Silverfox Match Angling: Tuesday 16/06/2015 - Acorn Open

Friday, 19 June 2015

Tuesday 16/06/2015 - Acorn Open - Paddocks

We went for dinner to the Unicorn where two if the locals lads had challenged the Chef that they could eat anything. So the Chef made them a Burger comprising a loaf of bread cut down the middle with 5lb of mince which had a whole pot of chilies mixed with it, plus the usual trimmings. Needless to say they hardly made any impact both taking regular trips to the toilet to wipe the sweat and tears away. We named the Berger after Bela - "The Bertie Berger" pictured right.

After a day of leisure at Viaduct it was time to revisit Acorn Fishery Tuesday Open which I haven’t fished for some time during which the fishery has had an influx of quality Silvers, then shortly after for them all perish at the hands of nature. The true Silvers are currently non-existent with F1’s taking the prizes. Nonetheless I was really looking forward to returning.

First Two Pots had to mix his paste (pictured right) apparently the recipe is a close guarded secret with Martyn “Two Pots Jnr." Woodington the only other person knowing the ingredients. Utensil requirements - a cauldron and wooden spoon.

On arrival the Carp were going mental spawning so a big weight match wasn’t on the cards. Unlike some anglers I haven’t drawn any of the pegs on any of the top two bridges which are surprising considering the amount of times I have visited the venue. Into the draw bag and out comes ping-pong ball 34 – a Bridge peg!! For company I had Eddie Wynne on peg 33 the other side of the bridge.

Arriving at the peg I was disappointed to see so many Carp spawning which would prove to be frustrating. I set up a 4x12 Jolly for caster down to the bridge primarily for the margin and perhaps the odd Tench and F1’s. Two paste floats one set for full depth and the other for both Left and Right hand margins.

I started feeding the caster in the RH margin close to the bridge but started fishing the paste at full depth one metre away from the bridge stanchion. This provided a quick small Carp. Then after another kinder pot of hard 4’s the liners and foulers started. Eddie was suffering the same we did make light of it and had a laugh about it. So I tried the single caster and had bites from fish I couldn’t hit when I did finally hook one it was a micro Perch which fell off. This rig was abandoned in favour of the margin paste rig. More and more foulers and liners followed until about 2 o clock when suddenly all calmed down. I then started to catch decent Carp equally from both margins.

I finished the match with fourteen Carp for 44lb 6oz for 10^th. Definitely the wrong day to draw this peg. I must say I did enjoy my return and hopefully I will be able to get down more often on Tuesdays.

The match was won by Two Pots (pictured right with some of his catch) with 78lb 15oz from peg 23. Glenn caught on paste over to the far bank in 9 inches of water.

The so called Silvers was won by Mike Chapman (pictured lower right) with 16lb 9oz of F1’s from peg 21. Mike caught in his Left hand margin using worm hook bait over CW&C.