Air Pressure or have they just become hungry

As editor come number one slave to Mr Moody I must start this week with a disclaimer.  As you all know Mr Dave Moody is perfect and never makes mistakes and that is why the content of this blog is so good.  So you can imagine I was a little aggrieved to walk into tackle shop heaven this morning and be greeted by "ere, you've buggered up my camera"

Apparently Dave has been accumulating photos for this weeks blog and flash on the camera didn't work.  Which by all accounts is my fault as I took a photo with his camera last week and must have changed the settings or something.  So for a peaceful life, sorry Dave; but to the rest of the readership, well you make your mind up as to who is at fault.

Latest news

This week has seen a vast improvement in feeding fish at Witherington Farm on all lakes.  Especially the Bream.  Large weights of skimmers to over 31 lb have come from all lakes.

Corn and soft pellet over soaked coarse pellet has been the number one method. As proved by John Clark, who was bagging on peg 4 on the Snake.  Corn was the number one bait; and I managed to catch John in full flow. (ED. sorry Dave one of the action pictures was corrupt and wouldn't upload)

On the same day Bernie Rose  and his mate were banging out the carp on peg 15 and 16 on Cottage Lake. Hair rigged hard pellet on the method feeder saw a succession of Carp between 5 lb - 12 lb mark netted.  Action was so fast at one stage to sit down or weigh in the fish.  Bernie with one of the many below at 6 lb 7 oz.

I bet the lads slept well that night after a very, very busy day.

Best fish of the day again came from Barnmoor and was on the lead again.  Caught by Terry Brown on his first trip to Witherington Farm this year it weighed in at a stonking 18 lb 8 oz - lovely.

I was pleased to manage a 4 hour pleasure session myself on peg 5 of Cottage this week. I know the water levels are low, but half the depth must be skimmers.  I lost count of skimmers in the 12 oz to pound and half mark.  Along with 7 Carp to 12 lb I was busy all day.  All of the fish came to pole fished paste.  Yes Paste!!!!!  and that to the worlds worst paste fish angler.  Lord only knows , what an average or even a good paste angler would have caught!

Match News and results

My call was right, the big boys lead

Tuesday saw the 6th round of the evening series fished on Barnmoor.  With two rounds left it looks like a straight fight between "Pretty boy" Knight and "Volcano" Blake.  

James Knight won the match and the island section with 37 lb 12 oz and Mark Blake was second with 27lb 14 oz.  The open section of water was won by Dave "Walking dead " Moody with 25 lb 2 oz, followed in second place by the ever present Gary "the fish" Etheridge with 20 lb 2 oz all skimmers.  Both James and Dave landed Carp of 14 lb plus on the night ( Ed - sorry no photos , my fault again apparently).  Although Paul Barnard , Gary Etheridge, Ray Kelly, and Dave Moody are still in contention it does look like a Pretty Boy, Volcano 1 - 2.  Make your mind up on who took the photo and whose fault it was it came out like this.

Lakes closed the week ahead

Tuesday 21st July Sellwood

Wednesday 22nd July Sellwood and Cottage

Saturday 25th Sellwood and Cottage

Sunday 26th All of Snake, Sellwood and Cottage, leaving only Barnmoor open.

Tip of the week

If you are staying late at the venue it pays to use paste down the margins of all the lakes.  Most of the big Carp are being caught in the Margins on soft paste and Corn.  Either on a straight lead or float fished as close as possible to the bank.  Find two foot of water and you will be in with more than a good chance.

Don't forget if you catch a good carp and the shop is open we will come and weigh , photograph and publish it on this blog.  The one below may not be too big but when you consider the size of the bloke holding it , it gives it some scale. ha ha

I know a lot of anglers like to catch a good size Roach.  As yet no Roach over 1.5 lb have come out.  However, Barnmoor is the number one lake for Roach, and loads are coming out to the pound mark .  Nothing can quite beat a light float rig fished with caster, producing bags of around 20 lb, they are there to be caught.  This rig or style will also pick up bags of skimmers.  I remember both Dave Hydes and Graham Tappenden having 60 lb + Roach and skimmers  from peg 12 (Barnmoor) in separate matches.

 

If you are after plenty of bites that's the method.  Tight Lines see you next week.

Words and pics Dave Moody