Sunday 26th Oct 08 open Lookout
Conditions:- Partly Cloudy with sunny spells, ambient temp 11 dropped to 5 deg, humidity 71%, wind WSW 9mph GUSTING TO 18 MPH, barometer 1008.1 mb, moon phase waning crescent , water temp 8.9 to 9 deg, PH 7.53, DO 12.2, conductivity -51
1st Dave Hodgson Angel 38lb 3oz peg 31 plus on a Golden peg
2nd Geoff Lincoln 29lb peg 2
3rd Neil Brown Angel 25lb 15oz peg 13
4th Steve Knowles BIGW 25lb peg 7
5th Chris Owers Angel 24lb 4oz peg 15
6th Ted Hudson 23lb 4oz peg 27
Dave used groundbait feeder with maggot on hook to far bank, and pole 6 mtre maggot on hook.
From a still morning, the wind started through the match with gusts spoiling presentation.
Golden pegs are £150.00, £106.00, 2 x £50.00. so get your name down for next week!!!
General
As water temperatures go down it is critical to lighten up on terminal tackle and use lighter tips, follow watercraft including wind direction for choice of pegs, as well as make sure you understand where the warmer thermals are in the water. There is still seeds on aquatic plants and berries on bushes allowing for extra feed for the fish as they blow off the plants specially in margins.
Some good catches obviously not in quantities of the Summer warmer water temperatures but some very good specimen size fish Good Carp to 28lb 4oz, Koi to 8lb 9oz, Ide, Rdd, Roach, Bream and Skimmers, Crucians and Perch also some nice tench both green and golden still getting caught.
Lookout
Some good catches obviously not in quantities of the Summer warmer temperatures, but some very good specimen size fish. Good Carp to 11lb 2oz, with lots of 4 to 5lb also coming out, Koi to 8lb 9oz, Ide, Rudd, and golden Rudd, Ide, Orfe, Roach, Bream and Skimmers, Crucians and Perch also some nice tench both green and golden still getting caught.
Maggot, Caster, pellet, doing the best on the hook with paste catching also pinkies bring in smaller fish.
Choice of pegs to watercraft and wind direction needed to be very selected now water temperature is lower.
Bowes
Some nice fish coming out with best at 28lb 4oz a male common in stunning deep winter golden colours, smaller carp being caught now averaging 20 in a session to a good angler.
Maggot, Caster, pellet, doing the best on the hook with paste catching also pinkies bring in smaller fish.
Choice of pegs to watercraft and wind direction needed to be very selected now water temperature is lower.
Bassetts
This sheltered pond is producing some cracking Ide, Orfe and rudd to over 2lb, carp at 5lb 2oz out this week, rudd, crucians, tench and skimmers still are being caught in smaller numbers than the warm summer.
Maggot, pinkies, pellet working well with paste still doing some good on the hook.
Coaching is all about winter fishing and targeting species specific in cold water temperatures.
Anyone interested in a Pairs match on Sat Dec 27th please forward names to go down.
