Following another week of improving weather conditions, anglers have continued to record excellent bag numbers while having some superb Dry Fly, Buzzer and Nymph fishing. Fish have been recorded into the double figures with Rob Hall landing a fully finned Brownie at over 12lb.

This week the Chopwell Chancers visited the fishery for their annual Darren McNestry memorial friendly competition. All 22 members landed fish with the majority of them bagging up. It was heaviest bag competition, so first four fish were killed and weighed.

1st Place - Michael Leck - 14lb 14oz

2nd Place - Malcolm Proudlock - 11lb 1oz

3rd Place - Paul Snaith - 10lb 15oz

4th Place - John Ord Renshaw - 10lb 13oz

Heaviest fish went to Davy Laverick with a rainbow at 6lb 3oz.

Thanks to everyone for turning up, and especially to Anthony Meadows for organising the competition.

· Chopwell Chncers 22 anglers, 130 fish released 78 fish kept over both lakes.

· Colin Smith released 5 on Long Crag using Dries.

· Geoff Huscroft released 11 on Long Crag using Dries and Buzzers.

· Gary Knox kept 2 and released 9 on Coe Crag using Buzzers.

· Tony Barclay released 16 from his float tube on Long Crag using Buzzers.

· Stu Ward returned 15 to long Crag using Buzzers.

· Si Nichols returned 20 using Buzzers Shimmies and Dries.

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· Derek Todd returned 16 on Long Crag using Beetles and Dries.

· Bob Bell returned 8 using Top Hats and Hopper on Coe Crag and 16 on a previous visit.

· Steve Dixon released 6 on Long Crag using Buzzers and Dries.

· Steve mole released 20 using a Hares Ear Top Hats on Coe Crag and 14 on a previous visit’

· B Gilbert returned 11 over Both Lakes using Shipmans Buzzers.

· T and N Bryant released 27 between them on Long Crag using Dries

· Dean and paul Gribbin each returned 7 to Long Crag using various flies.

· M Coulson returned 9 using spiders and Buzzers on Long Crag.

· Mick Brown returned 20 over both lakes including an 11lb rainbow and 2 nice Browns.

· G Wilson released 5 using yellow owls.

· Ian Santos had 3 visits this week returning 47 fish over both lakes using various flies and methods.

· Jim Smith released 17 on Long Crag using Shipmans Buzzers.

· Ian Kirpattrick returned 20 on Long Crag using Damsels and Buzzers.

· Richard Blanchett returned 19 using Damsels and CDCs on Long Crag

· James Coyne released 11 on long Crag Using Dries.

· Ant Medows returned 16 using Buzzers and Top Hats.

· Trevor Wads returned 16 on Long Crag using size 16 Dries.

· Ken Glenton returned 18 using Dries on Long Crag

· Roger Wilson and his son returned 21 fish between them on Coe Crag using Dries.

· Rob Hall returned 14 over both lakes using a Black Lure.

· Matty Devine returned 20 using a devine Dancer on Long Crag

· Ross Calder returned 20 over 2 visits over both lakes using Buzzers Dries and lures.

· John Williams returned 10 on Long Crag using Dries

· Chris Cooper returned 15 on Coe Crag using Buzzers and a Cheese worm.

· Jim Burtle and Ali Tait enjoyed their day on the boat returning 20 fish each using Dries Buzzers and Nymphs.

· Joe Brown kept 2 and returned 8 on Long Crag using Dries

· Lee Mooney returned 15 from his Float Tube on Long Crag using Buzzers.

· Dean Headley returned 9 to Long Crag using Dries

· Michael Hall returned 12 using Dries

· Dave and Kev Murray returned 19 fish between them over both lakes using Dawsons and Dries.

FLY BOX: various buzzers. Beetles, Top Hats Hoppers. Damsels. Nymphs, and Emergers.