I had breakfast at Hungry Horace’s, another good one nice
and hot. Fishing around the region has generally been poor of late especially
the Silvers, so expectations were low, lets blame the weather and change of
seasons. I had a walk around the Pool where there were little signs of feeding
fish. However, the bottom end seemed to have more signs.
It was a good turn out today with 23 fishing. I know pegging
this venue is difficult, but there are pegs to avoid – peg 20 (peg 19 is better)
peg 25 (peg 22 is better).
In to the draw bag and out comes counter 10, very happy with
this one. For company I had Dave Wride on peg 11 and Mike Taylor on peg 8. With
Mike being partially deaf and Dave being well – uncommunicative, it was going
to be a quiet match, Barny had different idea because he wasn’t catching today moaned
for the next five hours everyone could here him from peg 32, Steve Dawson who
was opposite was lucky he had some ear plugs with him.
Due to the variation of lighting on the water I was forced
to fish either long or short so easy set-up - one, 4x16 to fish at top-set plus
three, (long) a 4x14 to fish top-set plus the Ronnie rig. As expected the fish
weren’t bait chasing so the Ronnie rig was to only add 3oz to the net and spent
the match being blown about on the roost. Starting short with GB and DR’s I
caught small Skimmers (4oz), Perch and Ronnie’s for about an hour when the swim
died except for the odd micro Perch. I would have liked to have stayed close
for at least half the match, but decided to go on the longer line earlier,
still not sure this was the right thing to do because I found it just as slow.
Again with GB and DR’s I kept plugging away trying to get the rig working properly
in the skimming wind and the ever changing light. It wasn’t until the wind
dropped and veered a bit that I got it right and started to add the Skimmers in
quick pairs. I slowed again due to disruptive Carp, one 3lb and the other 4lb were
both were landed, cripes these Stockies have really grown on. The Skimmers
returned and I had a 20 minutes purple patch catching some better Skimmers. I
had a 2lb Skimmer fly off due to the way the fish came out of the water
catching the connector over the pole negating the elastic. The last 30 minutes
was painful only adding one more 4oz Skimmer.
I finished with a dead 18lb for second overall.
The match was won by Steve Dawson (pictured right) with 25lb 14oz from peg 3. Steve fished maggot over
kindered/bait dropped maggot.
It was back to the pub with the usual suspects including
Banana Head.
I often see the younger angler trying to fish fast “Fast is fine, accuracy is everything”
Full Result:
- Steve Dawson 25-14-0 peg 3
- Mike Nicholls 18-0-0 peg 10
- Alan Jones 15-06-0 peg 21
- Ken Morgan 14-08-0 peg 30
- Huge Evans 13-14-0 peg 6
- Dave Gillard 13-02-0 peg 7
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