DRAYCOTE WATER
On to the trout reports now and at Draycote Water last week the heaviest fish was an 8lbs 00ozs plus brown caught and released again by Leicester boat angler Mr John Spick fishing a Diawl Bach at Biggin Bay.Mr Dennis Gratrix and Mr Craig Turner both caught and released again 6lbs 8ozs browns. Mr Dave Waldron killed a brown which weighed 6lbs 1ozs.Mr John Price of Grandborough took a rainbow weighing 5lbs 8ozs from the bank. Mr S Thomas recorded three rainbows for a total of 21lbs 00ozs, but unfortunately the individual weights were not noted.Coventry boat angler Mr Eric Whale took a nice limit bag weighing 23lbs 10ozs which included a blue trout of 3lbs 10ozs all between the Aerators and Biggin Bay.Best bag limit weighed 24lbs 00ozs to Chorley boat angler Mr Craig Turner fishing near the Aerators.Mr Ray Cramp of Coventry found the big ones around the bank again. He took five all around the three pounds mark and in tip top condition. He put some more back including a brown well over five pounds. They all came in the last hour of fishing to a Hares Ear.Barn Bank and Flat Stones have been the best bank areas. The boats have either found the fish at "A" Buoy or between the Aerators and Biggin Bay.Diawl Bach, Orange Blobs and Damsel Nymph have been the most popular patterns.

Enquiries to : Fishing Lodge, Draycote Water, Kites Hardwick, Rugby. CV23 8AB
Telephone : 01788 - 812018 Fax : 01788 - 815711

RINGSTEAD GRANGE
Over at Ringstead Grange Trout Fishery last week the 85 rods took a total of 317 fish of which 166 were returned to the water .

The best fish of the week fell to John Whitfield of Leeds who took to a float tube for his 6lb rainbow. The deep water is still the best for both the bank and boat anglers and floating lines are taking the majority of the fish with lots of them falling to dries now especially Daddies.

The best patterns have been Daiwlbachs,Montana,Fritz damsels,Orange Tadpoles and a variety of dries including sedges,Daddies and CDC's.