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3 Grafham Water Browns for 19.5lb - How Did I do that?

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3 Grafham Water Browns for 19.5lb - How Did I do that?

Grafham Water has recently hit peak form, though on my last two visits within 7 days it certainly seems to have put it brakes on, however what has become noticeable is, I have seen some big browns moving, but not latched onto one, until now !! It was a pretty blustery day with a fresh SSW wind, gusting up to 35mph, so seeking shelter was a priority. Luckily one of the  current hot spots, the sailing club to Sludge Point, was pretty sheltered, for the first 4oyds at least, before you caught the wind. As we motored to the area,...

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Check Out The 3 Flies Used To Bag 15 Grafham Beauties !

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Check Out The 3 Flies Used To Bag 15 Grafham Beauties !

Firstly, apologies I haven't been able to deliver more regular updates of my fishing ventures - I do not know where this last month has gone - It has been a busy one. As we head into June, our big waters start to change. The buzzer fishing can slow, and nymphs and dries can really come into their own - as we discovered yesterday on Grafham. (30/6/22) Grafham is a real gem of a water at this time of year, hit it right and you'll get a day to remember. The weather conditions were some what perfect, light cloud, light Southerly...

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Rutland, Then Grafham - Which One Came Out On Top ?

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Rutland, Then Grafham - Which One Came Out On Top ?

It has been a busy week taking anglers onto the Midland's top waters, Rutland & Grafham, and with them both in fantastic form of late, was it going to continue? First trip out was with Scotland's Ramsay Mgowan and Tyler Hay. After a "night before" catch up it was time to show these boys the big "R". We headed South, and parked up along the fence at Gibbets Gorse, where I new fish had been holding for some weeks. It wasn't long until both Tyler and Ramsay hit into fish, fishing buzzers on floating lines. The fish were noticeably close...

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