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The Cutting Trophy.

  • 4 hours fishing
  • Singles
  • Bank
  • Trophy Trophy
    Club trophy

Date

Usually late-May, see our Programme for details.

What we do in this event

Members only bank fishing match and social event.

Sign in at the Lodge from 5pm, start fishing at 6pm.

Weigh in at the Lodge by 10pm.

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and the Best Fish.

Rules

Bring back any 2 fish to the weigh in, plus catch and release.

Members can take more fish if they wish, up to the limit of their ticket purchased.

Catch and release fish are not counted but should be reported at weigh in.

The match is fished to Fishery Rules.

All browns to be released.

Trophy

Previous winners:

2025: Winner: Tim Lawson, Runner-up: Mick Connor, Best fish: Tim Lawson

2024: Winner: Chris Evans, Runner-up: Colin Best, Best fish: Colin Best

2023: Winner: Tim Lawson, Runner-up: Gary Cooper, Best fish: Frank Daly

2022: Winner: Rob Teasdale, Best fish: Gordon Alleyne

2021: Tom Cooper

2020: [cancelled due to COVID]

2019:  Tom Cooper

2018: Brian Bonner

2017: Dave Porter

2016: Neil Squires

2015: Steve Crowder

2014: Phil Brown

2013: Dave Porter

2012: Steve Crowder

2011: Chris Evans

2010: H Tomlinson

2009: Paul Wild

2008: P Brown

2007: Roy Taylor

2006: L Shevlin

2005: Gary Cooper

2004: Gary Cooper

2025 Winner: Tim Lawson

History:

Cutting Trophy

This beautiful trophy was generously presented to RWFF by Sean Cutting in 2004.

About Us

Rutland Water Fly Fishers is a club of keen anglers who fly fish for trout in Rutland Water and other local reservoirs.

New members are very welcome. Please see our Membership page for details.

Club Meetings

Club meetings are held during the winter at Empingham Cricket Club. Location map here.

For details on fishing at Rutland Water and to purchase permits, please see the Anglian Water fishing site.

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