AROUND THE FISHERIES.

Shimano Big Fish Water 01792 796584 Improvement work has finished and the lake reopens on Saturday.

Fishery boss Jud Hamblin promises some exciting sport as a few very special trout were in the restocking and emphasises anglers must ring and book.

Ynysyfro Reservoir 01633 669733 The season ends on Saturday, but there is still the chance of a good fish as Cardiff's John McIndo proved when he caught a 4.5lb rainbow.

Boat anglers look likely to enjoy the best tail end sport as the trout are staying well down in the water.

Ravensnest Fishery 01291 689564 Newport fly fisherman Scott Skellam caught the week's best rainbow which fell for a small lure and was just short of 7lb.

Richard Shaw's rainbow scaled 6.5lb; Oliver Sale netted a 6lb fish and Cardiff's Cliff Evans and Graham Jones had trout weighing 5.5lb and 5.25lb.

Another city angler who did well was Bryn Jones with rainbows of 5.25lb and 4lb in a six fish 19.5lb bag.

A 4.75lb rainbow helped Alan Richards to a five-fish 16.5lb title and Stewart Smith went home to Newport with five trout totalling 14.75lb.

Dave Edwards, from Abergavenny, and Cardiff's Paul Rees reached the 20-fish catch and release limit, while Caerphilly visitor Roger Jones and Colin Wilson, from Newport, returned 19 fish.

Cefn Mably Lakes 01633 681101 Cardiff anglers John Harris and Andrew Hawks topped the catch list with four rainbows weighing 14.25lb on an olive damsel nymph and four for 13.75lb on a yellow daddy longlegs.

Mark Jones, from Bridgend, caught three rainbows on the 4lb mark by casting a cat's whisker lure; Michael Bleak's three weighing 11.75lb came to a hare's ear nymph, while fellow Newport angler Paul Roberts fished catch and release and hooked 10 fish to 8lb on a bloodworm nymph.

Seven Oaks Fishery 01446 775474 The 8.75lb rainbow caught by Newport fly fisherman Terry Hills was the heaviest during a week of good catches.

John Phillips, from Llantrisant, caught rainbows of 7.25lb and 5lb, while Windsor Trigg had six rainbows all over 5lb in his bag when he returned to Beddau. Neil Harris came from Bridgend and netted rainbows of 3.75lb and 5.75lb; Rob Vivian, from Caerphilly, accounted for trout weighing 3lb, 4lb and 5lb and when Rhondda angler Neil Harris fished catch and release he returned 10 trout to 5lb.

Big Well Fly Fishery 01600 772904 Phil Morgan popped down the road from Monmouth to catch rainbows of 7.5lb, 5.5lb and 2.25lb, while John Baker came from Newport to bag his 5.5lb fish.

Derek Brankin cast a red Montana nymph to good effect when it was taken by three rainbows between 5lb and 6lb and the same fly brought John Rix five smaller fish for a 13.5lb total. Ben Aston's three fish added up to 8.25lb; Matthew Snowzell fished catch and release and hooked 10 trout to 4lb and brothers John and Phil Harris returned 13 fish to 3.5lb.

Wentwood Reservoir 01291 425158 The season ends on Saturday. Wind and rain hit sport and no one managed a limit during the week. Tony and Ann Heming put together a joint catch of five rainbows weighing 10.5lb from a boat and Wentwood Reservoir Club secretary Dave Jones boated a brace weighing 4.5lb. Alan Banner bank fished for his brace of 3lb fish; Ian Hewitt cast from the east bank for two weighing 4.75lb and Gary Wharton banked two rainbows for 4.5lb.