With the weather forecast to remain exceptionally mild for the time of year a good match is expected with the possibility of plenty of fish being caught.
The good thing about the Farm Shop lake is the variation of fish and the different methods that can be used to catch them; be it pellet for the crucians, worm for the skimmers (which now average 1.5-2.5lb), maggots and caster for a net of small fish or gambling for a big fish or two down the side.
The fishery does not have many rules, but it's worth noting the following;
Barbless hooks only
1 Kg of Groundbait Maximum
1/2 Kg boilies maximum
Max 2nr 400g tins of meat
Carp/coarse pellets only (no trout/high oil pellets)
Damp nets should be dipped.
There are no net weight restrictions listed on the rules on the web, however we will need to check the fishery rule board on the day.
I hope to see you all there on Sunday.
Jonty
Monday 26 October 2009
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Scores on the doors
Current league positions after 9 Matches: (Top 6)
Championship (taking best 8 scores from the 11 matches)
1 - Jonty 55pts (counting 7)
2 - Trev 53pts (8)
3 - Ron 45.5pts (8)
4 - Ray T 45pts (7)
5 - Weas 38pts (7)
6 - Mike 28pts (8)
Winter League (taking best 3 scores from 4 matches)
1 - Jonty 15pts (counting 2)
2 - Ray T 14pts (2)
3 - Trev 13pts (2)
=4 - Weas & Ron both 10pts (2)
6 - Mike 7pts (2)
Handicap Cup (taking best 8 scores out of the 11 matches)
1 - Mike 56pts (counting 8)
2 - Dennis 45pts (8)
3 - Stu 43pts (8)
4 - John E 41pts (6)
5 - Jonty 35pts (7)
6 - Steve 34.5pts (5)
Speci cup entries, as before.
The full points and positions will be read out at the next meeting on 2nd November 2009
Championship (taking best 8 scores from the 11 matches)
1 - Jonty 55pts (counting 7)
2 - Trev 53pts (8)
3 - Ron 45.5pts (8)
4 - Ray T 45pts (7)
5 - Weas 38pts (7)
6 - Mike 28pts (8)
Winter League (taking best 3 scores from 4 matches)
1 - Jonty 15pts (counting 2)
2 - Ray T 14pts (2)
3 - Trev 13pts (2)
=4 - Weas & Ron both 10pts (2)
6 - Mike 7pts (2)
Handicap Cup (taking best 8 scores out of the 11 matches)
1 - Mike 56pts (counting 8)
2 - Dennis 45pts (8)
3 - Stu 43pts (8)
4 - John E 41pts (6)
5 - Jonty 35pts (7)
6 - Steve 34.5pts (5)
Speci cup entries, as before.
The full points and positions will be read out at the next meeting on 2nd November 2009
Monday 19 October 2009
Knock-out Cup, 2009
Anglers through to the Semi final are:
Trev, who beat Weasle at Cuckoo
Mr T, who beat Pete at Cuckoo
Mike, who beat Karl at Fieldsend
Jonty, who beat Ron at Cuckoo
The semi-final draw will be held before the draw at Dents on 1 November. The plan is, should all semi-finalists fish the dents match, the final will be held during the fur and feather at Ramsey St Marys on 6 December 2009.
Trev, who beat Weasle at Cuckoo
Mr T, who beat Pete at Cuckoo
Mike, who beat Karl at Fieldsend
Jonty, who beat Ron at Cuckoo
The semi-final draw will be held before the draw at Dents on 1 November. The plan is, should all semi-finalists fish the dents match, the final will be held during the fur and feather at Ramsey St Marys on 6 December 2009.
The Pool, Fieldsend Fishery - 18 October 2009
I was a bit dubious about fishing this match. Having never seen the venue before, hearing how the pellet waggler often dominates and the recent cold weather made me almost stay at home to watch the Football and Grand Prix! In the end I bit the bullet and decided to make the effort with this year’s match attendances frequently being below par.
I drew peg 6. I wasn’t too happy with the draw after recent matches being won off pegs 1-4. The way the match was pegged meant peg 6 was an end peg in the section which made it more appealing. Trev drew peg 2 which was the golden peg. As one of the contenders for the club championship, I really needed to beat him in the section to stand a chance of competing in the league myself. The other main championship contenders, Mr T & Ronnie, were pegged in the other section.
I did manage to glean some info from a few sources which narrowed my plan of attack to 2 areas; the pole with pellet and the method feeder. I felt the pole would offer the best presentation if the conditions allowed and the method feeder would be my plan B if the wind was a problem.
Before the off I plumbed up two pole lines, one at 13m and the other at 8m. With the 8m line being my main line of attack and the 13m line fed in case the fish wanted to be in the deeper water as the water cools. I set up one rig on the 13m line in about 10 feet of water; the float was a 1.5g maver pattern with 0.14 line to a 14 B911 hook, bulked with an oli with 4 nr 9 droppers. This was set at dead depth so the bristle was still showing on a slack plumbed line. I didn’t fish this line during the match.
I set up 2 rigs for the 8m line in 6 feet of water. One was a standard pellet rig with a .75g Tipo and 0.14 line to a 14 B911, this was shotted with a spread bulk of nr 9s with the lowest around 12 inches from the hook. The other was a 4x18 chimp set up with a 360 rotating hook length and a double bulk with the bottom bulk above the pivot about 3 inches off the bottom. I have had a few fish on this type of rig recently but this didn’t produce a fish today, with all fish falling to the strung out rig fished at dead depth.
At the start I cupped in a mixture of 6 & 4mm softened hard pellets on both pole lines and went out immediately onto the 8m line with a 6mm expander. Working the bait by lifting and dropping I kept fish coming throughout the day, feeding a toss pot of bait after each fish, bite or 200 count. This ensured I kept the bait going in, even during slow spells. Although the seasons are turning I still felt the fish would want some feed before the frosts set in. The fishing wasn’t manic but it was steady with around 5 fish per hour. The fish generally came in spurts with no obvious rhyme or reason why and when the appeared.
I had a look on the method after half an hour as Karl had 3 fish on it to my 2 on the pole. I hooked a fish first cast but lost it at the net so decided to focus on the pole.
At the weigh-in I had 17 fish in net 1 for 54lb 4oz and 6 fish in net 2 for 27lb 4oz, including one of around 8lb. I was frustrated that I lost 12 fish in total but I expect many people lost fish so I wasn’t too disheartened, I do however feel that black hydro was too heavy and grey would have been more appropriate.
I think the lost fish may have been down to the fact the bottom of the lake is clay which often means the fish in these venues often have quite soft mouths compared to those in other venues. Speaking to Ray Sladden after the match he said that losing fish is quite common on the venue.
Ray was 2nd in the section with 58lb of pellet waggler caught carp followed by new man Shaun who fish similar tactics to Ray for 33lb. Mr T won the other section with Ronnie 2nd.
There was some commotion at the weigh-in regarding the counting weights as a few anglers had over 50lb in a net. I think we need to make it clear at the next meeting how we are going to move forward regarding to venue net rules and our previous turning a blind eye.
These sort of disputes are not good for the image of the club or for the rapport between members, especially when membership and attendances are below par.
I drew peg 6. I wasn’t too happy with the draw after recent matches being won off pegs 1-4. The way the match was pegged meant peg 6 was an end peg in the section which made it more appealing. Trev drew peg 2 which was the golden peg. As one of the contenders for the club championship, I really needed to beat him in the section to stand a chance of competing in the league myself. The other main championship contenders, Mr T & Ronnie, were pegged in the other section.
I did manage to glean some info from a few sources which narrowed my plan of attack to 2 areas; the pole with pellet and the method feeder. I felt the pole would offer the best presentation if the conditions allowed and the method feeder would be my plan B if the wind was a problem.
Before the off I plumbed up two pole lines, one at 13m and the other at 8m. With the 8m line being my main line of attack and the 13m line fed in case the fish wanted to be in the deeper water as the water cools. I set up one rig on the 13m line in about 10 feet of water; the float was a 1.5g maver pattern with 0.14 line to a 14 B911 hook, bulked with an oli with 4 nr 9 droppers. This was set at dead depth so the bristle was still showing on a slack plumbed line. I didn’t fish this line during the match.
I set up 2 rigs for the 8m line in 6 feet of water. One was a standard pellet rig with a .75g Tipo and 0.14 line to a 14 B911, this was shotted with a spread bulk of nr 9s with the lowest around 12 inches from the hook. The other was a 4x18 chimp set up with a 360 rotating hook length and a double bulk with the bottom bulk above the pivot about 3 inches off the bottom. I have had a few fish on this type of rig recently but this didn’t produce a fish today, with all fish falling to the strung out rig fished at dead depth.
At the start I cupped in a mixture of 6 & 4mm softened hard pellets on both pole lines and went out immediately onto the 8m line with a 6mm expander. Working the bait by lifting and dropping I kept fish coming throughout the day, feeding a toss pot of bait after each fish, bite or 200 count. This ensured I kept the bait going in, even during slow spells. Although the seasons are turning I still felt the fish would want some feed before the frosts set in. The fishing wasn’t manic but it was steady with around 5 fish per hour. The fish generally came in spurts with no obvious rhyme or reason why and when the appeared.
I had a look on the method after half an hour as Karl had 3 fish on it to my 2 on the pole. I hooked a fish first cast but lost it at the net so decided to focus on the pole.
At the weigh-in I had 17 fish in net 1 for 54lb 4oz and 6 fish in net 2 for 27lb 4oz, including one of around 8lb. I was frustrated that I lost 12 fish in total but I expect many people lost fish so I wasn’t too disheartened, I do however feel that black hydro was too heavy and grey would have been more appropriate.
I think the lost fish may have been down to the fact the bottom of the lake is clay which often means the fish in these venues often have quite soft mouths compared to those in other venues. Speaking to Ray Sladden after the match he said that losing fish is quite common on the venue.
Ray was 2nd in the section with 58lb of pellet waggler caught carp followed by new man Shaun who fish similar tactics to Ray for 33lb. Mr T won the other section with Ronnie 2nd.
There was some commotion at the weigh-in regarding the counting weights as a few anglers had over 50lb in a net. I think we need to make it clear at the next meeting how we are going to move forward regarding to venue net rules and our previous turning a blind eye.
These sort of disputes are not good for the image of the club or for the rapport between members, especially when membership and attendances are below par.
Tuesday 6 October 2009
The Pool, Fieldsend, Doddington - 18 October 2009
Not having fished the water as a club before I have found out a little bit of info for us all:
The pool has a maximim depth of around 14ft in the middle.
It contains Carp, Chub, Orf , Barbel & Tench
The rules on the internet say No Method feeders, however Method feeders are allowed but must be free-running. NO STOPS TO BE POSITIONED BEHIND THE FEEDER.
It is relativley deep on the pole line so rigs should be tied to top 4s.
There is a bait shop on site. It's best to pre-order lives baits if required.
More information about the venue and the venue rules can be found at
http://www.fieldsendfishing.co.uk/
The pool has a maximim depth of around 14ft in the middle.
It contains Carp, Chub, Orf , Barbel & Tench
The rules on the internet say No Method feeders, however Method feeders are allowed but must be free-running. NO STOPS TO BE POSITIONED BEHIND THE FEEDER.
It is relativley deep on the pole line so rigs should be tied to top 4s.
There is a bait shop on site. It's best to pre-order lives baits if required.
More information about the venue and the venue rules can be found at
http://www.fieldsendfishing.co.uk/
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