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  2. Ken L

    Chesters?

    Relieved to see that you haven't kicked the bucket, old fruit. You had us worried for a while! Could your compost be contaminated with Grazon? If there is any chance, chuck it out. Do nor chuck it on the compost heap etc, because it's incredibly persistent.
  3. I am still here ,been busy in the garden ,moaning the compost I bought has killed everything it's touched (poxy peat free crap) but on a new tablet and the layout is different so don't see the AN link that used to be first in line . Lovely someone misses me ,thanks for that ,Dave
  4. Sorry to hear this another AN stalwart gone
  5. Yesterday
  6. A great asset to the site. My condolences to his family and friends.
  7. Last week
  8. Final amount raised for Sue Ryder came in at £325. MANY thanks to all who came and gave....
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  10. Chris Plumb

    9 July

    Middle Kennet Weir Pool, Marsh Benham 0500 - 1100 Warm and sunny - though feeling a tad chilly when I arrived. AT 10º - 24ºC. River low and looking a little threadbare. 9 Chub; 3lb 3oz. a 'pounder' and 7 chublets. 1 Bream; 2lb 4oz. 2 Doz Dace; all a 'nice' size but nothing particularly noteworthy. 5 Roach; small. 2 Rainbows both 2lb (and possibly the same fish!), 1 Brownie C½lb. Pleasant morning's trotting by the shade of the bankside trees - hadn't realised how warm it had got until I walked back to the car! Nearly all fish from the weir pool apart from the 3lb chub which was from further downstream. An otter came up through as I was packing up - swam through the pool and scampered up the weir to head upstream!
  11. Ken L

    Chesters?

    I was wondering the same thing the other day. It's been a couple of weeks since he signed in. Hopefully all is well.
  12. Has anyone heard from Chesters? It's not like him to not check in for a while.
  13. Chris Plumb

    7 July

    Warwick's Water - Thatcham 1830 - 2300 Warm and sunny. AT 21º - 14ºC. 2 Tench: 2lb 13oz & 1½lb. 1 Perch 1lb 9oz. Summer tench campaign on this water starts with a (half) decent perch - my first over a lb from the water - which is rumoured to hold MUCH bigger ones! The perch came early in the session when the sun was still one the water and I wasn't really expecting a bite. Both tench, however, were caught after 2130.
  14. I'm sorry to hear this, another one of the good guys gone. My condolences to his family RIP
  15. Very sad news RIP; my thoughts go out to his family Keith
  16. Not imitation grubs but; I’ve just sent off for some VMC 7237B Light Inline Single Barbless hooks in sizes 10; 8 & 6 so that I can change the hooks on some very small plugs that I bought for catching some Chub; to single. Hooks, something I’ve been promising myself for a long time. The next time you see them they’ll have single hooks. Let’s just hope the chub like them. Keith
  17. Very sad news to hear, I never met him personally but i did flog him a good number of Porcie' floats a couple of times ! My sincere and heartfelt condolences to Johns family and friends.
  18. Awful news I never met John but he always came across as a fun and top fella. Another one of the Anglers Net legends sadly gone. Best thoughts and wishes to Johns family.
  19. Terrible news. Condolences to John's friends and family.
  20. Harris Lake - Marsh Farm fishery, Milford. 0600 - 2245 Warm with bright sunshine for most of the day - clouding over somewhat for the last 3-4 hours of daylight (thankfully!) AT, a chilly 5ºC when I arrived, highs of around 24ºC and 16ºC when I drove off a little after a 11pm. 12 Tench. Various sizes over 2lb with 4 over 4lb - biggest 5lb 12oz. 2 Crucians; both pounders though not by a lot. A doz roach and rudd - mainly rudd with sizes ranging from tiny up to a rudd of 14oz. Annual get together of the IAC and it was great to see faces old and new and remember those that are no longer with us. Today would have been Paul's 65th birthday hence why I chose it for the date of the 10th crucian fish-in. I think most folks caught 'something' with quite a few tench showing , biggest I heard of was Geoff's tinca of 6lb 8oz. The goal though is to get a crucian as the trophy goes to the biggest one caught and they were noticeable by their absence - unless you were in Peg 37. Alex drew this peg and put us all to shame by catching no fewer than 18 crucians - the only one out of 16 anglers to get one! His biggest was a modest 1lb 8oz so Alex wins the trophy for a 2nd time with a fish just half as big as his 2019 win. I caught mainly roach and rudd but fished on with Gary after everyone else had left and eventually manged to winkle out a couple of crus amongst the plethora of tench. Gary managed a 2lb 3oz warrior literally last cast (we agreed to pack up at 1045pm so as to be on the road home by 1100pm and he had this fish at 2243!) Here's to next year - and I might bring my own signs this time to say the lake is booked (I had to kick off 4 interlopers, as whilst the booking was on the match calendar on the website it wasn't on the fishery noticeboard!) My biggest.
  21. I received a text out of the blue yesterday to inform me that John Suffill passed away on Wednesday. John was a long-standing moderator on these forums, starting right back in the days when they were extremely busy, and many members of the forum will have chatted to him over the years. My condolences to all his family and friends. Thank you, John. You were a fantastic support over the years. I know you used to get a great deal of enjoyment from Anglers Net and it was a better place for you. Tight lines and rest in peace, mate.
  22. Cubed, Braised Lamb's Liver, (left over from last Thursday's Tea) Also worked, & got me 3 decent (Just what you need in a Match) size Carp on "Method".
  23. Good to hear that they are good Martin I’ll give them a try for the Tench and Crucians on my local estate lake. Keith
  24. Hi Keith, a quick update from Sunday (29th) at Moor Monkton Lakes in the Match. I caught a nice Bream, well over 3Lb using the Mealworms, 3 in a baitband on Method Feeder. I gave my mate a couple of handfuls, and he caught a couple of F1's (shallow on Pole) near the end of the match. They Also make Great "Banded Hair Stops" cut in half and slipped in the band after pulling through Meat, Or straight forward Hair. So Keith, yes I can say they Do work, and maybe could do even Better on a "Different Given Day". Just remember the "Near On, Boiling Water" to soften them before "1st Use" & just leave to cool on their own at home, And can re-freeze as many times you like. They'll stand, plain Hooking as well !! Ready to go fishing "Anytime you Want", without a visit to Tackle Shop (which Don't sell Mealworms and are Only from Pet Food shops or Online Sold, to the Little Bald fella, with the 8 Foot "Tele' Rods", (who has all the Long Stuff as well !!)
  25. Marshall's Mere (formerly Willows Lake) 1815 - 2245 Warm, mainly overcast and quite breezy. AT 21º - 16ºC. 2 Tench: 5lb, 3lb 13oz. 5 Carp, in order of capture: 7lb11oz, 11lb 12oz, 8lb 7oz, 13lb 2oz, 9lb 4oz. 2 Roach; small. A lively evening not catching tench (for the most part)! Started off float fishing prawn sections, but after 3 bumped carp and one lost in the lillies (to a hook pull, thankfully) in the first hour it appeared the carp were being just too active for anything else to get a look in. I figured if I caught a couple the rest might scarper from my swim, however 5 fish in quite quick succession rather defied that logic. All caught dapping crust mere inches from the bank. Dusk eventually brought some respite from the carp and in the fading light the tench moved in (and the crucians which were rolling in my swim - though not taking my bait - alas).
  26. AH got you ,looks like we have more in common than I thought lol Not my type of music but I see the reference now .my grandson voice has changed so more gruffer ,thinking about it sounds like boys going through puberty which I guess is what's happening in 'his' case .hopefully there's no regrets down the line once the bottom lots changed out . Life's strange lol Good luck to your grandson
  27. Amity was born female but identifies as male. Below is a link to one of the songs he wrote dealing with how hard it was coming to terms with this. The lyrics say it all. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuYOPj4nv30&pp=0gcJCc4JAYcqIYzv Warning; it's a bit of an earworm and you may not be able to get the tune out of your head! Many fans and those in the music industry are saying that Amity's voice is like Adele's.
  28. When it gets to number 1 I can proudly say I partly know somebody who partly knows somebody related to the singer . Little confused over "he's being hailed the next Adele" isn't Adele a girl ? Or is he like my granddaughter who now is almost my grandson (a bit more nature destruction and shims there) I am as confused as youth are today .I sang in the the Royal Albert Hall when I was 14? Not so much confusion back them lol AH I did get confused you are the grandfather ,nothing wrong with pride Googling shows Adele was born a girl are you related to the beegees I can't see the route to Adele ? Forgive my thickness I was born with double the amount than normal . Not deliberately being rude but why Adele and not cliff Richard or Tom Jones ? ( It's going to be obvious I know but I didn't spot it)
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