Draycote weekly report week ending 4th November
As the first snow lands in parts of Britain, and the temperature drops with it, the fishermen too have not been so keen to brave the cold weather. Those that have braved the colder weather, have had some brilliant sport, with Draycote boasting an excellent 4.3 rod average. The quality of fish however that is being caught is exceptional, with plenty over the 4lb mark being caught, daily !!
Total Flyfisher editor, and current English national champion Steve Cullen and his boat partner caught 20 trout in very shallow water, with the several fish weighing 4lb +. Mr Spence recorded the best bag of the week with 5 fish weighing 19lb, the biggest weighing 5lb 8oz. The 5 fish were part of a 13 fish haul, between two anglers. They took the fish fishing from a boat down the centre of Toft Shallows on black and green, and white and green tadpoles on DI-5 lines.
The bank has continued in rich form, with plenty of top conditioned fish being caught. I bared witness to the quality of fish, by taking 2 fish over 4lb in a 15 minute session from the bank, using a brown minkie. Both fish were brimming with snails and yellow corixa, and were caught just feet from the bank !
The bank fishing has edged the results this week, however those boats that have fished tight into the shores have taken advantage of the large numbers of fish feeding close in on snails and corixa and recorded equally as good results as some bank anglers.
Brown, white and black minkies, and minky boobies have by far been the best patterns, fished on slow to fast intermediate lines from the bank, and Di-3 or DI-5 lines from the boat.
Many anglers hang up their rods at the end of November, however with Draycote remaining open until the end of November, why not pay us a visit and sample some top class fishing for as little as £10 from mid-day to close.
Number of fish killed 207 Number of fish released 256 Number of anglers 107 Road average 4.3
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