Sunday 09/10/2022 - Windmill Open - Match Lake

The day after the double jab (flu/Covid) and with no reaction off to Windmill for their open. With the weather getting more autumnal the fishing in most places is slowing so definitely can expect it here.

Arrived early for a walk around and collected the usual rubbish left from yesterday's pleasure anglers which even included a camp chair!

Twenty fishing which is the Gerry limit. I would go for the full 23 pegs. I was hoping to draw either pegs 1 or 23. In to the draw bag and found milk top 20 looking at me again for the third time this year. Not disappointed as it's got some silvers form plus a new platform which isn't quite finished, I'm sure the contractors will be back shorty to sort the side edging!!

Found myself between Nick P21 (photo bomber) and Lynol P22. Both amazed me how they could pole fish the far bank in such a wind.

Didn't set up much just the waggler and a 4x 14 to fish top set plus one which was about a foot up the inside shelf where in about 5 foot of water. This time of year with the trees and foliage changing colours yellows, browns, ochres etc.. I choose to use a white top waggler. The picture right shows how easy it is to see even dotted down.

Fed the pole line which as it transpired it was a waste of bait. So spent the most of the match on the waggler with double LR's on the hook over loose fed the same. Fished it up and down, right to left and in and out. A bit disappointed to find the Roach weren't feeding and the carp were doing their usual thing at this venue and not feeding until late on. The upshot was I had two big Skimmers and a few bits of silvers on the carp front it was a difficult foul hooking ten carp landing four in the mouth. Just before the all out I hooked a big carp which was played for some time but couldn't get it to come up, it decided to go for a run and with the drag set for the smaller fish it overcame the drag, the rod went flat and - PING! Bad angling on my part 😠.

My silvers weighed 5 lb 11 oz for the silvers win and with my four carp took me to 29 lb 11 oz for four overall and last in the money - so a double bubble.

The match was won by Leyton  "Any Peg" Palmer (pictured with the silvers winner and a bomber) with 50 lb 8 oz from peg 1. Leyton caught over a few lines at 13 metres feeding Micro and chopped worm with worm hook bait. Well done matey.

Back to the Ringer for a welcome pint.

Result:

1. Layton Palmer 50-08-0 peg 1

2. Matt Taynton 42-10-0 peg 18

3. Eddie Wynne 38-12-0 peg 6

4. Mike Nicholls 29-11-0 peg 20

5. John Osbourne 27-06-0 peg 22

6. Terry Bailey 26-13-0 peg 12

Silvers:

1. Mike Nicholls 5-11-0 peg 20

2. Dave Haines 4-12-0 peg 8

Weigh Sheet: