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Drought Related Angling Restrictions Imposed on Pitsford, Ravensthorpe and Rutland

Steve Crowder — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:26:12 +0000

The severe drought has resulted in Anglian Water imposing bank access restrictions on anglers at Pitsford and Ravensthorpe already before the new season has even started, the expectation is that more bank access restrictions will follow at Rutland unless there is a su

Non Native Invasive Bloody Red Mysid Shrimp in Rutland Water - Hemimysis anomala

Steve Crowder — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:01:57 +0000

There is a new non native invasive shrimp species to be found in Rutland Water. Two of Anglian Waters reservoirs now have their own new non native shrimp species. Rutland has the "Bloody Red Mysid Shrimp - Hemimysis anomala".

Invitation From A Double World Champion

Steve Crowder — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:22:18 +0000

Dear Fellow Angler
I would like to wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.

Seasons Greeting From New Zealands North Island

TopRod — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:08:30 +0000

Hi All

This lovely Brownie which is 10lb plus... came on my second visit to Hamurana stream this season having blanked on my first visit.

Troutmasters Final 2011

Steve Crowder — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:29:54 +0000

August 2010 Qualification

The path to taking part in this years Troutmasters Final 2011 at Grafham Water for me has been an interesting experience littered with catching a series of very large rainbow trout along the way.

Cormorant Watch

Steve Crowder — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:12:53 +0000

Cormorants (also known as "The Black Death") are a particularly repulsive top predator that has migrated inland here in the UK from the sea to take advantage of the easy pickings of both coarse fish and trout that can be found throughout the lands waterways, lakes and reservoirs.

Sheeva Plug Computer Setup

Steve Crowder — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:31:08 +0000

Deciding it was time for some technical fun after reading this excellent article: A Note On Setting Up the SheevaPlug Linux Plug Computer saw a prompt next day delivery of my own new Sheeva Multi Boot Plug Computer this past week.

Firesheep exposes weaknesses of open wireless networks

GaryV — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:41:01 +0000

Firesheep is a Firefox extension that captures user names and passwords of any person utilizing the same open wireless network. To show people how vulnerable they're on public wi-fi, Firesheeps designer created the extension to exploit the validation cookies used by social networks and other websites. Firesheep can be thwarted, nevertheless, with Firefox extensions designed for additional amounts of encryption.

Invasion of the Killer Shrimp

Steve Crowder — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:28:09 +0000

Here is the start of a new one. The first discovery of a non-native invasive aquatic species all the way from the Danube found in Grafham Water. Here is Anglian Waters Advice for water users: help prevent the spread of invasive wildlife that details the little monster. Having seen the offender first hand it is not small, and very prolific already. For those who fly fish at Grafham a shrimp pattern in size 10 or 8, based upon hare's ear should do the trick. A pale creamy hare's fur underside, topped with a light tan shellback with some partridge legs should do it.

Trout Personal Bests

Steve Crowder — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:57:12 +0000

I thought I would record the various personal best trout I have managed to catch over the years at Anglian Waters four trout fishing reservoirs. I have managed to catch many brownies and rainbows in the 3lb 0oz - 3lb 12oz class which are not really recorded here. I recently found out the the set of scales I use underweight by around 4 to 5 ounces...