Having braved the cold, wind and rain at Pitsford those who went to Eyebrook were confronted with the exact opposite – hot and no clouds although fortunately a breeze - a hard day for the majority.

On starting at 9.00am the majority of boats were not far from the lodge. Was this because it was near the dam and very deep? Were the fish deep down because of the hot sun or had there been a stocking recently in that area?

Lines and flies varied considerably from floaters to HiDis, buzzers to boobies. However, the best results came from those using HiDi’s and lures (boobies, blobs) at depth.

At the start of the day (9.00am) there was a gentle breeze along the dam (eastly). There were many rises and Ken and Allen, using slow sinkers, found a spot near the dam, in the middle of the rises, where they caught fish. By 11.00am they had 2 fish apiece. But then the wind completely changed direction (southerly) and the fish stopped rising and disappeared. With a lot of hard work Ken picked up another. He changed to a HiDi lunchtime and got another, his last, by mid afternoon.

The change of wind brought fortunes to another angler, Danny, who had had no success in the morning. Drifting with the wind from the western end of the dam, using a blob and a Hi Di he picked up 5 fish. Perhaps the fish had moved to his drift? All credit to Danny for putting his 4 fish back, he was fishing there the next day in the AMFC match, but it probably did cost him the trophy. However, his partner Eddie did not join in the fortunes with just 1 fish. Never the less his single fish was a real winner at over 6 lbs, again on a HiDi with a booby.

Another winner was Mick who had had no luck in the morning but in the afternoon picked up 4 fish, again on a HiDi and lure.

Those using floaters (eg Ray and John) did pick up fish but none exceeded more than 2.

2 Fish was what the majority of anglers had and it was noticed that the average on the board in the lodge was 2.27 fish per angler.

Regrettably many boats were anchored up near the dam making it difficult to find a good drift in between them. In one manoeuvre to avoid the boats Allen got his HiDi caught around the prop – he now has a HiDi shooting head.

Many stayed the night in the area because of the AMFC match there the following day.