Fishing after a match.

[kopite1]

Hi.

 

I wanted to take my son fishing at a small commercial today but there has been a relatively busy match on all morning/early afternoon. So, is this a good or bad idea to turn up after the match? Will the fish still want to feed?

 

Thanks in advance.

[stuchef]

Yes it's a brilliant idea after a match finishes all the anglers chuck there leftover bait in the margins hence that's why it's a perfect time of day to just fish your margins or just 1 rod length out all the big fish move in

[Adam247]

I agree with stuchef as they have the whole area pre baited , the few lakes I have visited as the match lads are packing up I am watching where they are throwing the bait in and just stalk around with a good float set up , 6lb mainline to 5lb hook link and everything is landable and I tend to take a mixture of bait too , speak to the lads that do the match and ask what they got and see what bait they where using , if corn then use artificials if maggots nothing better than two on a size 14 / 12 wide gape hook. Same with pellets. Also a good fresh loaf works brilliantly too for bringing in the big carp to the surface . Folded with loads of fluff to keep in the top layers of the water .

Edited May 26, 2013 by Adam247

[stuchef]

As a match angler myself I can pretty much guarantee nearly every fishery I go to I open a tin of corn but only use a third of it at most so guaranteed lots of Corn has been thrown in the edges I agree with Adams set up just plop ur float a foot from the bank to your left or right in a peg and just drop feed pieces of corn and fish double corn hair rigged on a 14-12 hook I use quick stop hairs and have been Having great results with that tactic in the evenings you will catch anything that is there with corn

[RUDD]

This is a tactic I have used to good effect in the past as pleasure anglers pack up any go home.

Early evening I feed a few pegs with 1/4 pint of pellets in the margins then fish paste, bread or meat over it. Landed some very big Tench, Bream and Carp doing this.

[kopite1]

Thanks. Great advise, we used some sweet corn in the margins and a method over at the features. Had some lovely Bream and Carp and lots of Roach on maggots/casters that were in a complete frenzy! Will be keeping an eye on the Match calendar in future. Great evenings fishing.