December 12th - 18th

96 anglers caught 289 fish of which 221 were returned

Best Fish
5lb 2oz John Lashbrooke, Corby, appetiser
5lb 1oz John Lashbrooke, Corby, yellow apps
4lb 15oz Ray Ward, Olney, red apps, boat

Best Areas
Bank - Goodfellow bay, pensioners point, brookside, dam
Boat - dam, Goodfellow bay

Best Patterns
Red apps, candy/tequila fab, green dial Bach, Montana, small damsel, white/green lures, black buzzer.

Another decent week with a three fish average although many flat calm days made the fishing trickier combined with the extremely clear water. The mild weather has seen decent hatches of small black buzzers which have kept the fish near the surface. On days with a breeze the best method has been a floater or midgetip with a red apps or red head damsel on the point and diawl bach on the dropper. Most fishing is taking place on the bank although Ray Ward had a couple of boat trips last week. He had an uncharacteristic blank on Wednesday but got his own back in style on Friday catching 21! with 19 on a red apps and 2 on a black cruncher.

Elinor is open for day ticket anglers until December 31st. Season permit anglers may bank fish the whole of January. The 2017 season starts on Saturday February 11th.

Next Stocking: December 22nd

Fishing permit vouchers make great Christmas presents. Please email me for further details.

December 5th - 11th

93 anglers caught 458 fish of which 363 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 8oz Jim Nixon, Kettering
5lb 2oz Voldemars Rumbahs, white/green lure, boat

Best Areas
Bank - brookside, gravel bar, goodfellows, dam
Boat - dam, goodfellows

Best Patterns
Apps bloodworm, small damsel, green cruncher, black/green or white/green lures, candy or tequila blob/fab.

A fantastic week especially since Wednesday with superb bank fishing. Some anglers who had large catches were Andy Lane with 35 fish, Derek Benamore 33, Matt Harris 26, Bill Stewart 22, Jim Nixon 21. Damsels, bloodworm and crunchers taking the bulk of the fish on floaters or midge tips.

Elinor is open for day ticket anglers until December 31st. Season permit anglers may bank fish the whole of January. The 2017 season starts on Saturday February 11th.

Next Stocking: December 22nd

Fishing permit vouchers make great Christmas presents. Please email me for further details.

November 28th - December 4th

86 anglers caught 262 fish of which 180 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 9oz Neil Groves, Oundle, black/green lure
4lb 6oz Peter Gray, Thetford, black diawl bach

Best Areas
Bank - goodfellow bay, gravel bar, boat bay, brookside
Boat - gravel bar, goodfellow bay, dam

Best Patterns
Black/green lure, apps bloodworm, black or red cruncher/diawl bach, small damsel.

Bank anglers are having most success although Paul Dunstan used his float tube on Wednesday and caught 14 fish on assorted crunchers. Fish continue to be caught from many areas, mainly in the top 3 foot. The water is very clear and small nymphs are working well on the dropper in combination with a lure on the point.

Elinor is open for day ticket anglers until December 31st.
Season permit anglers may bank fish the whole of January.
The 2017 season starts on Saturday February 11th.


Next Stocking: December 8th

Fishing permit vouchers make great Christmas presents. Please email me for further details.

November 21st - 27th

78 anglers caught 300 fish of which 233 were returned.
9 fish over 4lb

Best Areas
Bank - goodfellow bay, gravel bar, dam, brookside
Boat - dam, gravel bar, boat bay

Best Patterns
Red diawl bach, red cruncher, candy/tequila blob/booby, small damsel, black buzzer, white/green or black/green lures.

A good week with bank anglers doing especially well. Anglers who cracked the method in the right area had some big catches including on Wednesday when Trevor Maycock had 15 (damsel & bloodworm), Saturday Alan Weatherley had 18 (red head damsel) and Sunday Alan Rennocks had 18 (candy booby & red cruncher). Despite the colder weather there continues to be fish rising on calm days. Washing line and slow retrieve best. A few fry feeders continue to be spotted. Otherwise fish are feeding on small buzzers and corixa.

Next Stocking: December 8th

Fishing permit vouchers make great Christmas presents, please email me for further details.

November 14th - 20th

101 anglers caught 251 fish of which 186 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 2oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, candy booby

Best Areas
Bank - goodfellow bay, gravel bar, brookside
Boat - dam, boat bay, gravel bar

Best Patterns
red diawl bach, red cruncher, small damsel, black buzzer, candy/tequila fab, white/green lures.

Fishing was slightly slower last week but still a respectable 2.5 rod average. Bank and boat anglers doing equally well although bank anglers are catching most of their fish close to the surface whereas boat anglers are having success fishing deeper with weighted flies. On calmer days there are still plenty of fish rising taking small black buzzers. Stocking continues with Elinor open for boat and bank fishing until December 31st for day ticket anglers. Season permit holders only can bank fish in January.

Next Stocking: November 24th

Pike Fishing
Nov 19th & 20th was the first piking weekend. One 20lb+ fish was caught plus a few jacks.

There are still a few boats available for December 3rd & 4th:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishing is 7.30am - 4.30pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

November 7th - 13th

115 anglers caught 528 fish of which 307 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 7oz Steve Freeman, St Neots, black cruncher
5lb 2oz Tony Blann, Wellingborough, pitsford pea
5lb 2oz Finbarr McSweeney, Rushden, damsel
4lb 11oz Ray Ward, Olney, damsel, boat
4lb 6oz Shane Else, Northampton, black buzzer, boat

A total of 43 fish over 3lb caught last week.

Best Areas
Bank - boat bay, goodfellow bay, dam, brookside, gravel bar
Boat - Most areas holding fish but lodge end generally best.

Best Patterns
Damsel, small black/green or white/green lures, red cruncher, black buzzer, candy or tequila Fab.

A good week at Elinor with bank anglers doing slightly better than boat anglers. Best method from the bank is washing line with a fab or small booby on the point with red cruncher/diawl bach on the dropper. Buzzers fished 2-3 foot under a bung also working along with dries in a flat calm. Boat anglers are generally catching slightly deeper with a weighted fly on a floater or intermediate to find the fish 3-6 foot down. Please remember that Brown trout are now out of season and should be returned as carefully as possible.

Saturday November 12th
Tunbridge Wells Fly Fishing Society held a bank match on a very wet day.
1. Ray Burt 5 fish 11lb 0oz
2. Martyn Gray 5 fish 9lb 8oz
3. Ian Watts 5 fish 9lb 1oz
4=. Keith Nicholson 5 fish 8lb 4oz
4=. Mark Tremaine-Coker 5 fish 8lb 4oz
Best fish 3lb 10oz Martyn Gray

Sunday November 13th
Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. Much better weather than the day before greeted the 29 competitors. Anglers fished to a 6 fish limit with 2lb/hour time bonus. Paul Haskey had a storming start catching his 6 fish in 35 minutes fishing off the dam with a floater/candy fab/red cruncher with most of his fish taking the almost static cruncher. Pauls fish were only small so other anglers managed to close the gap with bigger fish. At the weigh in there was only 2 ounces between the top 3.

13 bank anglers caught 50 fish. (6 limits)
16 boat anglers caught 45 fish. (3 limits)

1. Paul Haskey 19lb 6oz
2. Dave Sparrow 19lb 5oz
3. Ian Donaldson 19lb 4oz
4. Geoff Alsop 17lb 9oz
5. Vince Sparrow 16lb 3oz
6. Richard Slater 15lb 11oz
7. Steve Parker 12lb 2oz
8. Nigel Tranter 10lb 9oz
9. Pete Welch 10lb 2oz
10. Norman Sketchley 9lb 12oz
11. Bart Farmer 7lb 12oz
12. Daniel Tranter 7lb 4oz
13. Tim Wadwell 7lb 3oz
14. Mal Broughton 7lb 2oz
15. Keith Fairey 6lb 13oz
Best Fish 3lb 13oz Bart Farmer.

Thanks to everyone who supported the event. £364.00 was raised for The British Heart Foundation and Air Ambulance.

October 31st - November 6th

140 anglers caught 369 fish of which 270 were returned.

Best Fish
9lb 4oz Ryan Slater, Rushden, cats whisker, boat

Best Areas
Bank - brookside, boat bay, dam, goodfellow bay, gravel bar
Boat - Most areas holding fish

Best Patterns
Small damsel, white/green or black/green lures, red cruncher, red diawl bach, tequila/sunburst blob.

Bank and boat fishing equally well with fish being caught from many areas of the lake. Washing line with floater or midge tip working along with intermediate line and mini lures. On calmer days there are fish rising with a few fish taking small red dries.

Invicta Fly Fishers Fur & Feather bank competition
On Saturday November 5th Invicta Fly Fishers held their Fur & Feather bank competition. A strong NW wind made the prolific brookside uncomfortable to fish but anglers found plenty of fish on the sheltered lodge bank.
1. Mark Searle 14 fish
2= Paul Heavens 7 fish, Gary How 7 fish, John Brown 7 fish
5. Geoff Price 5 fish

Elinor Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19th & 20th
•  December 3rd & 4th 
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance.
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: November 10th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
This Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

October 24th - 30th

156 anglers caught 502 fish of which 326 were returned.

Best Fish
9lb 7oz Neil Groves, Oundle, orange blob
8lb 3oz Martin Garner, Leighton Buzzard, damsel (see photo below)

Best Areas
Bank - brookside, east arm, boat bay, goodfellow bay, gravel bar
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, red or green cruncher, red diawl bach, wet daddy, white minkie, small brown or red dries.

A decent week overall although some days fished exceptionally well and others were much harder. On flat calm days there are plenty of fish moving all over the lake, feeding on very small buzzers, which have been tricky to tempt. A few bigger fish have started to take perch fry along the lodge bank. Many of the weed beds have started to die back making most areas fishable from bank and boat. A shift in the wind direction from the current north to south or south west should improve the fishing further.

Next Stocking: November 3rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

Oct 17th - 23rd

147 anglers caught 433 fish of which 276 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 11oz Steve Freeman, St Neots
4lb 2oz Scott Bowman, Olney, boat

Brown
6lb 2oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, wet daddy, boat

Best Areas
Bank - brookside, east arm, gravel bar, goodfellow bay, dam
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, montana, damsel, red cruncher, red diawl bach, grhe, wet daddy, brown hopper, red dries.

Elinor is on good form from both bank and boat. Fish are being caught from most areas of the lake. Lures are working well on windier days but in calmer conditions there are plenty of fish rising to small buzzers and spiders. This is the time of year when the bigger fish start to appear. Already there are decent numbers of 4lb+ fish being caught this week. There are large shoals of roach and perch fry off the dam.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 26th & November 3rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

Oct 10th - 16th

128 anglers caught 439 fish of which 300 were returned.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 26th & November 3rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

October 3rd - 9th

149 anglers caught 445 fish of which 308 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 12oz Ray Ward, Olney, blue flash damsel, boat
4lb 9oz Graham Martin, Coventry, olive Shipmans

Best Areas
Bank - dam, boat bay, east arm
Boat - most areas although lodge end generally best

Best Patterns
Blue flash damsel, small damsel, olive cruncher, white/green or black/green mini lures, grhe, wet daddy, bloodworm, candy blob/fab.

A decent 3 fish rod average for last week. Quite a few double figure bags from both boat and bank but also plenty of blanks on some days. Fish are definitely more active in the cooler water and prepared to chase a lure on an intermediate as well as taking a dry on the top. Very few daddies hatching caused by the lack of rain. Hopefully this exciting time of year will still happen. Fish are being caught on a slowly retrieved wet daddy. Evening tickets now available from 1pm. The next update will be sent out on Monday October 24th.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 13th & 21st

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

Sept 26th - October 2nd

111 anglers caught 301 fish of which 189 were returned.

Best Fish
Rainbow 5lb 2oz Andrew Munro, Kettering, snake, boat
Brown 5lb 1oz George Mason, Northampton, daddy, boat

Best Areas
Bank - dam, brookside, east arm, boat bay
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, tequila blob, blueflash damsel, cruncher, wet or dry daddy,

Since the weekend the rod average has improved with the cooler night temperatures. On Monday this week, Derek Benamore caught 21 from the dam on damsels! Today, Tuesday, boat angler Ray Ward managed 12 fish on a blueflash damsel with a cruncher on the dropper. Elinor is full of fish and there is a further stocking this week. Good numbers of daddies have finally started to hatch.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 7th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 19th - 25th

128 anglers caught 282 fish of which 186 were returned.

Best Fish
Rainbow 8lb 2oz Mick Moseley, Rushden, candy blob, boat
Brown 4lb 2oz Gary Martin, Corby, black lure, boat

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, brookside, boat bay, dam
Boat - east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, daddy, cruncher, red diawl bach, bloodworm, black/brown hoppers.

Another steady week with the water temperature cooling down slowly. Very little rain has delayed the daddy hatch although a few are now being seen. The best fishing has generally been at the top of the wind where the water is clearest. The weed is dying back now. Elinor will be on top form anytime! Evening tickets are now available from 1pm as the nights are drawing in.

Next Stocking: September 29th & October 7th 

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 12th - 18th

85 anglers caught 209 fish of which 132 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 14oz Chris Walker, Lutterworth, cats whisker, boat

Brown
5lb 8oz Lazloe Boden, Northampton, daddy, boat

Best Areas:
Bank - dam, boat bay, east arm, brookside
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns:
Daddy, tequila or candy blob/fab, grhe, small black buzzer, red/green crucher, white/green lures.

Four days of hot weather at the start of last week put on hold an improvement in the fishing. We've now got normal early season temperatures along with cooler nights. Throughout the last two months we've stocked almost twice as many fish as have been taken out. Elinor should start fishing well very soon. Weed beds are starting to break up and it's noticeable on calm days that fish are rising over most parts of the lake. There are good numbers of daddies starting to hatch which will provide some good surface sport. Most fish are coming to floating line with a bright blob/fab on the point with crunchers/diawl bachs. Some boats have had good bags on an intermediate with white/green lures.

Next Stocking: September 23rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 5th - 11th

92 anglers caught 218 fish of which 155 were returned.

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, boat bay, dam
Boat - pylon point, east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Tequila blob/fab, sunburst blob, foam daddy, cruncher, red or green diawl bach, white/green lure.

Fishing has continued to be challenging with warm weather for September. Temperatures look set to cool down from Friday onwards so catches should improve significantly. Fish are feeding on small buzzers and corixa plus sedges in the evening. Towards the end of the month will hopefully see the start of the daddy hatch which always provides exciting surface sport with many big fish awakening from their summer slumber. Washing line has been the best method with a bright blob or booby combined with diawl bachs or crunchers.

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 29th - September 4th

83 anglers caught 274 fish of which 175 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 10oz Steve Freeman, St Neots, hopper
4lb 4oz Jason Cooke, Roade, pearl diawl bach, boat

Brown
5lb 6oz John Wildman, Peterborough, small black buzzer

Next Stocking: September 9th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 22nd - 28th

64 anglers caught 146 fish of which 105 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 4oz David Granger, Norwich, daddy, boat
4lb 3oz Derek Benamore, Finedon

Best Areas
Bank - dam, east arm, boat bay
Boat - down middle, east arm

Best Patterns
Tequila blob/booby, daddy, red cruncher/diawl bach, olive/brown shipmans, red apps.

The fishing continued to be tricky on the warmer days although catches were much better with some cloud cover. Fish are much better spread around the lake than usual for August.
Fish are feeding on the surface most mornings, afternoons going deeper but plenty on top late evening taking sedges and small buzzers. As the water temperature drops the fishing will improve quickly.

Next Stocking: September 9th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 15th - 21st

70 anglers caught 206 fish of which 153 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 2oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 0oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, black buzzer, boat

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, dam(in a north wind)
Boat - east arm, pylon point, lodge end(in a north wind)

Best Patterns
Damsel, red cruncher, black buzzer, tequila fab/blob, small red apps, red or claret bits, olive or brown shipmans.

A steady week although fishing was slower on the very windy or hot days. Generally the fishing is best at the top of the wind where the water is much clearer with any algae being blown to the windward bank. Bank anglers continue to catch on dries. Boat anglers are taking fish at all depths although a daddy or orange blob pulled through the surface provided exciting sport.

Next Stocking: August 26th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 8th - 14th

92 anglers caught 232 fish of which 171 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 3oz Voldemars Rumbahs, Corby, orange blob, boat
6lb 0oz George Brock, Corby, damsel
5lb 8oz Lazloe Boden, Northampton, black emerger, boat

Brown
3lb 7oz Steve Freeman, St Neots

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, dam (in a north wind)
Boat - pylon point, east arm, west arm weed beds, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel nymph, dry damsel, damsel booby, green diawl bach, black, brown or olive shipmans, orange blob, tequila fab.

A typical August week with fishing very difficult on hot, bright days but much better on cooler, cloudy days. The damsel hatch that was later starting this year continues in full swing. Despite the warmer weather this week the longer, chilly nights are keeping the water temperature cool enough to keep the fish feeding. Stocking took place yesterday, Monday, with more fish ordered for next week. We continue to stock many more than are being removed so the Autumn fishing should be good.

Next Stocking: August 26th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

October 3rd - 9th

149 anglers caught 445 fish of which 308 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 12oz Ray Ward, Olney, blue flash damsel, boat
4lb 9oz Graham Martin, Coventry, olive Shipmans

Best Areas
Bank - dam, boat bay, east arm
Boat - most areas although lodge end generally best

Best Patterns
Blue flash damsel, small damsel, olive cruncher, white/green or black/green mini lures, grhe, wet daddy, bloodworm, candy blob/fab.

A decent 3 fish rod average for last week. Quite a few double figure bags from both boat and bank but also plenty of blanks on some days. Fish are definitely more active in the cooler water and prepared to chase a lure on an intermediate as well as taking a dry on the top. Very few daddies hatching caused by the lack of rain. Hopefully this exciting time of year will still happen. Fish are being caught on a slowly retrieved wet daddy. Evening tickets now available from 1pm. The next update will be sent out on Monday October 24th.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 13th & 21st

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

Sept 26th - October 2nd

111 anglers caught 301 fish of which 189 were returned.

Best Fish
Rainbow 5lb 2oz Andrew Munro, Kettering, snake, boat
Brown 5lb 1oz George Mason, Northampton, daddy, boat

Best Areas
Bank - dam, brookside, east arm, boat bay
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, tequila blob, blueflash damsel, cruncher, wet or dry daddy,

Since the weekend the rod average has improved with the cooler night temperatures. On Monday this week, Derek Benamore caught 21 from the dam on damsels! Today, Tuesday, boat angler Ray Ward managed 12 fish on a blueflash damsel with a cruncher on the dropper. Elinor is full of fish and there is a further stocking this week. Good numbers of daddies have finally started to hatch.

Pike Fishing
There will be a limited number of 6 boats available each day at Elinor for pike fishing on the following weekends:
•  November 19 & 20
•  December 3 & 4
•  Lures or sea dead baits only.

Payment will be required in advance:
•  Single angler boat £25.00
•  Two angler boat £40.00
•  Fishng is 7.30am - 5.00pm
•  Bookings/further info by email or phone 01832 720786

Next Stocking: October 7th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 19th - 25th

128 anglers caught 282 fish of which 186 were returned.

Best Fish
Rainbow 8lb 2oz Mick Moseley, Rushden, candy blob, boat
Brown 4lb 2oz Gary Martin, Corby, black lure, boat

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, brookside, boat bay, dam
Boat - east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
White/green lures, daddy, cruncher, red diawl bach, bloodworm, black/brown hoppers.

Another steady week with the water temperature cooling down slowly. Very little rain has delayed the daddy hatch although a few are now being seen. The best fishing has generally been at the top of the wind where the water is clearest. The weed is dying back now. Elinor will be on top form anytime! Evening tickets are now available from 1pm as the nights are drawing in.

Next Stocking: September 29th & October 7th 

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 12th - 18th

85 anglers caught 209 fish of which 132 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 14oz Chris Walker, Lutterworth, cats whisker, boat

Brown
5lb 8oz Lazloe Boden, Northampton, daddy, boat

Best Areas:
Bank - dam, boat bay, east arm, brookside
Boat - down middle

Best Patterns:
Daddy, tequila or candy blob/fab, grhe, small black buzzer, red/green crucher, white/green lures.

Four days of hot weather at the start of last week put on hold an improvement in the fishing. We've now got normal early season temperatures along with cooler nights. Throughout the last two months we've stocked almost twice as many fish as have been taken out. Elinor should start fishing well very soon. Weed beds are starting to break up and it's noticeable on calm days that fish are rising over most parts of the lake. There are good numbers of daddies starting to hatch which will provide some good surface sport. Most fish are coming to floating line with a bright blob/fab on the point with crunchers/diawl bachs. Some boats have had good bags on an intermediate with white/green lures.

Next Stocking: September 23rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

September 5th - 11th

92 anglers caught 218 fish of which 155 were returned.

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, boat bay, dam
Boat - pylon point, east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Tequila blob/fab, sunburst blob, foam daddy, cruncher, red or green diawl bach, white/green lure.

Fishing has continued to be challenging with warm weather for September. Temperatures look set to cool down from Friday onwards so catches should improve significantly. Fish are feeding on small buzzers and corixa plus sedges in the evening. Towards the end of the month will hopefully see the start of the daddy hatch which always provides exciting surface sport with many big fish awakening from their summer slumber. Washing line has been the best method with a bright blob or booby combined with diawl bachs or crunchers.

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 29th - September 4th

83 anglers caught 274 fish of which 175 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 10oz Steve Freeman, St Neots, hopper
4lb 4oz Jason Cooke, Roade, pearl diawl bach, boat

Brown
5lb 6oz John Wildman, Peterborough, small black buzzer

Next Stocking: September 9th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 22nd - 28th

64 anglers caught 146 fish of which 105 were returned.

Best Fish
4lb 4oz David Granger, Norwich, daddy, boat
4lb 3oz Derek Benamore, Finedon

Best Areas
Bank - dam, east arm, boat bay
Boat - down middle, east arm

Best Patterns
Tequila blob/booby, daddy, red cruncher/diawl bach, olive/brown shipmans, red apps.

The fishing continued to be tricky on the warmer days although catches were much better with some cloud cover. Fish are much better spread around the lake than usual for August.
Fish are feeding on the surface most mornings, afternoons going deeper but plenty on top late evening taking sedges and small buzzers. As the water temperature drops the fishing will improve quickly.

Next Stocking: September 9th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 15th - 21st

70 anglers caught 206 fish of which 153 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 2oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 0oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, black buzzer, boat

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, dam(in a north wind)
Boat - east arm, pylon point, lodge end(in a north wind)

Best Patterns
Damsel, red cruncher, black buzzer, tequila fab/blob, small red apps, red or claret bits, olive or brown shipmans.

A steady week although fishing was slower on the very windy or hot days. Generally the fishing is best at the top of the wind where the water is much clearer with any algae being blown to the windward bank. Bank anglers continue to catch on dries. Boat anglers are taking fish at all depths although a daddy or orange blob pulled through the surface provided exciting sport.

Next Stocking: August 26th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 8th - 14th

92 anglers caught 232 fish of which 171 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 3oz Voldemars Rumbahs, Corby, orange blob, boat
6lb 0oz George Brock, Corby, damsel
5lb 8oz Lazloe Boden, Northampton, black emerger, boat

Brown
3lb 7oz Steve Freeman, St Neots

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, dam (in a north wind)
Boat - pylon point, east arm, west arm weed beds, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel nymph, dry damsel, damsel booby, green diawl bach, black, brown or olive shipmans, orange blob, tequila fab.

A typical August week with fishing very difficult on hot, bright days but much better on cooler, cloudy days. The damsel hatch that was later starting this year continues in full swing. Despite the warmer weather this week the longer, chilly nights are keeping the water temperature cool enough to keep the fish feeding. Stocking took place yesterday, Monday, with more fish ordered for next week. We continue to stock many more than are being removed so the Autumn fishing should be good.

Next Stocking: August 26th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

August 1st - 7th

99 anglers caught 212 fish of which 126 were returned

Best Fish
6lb 2oz John Barrett, Corby, damsel nymph
+ a further 7 fish over 4lb

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, boat bay
Boat - west arm, pylon point, east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel, grhe, black buzzer, red or green diawl bach, red apps, orange blob.

A steady week when it fished much better on days with cloud cover. The far end of the lake is still holding more fish for both boat and bank anglers. The damsel hatch is starting to slow down although remains the major food source during the day. Sedges and small buzzers on the menu at night. The cooler night temperature has kept the water well oxygenated, clear and consequently the fish are in much better condition than usual for August. They are prepared to chase a pulled blob or muddler through the surface as well as take dries.
The rod average is sure to improve providing there is not another heatwave.

Next Stocking: August 15th

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

July 25th - 31st

101 anglers caught 255 fish of which 164 were returned.

Best Fish
5lb 2oz Liam Johnson, Wellingborough, white/green lure, boat
5lb 1oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, red cdc, boat

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, boat bay
Boat - east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Black/Olive shipmans, damsel nymph, Fraser nymph, grhe, green diawl bach, candy/tequila fab, white/green lures. A slight improvement over the previous week with the rod average creeping up to 2.5. Fishing is difficult but can only improve with continued stocking and cooler water temperatures. There is still a good hatch of damsels on most days keeping the fish surface feeding. Anglers fishing dries or washing line being most successful.

Next Stocking: August 3rd

The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather
Sunday November 13th is the date for The Dave Hughes Memorial Fur & Feather. Match times: 9am - 3pm. £25 entry which includes fishing fees (£5 for season ticket holders). Boat or bank fishing available. Proceeds from the raffle will as usual be split between Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

July 18th - 24th

96 anglers caught 149 fish of which 91 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 4oz Shane Else, Northampton, orange buzzer, boat
5lb 7oz Alan Burns, Welwyn, black buzzer, boat

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, boat bay
Boat - east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel nymph, black or olive shipmans, red cruncher, black buzzer, cats whisker, tequila fab.

The fishing was very difficult last week in the hot conditions but sport has improved over the last couple of days now it is cooler. Very few bank anglers fished. The boats that went out did best by fishing over the deeper water down the middle using straight line buzzers or washing line with a fab on the point. Damsels and cats whiskers on a Di3 type line also scored.
Prospects are much better now the heatwave seems to have finished although anglers should remember that July and August are the worst months.

July 11th - 17th

112 anglers caught 335 fish of which 217 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 2oz Quinten Hollick, Cambridge
+ a further 23 fish over 4lb

Best Area
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, boat bay
Boat - west arm, east arm, boat bay

Best Patterns
Olive or hares ear cdc, olive hopper, damsel, olive or brown shipmans, olive cruncher, small black buzzer, candy blob, cats whisker.

A steady week with boat and bank anglers having a 3 fish rod average. However the hot conditions this week has slowed sport considerably. Hopefully the forecast will be correct with temperatures dropping towards the end of the week. Fish continue to feed on damsels and small buzzers.

Next Stocking: July 19th

July 4th - 10th

143 anglers caught 513 fish of which 373 were returned

Best Fish
10lb 2oz Andy Lane, Hammersmith, brown shipmans
7lb 2oz Mike Brassett, Nether Heyford, boat
6lb 13oz John Wright, Spalding, olive shipmans
6lb 4oz Mike Brassett, Nether Heyford, boat

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, boat bay
Boat - west arm, east arm, pylon point

Best Patterns
Olive/hares ear cdc, olive/brown shipmans, daddy, fraser nymph, olive cruncher, damsel nymph, dry damsel.

Elinor continues to fish much better than usual for mid July helped by cooler water temperatures. Boat and bank anglers enjoyed good dry fly sport. Mornings continue to be best with lots of fish on the top until slowing down around 2pm. Damsels are the main food source. Fish are taking nymphs and adults. A few mayfly continue to hatch and on some days there have been good numbers of flying ants which the trout seem to love.

Next Stocking: July 19th

June 27th - July 3rd

118 anglers caught 379 fish of which 281 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 1oz Steve Freeman, St Neots, mayfly nymph
4lb 12oz Brian Carter, Peterborough, olive nymph
4lb 8oz Danny Tolton, Kettering
4lb 8oz Brian Carter, Peterborough, olive nymph
4lb 6oz Mal Broughton, Grantham, boat

Best Area
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, gravel bar
Boat - west arm, east arm, pylon point

Best Patterns
Olive cdc, olive hopper, dry damsel, brown shipmans, damsel nymph, olive cruncher, black buzzer.

Plenty of fish rising during most mornings taking damsel nymphs and adult damsels. The far end of the lake from the lodge is holding most fish. Dry fly was easily the best method although boat anglers also had success with a washing line using a damsel booby and buzzers/diawl bach. During the quieter afternoons, fish were taken from down the middle using straight lined buzzers or a di3 and blobs. The cooler summer has kept the fish in excellent condition with numerous anglers getting broken last week.

Next Stocking: July 8th

June 20th - 26th

138 anglers caught 459 fish of which 329 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 6oz Alan Rennocks, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 3oz Steve Loveridge, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 2oz Steve Loveridge, Kettering, orange buzzer, boat
6lb 1oz Trevor Griggs, Rushden, diawl bach
5lb 8oz Bryan Swain, Brampton, black buzzer

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank
Boat - west arm, east arm, pylon point, down middle

Best Patterns
Green cruncher, fraser nymph, damsel, grhe, daddy, shipmans, orange blob.

A steady week with a rod average of 3.3. Bank anglers had some good sport in the east arm or coarse bank fishing dries or damsel imitations. Mornings continue to fish better than afternoons. Boat anglers caught on a variety of methods from dries to deep buzzers or Di3 and blobs. The vast majority of fish taken were over 2lb and in sparkling condition. Water clarity very good and weed growth less than normal for late June.

June 13th - 19th

132 anglers caught 385 fish of which 250 were returned

Best Fish
8lb 0oz Ian Goode, Buckingham, dancer, boat
7lb 2oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, red cdc, boat
+ a further 20 fish over 4lb

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, coarse bank, boat bay, gravel bar
Boat - pylon point, east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel, olive cruncher, green diawl bach, grhe, dry daddy, black buzzer, shipmans, tequila blob.

A better week with a rod average of almost 3. Plenty of cloud cover gave bank anglers a good chance to cover rising fish. Lots of damsels hatching with fish feeding on nymphs and adults during the day and sedges and small hatching buzzers in the late evening rise. Boat anglers are catching at all depths from dries to deep buzzers. Despite the storms last week the water clarity remains excellent. Weed growth is slower than last year with all areas fishable.

Next Stocking: June 24th

June 6th - 12th

144 anglers caught 281 fish of which 179 were returned.

Best Fish
6lb 0oz Al Steels, Peterborough, green buzzer, boat
5lb 11oz Chris Chamberlain, Cambridge, damsel, boat
5lb 8oz Ray Henman, Brayfield, boat
5lb 2oz Barry Read, Northampton, boat

Brown
5lb 1oz Bryan Swain, Brampton, black buzzer

Best Areas
Bank - coarse bank, east arm, gravel bar
Boat - pylon point, east arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Damsel, black or olive buzzer, cruncher, diawl bach, black hopper, hares ear cdc, tequila blob.

An unusually slow week with a 2 fish rod average. Variable weather saw the fish moving up and down the depths. Plenty of fish rising in the morning, quiet from 3pm onwards until the evening rise starts after 9.30pm. Bank anglers had enough fish to cast at but they proved difficult to tempt on the warmer days when feeding on adult damsels. Boat anglers took some fish on dries and washing line but the best bags came to nymphs fished deeper and slow. Water temperature is still slightly lower than normal so the fishing should be back on form this week.

Next Stocking: June 17th

May 30th - June 5th

137 anglers caught 566 fish of which 390 were returned.

Best Fish
14lb 1oz Wayne Windsor, Oakham, boat
6lb 8oz Trevor Partridge, Corby, red cdc, boat
6lb 7oz Brian Carter, Peterborough
+ a further 49 fish over 4lb

Best Areas
Bank - dam, Goodfellow bay, gravel bar, east arm
Boat - all areas fishing well

Best Patterns
GRHE, damsel, black or olive buzzer, red diawl bach, cruncher, hares ear cdc, shipmans, sunburst blob, red apps.

Boats fishing well but bank anglers also catching on cloudier days. It usually fishes well in the morning, slow in the afternoon then a good evening rise 9.30pm onwards. Huge numbers of damsels hatching now with fish taking nymphs and adults. Plenty of sedges and buzzers keeping the fish occupied in the evening. Where many anglers went wrong last week is fishing below the fish. Dries or washing line with a buoyant fly on the point and top dropper has scored. Buzzers fished deeper are still worth trying during the afternoon when the surface sport is slower. The fish are averaging over 2lb and still fighting extremely hard.


Sunday June 5th Scierra Pairs Heat
7 pairs fished from 10am - 5.pm and caught 44 fish.
Only the winners managed to get their limit of 12 fish. Rosemary Gunn and Kevin Saxton bagged up at 3.10pm using a mixture of black taddy, sunburst blob and diawl bach fishing between brookside bay and the east arm..

Top 5:
1. Rosemary Gunn/Kevin Saxton 12 fish 29lb 8oz
2. Scott Bowman/Jim Miller 10 fish 19lb 12oz
3. Alan Taylor/Wayne Windsor 3 fish 18lb 11oz
4. Jason Cooke/Shane Else 6 fish 17lb 1oz
5. David Winser/Walter Haddow 6 fish 11lb 7oz
Best Fish Wayne Windsor 14lb 1oz

Next Stocking: June 9th

May 23rd - 29th

186 anglers caught 729 fish of which 594 were returned.
35 fish over 4lb

Best Fish
7lb 2oz Matt Tuck, Huntingdon, black/green lure, boat
6lb 11oz Brian Taylor, Birmingham, damsel
6lb 0oz Nigel Organ, Whitton, apps bloodworm, float tube

Brown
5lb 2oz Alan Foster, Desborough

Best Areas
Bank - east arm, gravel bar, boat bay
Boat - east arm, west arm, down middle

Best Patterns
Grhe, damsel, red cruncher, black or olive shipmans, hoppers, orange blob, apps worms.

A rod average of just under 4 but anglers going afloat had the more consistent sport. Mornings are fishing well, afternoons can be slow. However, Berry Kenny managed to go out on Friday at 1pm and be back at 4.30pm with 6 fish weighing over 16lb. He anchored off the pylon peninsula and used cove pheasant tail and orange cruncher. The good evening rise is now starting after 9pm. It can be frustrating with numerous plucks and boils to the fly but great fun.

Next Stocking: May 31st & June 3rd

Sunday June 5th
Elinor is holding a heat of the Scierra Pairs. Boats still available. You fish with your partner. www.scierrapairs.co.uk.