Cold weather keeps the fish at bay...
John Varley scored a convincing win in Thursday’s Higham Lane Fishery Open match.
Drawn on peg 13, John used a small pellet feeder to catch 74lb 1ozs of carp to double figures. Mick Linnett finished second from peg 23, using “bomb and corn” tactics to catch 31lb 9ozs. Paul Hoosan finished third with 29lb 11ozs. Saturday’s Open was affected both by the weather and the forecast! Only a few hardy souls turn up and when John Varley drew peg 13 again, everyone thought that they were fishing for second place! Alas John never had a bite, like most with a single carp landed by Dean Hughes the only fish caught on the day!
Sunday’s Lychgate Fisheries conresulting 3oz roach was enough for Angling Clubs Christmas match on Maynes Lakes have their final test was also a struggle for most, with second place. Roger Benn and Kev the river Avon at Ryton. But only two Wednesday Open this week, (DecemSaturday’s covering of ice melted by Cope tied for third place, both weighanglers managed to catch. Mark ber 19th) before a Christmas break. heavy overnight rain. Andy Atkins taring 1.5ozs. Chinn did so in style, landing sixteen The Open’s then restart on January get the bream, landing six to9th.winwithLychgateFisheriesmidweekOpenchubonstickfloatandmaggotfora a 14lb 12oz catch. Richard Leatherproduced some good catches. Glyn winning 34lb catch. Greg Martin Higham Lane Fishery have Open land landed a carp after just six minDavies landed a double figure on the caught two decent chub to finish secmatches every Thursday, and Saturutes, but struggled for the rest of the whistle that gave him the honours. ond with 6lb 2ozs. day, draw 9am. match, but still finished second with a Using a cage feeder with liquidised With the water temperature dropLychgate Fisheries have Open 8lb 4oz total. bread and bread punch on the hook, ping rapidly sport at Maynes Lakes matches on Saturday and Sunday,
Shackerstone’s Open was fished Glyn finished with 44lb 2ozs. Robin mid week Open was again hard with draw 9.15am. There’s also an Open along the Hags Lane section where Duffy used a method feeder to finish few fish willing to fed in the condimatch on Boxing Day, Draw 9.15am. predator specialist Kevin “Sissor with 39lb 8ozs from peg 5 for second tions. Doug Stains managed to tempt Shackerstone have an Open match Hands” Milne took the honours landplace. Paul Twigger pole fished maga few carp finishing with the days top this Sunday, Draw at the Rising Sun at ing a small zander and a perch on got on peg 50, finishing with 31lb 12oz catch of 18lb 9ozs. Result; Pool One, 7.45am. worm baits to weigh 13ozs. Doug for third place. Danny Ross finished Winner; Dave Cleaver 11lb 8ozs from Brookfield have an Open match Dimbleby had his one and only bite fourth with 30lb 6ozs. peg 32. Pool Two, Winner Dug Stains, this Sunday at Stoke Golding. Draw five minutes into the match, the There was a big turn out for Plough peg 22. 9am.