Thursday, 07 May 2009
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Stafford Moor Thursday
Another split day was planned for the Thursday, a morning on Pines to capture Andy and his Golden Tench followed by a treat. Emily's lake is a brand new lake and never had a match on it before. It was stocked with fish upto 2lb and was only carp. I am sure our assosciation with GOT Baits helped in being the first group to be allowed to have a knock up on it. The pegs were being planned in for the Fish'o'mania event on the Saturday so would provide Andy Seery with an insight into what could and would be caught on the day.
Pines
Talking to Andy Seery about Pines guided us to Pegs 9 to 13, where weights were steady and consistent. Troy on 9, Myself on 10, Andy 12 and Pete on 13. Vic had decided to fish Tanner's and sat behind us along the spit dividing the two lakes.
I had become used to fishing the MWS floats now and having prepared a few I decided to fish 1 at 4m and a bush to my right. The 4m line was around 4ft deep and the bush around 3ft so I had a nice depth on both lines. Feed was GOT Baits AC 4mm expanders and 6mm GOT AC for hookers. I was soon into fish and was steadily building a weight from the 4m line, nothing big but steady, skimmers, roach, crucians and tench were coming every put in. Everyone seemed to be catching and a good session for all was on the cards.
Every peg had a feature and Andy was soon stuck into the tree on his left. Pulling for a break the MWS float he was using decided to come free and embed itself in Andy's finger. Some people will never learn to keep an angle between pulling direction and themselves. Still with a plaster on his finger and no damage to the float Andy continued in his quest for the elusive camera shy Golden Tench.
After around 4 hours and the planned match on Emily's ahead to look forward to we decided to pack up and have a bite to eat before going to venture's new.
Emily's
This used to be one of Andy's stock ponds and since we were here last he has completely drained it and moved the stock of fish to the other lakes on his complex. The fish have been reared on pellets and this would ensure a healthy and fast growing fish. I decided to fish 2 lines. First at the bottom of the shelf that extends to 3mwith another .4 MWS float to size 16 B911 and another .2 MWM to 14 B911 down the edge on the slope. Feeding both lines with 4mm GOT sinkers and using GOT AC 6mm Expanders on the hook would be my line of attack.
I fed a pot of each onto both lines and was into fish straight away, fish to 12oz and of every colour imaginable, mirrors, commons and ghostie are so beautiful at this stage of there development. As years go by and they grow they will be a lovely addition to the already well stocked complex. However, you could not keep them going. You would get 2 or 3 fish then nothing. A slight change in depth would get them going againbut 10 minutes later you would be changing it back. Steadily I was catching but not anywhere as quickly as Troy, Pete and Andy who were bagging. All of us were fishing expanders as this seemed right for the lake.
However I think it was due to the depth of the lake that decided the results. Troy and Andy were at the back to the shop side with Pete on the opposite bank. Myself and Vic along the straight between them. Troy losing out to Andy by 4oz with 68-10 to 68-06. Pete weighed in 66-06 with myself 31lb and Vic 28lb.
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