Angling round-up: Sport improving at fisheries (From Wiltshire Times)

Angling round-up: Sport improving at fisheries

10:46am Monday 22nd June 2009 in Sport News

After a large restocking early last week at Chew Valley bank and boat fishing improved quickly.

Anglers have found fish very close inshore at Wick, Nunnery, Woodford, Walley and North Shore. Although early morning and late evening have been best these fish can often be caught during the daytime if there is any cloud cover.

Most Days the fish were to be found very close to the surface and could be taken on dries and emergers.

Sometimes on the brightest days the fish would move into deeper water but still could be taken on nymphs fished well down. Boat fishermen are still finding plenty of fish in the main basin but Woodford and Wick Green have also fished very well.

Best fish of the week was a 6 lb 4 oz rainbow taken by Nigel Sommerfield from a boat in Villice Bay. At the start of the new week another big brown trout was taken by Glyn Williams when he landed a fine 9 lb 4 oz specimen on a Diawl Bach from Roman Shallows.

It was difficult fishing at the start of the week at Blagdon but once the stock fish had settled down sport improved quickly from most areas of the lake.

Although weed can be a bit of a problem in places, Butcombe, North Shore, the Firs and Green Lawn are all fishing well especially early and late.

Boats have dome well in Butcombe, along the North bank and Long Bay.

There have been good sedge hatches and a dry sedge is well worth a try, but most anglers have found success with small Diawl Bachs, black buzzers and other small nymphs fished just sub surface.

At the Barrows all tanks are now fishing very well and consistently.

Although the mouse is still catching well anglers who0 are trying small nymphs and dries are catching consistently.

Fishing along the windward shore in a light breeze is often the place to find fish very close in as they feed on insects blown across the reservoir.

Although dries work well for moving fish they can sometimes be a little frustrating when they seem to ignore your offering.

If this happens try pulling your dries creating a wake or even try a small bright or white lure pulled quickly in front of the fish.

Chew produced a total catch of 903 fish last week averaging 2 lb 5 oz topped by a brown of 3 lb 9 oz and rainbow 6 lb 4 oz with 39 limits.

At Blagdon 606 fish averaging 2 lb 7 oz were taken topped b y a brown of 4 lb 12 oz and rainbow 3 lb 12 oz with 24 limits.

The Barrows yielded 259 fish averaging 1 lb 9 oz topped by a brown of 2 lb 15 oz and rainbow 4 lb 1 oz.

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On the Wessex Water trout fisheries Clatworthy fished very well last week with 331 fish taken.

The best fish was a fine 5 lb 0 oz rainbow taken by Dave Haller from a boat at Rowes End. The lodge bank fished well all week.

At Hawkridge 198 fish were taken with a rod average of 2.6.

Paul Proctor took a five fish limit bag weighing 15 lb 1 oz topped with a fine 5 lb 4 oz rainbow.

Pete Claypole took a five fish bag for 14 lb 11 oz.

Sutton Bingham catches were down somewhat last week at 283 where fishing is getting harder owing to the trout now feeding on pin fry in the margins.

From the boats and in the deeper parts from the bank fish are still being caught on Pheasant Tails, Buzzers and Diawl Bach.

Otherwise its been Fry imitations. Top bag of five fish was a 13 lb 4 oz catch taken from a boat by Mike Cruikshanks and with John Lewandowski shared the best weight fish of 4 lb 2 oz.

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The latest Bathampton Over 55s/Disabled match fished at Hunstrete main lake produced sport mainly with skimmers.

Brian Sheppard from Bristol carried off top prize with a tench and skimmer catch weighing 30 lb 12 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

Mike Nicholls from Bitton took second prize with a mixed catch of bream and roach weighing 24 lb 3 oz taken on pole fished paste.

Bristol veteran Colin Golding clinched third prize with a skimmer and roach catch weighing 14 lb 3 oz.

Other placings: 4. Richard Coles Bridgwater 14 lb 1 oz; 5. John Bennett Bristol 10 lb 1 oz; 6. Ian Sheppard Bristol 9 lb 12 oz.

Weights were fairly even in the Wednesday Open match at Landsend Fishery.

Mosella star Tony Rixon again showed all his skill to take away top prize with an all carp catch weighing 92 lb 7 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

Nick Duckett of Landsend took runner up spot with another carp catch weighing 72 lb 5 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

He was followed by Paul Harding of Avon Angling with a carp catch weighing 61 lb 14 oz with John Dursley of Enterprise Angling in fourth spot with a carp catch weighing 60 lb 6 oz.

The silver fish award went to John Bradford of Avon Angling with a skimmer catch weighing 11 lb 10 oz.

The Wednesday Open match at Viaduct Fishery again produced some excellent weights with carp feeding ravenously.

Lee Werrett of Fox Match topped the prize list with a carp catch weighing 196 lb 2 oz taken on long pole fished paste.

Ron Hayward of Frome finished a close runner up with another carp catch weighing 183 lb 2 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

He was followed by Andy Neal of Fox Match with another carp catch weighing 165 lb 15 oz also taken on pole fished pellets.

Paul Garrett of Maver Veals took the silver fish prize with a tench and skimmer catch weighing 43 lb 2 oz.

Other placings: 4. David Bruton Stoke St. Michael 128 lb 14 oz; 5. Dave Rumain Yeovil 114 lb 9 oz; 6. Andy Oram Dynamite baits 108 lb 11 oz.

Competitors enjoyed mixed sport in the Landsend Fishery Open match.

Top honours on the day went to Rod Wooten of Dynamite Frys Mg with a carp catch weighing 115 lb 9 oz taken on pole fished pellets fished shallow for an easy win.

Richard Shipp of Westerleigh took runner up spot with a carp catch weighing 86 lb 14 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

He was followe3d by Gary Wall of Landsend with a carp catch weighing 65 lb 15 oz with Tony Green of Team Sillybait fourth with a carp catch weighing 43 lb 0 oz.

The silver fish prize went to Dave Sawyer of Landsend with a mainly skimmer catch weighing 14 lb 11 oz.

Carp again predominated in the Avon Angling match fished at Viaduct Fishery where again big catches were the order of the day.

Paul Attwood of Carps AC took top spot with a carp catch weighing 165 lb 15 oz taken on legered pellets.

Tim Magnall of Enterprise Angling clinched second prize with a carp catch weighing 126 lb 10 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

Tony Rixon of Mosella had to settle for third prize with a carp catch weighing 111 lb 15 oz with Lee Bennett of Beaconsfield fourth with a carp catch weighing 103 lb 10 oz.

The silver fish prize went to Steve Jackson of Garbolino with a tench and skimmer catch weighing 56 lb 6 oz.

Acorn Fishery hosted the Dynamite Frys MG event and produced some fine sport.

After a slow start Paul Faires of Sensas Thyers made up ground to take top spot with an all perch catch weighing an amazing 105 lb 8 oz taken on pole fished chopped worm.

Andy Curry of Dynamite Frys MG took second prize with a carp catch weighing 78 lb 15 oz taken on long pole fished paste.

He was followed by Nigel Ratcliffe of Dynamite Frys MG with another carp catch weighing 75 lb 12 oz taken on pole fished pellets.

Other placings: 4. Ray Cooper Dynamite Baits 66 lb 10 oz; 5. Geoff Gamlin Bristol AC 59 lb 15 oz; 6. Mervyn Sivell Dynamite Frys MG 45 lb 8 oz.

Competitors enjoyed reasonable sport in the Calne evening match fished on Tuesday at Hazeland.

Top honours went to Shane Belcher pf Calne with a mixed catch of chub and bream weighing 10 lb 8 oz taken on pole fished casters.

Nigel Smith of Calne took runner up spot with an all chub catch weighing 6 lb 11 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

He was followed by Keith Knotman of Calne with another chub catch weighing 4 lb 6 oz taken on legered casters.

Other placings: 4. Simon Fear Calne 2 lb 10 oz; 5. Martin Dolman Calne 2 lb 8 oz; 6. Rob Bullock Chippenham 1 lb 12 oz.

Competitors found fishing difficult in the Trowbridge Open match fished on Wednesday on the Bristol Avon at Staverton.

Top honours on the day went to Robert Randall of Gillingham with a roach and small chub catch weighing 9 lb 0 oz taken alternating with pole and waggler fished red maggots.

Mark Gumm from Trowbridge took second prize with a catch of small chub weighing 4 lb 1 oz taken on feeder fished red maggots.

Richard Chave of Gillingham clinched third spot with a roach and small chub catch weighing 3 lb 9 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

Other placings: 4. Brian Baker Chippenham 3 lb 67 oz; 5. Dave Baker Trowbridge 2 lb 14 oz; 6. Kevin Grant Trowbridge 2 lb 5 oz.

The eagerly awaited Bathampton A.A. Junior Carp Match at Hunstrete’s Withy Pool saw a magnificent prize table sponsored by ESP Carp Gear.

Over thirty junior members fished the ten hour match and, although none of the lake’s bigger fish put in an appearance, plenty of carp in the 7-12lbs bracket were weighed in.

Top prize went to the captor of the biggest fish and this was twelve year old George Mason (Bristol) with a mirror of 12lbs 01oz.

George showed his skills beyond his years and caught another two carp on popped-up plastic sweetcorn at permanent peg 39.

In all, a most worthwhile day out, winning an ESP Spod Rod, ESP Luggage for fourth place overall, a trophy and an ESP goody-bag for his efforts.

Jayden Savery (12 y.o.) from Bath won the overall aggregate prize with seven carp weighing 68lbs 11ozs and he narrowly missed the ‘biggest fish’ award with a best of 11lbs14ozs. Jayden caught his fish at peg 68, all off the surface with dog biscuit.

Runner-up, and winner of the Over 13’s category was fifteen years old Daniel Ball, from Frome, with eight carp weighing 56lbs 05ozs.

Daniel fished peg 43 and took his fish on pellet and waggler.

Other weights: Daniel Pope (16 y.o.) Bath 39lbs 15ozs; George Mason (12 y.o.) Bristol, 32lbs 11ozs; Mathew Partridge (16 y.o.) Bristol, 30lbs 15ozs; Jordan Partridge (15 y.o.) Bristol, Peg 47, 26lbs 02ozs.

The Wilts Angling Open evening match at Rood Ashton on Thursday produced some fine catches.

Top honours went to Matt Skyrme of Trowbridge with a carp catch weighing 73 lb 3 oz taken on pole fished paste. Steve Martin from Frome took second prize with a carp catch weighing 71 lb 6 oz taken on pole fished paste. Jamie Smith of Frome clinched third prize with a carp catch weighing 53 lb 0 oz also taken on pole fished paste.

Other placings: 4. Pete Neate Holt 49 lb 0 oz; 5. Fred Eagles Trowbridge 44 lb 2 oz; 6. Sean Rhodes Trowbridge 16 lb 0 oz.

Fish were hard to tempt in the Airsprung evening match fished on the Bristol Avon at Barton Farm on Friday. Richard Whitmarsh from Frome took top spot with a mixed catch of perch and eels weighing 5 lb 14 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

Neil Hounsell from Trowbridge took second prize with a mixed catch of skimmers and eels weighing 2 lb 8 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

Roger Green from Trowbridge used identical tactics to take third prize with a perch catch weighing 1 lb 1 oz. Other placings: 4. Steve Green Trowbridge 13 oz; 5. Bill Turner Trowbridge 12 oz.

The Chippenham Pairs match fished on Saturday on the Bristol Avon at Chippenham produced some good catches.

The Pairs event was won by father and son team Mark and Luke Wooldridge with 16.5 points with Steve Palmer and Stuart White sharing second spot with Alex Hyde and Kevin Williams both with 13 points.

Individual honours on the day went to Stuart White of Chippenham with an all roach catch weighing 16 lb 12 oz taken on pole fished casters. Luke Wooldridge from Chippenham took runner up spot with an all chub catch weighing 13 lb 14 oz taken on waggler fished bronze maggots.

Dennis Baker of Chippenham finished in third place with a roach catch weighing 7 lb 11 oz taken on pole fished bronze maggots.

Other placings: 4. Alex Hyde Chippenham 5 lb 9 oz; 5. Andy Pratten Melksham 4 lb 14 oz; 6. Mark Wooldridge Chippenham 4 lb 1 oz.

Fish were hard to tempt in the Lavington match fished at Baldham Mill on Sunday. Top prize went to Graham Pearce of Lavington with a mixed catch of dace, roach and gudgeon weighing 2 lb 14 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

There was a tie for second spot between Chris Brown of Worton and John Cooper of Lavington with weights of 2 lb 6 oz. Both took mixed catch of dace, roach and gudgeon on pole fished red maggots.

Other placings: 4. Don Keates Hilperton 1 lb 12 oz; 5. Chris Stanley Hilperton 1 lb 9 oz; 6. Brian Ellis Melksham 1 lb 3 oz.

Fish were hard to tempt also in the Calne match fished on Sunday on the Bristol Avon at Christian Malford.

Top honours on the day went to Martin Dolman of Calne with a mixed catch of perch and eels weighing 6 lb 3 oz taken on pole fished worm. James Daniels from Devizes took second spot with a chub catch weighing 6 lb 0 oz taken on pole fished casters.

Dave Scoble from Calne clinched third prize with an all perch catch weighing 4 lb 6 oz taken on pole fished worm.

Other placings: Keith Knotman Calne 4 lb 1 oz; 5. Frank Kelly Eushton 3 lb 4 oz; 6. Paul Cadogan Calne 2 lb 12 oz.

The Bristol Avon at Saltford was well below its best for the inter club match between Thornbury.

Top honours went to Andy Gabb from Thornbury with a mixed catch of bream and roach weighing 4 lb 8 oz taken on pole fished worm.

John Fuidge from Thornbury took second prize with a mixed catch of roach and eels weighing 4 lb 7 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

He was followed by team mate Paul Barnett with a catch of small roach topped by a small pike for a weight of 3 lb 15 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

Other placings: 4. Bill Turner Airsprung 3 lb 9 oz; 5. Pete Watkins Thornbury 2 lb 10 oz; 6. Nick Fuidge Thornbury 2 lb 9 oz.

Competitors enjoyed mixed sport in the Wilts Angling Open match fished at Viaduct Fishery. Top honours on the day went clearly to Tony Gilbert from Melksham with a carp catch weighing 165 lb 13 oz taken on pole fished paste.

In form Holt matchman Pete Neate clinched second prize with another carp catch weighing 110 lb 0 oz taken on pole fished paste. Sean Rhodes from Trowbridge also used pole fished paste to take a carp catch weighing 100 lb 15 oz for third prize.

Other placings: 4. Jeff Matthews Trowbridge 76 lb 4 oz; 5. Ian Willetts Bradford 58 lb 10 oz; 6. Bill Gilbert Melksham 48 lb 1 oz.

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Future events:

Friday Jun 26: Airsprung evening match at Bradford Golf Course

Saturday Jun 27: Bathampton 24 Hour Carp match at Hunstrete Lake Calne Junior match Calne Canal

Sunday Jun 28: Avon Commercial League match at Bathford Ridgeway match at Avalon Fishery Lavington match at Cheverell Complex Trowbridge Open match at Staverton

Monday Jun 29: Chippenham evening match at Chippenham

Tuesday Jun 30: Calne evening match at Hazeland

Wednesday July 1: Trowbridge Open match at Staverton Friday July 3: Airsprung evening match at Barton Farm