What started out as a single lake day out for Fish & Field customers ended up as a full blown two lake 40 peg event due to the popularity of the venue and the enthusiasm of our customers.
The weather did its bit and stayed dry but the wind coming form the North made it a bit of a chilly affair.
However, some good weights came out with Keith Bilder top scoring with 179lb 2oz from peg 10 on Brick Lake. John Clark was second overall with 101lb 5oz from peg 11 on Brick Lake and Matt Taynton was third with 97lb 10oz from peg 9 on Brick Lake ( get the feeling the fish were up that end?)
Tile Lake also managed to produce some good weights with Des Shipp amassing 84lb 14oz from peg 30, Ryan Shipp with 79lb 4oz from peg 37 and Dave Downton with 75lb 11oz from peg 22. The winner of the Silver Fish pool was Martin Pettifer with 14lb 8oz. Ryan Shipp was second with 12lb 8oz.
The next Fish & Field match day out is at Avalon Fishery on Sunday 12th June. If you wish to fish, let Chris Derrick know and book in at the shop. We have another day out pending on Sunday 3rd July at Ivy House Fishery. This one is a limited peg match (20 pegs maximum) so it will be first come, first served.
Monday, 16 May 2016
Monday, 8 February 2016
Windmill open sunday 7th Jan
Eleven booked in today so lots of room peg 25 came out of the bag which is a good draw.
I started the match fishing 13 meters feeding bits of corn and pellet and started to get bites straight away then into my first carp of about 3lb the wind got up so I lengthened my line to stop the pole blowing the float out of the water which worked great until the wind got so strong I had to abandon it.
Out went the lead and another carp hit the net then nothing no body was catching so I looked at the pole line again when the wind allowed me and had another carp as the day went on I had odd carp on the lead chucking it on my pole line and over to the island I ended up with 7 carp to win with 40.10oz second was 21.00 lb thank you once again to Terry Bolton for a well run match and a pleasant day.
Well done to Derek Higgs for catching some nice silvers and taking lordys pound!!
Windmill fishery is fishing well with lots of bites on soft pellets and maggots skimmers, roach, and tench being caught if you like the lead then straight lead small methods fished just off the island all working well..give it a go
I started the match fishing 13 meters feeding bits of corn and pellet and started to get bites straight away then into my first carp of about 3lb the wind got up so I lengthened my line to stop the pole blowing the float out of the water which worked great until the wind got so strong I had to abandon it.
Out went the lead and another carp hit the net then nothing no body was catching so I looked at the pole line again when the wind allowed me and had another carp as the day went on I had odd carp on the lead chucking it on my pole line and over to the island I ended up with 7 carp to win with 40.10oz second was 21.00 lb thank you once again to Terry Bolton for a well run match and a pleasant day.
Well done to Derek Higgs for catching some nice silvers and taking lordys pound!!
Windmill fishery is fishing well with lots of bites on soft pellets and maggots skimmers, roach, and tench being caught if you like the lead then straight lead small methods fished just off the island all working well..give it a go
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Lordy's at the Sedges again!
Lordy took a trip down to The Sedges Bridgwater on Sunday 31st January to take part in Ron Starc's silver fish league. The previous Sunday he'd been at the first match and managed 5lb 11oz from peg 25 - an area that he just cannot seem to avoid at the moment. He came third in his section.
The second match promised to be different in that a strong wind was creating waves across the lake rather than from side to side. Lordy drew peg 38 and found the wind nicely in his face! He set up a deep waggler rig, a maggot feeder and the pole at 11m and started on the waggler before the wind became too fierce. This produced nothing. A short session at 11m produced two tiny roach so he opted to put the maggot feeder out beyond the pole line. His first fish on this was a very nice perch of about 2lb followed by a skimmer. His third fish was a carp of about 10lb which went straight back!
As the match progressed he alternated between waggler (loads of small roach) and maggot feeder which produced another skimmer, a carp (put back) and a decent bream of about 2lb, all on maggot. He did have a skimmer at 5m on the meat but this was the only bite on that line.
He finished the match with 6lb 7oz and surprisingly won his section. His next venture in the league is on Valentines day.
The second match promised to be different in that a strong wind was creating waves across the lake rather than from side to side. Lordy drew peg 38 and found the wind nicely in his face! He set up a deep waggler rig, a maggot feeder and the pole at 11m and started on the waggler before the wind became too fierce. This produced nothing. A short session at 11m produced two tiny roach so he opted to put the maggot feeder out beyond the pole line. His first fish on this was a very nice perch of about 2lb followed by a skimmer. His third fish was a carp of about 10lb which went straight back!
As the match progressed he alternated between waggler (loads of small roach) and maggot feeder which produced another skimmer, a carp (put back) and a decent bream of about 2lb, all on maggot. He did have a skimmer at 5m on the meat but this was the only bite on that line.
He finished the match with 6lb 7oz and surprisingly won his section. His next venture in the league is on Valentines day.
Monday, 1 February 2016
Windmill sunday open Jan 31st
Made my way down to Windmill on Sunday to fish the open match 20 plus had booked in which is great for this time of year.
After talking to some old faces which was nice it was time to draw, peg one came out just on the outside of the bowl which was ok, the wind was just off my back but squally so fishing long pole was going to be hard I started at 13 meters loose feeding 6mm pellets with a catapult and had another line off to my left at 13 meters which I fed using a cup to keep things tight with pellets and corn.
The reason for feeding the main line with a catapult was to try and draw the carp away from the open water plus the other two people in the bowl 29 and 31 both chucked the lead so I felt I could draw some fish. I also had a groundbait line at 4 meters in 6 feet of water in the hope to catch some silvers.
The match commenced and wind got stronger I persisted on the pole and had no bites but kept feeding little and often with pellets then had a big skimmer. on the silver line I started to catch small skimmers and odd roach but it was the carp I was after.
The wind dropped slightly so I put the 14 meter section on and no bites then the 16 meter section and down went the float only to loose a carp long story short the carp were right off the feed and the wind made it impossible to present the bait how I wanted to.
In the end I had three carp on the 13 meter line when the carp showed up but to late in the match im sure I could of had more if I could of fished long for longer .....41 lb won the match on lead tactics and 11lb the silvers I may have caught on the lead but was cut off by peg 31.
Well done to Terry Bolton for a great day well see you next week...
After talking to some old faces which was nice it was time to draw, peg one came out just on the outside of the bowl which was ok, the wind was just off my back but squally so fishing long pole was going to be hard I started at 13 meters loose feeding 6mm pellets with a catapult and had another line off to my left at 13 meters which I fed using a cup to keep things tight with pellets and corn.
The reason for feeding the main line with a catapult was to try and draw the carp away from the open water plus the other two people in the bowl 29 and 31 both chucked the lead so I felt I could draw some fish. I also had a groundbait line at 4 meters in 6 feet of water in the hope to catch some silvers.
The match commenced and wind got stronger I persisted on the pole and had no bites but kept feeding little and often with pellets then had a big skimmer. on the silver line I started to catch small skimmers and odd roach but it was the carp I was after.
The wind dropped slightly so I put the 14 meter section on and no bites then the 16 meter section and down went the float only to loose a carp long story short the carp were right off the feed and the wind made it impossible to present the bait how I wanted to.
In the end I had three carp on the 13 meter line when the carp showed up but to late in the match im sure I could of had more if I could of fished long for longer .....41 lb won the match on lead tactics and 11lb the silvers I may have caught on the lead but was cut off by peg 31.
Well done to Terry Bolton for a great day well see you next week...
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
The Grand Appeal
A quick update to thank all who took part in the Fish and Field Christmas match and we have had the good news from the grand appeal with the amount raised which is 378.01.
The donation will help Bristol children's hospital to continue to provide world-class care for their young patients and their families and give hope to thousands of children. It will help in so many ways from providing tea and biscuits for parent groups, to providing essential music therapy and life saving medical equipment.
Thank you once again
chris
Fish and field
The donation will help Bristol children's hospital to continue to provide world-class care for their young patients and their families and give hope to thousands of children. It will help in so many ways from providing tea and biscuits for parent groups, to providing essential music therapy and life saving medical equipment.
Thank you once again
chris
Fish and field
Thursday, 14 January 2016
New Special feature now on the latest page(hot spots to fish this weekend)
Some good sport on offer this weekend such as local lake Brimsham park,lots of small fish being caught on maggots also carp on boilies have been taken.
Now the weather has got colder try fishing a little method feeder here with dead maggots on the hook.
If you are a amalgamation member then tockenham lake is worth a look lots of roach being caught this week and odd carp on floatfished maggots,try straight lead and corn for the bream and carp without feeding anything again its cold now and the fish will huddle up so if your on them you should catch.
Windmill fishery westerly has been fishing well for carp on the match lake on lead tactics maggots or corn the bait also the silverfish lake is worth a look lots of bites on maggots from small fish ideal for the young and older anglers alike ..................tight lines
Now the weather has got colder try fishing a little method feeder here with dead maggots on the hook.
If you are a amalgamation member then tockenham lake is worth a look lots of roach being caught this week and odd carp on floatfished maggots,try straight lead and corn for the bream and carp without feeding anything again its cold now and the fish will huddle up so if your on them you should catch.
Windmill fishery westerly has been fishing well for carp on the match lake on lead tactics maggots or corn the bait also the silverfish lake is worth a look lots of bites on maggots from small fish ideal for the young and older anglers alike ..................tight lines
Good Roach sport on the cards this weekend
The weather is cold and the water is clear but one or two fish will be willing to feed.
Roach can feed well if you use the right approach small hooks finer lines and less feed will get you more bites.
When I went to a local club lake last week I fed some fine white crumb using a pole cup and fished a small peace of punch on the hook and started to catch roach straight away don't worry if you don't have a pole you can throw a small ball of crumb in by hand you don't need to fish to far out as the roach will be closer than you think as long as you have a bit of depth.
Also try adding some casters to the crumb as this will attract the larger roach and skimmers, carp will often come into the cloud of bait to investigate to.
Now the weather is dry and frosty I cant wait to go out and catch some winter roach.....tight lines
Roach can feed well if you use the right approach small hooks finer lines and less feed will get you more bites.
When I went to a local club lake last week I fed some fine white crumb using a pole cup and fished a small peace of punch on the hook and started to catch roach straight away don't worry if you don't have a pole you can throw a small ball of crumb in by hand you don't need to fish to far out as the roach will be closer than you think as long as you have a bit of depth.
Also try adding some casters to the crumb as this will attract the larger roach and skimmers, carp will often come into the cloud of bait to investigate to.
Now the weather is dry and frosty I cant wait to go out and catch some winter roach.....tight lines
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
NEW TO FISH AND FIELD
Welcome to Fish and Field's latest page 2016
The shop has had a bit of a change around since Christmas including a brand new bait display area with lots of bait to choose from like pellets,groundbait,boilies,from all the top bait manufactures also are famous fish and field bag up mix which is ideal for carp tench and bream.
Also are new float section offers lots of wagglers,stick floats and pole floats again from the top manufactures.
Are carp area has also undergone a change with thinking anglers,atomic,solar all adding to the vast range of carp tackle....Fresh bait also available daily like maggots,casters,worms etc.all our maggots are cleaned three times on professional riddles and maize then added at no extra cost
The shop has had a bit of a change around since Christmas including a brand new bait display area with lots of bait to choose from like pellets,groundbait,boilies,from all the top bait manufactures also are famous fish and field bag up mix which is ideal for carp tench and bream.
Also are new float section offers lots of wagglers,stick floats and pole floats again from the top manufactures.
Are carp area has also undergone a change with thinking anglers,atomic,solar all adding to the vast range of carp tackle....Fresh bait also available daily like maggots,casters,worms etc.all our maggots are cleaned three times on professional riddles and maize then added at no extra cost
Friday, 1 January 2016
Fish & Field Christmas Match
It was off to the Sedges for the day for Fish & Field and 40 of its customers on Sunday 20th December for the annual Christmas match. The café at Bridgwater was inundated with at least 20 of the participants (lucky we let them know!) and after a very pleasant breakfast it was down the road to the Sedges Complex. Both lakes were to be used and following a warm welcome from Jamie and Denise Cook we all drew pegs. Des Shipp drew peg 3 and we were told that the angler on that peg had blanked the day before!
Anglers on Brick Lake caught steadily, especially Chris Davis who used meat on the straight lead. Half of the anglers on Tile lake caught well to begin but it tailed off as the day wore on. Those of us on pegs 21 - 30 struggled all day!
Anyway, enough of the moaning, what about the results?
1st - Chris Davis 123lb 1oz
2nd - Daniel (I beat my Dad!) Shipp 79lb 12oz
3rd - Pete Watkins 66lb 3oz
4th - Ian Townsend 59lb 14oz Section H winner
5th - Des Shipp 56lb 10oz Silver pool 1st
6th - Ricky Mills 56lb 1oz Section B winner
7th - Matthew Taynton 45lb 3oz
8th - Jack Arpino 44lb 13oz Section A winner
9th - Matt Woodward 43lb 6oz Silver pool 2nd
10th- Vince Shipp 36lb 10oz Section G winner
11th - Keith Bilder 36lb 7oz Section F winner
12th - Kevin Lloyd 32lb 5oz Section D winner
13th - Stewart Riddle 30lb 6oz Section C winner
24th - Dean Sharp 10lb 9oz Section E winner
25th - Andy Lord 9lb 13oz (oh dear!)
32nd - Chris Derrick 3lb 3oz (oh dear dear dear!)
The evening followed with a very pleasant meal for all at the Squire Inn. There was a raffle after with many prizes donated by companies and individuals to raise funds for the Wallace and Gromit appeal (Bristol Children's Hospital). At the time of writing we don't have the exact amount raised. Watch this space for more information and notices in the shop.
On behalf of Fish & Field may we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and tight-lined new year.
Anglers on Brick Lake caught steadily, especially Chris Davis who used meat on the straight lead. Half of the anglers on Tile lake caught well to begin but it tailed off as the day wore on. Those of us on pegs 21 - 30 struggled all day!
Anyway, enough of the moaning, what about the results?
1st - Chris Davis 123lb 1oz
2nd - Daniel (I beat my Dad!) Shipp 79lb 12oz
3rd - Pete Watkins 66lb 3oz
4th - Ian Townsend 59lb 14oz Section H winner
5th - Des Shipp 56lb 10oz Silver pool 1st
6th - Ricky Mills 56lb 1oz Section B winner
7th - Matthew Taynton 45lb 3oz
8th - Jack Arpino 44lb 13oz Section A winner
9th - Matt Woodward 43lb 6oz Silver pool 2nd
10th- Vince Shipp 36lb 10oz Section G winner
11th - Keith Bilder 36lb 7oz Section F winner
12th - Kevin Lloyd 32lb 5oz Section D winner
13th - Stewart Riddle 30lb 6oz Section C winner
24th - Dean Sharp 10lb 9oz Section E winner
25th - Andy Lord 9lb 13oz (oh dear!)
32nd - Chris Derrick 3lb 3oz (oh dear dear dear!)
The evening followed with a very pleasant meal for all at the Squire Inn. There was a raffle after with many prizes donated by companies and individuals to raise funds for the Wallace and Gromit appeal (Bristol Children's Hospital). At the time of writing we don't have the exact amount raised. Watch this space for more information and notices in the shop.
On behalf of Fish & Field may we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and tight-lined new year.
Sunday, 22 November 2015
The Sedges Autumn League Round 6 Sunday 22nd November 2015
A sudden drop in temperature a few days before the weekend made fishing very difficult - at least the wind had died down by Sunday! Lordy, courtesy of some good draws (they say) already had four section wins and could only be beaten by Matt Taynton if he won his section with more than thirty pounds - not a particularly difficult task under normal circumstances on Tile Lake.
Draw time arrived and Lordy picked out peg 26 in the middle of the far bank. Matt drew peg 29 so he and Lordy were in the same section. Right from the start it was obvious that the fishing was going to be difficult. What had worked a few weeks ago now did no good at all and all Lordy managed on the 6m line with worm was 2 perch for 1lb 6oz. However, he also put out the feeder with dead maggot and had a carp at the beginning and a carp at the end for 10lb. He also lost a very big eel right at the death and weighed in with 11lb 6oz. This won the mini section and the bankside section and so for the first time in 47 years of angling Lordy finally managed to win a league tournament - whoopee!
Draw time arrived and Lordy picked out peg 26 in the middle of the far bank. Matt drew peg 29 so he and Lordy were in the same section. Right from the start it was obvious that the fishing was going to be difficult. What had worked a few weeks ago now did no good at all and all Lordy managed on the 6m line with worm was 2 perch for 1lb 6oz. However, he also put out the feeder with dead maggot and had a carp at the beginning and a carp at the end for 10lb. He also lost a very big eel right at the death and weighed in with 11lb 6oz. This won the mini section and the bankside section and so for the first time in 47 years of angling Lordy finally managed to win a league tournament - whoopee!
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| Peg 26 on Tile Lake |
Friday, 13 November 2015
What's new at Fish & Field
Very popular with Carp anglers, The Source 10mm Fluro pop-ups and dumbells pack is well worth a look.
Not exactly new on the scene but now available from Sonubaits after some considerable time are the Fin perfect feed pellets
Fox have come up with Exocet and Camo Soft Steel Reel line for the Carp angler. It casts well even at 16lb breaking strain.
The Sedges Autumn League Round 5 Sunday 8th November 2015
Round 5 and we were back on Brick Lake again. The weather was not as kind and a stiff breeze was pushing the water up to the northern end of the lake. Lordy drew peg 11- an end peg and was told immediately that when it came to drawing he was a veritable Picasso! The windy conditions meant that he decided to set up a small cage feeder and a 1g Drennan Carp 5 pole rig with a 14 hook to 5lb line.
He gave the feeder half an hour and unusually got absolutely no indication whatsoever. Having fed caster and worm at 5.5m he put out the pole rig with a whole worm. It was not long before he was struggling with a good sized eel which gave him all sorts of fun getting it into the landing net. It was the first of three eels during the day. He then switched to the head of a worm and very shortly hooked his first carp of the day. He also tried 6mm Dynamite pro expanders and managed another carp and a lot of "shag under" bites which he missed altogether. It was the worm head however that did the business and he caught another 6 carp, the biggest being 15lb 11oz to finish with 75lb 15oz and first place.
Apparently only Matt Taynton - a customer of Fish & Field - can catch Lordy now so the final match on 22nd November on Tile lake should be a good'un.
He gave the feeder half an hour and unusually got absolutely no indication whatsoever. Having fed caster and worm at 5.5m he put out the pole rig with a whole worm. It was not long before he was struggling with a good sized eel which gave him all sorts of fun getting it into the landing net. It was the first of three eels during the day. He then switched to the head of a worm and very shortly hooked his first carp of the day. He also tried 6mm Dynamite pro expanders and managed another carp and a lot of "shag under" bites which he missed altogether. It was the worm head however that did the business and he caught another 6 carp, the biggest being 15lb 11oz to finish with 75lb 15oz and first place.
Apparently only Matt Taynton - a customer of Fish & Field - can catch Lordy now so the final match on 22nd November on Tile lake should be a good'un.
Monday, 19 October 2015
Chris back at the Sedges
It's been quite a while since Chris has been to the Sedges for a match. This time he was guest of Glenfall AC for one of their club matches. He picked Lordy up at 6.15am and proceeded to Parkway Café for a customary breakfast and then on to the Sedges. Chris drew peg 26 and just for a change Lordy drew next to him on peg 28.
The weather was grey and cloudy with not a breath of wind - not the best conditions, a little ripple on the water suits the fishing better here - and it was a while before any bites came along. Chris fished shallow at 13m with as bunch of dead maggots feeding caster and soon had several bream. During the day, he managed to net just over 13lb of silvers, including a decent eel and four carp for 34lb to finish with 47lb 8oz. Lordy also managed to capture four carp but his weighed in at 21lb. His small offering of silvers which included an eel of about 3lb only gave him a total of 26lb.
Chris says he's going to Ivy House next week. This is good news for Lordy - yet another venue at which Chris can show him up!!
The weather was grey and cloudy with not a breath of wind - not the best conditions, a little ripple on the water suits the fishing better here - and it was a while before any bites came along. Chris fished shallow at 13m with as bunch of dead maggots feeding caster and soon had several bream. During the day, he managed to net just over 13lb of silvers, including a decent eel and four carp for 34lb to finish with 47lb 8oz. Lordy also managed to capture four carp but his weighed in at 21lb. His small offering of silvers which included an eel of about 3lb only gave him a total of 26lb.
Chris says he's going to Ivy House next week. This is good news for Lordy - yet another venue at which Chris can show him up!!
Monday, 12 October 2015
The Sedges Autumn League
Round three at the Sedges was on the Tile Lake and Lordy, having made two first places already in the last two matches drew peg 40 which is apparently an absolute flyer! Initial attempts to attract the carp on caster fished at five metres failed completely so Lordy decided to put out a feeder full of dead maggot and micro pellet as close to the first island as possible on his Drennan Puddle Chucker carp feeder rod. This produced a carp of about 5lb and another which proceeded to break him off! It took a couple of hours for him to try paste at 5m off to his left as nothing else seemed to work. He was surprised therefore to see the float shoot away almost immediately. He hooked and landed a mirror carp of about 11lb and within minutes has a "weigher" of 12lb 4oz as well. He ended the day with 12 carp for 82lb 1oz and came second in the match and in his section thanks to Sedges owner Jamie Cook who caught in the last hour to beat him by about 10lb.
The fourth round of the league took place on Sunday 11th October back on the Canal Lake. Lordy drew peg 47 which has a very shallow far bank. Fishing double caster on a size 18 carp feeder hook with 0.13 power line and a Drennan crystal dibber float produced a perch of about 1lb within the first minute but fish were hard to find thereafter. He hooked and landed one of the small barbel and a couple of small skimmer bream before he decided to fish off to his right hand margin at about 5m. This produced a small tench (which was nice) on double caster. As he was fishing he heard one angler from the other side say he was catching on pellet. He switched immediately to a 6mm Dynamite baits Pro Expander and was rewarded with a small carp. He had to wait for the bites and found that feeding had to be very sparse or not at all but he ended up with four carp from the edge and a decent bream from the far bank to finish with 17lb 9oz. This gave him 3rd place overall but, more importantly, first place in his section.
Lordy's local club is fishing Tile lake next weekend and Chris Derrick is coming along as a guest. Watch this space for his performance report!
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| Sedges Tile Lake. Peg 40 is on the other side off towards the log cabin in the background. |
The fourth round of the league took place on Sunday 11th October back on the Canal Lake. Lordy drew peg 47 which has a very shallow far bank. Fishing double caster on a size 18 carp feeder hook with 0.13 power line and a Drennan crystal dibber float produced a perch of about 1lb within the first minute but fish were hard to find thereafter. He hooked and landed one of the small barbel and a couple of small skimmer bream before he decided to fish off to his right hand margin at about 5m. This produced a small tench (which was nice) on double caster. As he was fishing he heard one angler from the other side say he was catching on pellet. He switched immediately to a 6mm Dynamite baits Pro Expander and was rewarded with a small carp. He had to wait for the bites and found that feeding had to be very sparse or not at all but he ended up with four carp from the edge and a decent bream from the far bank to finish with 17lb 9oz. This gave him 3rd place overall but, more importantly, first place in his section.
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| The Canal Lake at the Sedges |
Lordy's local club is fishing Tile lake next weekend and Chris Derrick is coming along as a guest. Watch this space for his performance report!
Deals at Fish & Field
The pike fishing "season" is upon us and at Fish & Field we have everything you will need for a day's piking from deadbaits to lures.
Need a new seatbox? This one is a limited edition from Preston Innovation is on a deal and comes with a box full of winders for your floats, a telescopic feeder arm and keepnet attachments supplied. A real snip of a price. Come and get one now while stocks last.
Friday, 18 September 2015
Fish & Field Sale
Coming to Fish & Field
One week only starting Saturday 3rd October 2015
Autumn Sale
A chance to buy some pre-Christmas Bargains
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The Sedges Autumn League 13th September 2105
Brick Lake is a large rectangular item with 10 pegs either side. It is packed to the gunnels with carp, bream, tench, roach and eels and normally is a very prolific water. Guess what? On the day it fished like the fish had gone on holiday and the first few hours were very frustrating, especially watching the anglers on pegs 11 to 20 catching steadily. Lordy drew peg 6 and started with a paste line which produced nothing. He switched to a caster fed line at 5m using a worm and soon hooked and landed an eel of about 1lb. He normally screams like a little girl when he hooks one of these so he's getting better - he didn't even cringe as he grasped the snake-like creature!
With about 90 minutes to go he had about 3lb in the net and was just thinking that he was not going to catch any carp when his paste rig sank away and he hooked and landed a12lb 4oz common carp. Switching to a worm tail produced 4 more carp - all around the 10lb mark and a decent bream. This gave him 53lb 13oz and a surprising section win. Matt Taynton, a customer of Fish & Field was first with 71lb 7oz.
Tile Lake next!
With about 90 minutes to go he had about 3lb in the net and was just thinking that he was not going to catch any carp when his paste rig sank away and he hooked and landed a12lb 4oz common carp. Switching to a worm tail produced 4 more carp - all around the 10lb mark and a decent bream. This gave him 53lb 13oz and a surprising section win. Matt Taynton, a customer of Fish & Field was first with 71lb 7oz.
Tile Lake next!
Sunday, 6 September 2015
The Sedges Autumn League September 6th
It really made a pleasant change to motor down to Bridgwater with the prospect of a fine sunny day ahead, not something we've had too much of recently. The Sedges Autumn League is a 6 match series, two on the Canal Lake, two each on Tile and Brick Lakes. It was the turn of the Canal Lake this time which does not contain large carp but rather a mixture of smaller species including chub and barbel.
Lordy drew peg 44 next to owner Jamie Cook on 45. He fished at 13m with the Drennan Acolyte Carp pole, a Drennan crystal dibber and 0.13 line to a size 16 Drennan carp feeder hook to nylon. Caster and worm were the preferred bait. A small skimmer bream right at the start was followed about 40 minutes later by an eel of about 1lb. It took another 40 minutes before Lordy hooked his first carp of the day, only to see it escape when his landing net became detached from the handle! Jamie in the meantime had not had a bite!
Eventually the peg became more productive but it remained hard work to keep the fish there. Lordy ended up with 6 carp, 2 barbel several skimmer bream, a perch and an eel for a total of 22lb. This gave him second place on the day with John Fuidge from Thornbury winning it with 23lb 5oz. Both him and Lordy won their league sections.
The next match is on Sunday 13th September on Brick Lake which should produce larger weights and involve an altogether different style of fishing. We shall see!
Oh, and if you're thinking the M5 would be clear now that the holidays are over, think again. It took two and a half hours to get home!!
Lordy drew peg 44 next to owner Jamie Cook on 45. He fished at 13m with the Drennan Acolyte Carp pole, a Drennan crystal dibber and 0.13 line to a size 16 Drennan carp feeder hook to nylon. Caster and worm were the preferred bait. A small skimmer bream right at the start was followed about 40 minutes later by an eel of about 1lb. It took another 40 minutes before Lordy hooked his first carp of the day, only to see it escape when his landing net became detached from the handle! Jamie in the meantime had not had a bite!
Eventually the peg became more productive but it remained hard work to keep the fish there. Lordy ended up with 6 carp, 2 barbel several skimmer bream, a perch and an eel for a total of 22lb. This gave him second place on the day with John Fuidge from Thornbury winning it with 23lb 5oz. Both him and Lordy won their league sections.
The next match is on Sunday 13th September on Brick Lake which should produce larger weights and involve an altogether different style of fishing. We shall see!
Oh, and if you're thinking the M5 would be clear now that the holidays are over, think again. It took two and a half hours to get home!!
Thursday, 3 September 2015
The Sedges Top Two Tournament - 31st August 2015
Lordy qualified for the final after just two matches he felt pretty confident that he would at last manage to produce a good performance when it really mattered. He drew peg 35 - of which he was very satisfied - next to Vic Bush. He started with paste and within 15 minutes had been smashed twice and landed a common carp of about 6lb. During this time Vic had hooked and landed a carp in excess of 15lb!
Having given up on the paste he reverted to meat and caster but struggled to get anything going. A double worm resulted in a perch of about 2lb and a little session on the single caster resulted in about 20 small roach and skimmer bream. Two hours in and he went back to the paste. This time it was more successful as he landed 5 carp and an eel within the hour until he ran out of paste! He had maintained the caster and meat feeding and an 8mm cube of "Spam" soon got the carp going again.
He ended up with 16 carp, including a weigher of 12lb 8oz to finish with 98lb - a very enjoyable day's fishing. Bob Gullet won the day and Nick Fuidge and John Fuidge were second and third.
Next week? The Sedges Autumn league starts on the Canal Lake.
Having given up on the paste he reverted to meat and caster but struggled to get anything going. A double worm resulted in a perch of about 2lb and a little session on the single caster resulted in about 20 small roach and skimmer bream. Two hours in and he went back to the paste. This time it was more successful as he landed 5 carp and an eel within the hour until he ran out of paste! He had maintained the caster and meat feeding and an 8mm cube of "Spam" soon got the carp going again.
He ended up with 16 carp, including a weigher of 12lb 8oz to finish with 98lb - a very enjoyable day's fishing. Bob Gullet won the day and Nick Fuidge and John Fuidge were second and third.
Next week? The Sedges Autumn league starts on the Canal Lake.
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