Today’s open was fished on Heron lake and with the strong wind forecast for the afternoon we pegged everyone on 1 bank so they had the wind over their heads. Fish were topping all round the lake at the start so I was hoping it would fish well. Roger Baker started quickly having 3 decent fish on the bomb in 3 put ins…..I think his new style of casting that Paul Glanville taught him has paid off!😉 Nice to see Lee Dark on the bankside again, bit more practise needed mate!! I was pleased how it fished today, Here are the results:

Wednesday 27th December we had our Christmas match. We had a decent turnout despite the really strong wind but coupled with a day and half of cold rain, bites were hard to come by. I pegged both lakes with 5 on Fir Tree and 6 on Heron, it definately came down to pulling a peg out of the bag that had some shelter from the wind. I was lucky enough to draw peg 7 on Heron which isn’t usually a go to peg but it had some shelter. Paul Glanville drew 8 on Fir Tree and done well from the left hand margin. Only 10oz separated 2nd to 5th on Heron, so it was close. We paid top 2 on Fir Tree, top 3 on Heron and everyone went home with a prize, to include a bottle of JD, cases of beer, bottles of wine and boxes of chocolates. here are the results:

This Sunday gone was winter league round 5. With a few missing this weekend we pegged everyone on Heron lake and fished 2 sections with 1 overall winner and 2 section winners. The inform island pegs were not the place to draw as the best catches came from the other end of the lake in the deeper water, hardly surprising I guess when you consider the amount of cold wind and rain we’ve had over the last fortnight, here are the results:

1st Alex Bradley peg 15 31lb 5oz 
2nd Ricky Dennis peg 9 28lb 10oz 
3rd Adrian Holland peg 11 23lb 7oz

Yesterday was winter league round 4 and it never ceases to amaze me how Ricky Dennis and Alex Bradley always manage to draw spot on! Alex pulled peg 3 on Heron from the bag and Ricky had 15 on Fir Tree stuck to his hand, which coincidentally was what he wanted! Fish fed well on Heron with corn being the favoured bait whilst on Fir Tree it was hard with fish responding to dobbing tactics, here are the results:

Fir Tree Section 
1st Ricky Dennis peg 15 24lb 
2nd Roger Rachel Baker peg 7 17lb 6oz 
3rd Neil Hodder peg 9 13lb 14oz

Today’s open was fished on heron lake. We were going to run a pairs match, but with 7 fishing this was a bit difficult so we ran an individual’s. Fishing was hard but close, with the pegs around the island producing the best weights, here are the results:

1st Adrian Holland peg 5 31lb 2oz 
2nd Mike Bennets peg 15 28lb 12oz 
3rd Tony Jose peg 18 25lb 2oz

Today was round 3 of our winter league, with 10 fishing we had 2 sections on both lakes, so anglers were well spread. Conditions were near perfect and with plenty of fish moving in the shallow water I was hoping it would fish well. I was happy with drawing peg 3 on Heron lake but thought it could be anyone’s match and with Ricky Dennis on his new home, peg 5 it was always going to be close! Alex Bradley drew well with peg 9 on Fir Tree coming out of the bag, which I think is a peg that is returning to it’s old winter form, here are the results:

Sunday’s open was fished on a very windy heron lake today. 8 fished so we paid an overall winner and 2 sections. Golden peg was drawn by Christopher Symons, again!! But sadly for Chris it rolls over to the next open. Ricky Dennis has drawn sock on for a change and sat on inform peg 5 for the day, not sure what it is about this peg at the moment but the fish just want to be there and Ricky took full advantage of being able to present a bait on a pole line, which everyone else struggled to do, here are the results:

The Saturday boys had a match today on Heron lake. Only five of them braved the weather, which as it turns out wasn’t to bad, bit windy but the rain held off for most of the day. Pegs 2 to 9 were used so they all the wind over their backs. Barry Gillam had a good day on peg 3, he did go over in 1 net but I let the lads decide his fete….I think they were feeling generous as his weight stood. Here are the results:

1st Barry Gillam peg 3 76lb 10oz 
2nd Nigel Hicks peg 5 38lb 5oz 
3rd Marc Barden peg 8 29lb 2oz

Today’s open was fished on Heron lake. A cold northerly wind and a bit of hail thrown in for good measure meant it was like winter fishing for everyone except Marc Barden who was lucky enough to be sat on a few fish that were happy to be in his peg. Tony Jose drew the golden peg which now stands at £53, which roles over to next Sunday’s open, here are the results:

1st Marc Barden peg 5 63lb 4oz
2nd Tony Jose peg 20 22lb 7oz
3rd Ricky Dennis peg 19 20lb 9oz

Today was round 2 today of our winter league. We had a few missing which was a shame but Ricky Dennis made his return in style. He drew spot on which is no surprise and fished a good match for a section win. It was a breezy day, not to cold but I think it defiantly made a difference to where the fish wanted to be, especially on Fir tree pond, here are the results:

Fir Tree Section
1st Neil Hodder peg 12 26lb 14oz 
2nd Adrian Holland peg 15 23lb 9oz