Apr 2010

Catch Recording, 1st Apr

Thanks to one of our anglers excellent catch recording, here is an example of how the fishing can be in April.

During their week's fishing, they had to complete with an abundance of tadpoles in the shallows, and as the week went on, the tadpole supply was slowly depleted and the fish moved into deeper water to look for food which can be seen from the following. The order of anglers on the bank from the reeded shallow end to the deep end was Dave, Roger, Paul, Graham and his son Mattie, and finally Des.

18th - Dave 05:40 Mirror 22lb, Roger 14:07 Common 36lb, Roger 15:10 Common 23lb 2oz, Roger 16:18 Mirror 33lb,  Roger 17:15 Grass 8lb,  Dave 19:20 Mirror 29lb 2oz, Dave 23:20 Common 18lb.

19th - Roger 02:00 Mirror 43lb 10oz, Dave 13:00 Mirror 25lb 7oz, Dave 13:00 Common 21lb 7oz, Roger 16:55 Mirror 32lb, Roger 17:50 Grass 15lb 10oz.

20th - Roger 08:25 Mirror 28lb 10oz, Des 12:20 Mirror 33lb 3oz, Dave 16:30 Common 36lb, Roger 21:25 Mirror 36lb, Roger 22:50 Common 35lb.

21st - Paul 01:00 Common 7lb,  Roger 13:25 Mirror 22lb,  Dave 18:30 Mirror 31lb.

22nd - Des 03:55 Cat 55lb 2oz,  Paul 11:25 Grass 13lb 10oz,  Mattie 22:45 Common 8lb 10oz.

23rd - Des 02:25 Mirror 35lb,  Graham 02:35 Mirror 32lb 4oz,  Paul 09:15 Mirror 33lb 8oz,  Graham 10:03 Mirror 25lb 2oz.

As well as the landed fish, several were lost including a possible three or four takes from the Cats.

All in all, I’m sure you’ll agree, a cracking weeks fishing!

Apr 2010

New Lake Record Catfish Set by Des Chapman - 55lb 2oz!!!, 1st Apr

At ten past four this morning (22nd April 2010) I was awoken by the dulcet tones of the wife calling “LEE! LEE! PHONE! CATFISH!! PHONE!! LEE!!! CATFISH!!!”.

I leapt out of bed and grabbed the receiver - “Hello?”. Sure enough, there on the other end of the line was party leader Des telling me he had a Cat on the bank!

It had been a long time coming for Des as he and the fat cat had danced on several occasions during the week but had been snapped off before managing to land the lump. Des (aka Master Yoda) Chapman’s left rod initially tore off from the Barbeque Corner at around 01:00am, but the feisty Cat snapped him off around the sluice taking his end tackle and luncheon meat with it! By 03:20am, Des and the giant tadpole were dancing again, but this time he did manage to battle the beast to the bank for a much anticipated photo shoot.

The Cat came in on Des’s right hand rod which was baited with Quest’s Pineapple Crush. However, on the bank it became apparent that the silly moggy had amazingly managed to blow out the boilie and attach the swivel still hanging from its mouth from the earlier take onto the size 4 hook attached to the bait!

At 55lb 2oz, this beats the current lake record by 2lb 2oz which has stood for the past two years!!!

Well done Des!!!

Apr 2010

Mattie Carey Starts Juniors Lake Record Common Carp!!, 1st Apr

Thirteen year old Mattie ‘The Tackle Tart Junior’ Carey of the Des Chapman party, here for the week with his dad Graham ‘The Tackle Tart Senior’, has set the new La Gléhias Junior Common Carp record at 8lb 10oz!

We hadn’t realised that we had any 8lb’ers left in there; we guess the fish was from the 2008 spawning, but either way it gets the ball rolling!

The youngster from Cambridgeshire caught the award winning Common from the Reeds at 10:45pm yesterday (22nd April 2010) evening on a Mainline Pineapple Dumbbell and Mutant Pop-up. Mattie takes home a bottle of low alcohol La Gléhias cider.

Well done Mattie!!