Sunday 15/10/2022 - Windmill Open - Match Lake

Back to Windmill Fishery thinking it was Thursday thus arriving early for a 08:30 draw to realise some time later it was Sunday and a 09:00 draw. Duh. The Match lake shown right.

A nip in the air but the weather still holding up to just above seasonal average.

Only 15 today. Finally into the draw tub and couldn't believe I would spend another 6 hours on peg 20 making it a full 24 hours this year! At least I had good company with Kev Winstone on peg 21. Pegs 25 to 15 are fishing really bad compared with the other side of the lake. The peg selectors should think on this and perhaps not leave empty pegs along the better side.

The waggler was set up, thought I would try something different on the pole. I purchased some of Ryan Jordan's lifters and thought I would have a try with a 0.4 gram. Must say he does make a great float, all hand made. Have tried fishing short pulling up the inside shelf and have not caught, so would try fishing by pushing up the shelf at 11.5 metres of barrels getting up the shelf by a foot. It took a while to get out the last section as it's never been used! Kev thought this was a hoot and took the photo right as proof.

Fed the lifter line with micro and four chopped worms and planned not to go over it until the last 90 minutes, starting on the waggler with LR's loose fed and on the hook hoping to catch a few silvers. Unfortunately they weren't feeding and after an hour had one Rudd and one micro Perch and one big Perch which came off - as the do!! A carp followed so upped the feed and after a couple of lost foulers had another two. Subsequently hooked a double Mirror carp which was played carefully for some time for only the hook to pull as it surfaced ready for netting, left me wondering if it was the one lost last match. So time for the pole and had another common before the foulers began. I could hear Kev's expletives as he was also having a nightmare foul hooking. Due to the bankside cover the carp hug the far bank and are coming down the shelf hence hitting the line before getting to the hook bait. So back to short fishing me thinks.

My silvers weighed 3 oz and my carp 23 lb for 23 lb 3oz and 7th. The lake certainly needs an influx of silvers which the management team are planning for this winter.

The match was won by Leyton Palmer (pictured) with 81 lb 13 oz from his personal peg 1. Leyton caught at 13 metres using worm over micro and chopped worm. Well done matey.

The silvers was won accidentally by Nick Saunders with a couple of Skimmers for 3 lb 15 oz from peg 14.

Back to the Ringer with the usual suspects. Kev thought he had lost his1 lb 3 oz silvers default pick up envelope running around the carp park to find it, the bar maid came to the rescue explaining that he had already opened it to pay for a round!!😂

Result:

1. Leyton Palmer 81-13-0 peg 1

2. Gerry Walsh 71-0-0 peg 4

3. Matt Tainton 59-14-0 peg 10

4. Dave Haines 42-1-0 peg 11

5. Nick Saunders 41-14-0 peg 14

6. Steve Upton 25-09-0 peg 8

Silvers:

1. Nick Saunders 3-15-0 peg 14

2. Dave Haines 3-7-0 peg 11

Weigh Sheets: