Telling's Times: October 2013

Sunday, 27 October 2013

Manor Farm Leisure - Island Pool

Peg 4
66lb
no good
2nd in my 5 peg section
8th overall
25 fished

Open Match Results – Sunday 27th October – Island and Boundary Pools

1^ST                  MICK LANE                          121-0-0
Cotswold Angling Peg 16 Island
2^ND                   RONNIE PHAROAH             100-8-0
Mosella Peg 23 Island
3^RD                   AIDAN MANSFIELD            90-6-0
Shakespeare Super Team Peg 20 Island
4^TH                    MARK SHEPHERD                89-6-0
MFL Peg 18 Island
5^TH                   MARK HEMMING                 87-12-0
Lodge Park Peg 17 Boundary
6^TH                   ANDREW SALCOMBE            76-2-0
Permalli Peg 10 Island

Sunday, 20 October 2013

Oakfield Fishery - Oxford Angling Trust Winter League - Round 2

Peg 10 Red Kite
60lb 4oz
Section Win
3rd Overall
Team won on the day

I was pleased with my draw and more importantly team draw looked good and Mick Denton was happy. I had the wind in my face, which I found yesterday was very important, as the fish wanted to be in the wind. There was plenty of fish topping, maybe not as many as yesterday, but looked promising.

Gary Thorpe draw the same peg as yesterday, so he was pleased. But the ball of F1 carp seemed to be between pegs 8-7, whereas yesterday they were on pegs 1 and 2. However, as soon as the match started they stopped topping....

My match started well, a couple of fish on the method feeder, a couple of F1 carp and a beautiful Common carp, but then for some reason a couple of hook pulls from decent carp..... Went onto the pole at 14 meters and caught straight away, this was good as most people were struggling, apart from Gary Thorpe who was bagging, didn't matter to me, as he was in A section. There was lack of F1's on the pole line. But I was catching decent carp between 2lb to 4lb. However, the second hour, was a nightmare, as I lost a few foul hookers and got broke up!!!! I cut down the feed, but the main reason was struggling, was the wind turned, and become a cross wind and the lake began to tow. I came shorter at 6 meters to get better presentation which resulted me a playing a large carp, which eventually got free. Found myself getting frustrated, but remained reasonably calm, and put odd runs of fish. But to be honest I should of had 120lb and not disappointed with my 60lb.

Gear used:

Colmic Airon F55 pole
Vespe yellow bi core 2.1mm elastic
0.3 Jon Walker Pellet float
0.145 Colmic x5000 line to 0.09 Colmic stream.
18 Drennan Match Carp hook.
6mm banded coarse fishery pellet

Drennan's new model, Robin

Carp and Gary Thorpe seem to go "hand in hand"
Another match win.

Oakfield Fishery's Details

Contact: Adrian

Telephone: 01296 770899

Address: Kingswood Lane, Kingswood, Ayelsbury, Buckinghamshire. HP18 0SN

Sat Nav Postcode: HP18 0SN

See link

http://looksfishy.co.uk/places-to-fish/south-east/buckinghamshire/oakfield-fishery/

Saturday, 19 October 2013

Oakfield Fishery

Peg 25 Red Kite
71lb 8oz
2nd on Lake
4th overall
34 fished

My first visit to Oakfield Fishey, and drew flyer, and was a little slow in figure a few things out. But our fishing match today is in preparation to tomorrow's Angling Trust Winter League Round 2. This is the first time the Oxford league has used a commercial fishery.

Gary Thorpe - won with 93lb 8oz 8drams

Martin Phipps (our team captain)

Red Kite

Oakfield Fishery's Details

Contact: Adrian

Telephone: 01296 770899

Address: Kingswood Lane, Kingswood, Ayelsbury, Buckinghamshire. HP18 0SN

Sat Nav Postcode: HP18 0SN

See link

http://looksfishy.co.uk/places-to-fish/south-east/buckinghamshire/oakfield-fishery/

Friday, 18 October 2013

Colmic Zartan Reels

MULZAR20	ZARTAN 2000 (Front Drag / 9+1 / 5:4:1)	£47.00
MULZAR25	ZARTAN 2500 (Front Drag / 9+1 / 5:4:1)	£48.00
MULZAR30	ZARTAN 3000 (Front Drag / 9+1 / 4:9:1)	£50.00
MULZAR40	ZARTAN 4000 (Front Drag / 9+1 / 4:9:1)	£53.00

I have used the Zartan 400 reels for a couple of months and can honestly say that they are very impressive and with £53 price tag, I'm sure they will prove to be popular.

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

UK Colmic Stockists

Here is a list of tackle shops and outlets that supply Colmic in South West and Midlands.

Cotswold Angling
Tel: 01793522922

Evesham Discount Tackle

Tel: 01386 424997

Top Tackle

Tel: 01865 201020
Web: http://www.top-tackle.co.uk

Smithy Angling Centre

Tel: 0121 4535434
Web: http://www.smithysanglingcentre.co.uk/index.htm

Solhampton Fishery

Tel: 07805 873564
Web: http://www.solhamptonfishery.co.uk/

Swindon Enterprise Angling

Tel: 01793490212

Teme Valley Angling

Tel: 01886888766

http://www.temevalleytackle.co.uk/shop/page/25?sessid=GbKTvDeK6z5NXxqKevshxiGr8nK6NdEniWmW4LlGlZDWnh2MObH0CGlTkFCIYxzw&shop_param=

Todber Manor

Tel: 01258 820384
Web: http://www.todbermanor.co.uk/

Tunnel Barn Farm

Tel: 01926 842188
Web: http://www.tunnelbarnfarm.co.uk/

I hope this helps you find UK Colmic stockists

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Ridgeway Classic Final 2013

Peg 15 Blues
83lb
Section Win
8th overall
30 fished

I had not quite recovered from my gout, but was going to stomach today's final. I was gutted that I did not fish last weekend at Medley and also I will to miss the first Angling Trust Winter league tomorrow (good luck boys) as I am behind with my work load, had to make a choice, the Ridgeway Final or winter league. To be fair, I wouldn't expect to get picked for the team especially as I never even practiced!! I wouldn't be able to make the walk on Medley especially the amount of gear that I carry............

Today's final saw 30 match anglers fish and with 8 end peg blockers to make the Ridgeway Classic 2013 final a fairer fishing match. I drew peg 15 Blues which wasn't the best of draws. I had a chat with venue expert and good friend Frank Donachie ("big frank"), and he advised me this is where he was in last years event and struggled. Also last weeks match ws very tough on Blues and a lot of people did struggle for bites. The other issue is everything is on the change, and I haven't fished it for a couple of weeks, and therfore would be out of touch.

The issue with Ridgeway is the carp tend to feed early and late, and very odd fish in-between, therefore decided to catch anything that swims in the middle of the match. However this didn't go to plan, I caught a few fish early at 17 meters and then waited long periods bewteen bites, and to be honest it got harder as the match went on. I had 2 carp and lost one down the edge and that was only joy down the edge, unreal, primed it all day for very little in return. Caught nothing in open water, not a single bite. It was a tough day.

Gear used at 17.5 meters (Colmic Airon F55 Pole)

Red Vespe Bi Core Elastic (2.6mm)

0.205 X5000 to 0.185 Colmic Stream (don't see the point in hooking and loosing fish)

0.1 Colmic Carp 1 to a 16 Drennan Carp Match hook

Down the Edge

Red Vespe Bi Core

0.185 Colmic X5000 to 0.145 Colmic Stream

0.3 Colmic Carp 1 to a 16 Colmic 501 hook.

Open Water

Green Vespe Bi Core

0.185 Colmic X5000 to 0.125 Colmic Stream

0.4 Jon Walker Pellet to a 18 Gama LS-1150 hook.