Hi a massive thank you to Steve for allowing the fish-in. Wingham is very special place.
Thanks also to Peggy,Glyn,Terry,Tom,Will,Steve (bacon sarnie man!) and anyone else who i havn't mentioned for all their hard work and hospitality which make the fish-in happen and what it is. Without question the hightlight of the year. Special thanks to Peggy for the BBQ....i hardly had to eat anything after such a fanastic spread.
It was nice to meet up with faces old and new!
Fishing wise i was on Tims point and had most of my fish to one rod in 8ft of water with several coming to the left hand rod in 7ft....some cracking tench and quite a few sleep deprivating eels
Its the first fish-in that i got amongst the tench and landed them. Most fish-ins i have followed blank areas around cathcing eels and pike so it was really nice to catch some of those amazing tench. All came to maggots feeders with groundbait with tit bits mixed amongst it.
Unless you have been fortunate enough to go to Wingham..its very hard to put into words just how amazing the place is....the ambience is wonderful...and then theres the fish!! Its one of those places that is very unique..reality stops in its tracks
Congrats to Richard on that bream...well done! ..and to everyone else who caught or broke their PB's...
I saw many carp too cut their way round the point but very few pike or perch where i was. But really interesting is the potential for those perch...who knows...
Of the tench i did catch 2 different shapes seemed apparent with the very long light olive green ones making up most of the captures...if these fish fill out god knows what they may weigh!!
Once again thanks Steve it really is a privalige to fish there!!
Tight lines
John
PS i tried to attach some pics of the lake but failed.....any help..am i doing it wrong?