Carsington opens Saturday 20th March 2010
For all bookings contact the Water Sports Centre on..
01629 540 478
Carsington will open on March 20th 2010 but not with the same staff that have made the fishery such a success in 2009. we hear that Phil will not be running the fishery but that is not confirmed at this time. No prices have been posted, as soon as we hear anything we will let you know.
Below the last fishing report from 2009 with some photo's and reports from through out 2009
Weekly fishing report: Monday 12th October to Sunday 18th October
No. of returns: 138
Overall season rod average: 4.87
No. of fish caught: 608
Rod average: 4.40
Best Rainbow: 9lb 6oz FISHERY RECORD! Best Brown: 4lb
Caught By: P. Lightbound Caught By: Chad Crichley
Fly: Cats Whisker Fly: Black Humungus
Area: Sailing Club Island Area: North Island
Don Webber with his Fishery Chad Critchley 4lb Brown
Record 9lb 6oz Rainbow
Report
Well this is the final of my ramblings for this season. I hope you have enjoyed it all as much as we have! And I hope these little rambles have been useful and indeed I hope enjoyable also.
The weather for the final week has been simply cracking given that it is Mid October! We have had sunshine and light winds for the most part although the wind has swung through almost all points on the compass this week! And what a cracking week we have had with the fishing too! The week’s rod average was an excellent 4.40 per rod. The fish have remained high in the water and continued to feed well chasing all sorts of small fry patterns from minkies and humungus to dabblers and damsels! North Island has produced well this week as have Sitch Plantation and Fishtail Creek.
Our Fishery Record for rainbows was beaten with 3 days to spare! Regular angler Don Webber was the lucky angler who tempted the all time Carsington Water Rainbow! This whopping fish topped the scales at 9lb 6oz beating the previous record by nearly half a pound! Don was drifting out from the dam wall past the sailing club island when he had a savage take on his cat’s whisker. He knew at once this was a good fish. A few minutes into the scrap the trout surfaced and gave Don his first glimpse of his record rainbow. After nearly having a heart attack at the sight of it Don continued to carefully play this monster out until it could be brought, finally, to the boat where his boat partner (and sometime ghillie!) Derek was able to get the net under it, although it was a tight fit! (I reckon you might need a bigger net next year Don!).
Congratulations Don from all the team at Carsington Water Fishery
Chad Critchley takes the final honours for the best brown trout of the week. Chad Landed a beautiful fully finned resident brown that weighed in at exactly 4lb. This cracking resident brown fell to a black & gold humungus fished on a DI5. Chad was drifting just to the right of North Island when the fish hit his lure and immediately aimed down for the depths. With a serious bend in his rod Chad applied the pressure to bring the fish to the surface where he saw a large gold flank turn in the water. The fish then made for the deeps again before Chad got the upper hand and eased the trout over the edge of his net.
Overall this has been a superb season the fishery record has fallen three times this year and the fishing has been great. We have had rod averages for the whole season of 3.73 from the bank 4.97 from the boats and overall the season average has been 4.87!
As I have already said that is it for another season, but keep you eyes on this space for updates and news for the new season in 2010.
All that remains for me to say is, once again, thanks again to everyone who came to Carsington Water this season. We hope that you have enjoyed your season with us. I would also like to say a huge thanks very much to all the team who work so hard to make this fishery what it is.
Tight lines to all of you and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Top spots for the week were the Sitch Plantation, across the mouth Fishtail Creek, Buoy 3, Sailing Club Island, North Island and drifts across the Main Basin.
The best flies were Black Minky, White Minky, Cormorant, Dabblers, Orange Blob, Humngus, Damsel and Black & Green Fritz.
Tight lines for 2010
The Carsington Water Fishery Team
Ian Jones with his winning fish
John Stone of South Staffs Water was the wining individual with a superb bag of 20lb 2oz for 8 fish, including 2 trout of 5lb!
Best rainbow this week goes to Ernie Clark who missed the fishery record by a mere 2oz with a stunning 8lb 13oz Rainbow! Ernie was fishing a Montana on a floating line and was drifting across Fishtail Creek when he felt a gentle take and struck. It was clear immediately that this was a big fish as his rod bent over and line came off his reel. It was with great relief many minutes later that Ernie was able to get his net under this monster fish!
Mr M Smith Captured the best rainbow of the week, A whopping well mended trout of 6lb 12oz. Mr Smith was fishing out from sitch plantation across the mouth of Fishtail Creek using a booby on the point and cormorants on the droppers. He was bringing his flies back with a smooth retrieve when this cracking fish fell to a cormorant on the dropper. Mr Smith had a big battle to keep the fish from heading into the weeds but eventually he gained the upper hand and was able to slip the net under his prize!
- Elaine Sherry with a total bag (inc. time bonus) of 16lb 4oz
- Sue Sissions with a total bag (inc. time bonus) of 15lb 12oz
- Hilary Tomlinson with a total bag (inc. time bonus) of 15lb 8oz
Elaine Sherry 1st Place Sue Sissons 2nd Place
Hilary Tomlinson 3rd Place
Best fish of the day went to Scarlett Hodgson who landed a cracking 4lb 15oz rainbow to help her qualify for the team. Scarlett took her big fish with an orange blob booby fished on a slime line in front of North Island,
Scarlett Hodgson Winner of the Biggest fish
Congratulations to all the qualifiers who made the team. We wish them all the best in representing their country next year.
Pete Eville with his 6lb 12oz Resident Rainbow
Paul Walker with his 5lb 4oz resident rainbow
This week’s best rainbow goes to Mick Holland who landed an impressive rainbow trout of exactly 6lb. Mick was fishing a fast sink line with a single white lure and a quick retrieve. Mick was drifting out across the main basin by buoy 4 where he and his boat partner had already had some successful drifts across this area. They had gone around once more when Mick felt a really solid thump through his rod and he was in! With all the open water and depth to go at the trout really put a huge bend in Mick’s rod as it took line from his reel and made a spirited fight for freedom.
Mick also took this week’s best brown trout; an excellent resident fish of 3lb. Mick and his boat partner had moved over to the mouth of fishtail creek and were drifting inside of buoy 5 when he hooked in to this cracking brown. Again with all the open water to go at the brownie put its head down and fought hard until Mick was able to get the net under it. This lovely brownie also fell to the white lure fished on a fast sink line with a quick retrieve.
Brian Goldstraw is the captor of this week’s best rainbow. A stunning fish of 8lb 9oz. Brian caught his monster fish whilst fishing off the edge of Flat Island (the small one in front of North Island). He was using diawl bach’s on a floating line and bringing them in with a slow retrieve when there was a solid bang and the fish tried to take his rod out of his hands. Once on, the trout really gave Brian the run around using its weight to dive deep and pile the pressure on. It was some good time before Brian was able to bring the trout to the surface and get its head up and slip the net under it with a great sense of relief! It was the best of 12 fish for Brian on the day. This was Brian’s first visit to Carsington Water and one I am sure he’ll remember for a long time!
Brian Nadin 3lb Brown Trout
Shane Calton with is 5lb 4oz rainbow
