Blakey's Fishing Blog

The weather had returned to what could be classified as 'normal' for this summer - Windy & WET !

With only six of us it was agreed to draw and walk off - lowest umber going 1st and choosing peg. I drew the 3rd lowest and chose Peg 25 as it is a good Silver Fish peg with a nice deep hole under the bush to the right hand side.

Olly tried to make out he had a lower number as he wanted Peg 25 as well ! Mick Byrne went 1st and could not make up his mind but finally settled on 19 with Olly close by on Peg 17 I believe. Mick Wagg was 2nd and chose Peg 9, with Ron & Terry taking 12 & 14 respectively either end of the Island on the road bank.

I set up on Middy Hot Spot pole light rig (size 18 to 2lb) and fished at 5m and close in under the tree to start with Single red maggot loose feeding half a dozen every put in. Not as prolific as it regularly is the sudden drop in pressure may have something to do with that (have a look at the graph). Still I was getting regular good size Roach.

Mick Wagg was immediately into good size Perch under the tree to his right - "No wonder I can't catch any roach" was his comment. then he started getting into the Carp . I am sure he was feeding pellet !

My sport slowed so went out a section to 6.5m and got back into the bigger ones (Lesson learned from last week).

Couldn't see what Olly & Mick Bryne were doing and I occasionally caught of Terry into a carp and Ron was very quiet well that is what i thought.

Mick Wagg had been able to 'shake off' most of his carp but the one he got into at 8.45 pm held on for 15 mins - it went 12lb !! - I tried my best to take advantage land some big Roach in this period and hopefully peg him back & get my own back for being pegged at the post a fortnight earlier by his last Minute 2lb 8oz Perch - but only managed a couple. (It will be Interesting to see if he gets any in next weeks All in match)

At the 'all out' and subsequent weigh in Olly & Mick B had not had much - I weighed Roach to the value 10lb 8 oz to take the lead- All agreed that was Poor for this swim.

We got round to Mick W pulled his net out looked like more than me, but was just under 10lb - Those last minute Roach whilst Mick was into the Carp proved the difference.

When we were at Ron's and pull out a net of Bream - much to my surprise as I had not seen him landed more than one. Not again I thought but they did not weigh Much just under 10lb. With Terry not weighing -in (he did not realise that these matches were for points) I was 1st.

That should push me up the League - with a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th & two 7ths' - I'll go for a 6th next week to get a compete set of points scoring positions.