Sunday 26/03/2023 - Westerleigh Winter League - Round 6 - Taylor's Pool and Shipp's Canal

Must have had a bit of rain then! My turn on Taylor's Pool, at least the lakes will be full. When is the wind going to do one and the global warming/climate change come back on the news?

All change, usually want to be in the far side where the prevailing winds are off the back. Today, however, the wind was from the NW, so pegs 13 to 17 would be best for the waggler. Into the car boot and disc 22 proved to be the nearest to hand. I have to say it's one of my favourite pegs on this pool. Today the wind would be blowing in at me at 11 o clock. For company had John on peg 23. Couldn't help noticing Bela had drawn a peg that would suit his long pole fishing.

Being well out of the individual points so the silvers would be the focus today. Set up the waggler and after a few trial casts relised it was going to be difficult to feed properly. Two rigs - 4x14 Winter to fish out in front short and a 0.3 gram Ryan Jordan Slim to fish down to the left margin, short.

Fed the margin with some micro and the other line with GB laced with Pinkie, tried feeding LR's on the waggler line and as expected the feed was being scattered to the four winds plus difficult to see where indeed the feed was landing. 

 Started short with single LR and had a few not unexpected small Perch followed by a nice run of Skimmers to 12 oz. Really enjoying it. The strange thing was the wind occasional switch to NE during this time couldn't get a bite. So during these periods switched to the margin with double DR on the hook I had been occasionally loose feeding. Four margin visits resulted in carp 2 small Common's, 2 big F1's, and one lost large carp which broke me, which might have been due to bad hook tying! Returning to the short line carried on catching Skimmers plus 3 small Crucians which if anyone's got any doubt's are carp. Other than the cold wind in the face had a lovely steady day's fishing.

My silvers weighed 13 lb 4 oz for the silvers win adding the few carp took me to 21 lb 6 oz.

The match was won by my pairs partner Lee Waller with 53 lb 8 oz from peg 2 on Shipp's. His weigh has elevated us to on 1 lb off the lead and one match to go - fingers crossed - looks like I will have to fish for carp then.

Looks like the carp have spread back out on Taylors and Shipp's canal has fished it's head off.

With one match left Bela is odd's on favourite to win the league - to be fair he has fished well, especially as we have now weened him off the bubby.

Back to the Inn for a beverage with the usual suspects.

Result:

Taylor's Pool:

1. Bela Bakos 49-03-0 peg 14 (14. 5 metres hard 4's over kindered 4's, catty later)

2. Steve 36-11-0 peg 20 (expander down the RH edge over 4's - 16 metres))

Silvers: Mike Nicholls 13-04-0 peg 22

Shipp's Canal:

1. Lee Waller 53-08-0 peg 2

2. Glenn Bailey 46-04-0 peg 6 (hard pellet over kinder p4's)

Silvers: Steve Rogers 7-10-0 peg 4 (maggot short)

All pictured below - trust me to be between the two biggest anglers.

Weigh Sheets: