Not a great start at Ferry Meadows for bream hunters

Angling - Peterborough and DAA Open

Sunday wasn’t the best day of the year to start the 2019 campaign on the Ferry Meadows complex.

There was a good turnout of bream anglers looking for big weights in the Peterborough and DAA open event but the fish refused to feed in any numbers.

In fact matchwinner Chris Brown was the only angler in a class field to put anything like a respectable weight on the scales. He drew peg seven on the Overton Lake and caught 44lb 6oz on long range feeder tactics.

Second was Alf Edgley with a level 24lb followed by a string of low double-figure weights.

I am sure we will see much better weights in the coming weeks as the weather improves and we lose the heavy overnight frosts.

For those interested in any of the Peterborough & DAA events give Rob Harris a call on 07702 440892 for all the fixtures and availability of pegs.

COCK INN

There was a strong turnout for the first of 19 matches in the Cock Inn summer league on Kingsland small Carp Lake.

As expected with a frost on Saturday night everyone had a slow start, but making a return to form after a disappointing winter was Steve Smith with 87lb 3oz from peg one. He fished close in on red maggot feeding heavily.

Second from peg two was Gary Sell with 78lb 11oz caught on corn over micros followed by Bob Mills with 62lb 13oz from peg seven fishing the pole with expander pellet over 4mm loose fed pellets.

ROOKERY WATERS

It was a very busy weekend over at Rookery Waters.

On Saturday the open match was fished on the Jay and Raven Lakes Pools and the matchwinner was Josh Pace, who is having a good run at the fishery.

He drew peg 11 on the Raven and caught in various spots around his peg taking a mixture of carp and small F1s for 105lb on maggot.

Runner-up on the lake was Tom Edwards from peg 14 with 100lb 10oz.

On Jay Lake the winner was Roger Gowler from peg 13 - the same peg he drew the previous week. He made no mistakes this time, using simple dobbing tactics to catch 35 carp for 91lb 10oz.

Runner-up was Vince Cross from peg 17 with 88lb 8oz.

A rare Sunday qualifying open match at the Rookery Waters saw another heavy frost greeting those fishing and a slow start was expected.

The big weights followed though with overall winner Mark Pollard on peg 36 putting a fine 189lb 6oz to the scales fishing to the lilies on bread and pellet.

Second was Whittlesey rod Simon Godfrey from peg 33 on the end of the island. He caught on short and long lines with pellets for 130lb 6oz, then came Rab Egan from peg 11 with 116lb 8oz.

TUESDAY CLUB

The Tuesday Club match on the Kingfisher Pool at Float Fish Farm produced one of the best silverfish weights on the lake this year with 22lb plus needed to make the top five.

Out in front with a very impressive 36lb was Mel Saggers, who caught on the pole with maggot and pinkie.

Then it was Mike Mohan with 31lb 8oz followed by Mike Smith with 28lb 2oz and Alan Jopling on 25lb.

Chris Brown was a winner at Ferry Meadows.

Hotpoint winner Ken Wade.

Cock Inn winner Steve Smith.

Rookery Waters winner Mark Pollard.