Sunday 23rd Nov 08 Open & League
Cold night of -5 , and day temperature of 0 deg feels like -3 except when sun is out, mostly cloudy with snow showers, humidity 81%, Wind S7mph, swinging to NW 17mph, Barometer low 988 mb, moon phase waning crescent , Water temp dropped to 3.8, PH 7.55, DO 13.46, conductivity -45.
1st Ray Wallace 4lb 9oz peg 26
2nd Chris Pine 3lb 14oz peg 15
3rd Gavin Martin 2lb 10oz peg 14
4th Brian Hall 2lb 5oz peg 6
4th Dave Hodgson 2lb 5oz peg 24
6th John Foster 2lb 3oz peg 1
Very cold tough day with water temp dropping most fish caught as darkness approached at end of match, Ray caught 2 carp on worm & maggot on tip.
General
A Cold week with water temperatures dropping to 3.8 deg, most pleasure anglers lasting several hours and only a few managing to stay for their full sessions due to cold ambient temperatures, those stopping later finding catches coming on well at dusk also those season ticket holder choosing before dawn having the most catches. Some successes on Waggler, Pole, Tip and Ledger with lighter tackle for the colder water temperatures, fish topping before dawn on all lakes so still feeding.
Carp well shoaled together with best out 14lb 2oz, Ide, Perch, Roach and Rudd and Bream best to 4lb 9oz and Skimmers all caught in colder conditions this week.
Maggot, Pinkies, pellet have all caught as well as sweetcorn all as hook baits worm taking bigger perch. Feed little only a couple of pellets or maggots and groundbait as a cloud enhancer and sensor with top of the water clearing now to 2 foot. Fish have moved of shelves except in sunny conditions and are best targeted 6 to 8 meters out or back of far banks as they are keeping to the warmest thermals in the water.
All lakes have had various success depending on choice of pegs to wind conditions with wind this week swinging from a very cold Northerly around to westerly and both Southerly and South westerly in a week with strengths varying from 23 mph down to 3 mph.
Saturday night was the coldest this week with -5 deg registered at Angel, and sleet and snow both Friday and Saturday, which settled and dropped water temperature.
Bowes, Lookout and Bassetts all have had anglers catching however much slower with the drop in temperature anglers really need to be set up for the extreme weather conditions we have experienced this week.
Coaching is advised as one to one with such extreme cold conditions to help develop skills in winter angling.
Christmas gift ideas are:- season tickets, membership, coaching vouchers, gift vouchers or tackle.
