Friday, December 29, 2006
End Of Year Fish - Blind Lane 29th Dec 2006 & End Of Year Report
Weather
Temp: 8-10°C
Southerly (17 mph) Gusts to 30 mph
Relative Humidity (%): 87,
Heavy Showers / Longer periods of rain
Pressure (mB): 1013, falling,
Fishing 9am – 3pm
Made my annual Christmas Visit to Blind Lane Old Lake – but a day later this year. I did not make the Buddies Match – that was yesterday – I was unable to make it as My Sister was visiting – Ironically she did not turn up to 5.30pm so I could have fished !!.. Got the low down from Big J that Olly had won with 42lb from the island peg on the north end, but no mention of the tactics involved.
I dully set up on the same peg (I think) in the teeth of a fierce Southerly wind with ¾ oz Maggot Feeder Size 20 / 2.6lb 18” hook link with Single red maggot to the point of the Island.
Straight into Roach to 4oz but missing bites. Went up to size 18 and 6” Hook link still no improvement on fish / bite ratio. Trial an error got to Size 18 / 2.0lb 9” hook link – started to land Roach to 12oz and a couple to 1lb. (Nice Fish) plus Gudgeon. Tries some small bits of worm no joy but when mixed with a Single red Maggot had some small F1 Carp. Then a little later a 2lb Common. Then dried up with the carp and no other bites – Swapped back to straight red and occasional mixed cocktail Yellows / whites – no real difference – continual fish (Roach/ Gudgeon and occasional F1.
Not too bad a day – around 20lb of fish in deep Decembers – Blind Lane always seems to fish well in winter.
End of Year – Report
Caught more fish (1523) this year than any other in fewer sessions. Either a result of improved skill, or more likely fishing the right place at the right time.
(975 in 125hrs of Match Fishing and 548 in 145 hrs of Plaesure Fishing)
Year on Year Comparison
Temp: 8-10°C
Southerly (17 mph) Gusts to 30 mph
Relative Humidity (%): 87,
Heavy Showers / Longer periods of rain
Pressure (mB): 1013, falling,
Fishing 9am – 3pm
Made my annual Christmas Visit to Blind Lane Old Lake – but a day later this year. I did not make the Buddies Match – that was yesterday – I was unable to make it as My Sister was visiting – Ironically she did not turn up to 5.30pm so I could have fished !!.. Got the low down from Big J that Olly had won with 42lb from the island peg on the north end, but no mention of the tactics involved.
I dully set up on the same peg (I think) in the teeth of a fierce Southerly wind with ¾ oz Maggot Feeder Size 20 / 2.6lb 18” hook link with Single red maggot to the point of the Island.
Straight into Roach to 4oz but missing bites. Went up to size 18 and 6” Hook link still no improvement on fish / bite ratio. Trial an error got to Size 18 / 2.0lb 9” hook link – started to land Roach to 12oz and a couple to 1lb. (Nice Fish) plus Gudgeon. Tries some small bits of worm no joy but when mixed with a Single red Maggot had some small F1 Carp. Then a little later a 2lb Common. Then dried up with the carp and no other bites – Swapped back to straight red and occasional mixed cocktail Yellows / whites – no real difference – continual fish (Roach/ Gudgeon and occasional F1.
Not too bad a day – around 20lb of fish in deep Decembers – Blind Lane always seems to fish well in winter.
End of Year – Report
Caught more fish (1523) this year than any other in fewer sessions. Either a result of improved skill, or more likely fishing the right place at the right time.
(975 in 125hrs of Match Fishing and 548 in 145 hrs of Plaesure Fishing)
Year on Year Comparison
Labels: Pleasure Fish
Monday, December 11, 2006
Blakey Goes for a Winter Dip!!!!! Lee Chapel Sunday League Match 3rd Dec 2006 - LCL
Delayed report due to time constraints to put it together
Weather Everything but Snow Rain, Sun 10-13°C
SW (25-35 mph)
Relative Humidity (%): 60,
Pressure (mB): 1003, Rising,
Visibility: Poor to Good.
14 of us gathered in a storm to conduct the draw. I drew Peg 10 in the teeth of the wind and rain.
My chosen tactic for the day was the maggot feeder. – Single red maggot on size 18 / 2.5lb Hook link. Given the prevailing weather conditions I was not going to set up with anything else. But ‘cack’ handed for me because of the wind & rain.
It seemed to have the correct choice – Fishing at 20metres had a nice take on the 3rd cast with a pristine Roach gracing my landing net. Several More nice Roach graced the net up to 10:30 when the rain relented the Sky turned blue and the Sun appeared, this enticed my out from underneath the brolly to adjust my rod rest which was positioned 3 ft into the water to give good strike angle - What followed next was pure Comedy and a result of circumstance.
I was suffering had an infection (boil) in my left ear a slippery surface, the cumbersome two piece thermal suit ended up with me doing a forward body roll in to the 4ft of water. A quick exit was the order of the day luckily only my boots filled with the far from warm water. Of the comments like Tsunami and frightened all the fish away and only being award 3.4 score were the order of the day. I had a spare pair of shoes in the car – wrung my socks out and managed to fish through to the end of the match at 3pm. In the meantime I had a Roach like bite but when leant into it felt like a bream or lazy carp. It turned out to be the latter and for 15 mins it took me up down the lake on the bottom. – An easy mid double carp, but the hook link gave way at the swivel end and it was Gone! However still picked up a nice 4lber Common not long after. Steve Ellis over on peg 18 had found his own little of shoal of bream – Catching on two blue maggots with ground bait feeder. He tried Method to start off with but could not get a bite. Olly Wagg on peg 16 on the Pole was consistent with the Roach all day but at 2;30pm latched into a 13lb Mirror.
So apart from the winter Dip – not a bad day for the time of year. and I managed to finish 4th !!
Top six:
1. Steve Eliss 27lb 8oz
2. Olly Wagg 19lb 15oz
3. M Bryne 8lb
4. Paul Blake 7lb 2oz
5. Gary Somerfeild 3lb 6oz
6. Arthur Morkunas 3lb 2oz
Unoffical Top 6 league postions:
1. Olly Wagg 85
2. Steve Barrett 59
3. Mick Wagg 52
4. Kev Keeling 48
5. Paul Blake 46
6. Paul Pratley 45
Weather Everything but Snow Rain, Sun 10-13°C
SW (25-35 mph)
Relative Humidity (%): 60,
Pressure (mB): 1003, Rising,
Visibility: Poor to Good.
14 of us gathered in a storm to conduct the draw. I drew Peg 10 in the teeth of the wind and rain.
My chosen tactic for the day was the maggot feeder. – Single red maggot on size 18 / 2.5lb Hook link. Given the prevailing weather conditions I was not going to set up with anything else. But ‘cack’ handed for me because of the wind & rain.
It seemed to have the correct choice – Fishing at 20metres had a nice take on the 3rd cast with a pristine Roach gracing my landing net. Several More nice Roach graced the net up to 10:30 when the rain relented the Sky turned blue and the Sun appeared, this enticed my out from underneath the brolly to adjust my rod rest which was positioned 3 ft into the water to give good strike angle - What followed next was pure Comedy and a result of circumstance.
I was suffering had an infection (boil) in my left ear a slippery surface, the cumbersome two piece thermal suit ended up with me doing a forward body roll in to the 4ft of water. A quick exit was the order of the day luckily only my boots filled with the far from warm water. Of the comments like Tsunami and frightened all the fish away and only being award 3.4 score were the order of the day. I had a spare pair of shoes in the car – wrung my socks out and managed to fish through to the end of the match at 3pm. In the meantime I had a Roach like bite but when leant into it felt like a bream or lazy carp. It turned out to be the latter and for 15 mins it took me up down the lake on the bottom. – An easy mid double carp, but the hook link gave way at the swivel end and it was Gone! However still picked up a nice 4lber Common not long after. Steve Ellis over on peg 18 had found his own little of shoal of bream – Catching on two blue maggots with ground bait feeder. He tried Method to start off with but could not get a bite. Olly Wagg on peg 16 on the Pole was consistent with the Roach all day but at 2;30pm latched into a 13lb Mirror.
So apart from the winter Dip – not a bad day for the time of year. and I managed to finish 4th !!
Top six:
1. Steve Eliss 27lb 8oz
2. Olly Wagg 19lb 15oz
3. M Bryne 8lb
4. Paul Blake 7lb 2oz
5. Gary Somerfeild 3lb 6oz
6. Arthur Morkunas 3lb 2oz
Unoffical Top 6 league postions:
1. Olly Wagg 85
2. Steve Barrett 59
3. Mick Wagg 52
4. Kev Keeling 48
5. Paul Blake 46
6. Paul Pratley 45
Labels: Lee Chapel Sunday League Match
