anglers caught 136 fish, of which 85 fish were returned.
A good week for the time of year, there continues to be some decent surface fishing for the boats due to the cooler temperatures, cloud cover and light winds, coupled with the fish feeding in the top foot of the water. The best of the week was Dave Strudwick who landed 14 on Tuesday on his afternoon session, on a Claret Crippled Midge in the East Arm. Bank fishing continues to be best in the mornings then picking back up for the last couple of hours.
As always but especially during the warmer weather, please take extra care when releasing fish back into the warm water. Boat and bank anglers should keep the fish in the net and not remove them from the water while unhooking, barbless hooks make the process much easier.
Please note we close for the month of August at 2pm on Wednesday 31st July reopening on Sunday the 1st September.
Best Patterns
Blue flash damsel, red apps diawl bachs, olive or black buzzers, crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, claret crippled midge, hoppers, foam daddy, black CDC’s.
Best Areas
Bank -Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank , Lagoon Boat Bay
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank , Lagoon, Down the Middle
Water Temp – 19 deg
Next Stocking – TBC
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 29th June – Friday 6th July 2024
74 Anglers caught 147 fish, of which 75 fish were returned.
Following the cooler weather the water temperature has dropped back down to 18.8 and the season continues. Monday saw perfect conditions and produced the best bags for the week, Dave Strudwick had 12 to his boat and Andy Burgess and Ivor Fisher had 13 on a washing line with black/red buzzers and a black, green booby. Brad enjoyed a good couple of hours on Wednesday evening netting 9 on dries, claret crippled midges and Midas’s, drifting from the middle pylon down through to Brookside Bay. The fishing is most productive early mornings till 11am, and the last few hours in the evening. The best methods are washing line, with diawl bachs , crunchers and buzzers or damsel patterns fished over the weed beds; hoppers, foam daddies and small dries are working well in overcast conditions. The fish are in the top couple of feet, even in the bright conditions and are showing the full length of the lake.
Please note we close for the month of August at 2pm on Wednesday 31st July reopening on Sunday the 1st September.
As always but especially during the warmer weather, please take extra care when releasing fish back into the warm water. Anglers should keep the fish in the net and not remove them from the water while unhooking, barbless hooks make the process much easier.
Best Patterns
Dry damsels, blue flash damsel, diawl bachs, hares’ ears, olive or black buzzers, crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddy, black CDC, yellow owl, hoppers, red apps and pitsford peas.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank and Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank , Lagoon and down the middle
Water Temp – 18.8 deg
Next Stocking –Friday 12th July
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 22nd - Friday 28th June 2024
68 Anglers caught 157 fish, of which 120 fish were returned.
A short and sweet report this week due to the hot weather mid-week. The fishing continues to be most productive in the mornings, the best methods are washing line, with diawl bachs , crunchers and buzzers or damsel patterns fished over the weed beds; hoppers, foam daddies and small dries are working well in overcast conditions. The fish are in the top couple of feet, even in the bright conditions and are showing the full length of the lake. The course fish bank is producing fish for those fishing on the bank, Mike Bownes netted 7 on buzzers on Friday and Darren Oram had 11 from his boat at the weekend, using washing line tactics in front of the middle pylon. The forecast looks cracking for the week ahead with plenty of overcast days and cooler conditions; bringing the water temperature back down and hopefully extended the season somewhat.
Please note we close for the month of August at 2pm on Wednesday 31st July reopening on Sunday the 1st September.
As always but especially during the warmer weather, please take extra care when releasing fish back into the warm water. Anglers should keep the fish in the net and not remove them from the water while unhooking, barbless hooks make the process much easier.
Best Patterns
Dry damsels, blue flash damsel, diawl bachs, hares’ ears, olive or black buzzers, crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddy, black CDC, yellow owl, hoppers, red apps and pitsford peas.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank and Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank , Lagoon and down the middle
Water Temp – 21.5 deg
Next Stocking – TBC
Brian Firth with the weeks biggest fish 6.5lb
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 15th – Friday 21st June 2024
92 Anglers caught 272 fish of which 197 fish were returned.
Last week Elinor fished well considering the changeable conditions, a North Easterly wind in the early part of the week moved the fish from the middle pylon area of the lake down towards the dam-boat area by the middle of the week, and excellent bags were produced from both ends of the lake. On Sunday Darren Oram netted 14 a washing line tactics with red apps and black and green booby, on Monday Mike Wibberly had 16 on blue flash damsel boobies and Steven Illingworth had 8 from under the wires on red apps under an indicator, landing the biggest fish of the week at around 8lb. On Wednesday Tony Lee had a very productive day in Brookside netting 28, fishing washing line with black buzzers and a black booby on the point and Mike Bownes had 15 from the bank of the dam with a similar set up. Jon Balladon had another great evening on Thursday netting 8 including a nice 4.5lb fish, on red nemo’s and yellow daddies. And, on Friday Andrius and Darius had a great half day morning session with 23 to the boat on different flies starting with a black, green and olive damsel finishing with apps and hoppers on washing line with suspender buzzers.
As always but especially during the warmer weather, please take extra care when releasing fish back into the warm water. Fish should remain in the net and not removed from the water; barbless hooks make the process much easier.
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddy, black CDC, yellow owl, hoppers and claret dries.
Best Areas
Bank -Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank , Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank , Lagoon, Down the Middle
Water Temp – 20 deg
Next Stocking - Friday 28th June
Cracking condition 8lb rainbow released by Stephen Illingworth
Darren Oram’s washing line set up.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 8th June – Friday 14th June 2024
84 Anglers caught 343 fish of which 253 fish were returned.
Another great week at Elinor, the cooler temperatures proving positive, keeping the water temperature down to 16.5 deg, the fish fighting hard and in tip top condition. The bigger bags are coming from the boats over the weed beds and the deeper water down the middle, bank fishing is best in the mornings and later in the evenings. The fish are being taken mainly sub-surface or on the surface with washing line crunchers and diawl bachs or hoppers, daddies and cdc style flies. Best bags over the weekend were Darren Oram who netted 28 on Saturday, on red apps, with a black and green booby on the point, from the middle pylon area and on Sunday Al Steel had 25 to his boat, on a mixture of red crunchers and diawl bachs. The week began with a cold NNW, Michael Farrell had 10 to his boat on Monday on diawl bachs and damsels, Tuesday Ive and Andy had 14 on black and green tadpoles, on Wednesday, Chris Selby had 23 from the bank of the Creek, on black and green snakes, buzzer’s under an indicator and Pitsford Peas and both Dave Strudwick and John Balladon landed 10; John was out in the evening targeting the rising fish with foam daddy’s crunchers and claret hoppers. Thursday and Friday the strong winds returned, Vaidus had 9 from his boat on Friday on black buzzers. The evening rise is happing depending on the conditions; and the damsel hatch has started, although a little later than previous seasons.
Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddy, black CDC, yellow owl and hoppers.
Best AreasBank -Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point
- East Arm, Course bank , Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank, Lagoon, Down the Middle
Water Temp – 16.5 deg
Next Stocking – TBC
John Balladon’s set up on Wednesday
Perfect conditioned Rainbow caught on the surface.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 1st – Friday 7th June 2024
108 Anglers caught 402 fish, of which 293 fish were returned.
A great week here at Elinor although the weather was a mixed bag, there were a few days when the conditions were perfect, with a lighter South - South Westerly and an increase in cloud cover. Boat fishing continues to be the most productive and some good double figure bags have come out all week. At the weekend and into the start of the week the lodge end of the lake was producing, the Hansons managed 35 to their boat on Saturday catching on black/olive buzzers, on Monday Lorenzo released 21 to black lures and blobs fished in the top 2ft. As the week progressed the fish headed up the lake into the East and West arms, with fish being caught on the surface on foam daddies. On Wednesday Andy Burgess and Ive Fisher had 13 in the Creek on a mixture of damsels, tadpoles and crunchers. Robert Senior released 18 on crunchers and hare’s ears on Friday, fishing beside the course bank and in the lagoon area. On the cloudier days the fish were feeding in the shallows and were accessible from the bank, Terry Hart caught 10 on Saturday and Chris Selby netted 17 on the bank of the Dam on Monday on black/green tadpoles and released 7 on damsel patterns when he returned on Thursday, Pip Wetherington also had 7 on his early morning session from the bank of the Dam on Friday. Small black and olive buzzers continue to hatch throughout the day and the adult damsels are starting to show.
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers yellow owls, suspender buzzers, brown or orange foam daddies, and black CDC’s.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank, Lagoon
Boat - Dam, Brookside, East Arm, Course Bank, Lagoon, down the middle
Water Temp – 17 deg
Next Stocking – Friday 14 June
An Adult Damsel
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 25 May – Friday 31st May 2024
95 anglers caught 346 fish, of which 250 fish were returned.
Elinor saw some varied weather conditions last week; thunderstorms and sunshine started the week, followed by a brisk Northerly wind bringing colder air, cooling the water down. The Complete Fly Fisher Forum braved the wind in their tubes and enjoyed their weekend despite the changeable weather. The fish have been happy holding at around 5ft -7ft, with lures on an intermediate or floating line fished static still producing steady catches and washing line or straight-line nymph on a floater with s12 black or a dark olive buzzer on the dropper also working well. The visibility is not as clear as it normally is at this time of year, and is at 2 -3 ft, with the amount of flooding last season this is to be expected and the runoff from the fields will not have helped, however, this is not affecting the fishing; with decent sized bags continuing throughout the week (too many to mention!), mainly from the Lagoon, Creek and Course Fish bank area, the best of the bunch were; Darren Oram who netted 38 on Sunday on a black and green booby and nymph set up; Ivor Fisher netted 21 including a triple hook up from his boat on Tuesday, Eddy Lee released 32 off the bank on Wednesday on olive buzzers, and on Thursday Gordon Curtis netted 11 black buzzers from the East Arm on a boat. During the calmer evenings there have been some good rises with large hatches of small black and olive buzzers coming off, signs of the start of some decent evening dry fly fishing when the conditions are right!
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black, diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, olive foam daddies and black CDC’s
Best Areas
Bank -Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank , Lagoon
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 16.2 degrees
A sample of some of the decent catch returns.
Martin Glynn netting a nice rainbow from boat bay taken on a olive buzzer
A selection of last week's catch returns....
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 18th – Friday 24th May 2024
121 anglers caught 274 fish, of which 173 fish were returned.
Boat anglers are enjoying good sport on most days whatever the conditions. Plenty of fish are rising during the day feeding on small buzzers and damsels, although they have been harder to tempt on the surface, whereas anglers fishing deeper down on buzzers or a slow intermediate line and lures have caught well, Phil Musgrove and Max Bonnett landed 18 to their boat on olive crunchers, fabs, buzzers and damsel patterns on Sunday. Bank angling is best in the mornings when the fish are feeding close in, Mike Bownes caught 10 from the Dam on his Monday morning session. When the conditions are overcast there are plenty of fish being caught on dries. Fortunately, we didn’t flood again with all the rain on Wednesday, although the visibility is at around 2ft – 3ft.
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, black/olive CDCs, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank – Dam, Lagoon, Course Fish Bank
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 17 degrees
Next Stocking –Thursday 30th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day.
A Damsel Nymph.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 11th – Friday 17th May 2024
109 anglers caught 216 fish, of which 150 fish were returned.
As the warmer sunnier weather returned, fishing from the bank was most productive in the morning and again in the evening, when the fish were most in range, with washing line tactics or damsel patterns working well. Boat anglers saw plenty of fish rising but the bright sunshine and flat calm made the conditions more challenging, it’s worth using an intermediate with lures at 4–6 feet down or a floating line with a long leader a weighted lure/damsel pattern on the point and red holo and black crunchers on the droppers on the sunnier days. Fen Oakley and Taylor Rinders cracked it on Sunday, netting 25 to the boat, fishing static black buzzers. The damsel hatches have started, and a size 10 or 12 unweighted olive pattern will imitate the nymphs swimming towards the shoreline to hatch. From around midday there have been Mayflies hatching, a large Hares Ear or a Brown Foam Daddy is a great pattern to imitate this. The evening rises haven’t really got going yet, even though there are some tremendous buzzer hatches along with the first of the Caenis.
Best Fish
7lb Keith Chapman - Black Buzzers
7lb Gordon Curtis - Red Cruncher
5.5lb Andrius - Damsel
5lb Steve Goodliffe
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm,
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas, but predominately through the middle from the dam to the East Arm.
Water Temp – 17 degrees
Next Stocking – Friday 24th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day.
The first of Elinor’s beginner days, hosted by the Mid Northants Trout Fishers last Saturday.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 4th May – Friday 10th May 2024
154 anglers caught 433 fish, of which 273 fish were returned.
A beautiful warm start to the bank holiday weekend although the bright sunshine and flat calm made the fishing trickier; the bank anglers had the best sport in the mornings and Sean Roe netted 7 fish, 2 at 5lb and a 7lb stunner. The boats that were most successful were either straight lining nymphs or an intermediate line with lures, from under the wires or the Dam end of the lake. Monday and Tuesday saw a more favourable change in conditions to overcast with a light wind and there were plenty of fish showing all around the lake. Lots of double figure bags were recorded; the best from the bank was Mike Bounds who netted 19 on red apps and black buzzers and the best of the boats were Pip and Alan who netted 25 between them on crunchers . As the week progressed the lodge end of the lake continued to produce the most fish .There continues to be hatches of mainly, small black or dark olive buzzers, and yellow bodied daddies. The Mayflies are appearing around the banks, the Osprey is visiting daily and the notorious calls of the cuckoos can be heard throughout the day, a lovely time of the year here at Elinor!
Best Fish
10lb Luke Maylon
9.8lb Trevor Maycock
7lb Sean Roe Blue flash Damsel
6.5lb Richard Honey
6lb Mike Bounds Red Apps
6lb Robin Eyles. Damsel
5.5lb Vic Williams
5lb Sean Roe Damsel
5lb Sean Roe Damsel
5lb Chris Allen. Yellow Dancer
5lb Mike Bounds
5lb Ivor Fisher. Buzzer
4.12lb Robert Richardson
4.11lb Chris Allen Black and green lure
4lb Tony Neal
4lb Alan Veal
4lb Alan Hancock
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, black/olive CDCs, hoppers brown olive, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank - Shallow Bay, Gravel Bar, Boat Bay, Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Lagoon
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 15 degrees
Next Stocking – Friday 17th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquires@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day
A Cracking Rainbow for Luke Maylin caught on a black and gold humongous.
Fishing Report Saturday 27th April – Friday 3rd May
110 Anglers caught 316 fish. of which 238 were returned
A quiet weekend due to the cold weather on Saturday, followed by the heavy torrential rain overnight and into Sunday. The brook flooded in again raising the water level by 6ins and reducing the visibility to 2-3ft, thankfully, this isn’t taking long to drop out. Midweek bought a long-awaited change in the weather, light South-South Westerly winds coupled with some cloud cover, bought the air temp up and the bank fishing improved as the fish moved back into the shallows. On Thursday Dave miles caught the weeks biggest fish at 9.10lb followed by an 8lb, on the bank of the dam and from the boat dock John Sharman netted 8 in his afternoon session, on foam daddies; the boats also had a good day, Bob Beardsley and his partner had 13, straight lining with black and white buzzers, George Ely had 8 on fabs and buzzers, Stephen Illingworth had 7 including a nice 7lb. along with Lee Horner who also had 7 on buzzers. On Friday Alan Weatherly had 10 on the bank near the wheelie boat caught on blue flash damsels.
Fish are feeding at all areas of the lake and at all depths, with olive buzzers and damsel nymphs being the favourite. There has been a good show of daddies along with the Hawthorn fly and the evening rises are slowly starting from 7.30pm. Dries are proving the best method with size 12-14 black shipman’s buzzers or yellow owls, olive cdcs, and suspender buzzers.
Best Fish
9.10lb Dave Miles - Damsel Booby
8lb Dave Miles - Ginger Cruncher
7lb Steven Illingworth - Buzzer
6.8lb John Lashbrook
6.5lb Adrian Reddich
5lb Dudley Burrows
5lb Mike Prestly
5lb John Sharman - Cruncher
4.7lb Vaidas Juska
4.5lb Ivor Fisher - Black/Red Buzzer
Best Areas
Boat – all areas
Bank – all areas
Best Patterns
Dries, crippled midge, shipman’s, yellow owls, black owls, foam daddies, top hat buzzers, black/green tadpoles, Pitsford peas, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black or olive buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, tequila blobs/fabs, orange fabs and blue flash damsels.
Water Temp 13.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 10th May
Dave Mile’s 9.10lb beauty, caught on ginger cruncher and Gary Young's tidy looking rainbow.
Fishing Report Saturday 20th - Friday 26th April
101 Anglers caught 322 fish, of which 234 were returned
A cold N-NE winds dominated the weather throughout the majority of last week, which hampered the buzzer hatches somewhat. On Sunday the Complete Fly Fisher Forum ventured out in their tubes, 6 members caught 36 fish, mainly along the Brookside bank; Nigel Organ netted 14, catching on an Ally McCoist on the point and red crunchers on the droppers. James Unick and his party of 5 from Scotland went out on Thursday and caught 34 between them, including a nice 11lb fish. The best method has been a floating line with a Pitsford Pea or damsel on the point and red crunchers or buzzers on the dropper; a washing line set up fished slowly has worked well when the fish are more active. Fish are being caught from all areas of the lake and continue to feed close to the bank in overcast conditions.
Best Fish
11lb Jason Bolton
6.5lb Bob Jones
6lb James Unick
5.5lb Allan Colver
5.3lb. Andrius
5lb Glen Honan Black Buzzer
Fly Dressers Guild Bank Match Sunday 21st April
A cold N-NE wind defiantly hampered the fly hatch - 13 Anglers caught 20 fish.
Winning Team was Wessex Flyers with 5 fish for 10.25 pound
2nd place was Surrey Snakes with 5 fish for 9.5 pounds.
Best rod was Graham Spencer with 4 fish for 7.75 pounds
Biggest fish was Lee Hooper with 6lb caught on a Gold ribbed Woodcock & Hare lug spider.
Boat Brookside - Brookside Bay, East Arm, Gravel Barr,
Bank All areas
Best Patterns - black/green or white/green tadpoles, Pitsford Peas. Cat’s Whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bach, black or olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs, orange fabs,
blue flash damsel, olive snake, black and green snakes.
Water Temp 12 deg
Next Stocking Friday 3 May
Jason Bolton’s 11lb Fish
A good result for one of Iain Barr’s Buzzer master class anglers
Fishing Report Saturday 13th - Friday 19th April
114 Anglers caught 350 fish of which 178 were returned,
A great start to the weekend, fish were caught from both the bank and boats, with the best bag going to Darren Oram who netted 12 on Saturday. On Sunday the conditions were a little trickier with a mixture of sun and a cold strong West South Westerly, which howled throughout the beginning of the week. Thursday bought warmer settled weather and some double figure bags ~ Stephen Illingworth netted 15 from his boat on buzzers, damsels, and a slow intermediate line fished @ 2-4ft, Mike Bownes had 12 from the bank of the dam on Dawson’s olives, and, Andrius fished a combo of buzzers and damsel bobby’s, netting 20 over two days. The fish are feeding well on buzzers during the day, mainly @ 2-4 ft down when it’s cloudy and dropping down deeper in the bright sunshine. Other methods to try are tequila fab or damsel booby on the point with a size 12 buzzer and diawl bach on the dropper or standard black /green, white/green lures fished on a floater or intermediate line. Like you, we are awaiting the arrival of some settled warmer spells enabling a good rise during the day, as well as the evening, with buzzers dominating the catches for the next couple of weeks!
Best Fish
10lb S.Marshall ~ Cat’s Whisker
7.4lb Tim Hodgkinson
6lb Dave Strudwick
6lb M Farrell - Muskins
5.5lb Andrius ~ Black buzzer
5.3lb Mr Greatrix
5lb Dave Strudwick
4.9lb Nick Wills ~ Olive Buzzer
4lb Steve Warner
Boat~All areas
Bank ~All areas
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, blue flash damsel.
Water Temp ~13 deg
Next Stocking ~Friday 26th April
Fishing Report Saturday 6th - Friday 12th April
109 Anglers caught 315 fish, of which 227 were returned
A gusty slow start to the weekend with the strong winds continuing through the beginning of the week, conditions picked up from Wednesday onwards, and plenty of quality fish were caught from both the bank and boat; Trevor Maycock had 10 from the bank of Shallow Bay on Thursday and Laurance Arnold had 10 from his boat in the back of the East Arm on Friday. Boat fishing is steadily improving as fish are beginning to feed out in the open water, and in the bright sunshine bank anglers are having to work harder to catch. Small black or dark olive buzzers continue to hatch along with good numbers of Alder fly. Lures fished at 2–4ft down are working best in the early morning before the buzzer hatches start! There are signs that the evening rise will be starting anytime now, and we’re looking forward to some good dry fly action.
Best Fish
8.6lb John Grey - Black buzzer
6.8lb James Wallis - Black buzzer
6.3lb Malcolm Broughton - Cat Booby
5.5lb Laurance Arnold - Cruncher
5.3lb. Mick Mosley- Black Tadpole
4.13lb Mark Angles - Black Cruncher
4.9lb Laurence Arnold- Black/Green Lure
4.5 lb Ian Taylor
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford Pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, and blue flash damsels.
Boat - All areas are producing fish
Bank- All areas are producing fish
Water Temp 12 deg
Next Stocking Friday 19th April
Forthcoming Events
Iain Barr’s Buzzer Master Class, only a few spaces left………
Brush up on your buzzer fishing techniques, leader set up and flies to improve your catch rate here at Elinor.
Friday April 19th and Monday April 22nd 9.30am – 2pm limited to 8 people per session.
£55pp includes 1 fish ticket and a pack of flies worth £15, Season ticket holders £45.
Please call Elinor 01832 72076 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk to reserve your space.
TEFF Small Stillwater Qualifier Sunday 7th April
10 Anglers fished for the top five places on the Brookside Bank-East Arm. The match was blighted by strong winds gusting up to 40mph and it was extremely hard going . Midge tips and black lures was the best method for the morning and a fast intermediate in the afternoon when the fish dropped down. 24 fish were landed with a rod average of 2.4.
TEFF small stillwater bank qualifiers - 1st James Stuart, 2nd Tony Smith, 3rd Derek Steel, 4th Colin Finchum and 5th Nick Tompkins
1st James Stuart, 6 fish 9 Points
2nd Tony Smith, 4 fish 6 points
3rd Derek Steele, 3 fish 6 points
4th Colin Finchum, 3 fish 5 points
5th Nick Tompkins, 2 fish 4 points
6th Ed Foster, 2 fish 2 points
7th Dave Neilson, 2 fish 2 points
8th Matt Collerson, 2 fish 3 points
9th Dave Franklin 0 points
10th Andrew Willoby 0 points
Good luck to all the finalists fishing at Ellerdine Lakes on the 5th May
Teff Small Still Water Qualifiers
Tony Smith with a cracking rainbow taken during Sunday’s match
John Gray’s fish of the week weighing in at 8.6lb taken on a black buzzer
Fishing Report Saturday 30th March - Friday 5th April
115 Anglers caught 427 fish of which 298 were returned
The bank holiday saw some settled warmer weather which encouraged some decent Buzzer and Alder fly hatches, along with plenty of double figure bags; on Saturday Paul Gillis had 13, Mr Weatherley had 12, Matt Collerson had 13 and Alan Colver had 11 and on Tuesday Mike Bownes had 14, along with Tony Milano who also had 14 from his float tube. Fishing from the bank continues to be more productive, although on the calmer mornings the fish have been showing out in the open water. Best methods are under an indicator with black/green or black/olive lures, buzzers or bloodworm patterns or washing line with an orange fab on the point, with buzzers, or diawl bachs on the dropper fished static or drifting around in the breeze, fished at 1-3 ft. The water clarity is now around 2-2.5 ft and is no longer hindering the fishing.
Best Fish
6.8lb Ian Burton Cat's Whisker
6.3lb Mark Culleen Bloodworm
6lb Alan Colver
6lb Mr Weatherly Black Mamba lure
5lb Dan Oprea Redditch
4.6lb John Gray
Best Areas
The bank with all areas producing fish
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, blue flash damsel
Forthcoming events
Ian Barr’s Buzzer Master Class - Brush up on your buzzer fishing techniques, leader set up and flies to improve your catch rate here at Elinor.
Friday April 19th and Monday April 22nd 9.30am – 2pm limited to 8 people per session.
£55pp includes 1 fish ticket and a pack of flies worth £15, Season ticket holders £45.
Please call Elinor 01832 72076 or email enquires@elinortf.co.uk to reserve your space.
Water Temp 9 deg
Next Stocking Friday 19th April
Fishing Report March Saturday 23 - Friday 29th March
67 Anglers caught 234 fish of which 173 were returned
The changeable weather last week meant a mixture of flies worked depending on the conditions, although fishing an indicator with small lures and buzzers fished 1-4ft down saw the best results; catch rates were steady throughout the weekend and continued into the week with a few double figure bags coming out. On Monday Jim Nixon netted 14 on buzzers at the dam and Andrius caught 10. On Tuesday Allan Colver took 11 on the Gravel Barr and Chris Selby also had 10. The mornings have generally been slower with catches picking up during the afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday saw some significant buzzer hatches in the early Spring sunshine. The water visibility is now at 2ft, and the fish are just beginning to feed out in the open water - it won’t be long before the boat fishing takes off!
Best Fish
6lb Paul Brooks Black & Green
5.5lb Declan Farrell Black Buzzer
5.5lb John Davis
4.4lb Brian Carter
4.2lb John Gray
4lb Gary Young
Best areas
Bank all areas producing fish.
Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green lures, black or olive buzzers, crunchers, diawl bach, cormorants and damsels.
Water Temp 8.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 5th April
Forthcoming events
Saturday 6th April - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 7th April - TEFF Bank Qualifier
Sunday 19th May - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT)
Paul Brook's Cracking Rainbow.
Fishing Report March Saturday 16th - Friday 22nd March
111 Anglers caught 397 fish, of which 294 were returned
Finally, last week saw a vast improvement in the catch rate, a settled spell of slightly warmer weather meant there was plenty of buzzers hatching. The watcr clarity is improving weekly and is now at 1ft. On Saturday Andrius had 16 to the net and Invicta FF held their Spring gathering, the best 4 rods caught 8 each and congratulations to Tony Smith who won catching 13. Good bags continued throughout the rest of the week, with some nice 3 – 4lbs featuring on the catch returns. Bank fishing continues to be more productive than the boat, with the fish being a few yards from the bank. Best methods are under an indicator with black/green lures or black or olive buzzers at 1-3 ft, unweighted lures fished high in the water or a washing line with a booby or fab on the point with buzzers, cormorant or diawl bachs on the dropper fished slow or static.
Best areas
Bank all areas producing fish.
Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green snakes, black tadpoles, cat’s whiskers, black buzzers, crunchers, red apps, diawl bach cormorants, and black bobbies.
Water Temp 8.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 29th March
Forthcoming events
Saturday 6th April - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 7th April - TEFF Bank Qualifier
Sunday 19th May - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT)
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Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 25 May – Friday 31st May 2024
95 anglers caught 346 fish, of which 250 fish were returned.
Elinor saw some varied weather conditions last week; thunderstorms and sunshine started the week, followed by a brisk Northerly wind bringing colder air, cooling the water down. The Complete Fly Fisher Forum braved the wind in their tubes and enjoyed their weekend despite the changeable weather. The fish have been happy holding at around 5ft -7ft, with lures on an intermediate or floating line fished static still producing steady catches and washing line or straight-line nymph on a floater with s12 black or a dark olive buzzer on the dropper also working well. The visibility is not as clear as it normally is at this time of year, and is at 2 -3 ft, with the amount of flooding last season this is to be expected and the runoff from the fields will not have helped, however, this is not affecting the fishing; with decent sized bags continuing throughout the week (too many to mention!), mainly from the Lagoon, Creek and Course Fish bank area, the best of the bunch were; Darren Oram who netted 38 on Sunday on a black and green booby and nymph set up; Ivor Fisher netted 21 including a triple hook up from his boat on Tuesday, Eddy Lee released 32 off the bank on Wednesday on olive buzzers, and on Thursday Gordon Curtis netted 11 black buzzers from the East Arm on a boat. During the calmer evenings there have been some good rises with large hatches of small black and olive buzzers coming off, signs of the start of some decent evening dry fly fishing when the conditions are right!
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black, diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, olive foam daddies and black CDC’s
Best Areas
Bank -Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Course bank , Lagoon
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 16.2 degrees
A sample of some of the decent catch returns.
Martin Glynn netting a nice rainbow from boat bay taken on a olive buzzer
A selection of last week's catch returns....
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 18th – Friday 24th May 2024
121 anglers caught 274 fish, of which 173 fish were returned.
Boat anglers are enjoying good sport on most days whatever the conditions. Plenty of fish are rising during the day feeding on small buzzers and damsels, although they have been harder to tempt on the surface, whereas anglers fishing deeper down on buzzers or a slow intermediate line and lures have caught well, Phil Musgrove and Max Bonnett landed 18 to their boat on olive crunchers, fabs, buzzers and damsel patterns on Sunday. Bank angling is best in the mornings when the fish are feeding close in, Mike Bownes caught 10 from the Dam on his Monday morning session. When the conditions are overcast there are plenty of fish being caught on dries. Fortunately, we didn’t flood again with all the rain on Wednesday, although the visibility is at around 2ft – 3ft.
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, black/olive CDCs, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank – Dam, Lagoon, Course Fish Bank
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 17 degrees
Next Stocking –Thursday 30th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day.
A Damsel Nymph.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 11th – Friday 17th May 2024
109 anglers caught 216 fish, of which 150 fish were returned.
As the warmer sunnier weather returned, fishing from the bank was most productive in the morning and again in the evening, when the fish were most in range, with washing line tactics or damsel patterns working well. Boat anglers saw plenty of fish rising but the bright sunshine and flat calm made the conditions more challenging, it’s worth using an intermediate with lures at 4–6 feet down or a floating line with a long leader a weighted lure/damsel pattern on the point and red holo and black crunchers on the droppers on the sunnier days. Fen Oakley and Taylor Rinders cracked it on Sunday, netting 25 to the boat, fishing static black buzzers. The damsel hatches have started, and a size 10 or 12 unweighted olive pattern will imitate the nymphs swimming towards the shoreline to hatch. From around midday there have been Mayflies hatching, a large Hares Ear or a Brown Foam Daddy is a great pattern to imitate this. The evening rises haven’t really got going yet, even though there are some tremendous buzzer hatches along with the first of the Caenis.
Best Fish
7lb Keith Chapman - Black Buzzers
7lb Gordon Curtis - Red Cruncher
5.5lb Andrius - Damsel
5lb Steve Goodliffe
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, red holo crunchers, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank - Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm,
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas, but predominately through the middle from the dam to the East Arm.
Water Temp – 17 degrees
Next Stocking – Friday 24th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day.
The first of Elinor’s beginner days, hosted by the Mid Northants Trout Fishers last Saturday.
Elinor Weekly Fishing Report Saturday 4th May – Friday 10th May 2024
154 anglers caught 433 fish, of which 273 fish were returned.
A beautiful warm start to the bank holiday weekend although the bright sunshine and flat calm made the fishing trickier; the bank anglers had the best sport in the mornings and Sean Roe netted 7 fish, 2 at 5lb and a 7lb stunner. The boats that were most successful were either straight lining nymphs or an intermediate line with lures, from under the wires or the Dam end of the lake. Monday and Tuesday saw a more favourable change in conditions to overcast with a light wind and there were plenty of fish showing all around the lake. Lots of double figure bags were recorded; the best from the bank was Mike Bounds who netted 19 on red apps and black buzzers and the best of the boats were Pip and Alan who netted 25 between them on crunchers . As the week progressed the lodge end of the lake continued to produce the most fish .There continues to be hatches of mainly, small black or dark olive buzzers, and yellow bodied daddies. The Mayflies are appearing around the banks, the Osprey is visiting daily and the notorious calls of the cuckoos can be heard throughout the day, a lovely time of the year here at Elinor!
Best Fish
10lb Luke Maylon
9.8lb Trevor Maycock
7lb Sean Roe Blue flash Damsel
6.5lb Richard Honey
6lb Mike Bounds Red Apps
6lb Robin Eyles. Damsel
5.5lb Vic Williams
5lb Sean Roe Damsel
5lb Sean Roe Damsel
5lb Chris Allen. Yellow Dancer
5lb Mike Bounds
5lb Ivor Fisher. Buzzer
4.12lb Robert Richardson
4.11lb Chris Allen Black and green lure
4lb Tony Neal
4lb Alan Veal
4lb Alan Hancock
Best Patterns
White/green or black/green lures, damsels, blue flash damsel, red/black diawl bachs, hares’ ear, olive or black buzzers, black crunchers, black/olive CDCs, hoppers brown olive, yellow owls, suspender buzzers, foam daddy and candy or tequila fabs.
Best Areas
Bank - Shallow Bay, Gravel Bar, Boat Bay, Dam, Brookside - Brookside Point - East Arm, Lagoon
Boat - Fish are showing in all areas
Water Temp – 15 degrees
Next Stocking – Friday 17th May
If you would like to hire a boat, it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment (no advance booking required for bank fishing). To make a reservation please call the lodge 01832 720786, or email enquires@elinortf.co.uk - payment can be made via BACs or cash on the day
A Cracking Rainbow for Luke Maylin caught on a black and gold humongous.
Fishing Report Saturday 27th April – Friday 3rd May
110 Anglers caught 316 fish. of which 238 were returned
A quiet weekend due to the cold weather on Saturday, followed by the heavy torrential rain overnight and into Sunday. The brook flooded in again raising the water level by 6ins and reducing the visibility to 2-3ft, thankfully, this isn’t taking long to drop out. Midweek bought a long-awaited change in the weather, light South-South Westerly winds coupled with some cloud cover, bought the air temp up and the bank fishing improved as the fish moved back into the shallows. On Thursday Dave miles caught the weeks biggest fish at 9.10lb followed by an 8lb, on the bank of the dam and from the boat dock John Sharman netted 8 in his afternoon session, on foam daddies; the boats also had a good day, Bob Beardsley and his partner had 13, straight lining with black and white buzzers, George Ely had 8 on fabs and buzzers, Stephen Illingworth had 7 including a nice 7lb. along with Lee Horner who also had 7 on buzzers. On Friday Alan Weatherly had 10 on the bank near the wheelie boat caught on blue flash damsels.
Fish are feeding at all areas of the lake and at all depths, with olive buzzers and damsel nymphs being the favourite. There has been a good show of daddies along with the Hawthorn fly and the evening rises are slowly starting from 7.30pm. Dries are proving the best method with size 12-14 black shipman’s buzzers or yellow owls, olive cdcs, and suspender buzzers.
Best Fish
9.10lb Dave Miles - Damsel Booby
8lb Dave Miles - Ginger Cruncher
7lb Steven Illingworth - Buzzer
6.8lb John Lashbrook
6.5lb Adrian Reddich
5lb Dudley Burrows
5lb Mike Prestly
5lb John Sharman - Cruncher
4.7lb Vaidas Juska
4.5lb Ivor Fisher - Black/Red Buzzer
Best Areas
Boat – all areas
Bank – all areas
Best Patterns
Dries, crippled midge, shipman’s, yellow owls, black owls, foam daddies, top hat buzzers, black/green tadpoles, Pitsford peas, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black or olive buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, tequila blobs/fabs, orange fabs and blue flash damsels.
Water Temp 13.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 10th May
Dave Mile’s 9.10lb beauty, caught on ginger cruncher and Gary Young's tidy looking rainbow.
Fishing Report Saturday 20th - Friday 26th April
101 Anglers caught 322 fish, of which 234 were returned
A cold N-NE winds dominated the weather throughout the majority of last week, which hampered the buzzer hatches somewhat. On Sunday the Complete Fly Fisher Forum ventured out in their tubes, 6 members caught 36 fish, mainly along the Brookside bank; Nigel Organ netted 14, catching on an Ally McCoist on the point and red crunchers on the droppers. James Unick and his party of 5 from Scotland went out on Thursday and caught 34 between them, including a nice 11lb fish. The best method has been a floating line with a Pitsford Pea or damsel on the point and red crunchers or buzzers on the dropper; a washing line set up fished slowly has worked well when the fish are more active. Fish are being caught from all areas of the lake and continue to feed close to the bank in overcast conditions.
Best Fish
11lb Jason Bolton
6.5lb Bob Jones
6lb James Unick
5.5lb Allan Colver
5.3lb. Andrius
5lb Glen Honan Black Buzzer
Fly Dressers Guild Bank Match Sunday 21st April
A cold N-NE wind defiantly hampered the fly hatch - 13 Anglers caught 20 fish.
Winning Team was Wessex Flyers with 5 fish for 10.25 pound
2nd place was Surrey Snakes with 5 fish for 9.5 pounds.
Best rod was Graham Spencer with 4 fish for 7.75 pounds
Biggest fish was Lee Hooper with 6lb caught on a Gold ribbed Woodcock & Hare lug spider.
Boat Brookside - Brookside Bay, East Arm, Gravel Barr,
Bank All areas
Best Patterns - black/green or white/green tadpoles, Pitsford Peas. Cat’s Whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bach, black or olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs, orange fabs,
blue flash damsel, olive snake, black and green snakes.
Water Temp 12 deg
Next Stocking Friday 3 May
Jason Bolton’s 11lb Fish
A good result for one of Iain Barr’s Buzzer master class anglers
Fishing Report Saturday 13th - Friday 19th April
114 Anglers caught 350 fish of which 178 were returned,
A great start to the weekend, fish were caught from both the bank and boats, with the best bag going to Darren Oram who netted 12 on Saturday. On Sunday the conditions were a little trickier with a mixture of sun and a cold strong West South Westerly, which howled throughout the beginning of the week. Thursday bought warmer settled weather and some double figure bags ~ Stephen Illingworth netted 15 from his boat on buzzers, damsels, and a slow intermediate line fished @ 2-4ft, Mike Bownes had 12 from the bank of the dam on Dawson’s olives, and, Andrius fished a combo of buzzers and damsel bobby’s, netting 20 over two days. The fish are feeding well on buzzers during the day, mainly @ 2-4 ft down when it’s cloudy and dropping down deeper in the bright sunshine. Other methods to try are tequila fab or damsel booby on the point with a size 12 buzzer and diawl bach on the dropper or standard black /green, white/green lures fished on a floater or intermediate line. Like you, we are awaiting the arrival of some settled warmer spells enabling a good rise during the day, as well as the evening, with buzzers dominating the catches for the next couple of weeks!
Best Fish
10lb S.Marshall ~ Cat’s Whisker
7.4lb Tim Hodgkinson
6lb Dave Strudwick
6lb M Farrell - Muskins
5.5lb Andrius ~ Black buzzer
5.3lb Mr Greatrix
5lb Dave Strudwick
4.9lb Nick Wills ~ Olive Buzzer
4lb Steve Warner
Boat~All areas
Bank ~All areas
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, blue flash damsel.
Water Temp ~13 deg
Next Stocking ~Friday 26th April
Fishing Report Saturday 6th - Friday 12th April
109 Anglers caught 315 fish, of which 227 were returned
A gusty slow start to the weekend with the strong winds continuing through the beginning of the week, conditions picked up from Wednesday onwards, and plenty of quality fish were caught from both the bank and boat; Trevor Maycock had 10 from the bank of Shallow Bay on Thursday and Laurance Arnold had 10 from his boat in the back of the East Arm on Friday. Boat fishing is steadily improving as fish are beginning to feed out in the open water, and in the bright sunshine bank anglers are having to work harder to catch. Small black or dark olive buzzers continue to hatch along with good numbers of Alder fly. Lures fished at 2–4ft down are working best in the early morning before the buzzer hatches start! There are signs that the evening rise will be starting anytime now, and we’re looking forward to some good dry fly action.
Best Fish
8.6lb John Grey - Black buzzer
6.8lb James Wallis - Black buzzer
6.3lb Malcolm Broughton - Cat Booby
5.5lb Laurance Arnold - Cruncher
5.3lb. Mick Mosley- Black Tadpole
4.13lb Mark Angles - Black Cruncher
4.9lb Laurence Arnold- Black/Green Lure
4.5 lb Ian Taylor
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford Pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, and blue flash damsels.
Boat - All areas are producing fish
Bank- All areas are producing fish
Water Temp 12 deg
Next Stocking Friday 19th April
Forthcoming Events
Iain Barr’s Buzzer Master Class, only a few spaces left………
Brush up on your buzzer fishing techniques, leader set up and flies to improve your catch rate here at Elinor.
Friday April 19th and Monday April 22nd 9.30am – 2pm limited to 8 people per session.
£55pp includes 1 fish ticket and a pack of flies worth £15, Season ticket holders £45.
Please call Elinor 01832 72076 or email enquiries@elinortf.co.uk to reserve your space.
TEFF Small Stillwater Qualifier Sunday 7th April
10 Anglers fished for the top five places on the Brookside Bank-East Arm. The match was blighted by strong winds gusting up to 40mph and it was extremely hard going . Midge tips and black lures was the best method for the morning and a fast intermediate in the afternoon when the fish dropped down. 24 fish were landed with a rod average of 2.4.
TEFF small stillwater bank qualifiers - 1st James Stuart, 2nd Tony Smith, 3rd Derek Steel, 4th Colin Finchum and 5th Nick Tompkins
1st James Stuart, 6 fish 9 Points
2nd Tony Smith, 4 fish 6 points
3rd Derek Steele, 3 fish 6 points
4th Colin Finchum, 3 fish 5 points
5th Nick Tompkins, 2 fish 4 points
6th Ed Foster, 2 fish 2 points
7th Dave Neilson, 2 fish 2 points
8th Matt Collerson, 2 fish 3 points
9th Dave Franklin 0 points
10th Andrew Willoby 0 points
Good luck to all the finalists fishing at Ellerdine Lakes on the 5th May
Teff Small Still Water Qualifiers
Tony Smith with a cracking rainbow taken during Sunday’s match
John Gray’s fish of the week weighing in at 8.6lb taken on a black buzzer
Fishing Report Saturday 30th March - Friday 5th April
115 Anglers caught 427 fish of which 298 were returned
The bank holiday saw some settled warmer weather which encouraged some decent Buzzer and Alder fly hatches, along with plenty of double figure bags; on Saturday Paul Gillis had 13, Mr Weatherley had 12, Matt Collerson had 13 and Alan Colver had 11 and on Tuesday Mike Bownes had 14, along with Tony Milano who also had 14 from his float tube. Fishing from the bank continues to be more productive, although on the calmer mornings the fish have been showing out in the open water. Best methods are under an indicator with black/green or black/olive lures, buzzers or bloodworm patterns or washing line with an orange fab on the point, with buzzers, or diawl bachs on the dropper fished static or drifting around in the breeze, fished at 1-3 ft. The water clarity is now around 2-2.5 ft and is no longer hindering the fishing.
Best Fish
6.8lb Ian Burton Cat's Whisker
6.3lb Mark Culleen Bloodworm
6lb Alan Colver
6lb Mr Weatherly Black Mamba lure
5lb Dan Oprea Redditch
4.6lb John Gray
Best Areas
The bank with all areas producing fish
Best Patterns
Black and green/white and green tadpoles, Pitsford pea, cat’s whiskers, red apps, black buzzers, crunchers, red diawl bachs, black buzzers, olive buzzers, bloodworm, tequila blobs/fabs orange fabs, blue flash damsel
Forthcoming events
Ian Barr’s Buzzer Master Class - Brush up on your buzzer fishing techniques, leader set up and flies to improve your catch rate here at Elinor.
Friday April 19th and Monday April 22nd 9.30am – 2pm limited to 8 people per session.
£55pp includes 1 fish ticket and a pack of flies worth £15, Season ticket holders £45.
Please call Elinor 01832 72076 or email enquires@elinortf.co.uk to reserve your space.
Water Temp 9 deg
Next Stocking Friday 19th April
Fishing Report March Saturday 23 - Friday 29th March
67 Anglers caught 234 fish of which 173 were returned
The changeable weather last week meant a mixture of flies worked depending on the conditions, although fishing an indicator with small lures and buzzers fished 1-4ft down saw the best results; catch rates were steady throughout the weekend and continued into the week with a few double figure bags coming out. On Monday Jim Nixon netted 14 on buzzers at the dam and Andrius caught 10. On Tuesday Allan Colver took 11 on the Gravel Barr and Chris Selby also had 10. The mornings have generally been slower with catches picking up during the afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday saw some significant buzzer hatches in the early Spring sunshine. The water visibility is now at 2ft, and the fish are just beginning to feed out in the open water - it won’t be long before the boat fishing takes off!
Best Fish
6lb Paul Brooks Black & Green
5.5lb Declan Farrell Black Buzzer
5.5lb John Davis
4.4lb Brian Carter
4.2lb John Gray
4lb Gary Young
Best areas
Bank all areas producing fish.
Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green lures, black or olive buzzers, crunchers, diawl bach, cormorants and damsels.
Water Temp 8.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 5th April
Forthcoming events
Saturday 6th April - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 7th April - TEFF Bank Qualifier
Sunday 19th May - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT)
Paul Brook's Cracking Rainbow.
Fishing Report March Saturday 16th - Friday 22nd March
111 Anglers caught 397 fish, of which 294 were returned
Finally, last week saw a vast improvement in the catch rate, a settled spell of slightly warmer weather meant there was plenty of buzzers hatching. The watcr clarity is improving weekly and is now at 1ft. On Saturday Andrius had 16 to the net and Invicta FF held their Spring gathering, the best 4 rods caught 8 each and congratulations to Tony Smith who won catching 13. Good bags continued throughout the rest of the week, with some nice 3 – 4lbs featuring on the catch returns. Bank fishing continues to be more productive than the boat, with the fish being a few yards from the bank. Best methods are under an indicator with black/green lures or black or olive buzzers at 1-3 ft, unweighted lures fished high in the water or a washing line with a booby or fab on the point with buzzers, cormorant or diawl bachs on the dropper fished slow or static.
Best areas
Bank all areas producing fish.
Best Patterns
Black/green or white/green snakes, black tadpoles, cat’s whiskers, black buzzers, crunchers, red apps, diawl bach cormorants, and black bobbies.
Water Temp 8.5 deg
Next Stocking Friday 29th March
Forthcoming events
Saturday 6th April - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 7th April - TEFF Bank Qualifier
Sunday 19th May - Beginner’s Day Hosted by the Mid Northants Fly Fishers (ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT)
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