Blakey's Fishing Blog

17 Anglers fished the 30 Peg Road Lake at Puddledock Farm Fishery Upminster for the Penultimate Match in Big John's Angling Sunday League Series.

My expectation were not high as a pre-match viewing in Septembers Southern Angler Guide stated " The Road Lake isn't producing huge weights but will plenty bites from Skimmers Tench & small Carp"

Talking with Mick Wagg before the draw that it may be important to pick the left hand side Pegs 8-20 (East Bank) will pick up from the South West later ( it was calm at this point and a lovely early autumn morning.

I drew Peg 26 mid way down the West Bank. With fish moving in the mid track and at the island at 20 meters I decided that I would opt for a Feeder & Waggler approach today. I set up with the New Middy I-Line Power Feeder and a light 3BB Waggler on the match Rod.

The wind started to pick up mid way through the Set Up hour and started to gust at the All-In whistle. Ist chuck with the pellet feeder to the Island - had a small F1 carp to Sonu Halibut pellet - Olly to my right missed a fish on his 1st chuck on a cage feeder to the Island but didn't miss on the next cast - A Nice 4lb Common. This looked good but that was about it for me- very slow.

I simplified the rigs, baits etc. came in to the middle track with feeder and waggler and was reduce to fishing Size 20 / 1lb line on the waggler suing Whip style to catch small Skimmers, Rudd and Roach up in the water on single Red maggot.

Well come the weigh -In - the Bridesmaid became the Bride. Steve Barrett won with Paul Hyde 2nd (i forgot the rest) but all the big weights if you could call 29lb big came from that East Bank- What did i say Mick !

I believe the overall league is still undecided with only few Points between Ed Pearce and Olly Wagg. So it is all on the last match at Tylers Common Horseshoe Lake next Month.

I'm nowhere Only go along for the 'pleasure Fishing and comradery.

Getting me and my gear to the venue was interesting:

I offered Philip (my son) the loan of my galaxy to his Family on Holiday to the Isle of Wight in better comfort than his Ka. So we did a swapped. On the Saturday I trialled getting my gear in.

This meant removed on the rear set cushion (easy only a couple of self tappers would you believe) but getting it all was not but I succeeded, and left it there overnight ready for the Morning - See here.