With Huntstrete Lakes closed for matches (re-opening on Thursday 9th
October for our first match) the Coffin Dodgers decided to have an away day to
Ivy House – New Canal
Andy and Karen made us very welcome providing an excellent
breakfast and all you can drink coffee/tea for £5.50.
In to the draw coffee tin and out comes peg 8. Well it
didn’t matter where you drew as we all had two pegs. For company I had Dave
Poole and Mike Keys. My peg was about 12 metres wide just outside a bay to my
left.
The water coloured looked very coloured indicating to me
that there has been plenty of feeding fish. I had only brought paste and
pellet. So set up two paste rigs one for down the middle the other for the down
wind RH margin. The main attack however, was to be a 4x12 Sensas Stainey also
fished down the middle. The first strange thing (which I have experienced
before) was that the wind was blowing in both directions between pegs 6 to 10.
The next strange thing (which I haven’t seen before) was the colour of the
water changed before my eyes going emerald green.
I started on soft pellet over some kindered micro and got a
few tiny indications from I guessed small fish. It took me 55 minutes to get my
first bite a small Ronnie! I had a walk and everyone was struggling for bites.
I scrounged a handful of casters from Dave Poole, some maggots and corn from
Mike Keys and had another go. I did have three small Carp and an 8 pounder on
the caster, plus a few Silvers. tried the paste long and in the margins with out any indication of a size or type of fish. The fourth hour was dire so with 45 minutes
left I got the rest on the pole out including the coloured storage tube. I
attached a 4x12 jolly and caught another two small Carp and one Ronnie – it was
hard.
My 3lb 3oz of Silvers put me second to last and my six Carp
took my weight to 18lb 10oz for third.
Mike Jones won the match from peg 1 with 26lb 8oz which
included a 10 lb Carp. Mike mainly caught on maggot.
Keeping up the new member tradition John Barker (pictured
right with his three big Skimmers and bits) won the Silvers with 11lb. John
caught his Skimmers either maggot, corn or caster!
It was a shame the venue didn’t fish to form, but we all
agreed it was a fairish venue and we will be looking to go back gain.
My drive home from Pucklechurch was a nightmare as some of
the roads were closed due to a burst water main. Arriving home we were one of
the homes affected. Luckily I had some Pinky Ponk in the garage!
Full Result and Weigh Sheet:
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