Hi All
week 13/5/13 to 19/5/13
Best Fish This Week:Steve Dutton of Thorpe Waterville Rainbow 13lb 0oz Black Buzzer[red holo cheeks]  There was some excellent catches this week by boat and bank anglers respectively with some days averaging 10 fish per angler with the average over the week standing at between 4-5 fish.Good hatches of buzzers,olives,caddis and now a few damsels giving good sport to those anglers fishing imitative patterns such as Black and Olive buzzers,GRHE,Diawl Bach &Bloodworm.
Highlight of the week was the landing of the heaviest fish of the season so far caught by season ticket holder Steve Dutton who took this magnificent specimen rainbow at exactly 13lb off the Addington Road bank.Steve was fishing a floating line with black buzzers at 2-4 feet and he also caught a total of 20 rainbows with all fish being safely released to the water.
Prospects for the coming week are excellent as the fly life now being more active and the fish moving closer to the surface.Weekly stocking continues with more excellent quality fighting fish being introduced.
Best Areas:Bank-Addington Road,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Caravan Bank/Lawn Area.
:Boat-Willow Bay,Caravan Bay,Sandbank,Deeps.
Best Patterns:Black&Olive Buzzers,GRHE,Montana,PTN[UV Thorax]Damsel Nymphs,Diawl Bach[Blue]
Corporate&Boat Bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
week 6/5/13 to 12/6/13
The water warmed up this week finally and the hatches of buzzers and olives has been quite prolific particularly at the latter part of the week.Consequently the fishing also picked up and with the cloud cover there has been some good catches of fish up to 3lbs mostly taken on buzzer patterns.Black with holo red cheeks/white cheeks has been the prominent colour although olive buzzers have also now taken a few fish. GH Damsel Nymph has also started to catch.Fish have been feeding all day on some days which has been evident on the amount in the stomach contents in some fish when spooned.
Pick of the boat anglers have been Andy Baranowski of Northampton,Steve Quartly of London and Paul Shephard of Bedford who all have taken double figure numbers of fish all on buzzer patterns in 3-4 feet depth.
Bank anglers also doing well and catching their limits before catching and releasing numerous fish back safely to fight another day.Floating lines and long leaders being the best tactics.
Average catch rate has also increased this week and good days has seen this reach close on 5 fish per angler.
Some anglers also report hooking and losing some very large trout which are now roaming the lake.Weekly stocking continues with the latest having released fish well into double figures .
Best Patterns:Black Buzzer[White/Red Cheeks],GH Damsel Nymph,GRHE,Olive Buzzer.
Best Areas:Boat-All the Lake.
:Bank-Lawn Area/Caravan Bay,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Willow Bay,Addington Road.
Prospects -Excellent
Boat&Corporate Bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
WEEK- 29/4/13 to 5/5/13
Hi All
Best Fish This Week-John Thelwell Stanwick Rainbow 7lb 0oz Black Buzzer[red holo cheeks]-SEE PICTURE 003
Nick Wright Northampton Rainbow 5lb 4oz Ditto SEE PICTURE 002
Barry Hall Wellingborough Rainbow 4lb 8oz GH Black Buzzer SEE PICTURE 006
Despite the fine weather this week some days have proved difficult in the bright sunshine.However fishing picked up slightly at the weekend with the return of cloud cover.Some good fish caught on mainly black buzzer patterns as the fly life returned and as temperatures started to rise.Pick of the anglers this week was John Thelwell in the boat with 6 rainbows and 3 browns with the best a magnificent quality specimen rainbow of 7lbs exactly all caught mainly on a size 12 black buzzer with red holo cheeks. Nick Wright from Northampton and Barry Hall from Wellingborough also from the boat caught specimen rainbows on a similar method.Floating lines with long leaders or under the indicator seems to be the successful method.Most fish are still deep in the water.Bank and boat fishing now similarly successful as the fish start to move around the lake and season ticket holder Gene Robinson from Raunds most successful bank angler taking 12 rainbows from the lawn area in caravan bay again on black buzzer pattern under the indicator.
Best Patterns:Montana,Black Buzzer[white or holo red cheeks],GRHE, Diawl Bach,Damsel Nymphs,Fritz Damsel.
Best Areas: Boat-Lodge Frontage,Middle of the Lake,Willow Bay,Caravan Bay.
: Bank-Lodge Frontage&Platforms,Caravan Bay/Lawn Area,Willow Bay.
Corporate&Boat Bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul
PRESS RELEASE 3th April 2013 Word count – 300 Once again the Masonic Fishing Charity (also known as the MTSFC) Northants & Huntingdonshire branch has held another triumphant fishing event at Ringstead Grange. Not only did the sun shine, but as is the norm at Ringstead, the lake continued to offer exceedingly good sport with catch after catch being reeled in at impressive weights. John Mackenzie, the Chairman of the area’s MFC said, “Ringstead Grange Fishery has allowed us to hold fishing events here for the past 8 years and it is thanks to their attention to keeping the lakes in tip top condition, well stocked and their mindfulness to safety that makes it possible for us to hold events where we can offer disabled and handicapped children a country side fishing experience and a day to remember” John Kemp is one of the volunteer casters whose wife Rosemary assists in providing a delicious BBQ for the children and helpers at lunch time. She wanted to say how pretty everyone thought the lake side is and that she frequently brought her sketch pad with her so she can capture the surrounding beauty on paper whilst her husband quietly and contently fished from a boat. Jim Webster, the founder of the Charity commented, “on behalf of everyone involved with the MFC, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ringstead Grange Fishery for allowing us to hold this event which brings a lot of joy to local children who have to cope on a daily basis with a wide range of disabilities” John Mackenzie concluded by saying, “there is always plenty of fish at Ringstead and the children manage to catch quite a few but the main catch of the day has to be the smiles on their faces each time they see they see they have a bite”. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} Week 22/4/13 to 28/4/13
Hi All
Best Fish This Week:
Bob Watts Higham Ferrers Rainbow-6lb 8oz Montana[Photo to follow]
Tony Kitchener Gt Addington Rainbow 6lb 0oz Montana[Photo above]
John Thelwall Stanwick Rainbow 5lb 8oz Black Buzzer
Mr Suddick Hemel Hempstead Rainbow 5lb 8oz Hares Ear
The warmer temperatures during this week has really further improved the catches and boats and banks doing exceptionally well with plenty of fish from 21/2lb to 5lb being taken.
Best fish this week was caught by Bob Watts fishing the Addington Road bank with a Montana on a floating line in 3-5feet of water.
Many good catches from boat and bank to individually mention but season ticket holders Phil and Gene Robinson shsred 33 fish from the Addington Road bank caught mainly on black buzzer pattern in 5 feet under the indicator.
Tony Kitchener of Gt Addington landed the best fish from the boat in Caravan Bay on a Montana pattern on an intermediate line.
Some good hatches this week of large buzzers and olives.
Most successful fly patterns have been Montana,Black Buzzers[white thorax],UV Black/Limey Nymph,GRHE,B&G Tadpoles.
The highlight of this week however was the 8th annual event on Thursday for "The Masonic Fishing Charity" whereby children from three local special needs schools namely Latimer Arts Barton Seagrave,Wrenn Spinney Kettering and Corby Business Academy attended the lake with volunteer anglers to fly fish.The event was most successful and was followed by presentations of certificates and medals to all students.Cups for various achievements on the day were also presented by owner Mrs Rosemary Foster on behalf of her husband Harold and herself.John Mackensie thanked everybody for their attendance on the day and for making the day such a success.He also thanked Mrs Foster for donating the lake for this regular event each yeay.Credit must be given to all those involved who gave up their time to organise and attend allowing the students in "catching a smile "during the day.[see photos of Wrenn School being presented with cup and all those who attended on the day]
Best Areas:Boat-Addington Road Frontage,Deeps,Willow Bay,Caravan Bay.
:Bank-Addington Road,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Caravan Bay,Willow Bay.
Boat&Corporate bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
Hi All
week 15/4/13 to 21/4/13
Best Fish of the Week: Mr Witty Northampton Rainbow 5lb 12oz[see picture]
:Martyn Turner Houghton Conquest Rainbow 5lb 12oz
:Mr Slater Peterborough Rainbow 4lb 12oz
:David Boden Rainbow 4lb 8oz
Best Bag: Martyn Turner 5 fish for 17lb
Some excellent catches this weekas weather conditions improve and warmer conditions brought the onset of some good hatches of buzzers and a few olives.Best patterns have varied from buzzers to boobys but Montana patterns have clearly been the best of the week by far.
Pick of the bank anglers has been Ray Steels from Peterborough who took 11 rainbows on Montana with all being released.Nick Wright from Northampton again caught well with 9 rainbows on Cats Whisker pattern.
Boat angler and season ticket holder Steve Dutton with boat partner B Cook caught 12 rainbows on white booby pattern.Martyn Turner from Houghton Conquest Bedford fishing a Montana and large black buzzers on an intermediate line towards the sandbank took 5 rainbows in quick time to 5lb 12oz in his bag weighing in at 17lb.
Best tactics -intermediate or floating line with long leader with buzzers/small lures.The fish are still in deep water but they should now start to move up in the water as the warmer weather continues this week.
Prospects excellent with continual weekly stocking.
Water clarity-good
Best Areas:Bank-Caravan Bay,Sandbank,Lodge Bank/Platforms,Deeps,Willow Bay.
:Boat-Willow Bay,Deeps,Mill Corner.
Best Patterns:Montana,GH Damsels,Black Buzzer[White or Holo Red Thorax],Cats Whisker,Hares Ear.
Boat&Corporate Bookings:Please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
week 8/4/13 to 14/4/13
Best Fish This Week:Edward Telfer Wellingborough Rainbow 6lb 0oz-Bloodworm Lawrence Jolley Kettering Rainbow 6lb 0oz-GH Fritz Damsel
John Hunt Earls Shilton Rainbow 5lb 12oz-Damsel Nymph
Barry Hall Wellingborough Rainbow 4lb 12oz-Damsel Nymph
Nick Wright Northampton Rainbows 4lb 4oz&3lb 8oz-B&G Tadpole
David Boden Rushden Rainbow 3lb 8oz Red Tinhead [Pictures from left-Edward,Lawrence,Barry,Nick] Conditions gradually improved this week with rising temperatures and with this came some good fish being caught from bank and boat.Pick of the catches from the bank with 14 rainbows falling to his own Cats Whisker variation was season ticket holder Andy Baranowski from Northampton with floating line in 4-6 feet of water along the lodge bank.
Boat angler Mr Herridge from Stevenage took 13 rainbows on a red damsel in the deeps on an intermediate line in the deeps.
On the warmer days small black flies are hatching and a few few fish are now falling to buzzer patterns.
Some excellent fish between 4-6lb now being taken on imitative patterns although the fish are still fairly deep down. Excellent brown trout stocked this week which the fishery is requesting anglers to return to the water so that other anglers have the opportunity to catch these fine fish. Prospects very good as the warmer weather returns at last and black buzzers,damsel patterns,bloodworm fished on floating lines should be the order of the day. Water clarity good. Weekly stocking continues. Best Areas:Boat-Deeps,Caravan Bay,Lodge Frontage. :Bank-Caravan Bay,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Willow Bay,Addington Road. Best Patterns:Damsel Nymphs,Fritz Damsel,Black Buzzers[Red Holo Thorax],Bloodworm,Cats Whisker,B&G Tadpoles. Boat&Corporate Bookings-please call Paul on 07788 426369 Please Note! "Masonic"-Disabled Childrens Charity Day is Thursday 25th April Best Regards Paul Mortimer Hi All Best Fish This Week: [ James Foster Ringstead Rainbow Estimated 7-8lb[returned][Boat]-Cats Whisker Peter Rear Milton Keynes Rainbow 6lb 4oz[Boat]-GH Black Fritz Bill Harris Milton Keynes Rainbow 4lb 12oz[Boat]-GH Damsel Nymph John ["Taff"] Thomas Desborough Rainbow 5lb 12oz[Bank]-Damsel Nymph
Best Bags This Week: Nick Wright Northampton 10 Rainbows from the bank on Cats Whisker[5 fish returned]
: Mr Pratt Olney 7 Rainbows from the bank on Cats Whisker[2 fish returned]
At last the weather started to improve this week and those anglers who braved the weather in previous weeks were back again and catching well from the bank as the results above show .[Nick Wright and Mr Pratt].
Best tactics have been floating lines with long leaders with small lures or as the latter part of the week demonstrated nymph patterns which are just starting to be productive.The fish are still fairly deep but with warmer weather promised they should now start moving up in the water.James and son George Foster in the boat at the weekend produced the best fish of the week an estimated 7-8lb rainbow which was safely returned to the water.
Plenty of excellent fish being caught and this will only improve following the weekly stocking which will include brown trout over the coming week.
Water clarity still good .
Best Patterns:Damsel Nymph inc.GH Variations,Montana,Cats Whisker,Black Buzzer[Holo],Bloodworm,Black Fritz,Fritz Damsel.
Best Areas:Boat-Caravan Bay,Deeps,Mill Corner.
:Bank-Lodge Bank&Platforms,Addington Road,Willow Bay,Caravan Bay.
Boat&Corporate Bookings-please ring Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
Week 25/3/13 to 31/3/13
Hi All
The lake has been partly frozen over for some days in the mornings but has still been able to fish the margins but the easterly and north easterly winds have kept temperatures down as has done in the recent weeks.
However bank anglers still having some good sport with floating and intermediate lines fishing deep to catch some excellent rainbows up to 7lb.Best patterns have again been black&green tadpoles,montana,orange fritz,bloodworm and cats whisker.
Pick of the anglers this week has been Reg Bellham from Northampton with 10 rainbows[5 returned safely].Andy Baranowski from Northampton with a rainbow of 5lb 12oz  [see photo] in his catch.Mr White with an estimated rainbow of 6-7lb in his catch and release haul.Mr Herridge with 5 fish including rainbows of 4lb 4oz and 3lb 12oz all caught on various small lure patterns.
Warmer conditions should improve angler numbers and prospects for the next few weeks excellent as some large fish start to move in the margins.Plenty of fish from 21/2lb to 4lb showing.
Water Clarity-Good
Best Areas:Bank-Addington Road,Willow Bay,Mill Corner,Sandbank,Lodge Frontage and Platforms.
:Boat-Willow Bay,Mill Corner,Lodge Frontage,Caravan Bay.
Boat&Corporate Bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer Hi All
week 18/3/13 to 24/3/13
Best Fish:Dave Rickatson Brackley Rainbow 6lb 0oz B&G Pattern[photo 002.jpg]
Reg Bellham Northampton Rainbow 6lb 0oz Cats Whisker[photo 003.jpg]
Mick Cox Wellingborough Rainbow estimated at 6lb 0oz returned
Matt Middleton Hargrave Rainbow 5lb 4oz B&G Tadpole
Johhny Steel Hamerton Rainbow 5lb 4oz B&G Tadpole
Well winter still not gone this week and cold winds and low temperatures kept all but the very hardy anglers away.This kept the fish in the lower depths and the anglers that did venture out caught some excellent quality specimens.
Most successful patterns were again small fish imitations such as Cats Whisker,Montana,Orange Fritz and B&G Tadpoles.
Some fish caught now showing signs of feeding on bloodworms so imitations of this pattern now worth a try.
Weekly stocking continuing withsome excellent rainbows averaging 21/4lb with a number of larger specimen fish indicated by the number of 5lb plus fish caught since the opening of the season.
Prospects excellent if some warmer weather greet us for the Easter break.
Troutmaster fish off winner to enter final at Grafham Water was Andy Baranowski from Northampton with 4rainbows in difficult conditions.Congratulations to Andy in reaching the final.
Water clarity excellent.
Best Patterns:Cats Whisker,B&G Tadpoles,Orange Fritz,Montana.
Best Areas:Boat-Mill Corner&Lodge Frontage.
Bank-Caravan Bay,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Sandbank,Willow Bay,Addington Road.
Boat&Corporate Bookings-please contact Paul on 07788 426369
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer Hi All
week 11/3/13 to 17/3/13
Best Fish:
Steve Brown Long Lawton Rugby Rainbow 6lb 4oz Montana[weighted]
Phil Kores Bedford Rainbow 4lb 12oz[2nr] Sunburst Blob
Mr Beattie Knebworth Rainbow 5lb 2oz GH Damsel
Best Bag: Steve Brown 5 Rainbows 25lb 4oz
Brrrrrr-the bitterly cold north easterly and easterly winds lastr week kept most anglers at home but the change in wind direction to the south west and slight temperature increase brought anglers out at the weekend and they caught well.
The banks fishing better than boats with tactics of floating and intermediate lines with black&green patterns again taking most fish.
The pick of the anglers was Steve Brown of Rugby who took 9 rainbows with the best at 6lb 4oz.Steves five fish limit reached 25lb 4oz with others being safely released safely to the water along the lodge bank.
Other successful angler was Phil Kores from Bedford who had a brace of rainbows at 4lb 12oz in his catch on sunburst blob pattern from caravan bay.
The rise in temperature sparked hatches of small black flies so worth trying small black nymphs on the warmer days.
Most anglers experiencing catching excellent quality fish in the crystal clear water within easy casting distance from the bank.
Prospects excellent with improvement in temperatures and spring hopefully around the corner.
Best Patterns:Montana,B&G Tadpoles,GH Damsel.
Best Areas:Bank-Sandbank,Caravan Corner,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Willow Bay.
:Boats-Deeps,Mill Corner
Boat&Corporate Bookings or any other information please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer
Hi All
Week 4/3/13 to 10/3/13
Best Fish this week:
Johnny Bromilow Cambridge-Rainbow 5lb 14oz[Photo attached]
Mr Knights Cambridge-Rainbow 5lb 0oz
The clear water conditions have again contributed to some good catches of fish this week with plenty of rainbowsbetween 3lb&6lb.
Best tactics again have been floating or intermediate lines fishing at 4-6 feet with black and green patterns eg.goldhead damsels, black&green tadpoles,montanas[silver head] and cats whiskers.Anglers report plenty of takes with some having lost some very large fish.The banks taking more fish than the boats as the fish continue to move closer in the margins.
Prime locations on the lake continue to be caravan corner,sandbank,lodge bank and platforms,willow bay and mill corner indicating the spread of fish around the lake.
Several anglers report having their limit catch and releasing some excellent quality fish with the pick of the bunch being fellow anglers Messrs Bromilow and Knights from Cambridge who had 9 rainbows between them with the best at 5lb 14oz and 5lb 0oz respectively.
Bailiff Kevin Height had an excellent catch of 9 rainbows in Mill Corner between 3lb&6lb on an intermediate line fished at distance with a black&green tadpole pattern some of which took on the drop in 4-6feet of water.All fish returned safely.
The weather conditions still play havoc despite the good fishing and its expected that this will only improve more as the warmer weather returns.
Weekly stocking continuing with fish being stocked at an average of 21/4lb with a sprinkling of 3-6lb fish.
Best Patterns:GH Damsel,B&G Tadpoles,Montana,Cats Whisker,Appetizer.
Best Areas:Boat-Caravan Bay,Willow Bay,Mill Corner.
:Bank-Caravan Bay,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Willow Bay,Addington Road,Mill Corner,Sandbank.
Boat&Corporate Bookings-please ring Paul on 07788 426369
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer
Hi All
Best Fish: Mr Green- Milton Keynes 6lb 0oz Rainbow[Boat] photo 1
Mr P Walker - Kettering 5lb 12oz Rainbow[Boat] photo 2
Mr N Sketchley-Leicester 5lb 8oz Rainbow[Bank] photo 3
Mr J Sharp-Northampton 5lb 8oz Rainbow[Boat] photo 4
Mr Comybere -Kettering 5lb 8oz Rainbow[Boat]
Mr S West -Irthlingborough 5lb 4oz Rainbow[Bank]
Best Bag-Norman Sketchley 4 rainbows 21lb[01/02/03-March-62 Anglers caught 232 rainbows with 99 being returned safely to the water[average 3.74per angler]
The clear water conditions provided opening day with plenty of exciting sport for anglers particularly those enjoying their first outing of the new season and despite the cold north easterly winds.
There were plenty of rods bending with excellent quality fish to most bank areas particularly Lodge Bank,Caravan Corner,Willow Bay,Addington Road and Mill Corner giving a good indication of the spread of fish this early in the season.
Pick of the bank anglers on opening day was Steve West from Irthlingborough who took 11 rainbows to 5lb 4oz on a green body goldhead on a floating line.Mr Sharp and son Jamie from Northampton were the pick of the boat anglers on opening day with their limit of 10 fish to 5lb 8oz mostly caught on Cats whisker with son Jamie having the best fish of the catch.
Another father and son team Phil and Gene Robinson regular season ticket holders from Raunds excelled on their first outing on Saturday with 15 rainbows in their catch&release haul which included fish all exceeding 3lb with the best estimated at 8lb all mostly caught on Cats Whisker below the bung on floating lines at a depth of 5 feet.
Best Patterns:GH Cats Whisker,Black&Green Tadpole,Montana,Orange Fritz GH,GH Damsel.
Best Areas:Bank-Lodge Bank/Platforms,Caravan Bank,Sandbank,Willow Bay,Mill Corner.
:Boat-Lodge Frontage,Willow Bay,Caravan Bay,Mill Corner,Deeps.
Prospects for the coming week look promising with the onset of some warmer spring weather and the continued weekly stocking of more of the excellent rainbows seen caught during opening weekend.
Water conditions and levels are very good giving boat and bank anglers the prospects of some lively sport.
Corporate and boat bookings please call Paul on 07788 426369
Best Regards
Paul Mortimer
Hi All, welcome back to Ringstead Grange which opens its gates for the new season on the 1st March.Work around the banks has been in progress to clear the effects of the winter flooding and water levels are now subsiding to become crystal clear again.
The emphasis again this season will be the stocking of the excellent quality rainbows with plenty of fish exceeding the 4lb mark.
Day and evening ticket prices have been held this year with only marginal increases to boat and season tickets making Ringstead the most competetively priced trout fishery in the area.
The fishery welcomes back all its regular anglers and newcomers for what it is hoped will be a much improved season with excellent sport for all.
For further details and bookings please contact myself on 07788 426369.
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer
Hi All ,I would like to advise you that the dates for the coming new season are as follows:
Opening Day Friday 1st March to Closing Day 30th November
We look forward to seeing all of our regular anglers as well as any newcomers wishing to experience catching the excellent quality fish similar to those stocked last season.
Best Wishes
Paul Mortimer
Hi All
week 19/11/12 to 25/11/12
Well what a week this has been with the adverse weather and the consequences thereafter.The week began well and up to Friday those few anglers that turned out did have some good sport from bank and boat.Pick of the boat anglers were Bill Callaway from Harrold again with 6 rainbows in two hours between 21/2lb and 3lb all on montana pattern with rubber legs.Steve Dutton from Thorpe Waterville had 7 rainbows on his catch and release season ticket with several fish lost during the spell in the boat.Max Price from Grafton Underwood had the best fish of the week with his brace of rainbows one of which weighed 3lb 8oz again on a black chenille montana pattern.
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Best tactics still with floating lines in 2-4 feet of water as Tim Haynes and his grandson Tom Walker connected with the correct method as they took 5 rainbows to 3lb 4oz[ in the photo attached] 
The cooler conditions have started to improve the fishing slowly this week and again those anglers which have done well this week were Mr Gene Robinson of Raunds ,Mr N Silver of Godmanchester and later in the week Mr J Spolton of Kettering who all took their limit catches from the boat.Best patterns this week have been Diawl Bach,Hoppers ,Damsel Nymph,Hares Ear and now buzzer nymphs starting to catch in black&green.
Well done on Sunday to Mr Ken&Tom Baker from Sydney Australia who attended Ringstead for the first time with Mr Mike Blane.Celebrating "Fathers Day" in Australia Ken who had not been fly fishing previously had a short tuition and promptly went out in the boat and caught a 21/2lb rainbow on the blue Diawl Bach["Little Blue Devil"]Altogether all 3 anglers caught 5 rainbows and had a memorable day but Ken went away with the largest fish[see attached photos-Ken is on the right of the photograph].We hope they all return to repeat the day but it may be a little too far for just the weekend!! 
Best Fish this week-Jason Spolton of Kettering Rainbow 4lb 12oz-Bloodworm Pattern[photo enclosed]
The weather conditions have featured strongly on the number of anglers who have ventured out this week.Again though those that did were rewarded with some exciting sport with plenty of rainbows and browns falling to mainly buzzer patterns.The fish have been up in the water and those fishing floating lines with buzzers and hoppers have been the most successful.
Lake olives and hawthorn flies have again been in abundance in all areas of the lake but mainly on the Addington Road sheltered from the cold winds. The exceptional catch of the week was taken by regular angler Edward Telfer of Wellingborough with a rainbow in excess of 12lb from the lodge platform bank area on an orange fritz pattern.Edward who attends the fishery with his carer was absolutely delighted with his catch and as a memento will be presented with a photograph to remind him of his achievement.
This week has seen superb fish being caught and this was topped by a fishery record grown on rainbow of 19lb 8oz captured by David Hastie of Ravensthorpe on a black&green fritz pattern from the caravan corner bank.Notably this fish was landed on a 5lb b.s. leader.Another fantastic rainbow of 15lb 2oz was landed by Robin Holt of Milton Keynes from the boat on a black&green goldhead pattern.It took Robin half an hour to land this fish after putting up a terrific battle on a light leader.
Excellent quality stock fish are being placed into the fishery weekly and more double figure fish are expected to be caught as only one of this seasons larger fish has been caught to date. Best PatternsBlack&Green Fritz,Humungus,GH Damsels, Montana,Black&Green Tadpole,Black Buzzer Best RegardsPaul Mortimer[Fishery Manager]
Hi All,these are photographs taken on opening day and yesterday.The photo with fish on the grass yesterday is John Thelwall of Rushden and David Jones of Ringstead with 12 fish for 29lb 8oz taken off the boat on black&green fritz patterns .The other is Mr J&M Sharp with their catch outside the lodge on opening day after catching 34 fish and returning 23 safely to the water. Best Regards
Paul Mortimer Opening Day February 18th - 19th
Overview
Despite the very cold weather over the weekend anglers braved the harsh conditions particularly on opening day to record an average catch rate of 6 fish per rod.Stock fish averaging 2.25 to 2.5 lbs in weight.
33 anglers caught 214 fish
Best Fish
16lb 4oz Mick Watts Newport Pagnall[caught on tungsten head black&green fritz pattern] picture below Best AreasCaravan Corner,Lodge Bank&Platforms,Willow Bay,Mill Corner Best PatternsCats Whisker,Black&Green Fritz Damsels,Montana, Gold Head Damsel. Photographs of the best fish to follow shortly Best RegardsPaul Mortimer [Fishery Manager]  Ringstead Grange will open on February 18th-November 30th 2012 Fishing charges seaon 2012 Day Ticket £21.00(6 FISH) junior/oap £16.00 (6 fish) Half day £16.00 £16.00 (3 Fish) Catch & Release Ticket £16.00 Evening Ticket £16.00 (3 fish) boats Day £9.00 Evening £ 6.00 Season Ticket (Bank Fishing) £415.00 Junior/ OAP (Bank Fishing) £340.00 All Bookings please call Paul Mortimer on 07788 426369
Mike Green and Bob Church enjoyed a productive day at Ringstead catching 10 pike between them, the best weighing 21lb 0oz taken by Mike (photo attached). |
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Mike also caught a lovely 2lb 13oz perch. Quite a few perch between 3 and 4 pounds have been caught by boat anglers during the recent predator weekends. Mike and Bob caught all their fish on artificial lures from a boat from numerous spots on the lake. Ringsteads last weekend for pike fishing is Jan 21 and 22. Bookings Tel 01933 622960 Ringstead Grange November 21st Mild weather has kept the fish near the surface but a good distance from the bank. Floating line or slow intermediate best. Best Area Through the middle Best Patterns cats whisker, black/green lures, hares ear First pike fishing weekend is Nov 26th & 27th. Phone 01933 622960 for info/bookings Ringstead Grange Oct 24th - Nov 6th Best Fish 13lb 2oz Ron Mather, Bedford, viva, boat 11lb 2oz Gordon Vinley, Geddington, pink blob 9lb 0oz Rob McWilliams, Cambridge, orange dancer, boat Brown trout are out of season now and must be carefully returned if caught. A couple of decent browns were returned last week: 4lb 8oz Gary Tyler, Lowick, damsel 3lb 7oz Marlon Bonas, Ringstead, orange blob Best Areas Bank - lodge bank Boat - deeps Best Patterns black/green lures, orange blob, cruncher, grhe Ringstead will be open for pike fishing on the following weekends for both boat and bank anglers: Nov 26 & 27 Dec 3 & 4 Dec 10 & 11 Jan 14 & 15 Jan 21 & 22 Bookings/further info Tel 01933 622960 Ringstead Grange Report October 24th Best Fish 13lb 2oz Ron Mather, Bedford, viva Best Areas Caravan corner, deeps Best Patterns black/green lures, orange blob, diawl bach, cruncher Rainbow 10lb 12oz Gwyn Jones, Wing, diawl bach (please find attached photo) |
