I’m just back an hour ago. Well the weather conspired to make it as tricky as possible to the extent that two out of six of us blanked Rutland on day 1. Day 2 was just as sunny but the wind was a little fresher and that helped a great deal and I managed fourteen mainly on diawl bachs. Fish were really tight in to the shore and it seems the dreaded killer shrimp is doing to Rutland what it did to Grafham. Day 3 on Ravensthorpe was scorchio x 10. Little wind. Perseverance paid off but boy you had to work for the scaly little fekers. I ended the day with four all on a gold arse cat booby fished deep. The obvious thing to do was stick on a di 5 or 7 and trundle stuff along the bottom but really…., me, in May, on Ravensthorpe, with my reputation?
We stayed in Manton for a couple of nights and Moulton for two. If any of you ever need accommodation near Pitsford or Ravensthorpe I can heartily recommend The Poplars Hotel in Moulton. Susan, the owner is an absolute gem. We do it all again in October.
