The older anglers amongst will remember the joy of the 16th and that since March 14th no one would have been fishing for course fish. This is still true for those fishing rivers as their first choice in the hope of catching a glorious Chubb or Roach.
The magic of the 16th is now only a memory, good or bad life is always changing.
Like life the weights are also changing at Witherington Farm. After spawning and few lean weeks the weights are definitely on the up.
Sunday saw the final round of the Toyota Super League fished at Withy on Barnmoor, Sellwood and Cottage. Yet again the overall winner was Pete Newman; and as Gary Naylor said when presenting Pete with his prizes. "Either he is good or the rest of the competitors are rubbish" Perhaps he is good and lucky.
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| Top bloke Pete Newman winner of Toyota League
The rest of the Toyota results:
Top 3 on each lake
Cottage Lake. 1st "Super" Ray Kelly with 59 lb. Ray below with his adoring fan watching on.
2nd Dave Higgins 54 lb 12 oz; and 3rd Clive Egerton 54 lb 4 oz. One average Carp between them all a tight match.
Sellwood Lake next
First on this lake was Mick Hawkins with an excellent 98 lb 8 oz. Second place Rich Penney 60 lb 12 oz; and Mark Cannings sneaking in with 56 lb 10 oz.
This result gave Mark Cannings First place in Div 2 of the League. What Mark was doing in league 2 I do not know. Lets see how he gets on next year now hes promoted to Div 1.
Finally the Barnmoor weights.
First Mark Illingworth with 82 lb and 8 oz, second Dave "the walking dead" Moody 49 lb 8 oz; and in third place with a creditable 24 lb and 4 oz Jem Turner. Below the ever present and like able Dave Carver is pleased with his Reids voucher. Well done Dave. Look forward to more jokes about Acrington Stanley FC
 Round 2 of the Evening Series
Tuesday night saw the second round of the Witherington Farm summer evening series. Fished on Sellwood lake; the match ran a little closer to the expected form book.
First place, Mark "the Volcano" Blake with 39 lb and 4 oz
Second place, James " Pretty boy" Knight closing in with 35lb 6 oz
and in third Place, Dave "the Walking Dead" Moody with 25 lb 12 oz
The Carp had spawned that day on Sellwood so not all were feeding, so it fished hard. Big Skimmers and the odd carp made up the weight(s) . What happened to Gary "the fish" Etheridge, he did have a bad match. He did say afterwards in the words of the Terminator. "I'll be back"
Post match note: The Fish smashed everyone on the Canal at Milk house (Pewsey) the following evening, in no mood to take prisoners.
 The Big Fish Scene
On the big fish scene the big girls from Barnmoor are still recovering from spawning and keeping their heads down. Big fish angler and regular at Withy "Brillo" took a rest from his recent run of Tench to catch his preferred quarry by landing a splendid 19 lb 1 oz fish.
If you would like to appear in this blog then catch a Carp over 20 lb and you will make the page(s). In the interest of big fish care then don't panic Dave and James Moody are on hand to assist; and have a Tracker retention sling on hand to care for the fish. Take your time enjoy the moment get a good photo and care for the fish at the same time.
Tip of the Week
Its still soft baits doing the business. Corn, meat and worms. But as it heats up the hard pellet will come in and Paste will come to the fore. Just need it to continue to stay warm.
 Upcoming fixtures.
Witherington continues to be popular yet still find room for all. That's the advantage of large car parks and loads of variety.
Tuesday 23rd June Cottage closed.
Wednesday 24th June Cottage and Sellwood closed .
Saturday 27th every thing open
Sunday 28th June. The whole of the Snake Lake inner and outer. Closed
Wherever you fish this coming week, enjoy your fishing, tight lines, stretchy elastic and full keep nets to you all.
Words and Pictures Dave moody |
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