2012 Catch Results

Gavfish wrote: Nice one mate.
How much is the Leamington book to fish there?
Going pastie bashing myself tomorrow either at Stockton, Clattercote or Drayton Resse so may get a few half decent fish for a photo or 2.

book is 31 quid and has a good load of water to go at. I joined for some stretches of river to fish and maybe catch a barbel this year. But ryton pool has some nice tench to go after and some nice carp too and is a nice place to spend a day for 2.50 or free if you park in the lay by. Also gives you the right to fish jubilee which isnt too far from you either just off the a45 and that has a good number of carp in from what i understand.

The website is www. http://leamington-angling.co.uk/

went for the afternoon to Ryton again armed with both my light carp rods and a bucket of method mix, after the tench again. Was fishing by about 2pm and within the hour i had my first signs of life, but 3-4 times I got knocks and pick ups and wasn't connecting with the fish. So I scaled everything down and fished single pieces of fake corn buried in the method feeder and within 30 mins had my first tench of about 3lb. Managed another tench shortly after of a similar size, followed by a bream about 5lb. About 5:30 I had a screamer and out of the lake jumped a carp like a marlin, i was on it for about 2 minutes untill it spat the hook. While cussing about losing that one the, the other rod blitzed off with a similar take minus the aerial acrobatics and after about 15 minutes of arm ache i landed a 21lb 9oz common which is always welcome on a tench fishing session! I was the only one on the lake which was nice untill i wanted a photograph! Ah well. I fished on untill 7:30 and managed another carp of around 12lb again a common and fought like stink.

Ok here is the 21lb common , best i could manage really. I took my small korum unhooking mat with the tench in mind so didn't wanna leave the carp on it for a photo as it could easily come off it. Nice set of shoulders on it I think it could grow big that one.

Fair play JamMa and i totally agree with shes gonna get big. Plenty of room for growth with shoulders like that.

Fished Stockton Resse this evening on peg 63 fishing the method feeder in front of peg 1. Got my first cast at 7.30 and it waasnt until my 3rd at nearly 8.30 when i had my first run resulting in this 7lb common.
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Was chucking in a few chum mixer at a time all evening trying to get a few on the top and avoid the ducks and for the last hour before dark fished on the top resulting in losing 2.
Had 1 last cast on the method at dusk casting back to the same place infront of peg 1 and 30 seconds after putting my rod down it screamed off and i landed this 16lb 3oz common. Glad i decided to have 1 last cast.
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Nice to have a bit of a change of scenery from the Bowls but back on there next week and hoping to get a an overnighter. <!-- s:idea: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_idea.gif" alt="" title="Idea" /><!-- s:idea: -->

Well done gav mate, always worth that one last cast. Hopefully you get among them at bishops. Are you still fishing mitre mainly ?

Headed out for the third day on the trot looking for those tench again, today didn't have one at all this afternoon. Managed 3 carp though, 2 commons about 10lbish and one mirror of 15lb on the button. So not a bad afternoon Lost 4 fish though!

[i:2g6y3iqr]Are you still fishing mitre mainly ?[/i:2g6y3iqr]
All the time mate. Want a 20lber or 2 this year under my belt before i try Greenhills.

You picked a nice day for a fish today and seem that the average stamp of carp in there is at least doubles going on what you have had so far.

Gavfish wrote: Are you still fishing mitre mainly ?
All the time mate. Want a 20lber or 2 this year under my belt before i try Greenhills.

You picked a nice day for a fish today and seem that the average stamp of carp in there is at least doubles going on what you have had so far.

Yea, something about the place makes me want to keep going back. I really like it there, it's not an easy water but the fish are quality and theres a couple of 30's in there somewhere apparently. I hope you get those 20's mate!

Fished 7am until 9am this morning on peg 64 on Stockton Resse. Managed 7 mirrors and a common. All off the top inbetween the dam ducks.
This was the best at 10lb.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/gavfish/002-22.jpg?t=1341933612

Gavfish wrote: Fished 7am until 9am this morning on peg 64 on Stockton Resse. Managed 7 mirrors and a common. All off the top inbetween the dam ducks.
This was the best at 10lb.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/gavfish/002-22.jpg?t=1341933612

nice one gav, pretty clean fish for stockton. When you next out on the banks?

Not for a while now mate. Got work next 8 days then on hols but i do finish at 6 a few days so if the weather nice the chum mixer is coming out but im not holding my breath lol. <!-- s8-) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cool.gif" alt="" title="Cool" /><!-- s8-) -->