With Bela fishing the Westerleigh league I teamed up with
Martin Rayett and choosing to go back to my commercial roots – Hillview Fishery.
First time back for 1 ½ years how time fly’s. Keith Hill hasn’t changed a bit,
still doing the cooking and Martin and I had our large breakfast in front of us
in double quick time. I slipped two of my sausages on “One Chews” plate, not
sure he noticed.
Considering the weather is was a good turn out with 35
fishing. With a club match on Heron that left us spread over Moorhen and the
four Canals. I didn’t mind where I drew as long as it was a Canal. Second in to
the Woolley hat (yes Keith is still using it). I had my wish drawing 77
middlish of Canal 3.
Arriving at my peg there was plenty of Carp swimming around
up in the water. I decided to set up two rigs a 4x12 F1 Titan for down the
track at top-set plus two in 5 foot of water and a 4x10 F1 Winter Titan for the
LH margin where I had 3 foot of water up to the hay bale and over to the far
bank if need be.
The margin was feed with an equal mix of micro and dead
reds. I started down the track with 4mm expander over a smidgen of kindered
micro. I didn’t have to wait long to net my first F1. Over the next hour I
caught F1’s and small Carp to 3lb steady, topping up with minimal micro. The
swim subsequently started to die. Carp had surrounded my float and were
encircling it. I think this had the effect of switching the feeding fish off.
There were signs of fish blowing over the pellet and fancied there might be
some better Carp to be caught. I spent far too long nearly an hour trying to
catch these phantom Carp. So I tried the margin with a bunch of dead reds only
to be rewarded with two Gudgeon. The margin swim was subsequently abandoned. I
opened another swim at top-set plus three again with 4mm pellet over micro and
had another good hour before it again went iffy. Nearing the end I upped the
feed only to have a frustrating period foul hooking.
Come the end I thought that Huggy on next peg 55 had just
beaten me as he had caught bigger fish on maggot over loose fed maggot. And
that’s what happened I weighed 55lb 8oz to Huggy’s 64lb. Martin had drawn on
Canal 4 and won the Canal from peg 91 with 61lb dobbing 10 mm bread.
The match was won by Francis Porter (pictured right pointing
to his winning peg on Moorhen Lake) landing 28 Carp to 10lb for 135lb 8oz.
Francis fished the waggler 2/3 out with the depth set at 6 foot, he wasn’t sure
where this was in relation to the bottom as he didn’t plumb up. All his Carp
fell to triple red maggot hook bait. Francis had a cheap day out because he
didn’t feed anything all day! Well done matey.
I forgot how good this fishery is in the winter. I will soon be back again.
Full Result:
- Francis Porter 135-08-0 peg 16
- Craig Edmonds 102-12-0 peg 8
- Adrian 99-12-0 peg 18
- Billy Hill 75-0-0 peg 42
- Andy Bruton 66-0-0 peg 19
- Huggy 64-0-0 peg 75
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