Peg 34
18lb 8oz
No good
15 fished
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Sunday, 28 December 2014
Manor Farm Leisure
The Peg 37 Boundary
54lb (25lb skimmers)
Won lake
2nd overall
Open Match Results – Sunday 28th December – Island, Middle and Boundary Pools
1ST STEVE BEARD 64-0-0
Shipston AC Peg 10 Middle
2ND CHRIS TELLING 54-0-0
Colmic Airon Peg 37 Boundary
3RD MARK HEMMING 48-0-0
Lodge Park Peg 23 Island
4TH DAVE VELAVIZE 42-6-0
Royal Marines Peg 17 Island
5TH JASON MORRIS 39-8-0
Shipson AC Peg 13 Island
6TH BEN SUTOR 37-8-0
Astwood Bank AC Peg 8 Middle
Saturday, 27 December 2014
Monday, 22 December 2014
Manor Farm Leisure
Peg 28 Middle pool
35lb
7 points out of 10
Team was 4th 18 points
Kurtis Won his lake and took a pound off Chris Cameron.
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Saturday, 20 December 2014
Manor Farm Leisure
Peg 33 Boundary
15lb 2oz
No good
15 fished
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
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Sunday, 14 December 2014
Thoughts 2014
Fish O Mania
Fish O Mania from a media and promotion point of view is is one of the biggest events of the year in UK match fishing. With £30,000 for winner on and been live on Sky Sports, it is a mega event. For me, it was another difficult year and didn't even get close to qualifying again. My good friend Frank got close to getting there at Tunnel Barn Farm, but just fell short. So hopefully this coming year, me and my bud may get to the magical final.
Maver Match This, is an event that I haven't really entered for some reason, and we ensure I make some time to enter the qualifying rounds and hope I have a lot of luck.
River campagin
My river season was very kind to me, I fished 9 river matches, which were from 40 to 70 pegs per fishing match. I was lucky enough to pick up 7 out of 9 matches and only had only one bad day at Abingdon on the river Thames. All my fishing matches were on the River Thames around the Oxford area. The River Thames has been fishing really this year, and I had enjoyed most fishing matches. Radcot was an nightmare, with swimmers, dog swimmers, boaters, walkers and managed to frame, but if I wasn't faced with all these external issues, I would of easily won the match!!! So it was frustrating too say the least.
Then I was at Medley on my Winter League (round 2) which was the final straw as the rowers were nightmare as there were so many, it was relentless and they even crashed into each other, as they never look where they going. Not good when it happens in your peg. I fully appericate that the River is for everybody and truley believe that, but throwing balls in for dogs to jump into the water, while fishing, seems very rude to me, especially when the river is how long???!!! Then we had the sail boats, and they put the yellow marker in my peg and therefore the sail boats had to turn, this made it interesting as they were heading straight towards me, why do this? There was 40 yard gaps between the pegs, why not put it inbetween us. Wouldn't this make more sense?
My river season was very kind to me, I fished 9 river matches, which were from 40 to 70 pegs per fishing match. I was lucky enough to pick up 7 out of 9 matches and only had only one bad day at Abingdon on the river Thames. All my fishing matches were on the River Thames around the Oxford area. The River Thames has been fishing really this year, and I had enjoyed most fishing matches. Radcot was an nightmare, with swimmers, dog swimmers, boaters, walkers and managed to frame, but if I wasn't faced with all these external issues, I would of easily won the match!!! So it was frustrating too say the least.
Then I was at Medley on my Winter League (round 2) which was the final straw as the rowers were nightmare as there were so many, it was relentless and they even crashed into each other, as they never look where they going. Not good when it happens in your peg. I fully appericate that the River is for everybody and truley believe that, but throwing balls in for dogs to jump into the water, while fishing, seems very rude to me, especially when the river is how long???!!! Then we had the sail boats, and they put the yellow marker in my peg and therefore the sail boats had to turn, this made it interesting as they were heading straight towards me, why do this? There was 40 yard gaps between the pegs, why not put it inbetween us. Wouldn't this make more sense?
I will never fish Medley again on a Sunday as the river is too busy. I go fishing for enjoyment, nothing more and nothing less. My job is stressful as it is, and having a load of abuse and haslle from other people at the weekend is enough for me. I just wanna relax, a stress free day. I'm not bitter or twisted, but don't wish to put myself through this anymore. Commericals no hassle.
Canals
Canal fishing is something that I have enjoyed for years and used to go fishing on the Kennet and Avon canal with my Dad and my late uncle John (i do miss him). I do have some great memories and do matches on the canal but in recent times, I have spent time on the Oxford Canal which is a "tough nut" to crack. The Oxford canal is about catching on the bread punch or lob worms, if your lucky you catch on both (never have)! If you don't catch on bread (hoping for skimmers on the punch and proper roach) then you must catch on lob worms for perch!!! If don't catch in either of these baits, then you are in BIG trouble! As the "Blood" (Bloodworm) fish tend to be too small, whereas Kennet and Avon canal you can catch decent weights of roach (10lb plus, my highest 23lb).
Oxford Canal open was a bit of nightmare. I was a tiny bit slow in figuring out that the fish were 10 inches off the deck and also fished a 4 x 8 Colmic Senna float and my stamp of fish doubled in size, half to an Luce a piece, rather than fag papers. But unfortunately a boat, decided to go up the far bank, and got stuck. Nightmare. Please tell me why boats don't drive down the boat track? My last two winter league matches saw me have a nightmare with boats.
My time on the canal was a little disappointing on the two winter league practice matches, Avington was good for most, which is one of favourite canals of all time. The canal is rammed full of fish, unfortunately some of the features have been cut away, which is a shame as these were good holding points for these famous perch. Some of these trees are growing back... but for how long they will last with British Waterways.
Commericals
Commericals the future for me. They maybe not be everybodies cup of tea, but for me in 2015 is going to be my only focus. Having two jobs, I find it VERY difficult to focus on all aspects of fishing, as a result I will give up team fishing. I have fished Winter Leagues since the age of 17, from the age of 19 I have fished winter leagues for 12 weeks solid. I have had some great journeys on the way, from fishing for Elgin (sadly folded), Talismen, Devizes, back to Talismen, Drennan Oxford, Gordon League and finally back to Drennan Oxford. I have met my fair share of charcters on the way, and had a great time.
Manor Farm Leisure spring festival was reasonably good for me this year, as I came 5th overall.
Canals
Canal fishing is something that I have enjoyed for years and used to go fishing on the Kennet and Avon canal with my Dad and my late uncle John (i do miss him). I do have some great memories and do matches on the canal but in recent times, I have spent time on the Oxford Canal which is a "tough nut" to crack. The Oxford canal is about catching on the bread punch or lob worms, if your lucky you catch on both (never have)! If you don't catch on bread (hoping for skimmers on the punch and proper roach) then you must catch on lob worms for perch!!! If don't catch in either of these baits, then you are in BIG trouble! As the "Blood" (Bloodworm) fish tend to be too small, whereas Kennet and Avon canal you can catch decent weights of roach (10lb plus, my highest 23lb).
Oxford Canal open was a bit of nightmare. I was a tiny bit slow in figuring out that the fish were 10 inches off the deck and also fished a 4 x 8 Colmic Senna float and my stamp of fish doubled in size, half to an Luce a piece, rather than fag papers. But unfortunately a boat, decided to go up the far bank, and got stuck. Nightmare. Please tell me why boats don't drive down the boat track? My last two winter league matches saw me have a nightmare with boats.
My time on the canal was a little disappointing on the two winter league practice matches, Avington was good for most, which is one of favourite canals of all time. The canal is rammed full of fish, unfortunately some of the features have been cut away, which is a shame as these were good holding points for these famous perch. Some of these trees are growing back... but for how long they will last with British Waterways.
Commericals
Commericals the future for me. They maybe not be everybodies cup of tea, but for me in 2015 is going to be my only focus. Having two jobs, I find it VERY difficult to focus on all aspects of fishing, as a result I will give up team fishing. I have fished Winter Leagues since the age of 17, from the age of 19 I have fished winter leagues for 12 weeks solid. I have had some great journeys on the way, from fishing for Elgin (sadly folded), Talismen, Devizes, back to Talismen, Drennan Oxford, Gordon League and finally back to Drennan Oxford. I have met my fair share of charcters on the way, and had a great time.
Manor Farm Leisure spring festival was reasonably good for me this year, as I came 5th overall.
In do enjoy fishing manor festival as its a well attended event and the fishing is normally good for most, like any big event you do need to draw and do need some luck.
Milo at Whiteacres
I really enjoyed fishing the Milo Festival at Whiteacres, the fishing was very good, it was a lot better fishing than we we go in Spetember (Swindon go on Tour) as it pegged every other peg in the festivals and not every peg like in September. The September week is so busy, very good crack with the lads. Swindon go on Tour 2015 for me? I'm not sure I'll fish it this coming year, as it clashes with the World Pairs in Ireland. I am likely to fish this with Neil Richards. Some of the lads have been suggesting me to fish Ireland for years, and for whatever reason I haven't got round to it.
Colmic
Colmic has supported me for another year, and I'm very grateful and very lucky. Some of Colmic products are incredible, especially their lines. 300 meters of top quality line for £6 All Round line.
Also Colmic poles are immensely strong. To prove this statement ture, the French lads caught a 132lb Catfish on a Colmic pole!! The Quasar T9 is a something that you must see....
The Colmic Airon F55 pole has served me well, I had several 100lb plus match weights on it, using 0.22 lines and double 14 solid elastics and catching carp up to 18lb. Enough said.
2015
I'm not going to set myself any goals this year, just wanna enjoy my fishing and hopefully have some results on the way?! Good or bad, they will be on this blog.
Thanks
I would like to thank Colmic for supporting me for another year. Also thank Mick Denton who is a credit to the sport, as he runs Drennan Oxford, the Winter league and Summer League. Without people like this, leagues would fold.
The Colmic Airon F55 pole has served me well, I had several 100lb plus match weights on it, using 0.22 lines and double 14 solid elastics and catching carp up to 18lb. Enough said.
2015
I'm not going to set myself any goals this year, just wanna enjoy my fishing and hopefully have some results on the way?! Good or bad, they will be on this blog.
Thanks
I would like to thank Colmic for supporting me for another year. Also thank Mick Denton who is a credit to the sport, as he runs Drennan Oxford, the Winter league and Summer League. Without people like this, leagues would fold.
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Manor Farm Leisure - Island and Boundary Pool
Peg 32 Boundary.
With an hour to go, I decide to pack up and sit with Mark Malin, who was bagging, as I knew I couldn't win anything, as Mark Hemming was miles infront of me and my peg got weaker! I thought taking a few photos of Mark would be fair more productive, than sat watching motionless feeder rod or float.
The weights above aren't a true reflection of what the venue is capable of. Everybody caught, which is a bonus considering the condtitons. The wind did mess it up, as we all struggled to hold our poles. Even my stiff Colmic Airon F44 wasn't good enough against gale force winds. The tow the lake was unreal! Not ideal for "cute pellet fishing".
34lb 6oz
3rd lake
5th overall
9 Fished
Mark Malin 118lb.
With an hour to go, I decide to pack up and sit with Mark Malin, who was bagging, as I knew I couldn't win anything, as Mark Hemming was miles infront of me and my peg got weaker! I thought taking a few photos of Mark would be fair more productive, than sat watching motionless feeder rod or float.
The weights above aren't a true reflection of what the venue is capable of. Everybody caught, which is a bonus considering the condtitons. The wind did mess it up, as we all struggled to hold our poles. Even my stiff Colmic Airon F44 wasn't good enough against gale force winds. The tow the lake was unreal! Not ideal for "cute pellet fishing".
Sunday 14th December Island and Boundary Pools
1st MARK MALIN 118-0-0
Colmic / Bait Tech Peg 6 Island
2nd MARK HEMMING 63-10-0
Lodge Park Peg 36 Boundary
3rd CHRIS CAMERON 50-6-0
Middy / Old Ghost Peg 23 Island
9 Fished Mark made good use of fancied peg 6 on Island fishing bomb and alternating bread and white pellet as bait
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Saturday, 13 December 2014
Manor Farm Leisure
Peg 37 Boundary
With ice on Middle Pool I thought we may struggle all round! The first hour was very unproductive as was the last, but had a steady period on the pole and pellets in the middle of the match of F1's kept me warm.
I fished 6mm coarse pellet on the hook and feed 4mm coarse pellets. Used yellow and white pellets as change hook baits.
Gear wise
Colmic Airon F44 Pole
Colmic white 1.5mm hollow elastic
0.135 F1 spider Line
0.10 Stream
20 Drennan Carp Match
Drennan Mirco Bait Bans
Jon Walker pellet float 0.2 - 0.6
56lb 8oz
2nd
11 fished
With ice on Middle Pool I thought we may struggle all round! The first hour was very unproductive as was the last, but had a steady period on the pole and pellets in the middle of the match of F1's kept me warm.
I fished 6mm coarse pellet on the hook and feed 4mm coarse pellets. Used yellow and white pellets as change hook baits.
Gear wise
Colmic Airon F44 Pole
Colmic white 1.5mm hollow elastic
0.135 F1 spider Line
0.10 Stream
20 Drennan Carp Match
Drennan Mirco Bait Bans
Jon Walker pellet float 0.2 - 0.6
Match result – Saturday 13th December – Middle and Boundary Pools
1st STEVE PARTINGTON 63-14-0
Arthurs Angling Supplies Peg 34 Boundary
2nd CHRIS TELLING 56-8-0
Colmic Airon Peg 34 Boundary
3rd FRANK DONACHIE 46-8-0
Colmic Airon Peg 9 Boundary
4th STEVE LISTON 41-4-0
Cotswold Angling Peg 23 Middle
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Sunday, 7 December 2014
Ivy House Christmas Match
- Peg 1 (new canal)
- DNW
- 30 fished
Dunno what to say really, drawing a corner peg is was always going to be feast or famine. And it was famine. I was the only person to blank on the lake.
Considering the conditions, it fished well in places!
I took a few photos today (thought I better do something useful)
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| Chris won the New Canal with 46lb |
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| Chris Timms |
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| A proud granddad. Both section winners |
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| Jon Walker was third on the canal with 26lb |
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| Josh |
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| Smithy won my section with 20lb |
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Saturday, 6 December 2014
Manor Farm Leisure - River
Duncan caught these whoppers today!!!
All caught on the mag and wag!!!
All caught on the mag and wag!!!
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Manor Farm Leisure - Middle Pool
Peg 9
61lb 2oz
2nd
7 fished the match.
With the cold British weather finally here, which I think scared a few people off, we were all confident in getting a few bites, even if they were going to be hard to come by.
Arthur asked if we would sooner go on Middle Pool or Boundary Pool. So we decided to go on Middle Pool.
The first hour was really tough and the last hour saw me put nothing in the net (apart from 2 tiny skimmers). But was lucky enough to have a spell of fish at 12 of clock on the pole. Then when the fish dropped back, I fished yellow meat on the bomb and caught a couple big common carp, but as already mentioned last hour was awful and watched my match slip away from me again!!
Well done to Steve Partington for winning!
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Sunday, 30 November 2014
Manor Farm Leisure - Round 1
- Peg 38 Boundary Pool.
- 30lb 2oz
- 4 points out of 10 points (not good off the best peg on the lake)
- Team was 8th? out of 10.
The first round of Manor Farm Leisure winter league saw me on Boundary Pool 38, Big Frank on peg 22 Middle Pool and Glen Picton on peg 16 Island.
I got the peg I wanted, this is my favourite peg on the lake, as this is the middle of the lake which is where normally the fish shoal up. However, today wasn't my day, was disappointed not to catch on the straight lead, or feeder and the waggler. This was concerning as the only productive method was the long pole. I wish I got blinkered and fished a tidy match on the pole for 4.5 hours and waited for bites, as the peg was worth 50lb and not 30lb!!! I had skimmers up to 2lb and a few 10oz's and 4 F1's. Lost one carp down the edge, which was foul hooked!!!
Mistakes (lessons learned)
Should of fished lead into the middle of the lake for the first 30 minutes, like most people.....
Then fished the pole all match long and cute.
Should of feed 2mm pellet and corn down the edge and not maggots.
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Saturday, 29 November 2014
Manor Farm Leisure - Middle Pool
Peg 8
71lb 12oz
4th overall.
14 fished.
Nice to get some bites, as my last 3 matches have been grim! The last 40 minutes saw my peg fade away and Mick Lane, caught 5 fish to beat me for the section. Well done "LEWIS".
Looking for to the teams of 3. Will be interesting! Fingers crossed for me, Frank and Glen.
Open Match Results – Saturday 29th November – Middle Pool
1ST PHIL HARDWICK 107-8-0
Banbury Gunsmiths Peg 24
Banbury Gunsmiths Peg 24
2ND NEIL MCKINNON 85-0-0
Preston Innovations Peg 2
Preston Innovations Peg 2
3RD MIKE LANE 77-6-0
Cotswold Angling Peg 6
Cotswold Angling Peg 6
4TH CHRIS TELLING 71-12-0
Colmic Airon Peg 8
Colmic Airon Peg 8
5TH MARK MALIN 62-0-0
Colmic Airon / Bait Tec Peg 4
Colmic Airon / Bait Tec Peg 4
6TH SHAUN LITTLE 59-14-0
MAP / Marukyu Peg 22
MAP / Marukyu Peg 22
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
Manor Farm Leisure - Bounday and Windmill Pools
Peg 33 Boundary.
15lb.
No good.
17 fished
17 fished
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| Waited 44 mintues for a bite....... |
Boundary Pool fished really well in places, I could catch small skimmers reasonably quick, but they were 6 to 8 to the pound and in reflection I could of had 20lb plus, as i did have 1 skimmer about a 1lb and 2 F1's so you should get bonus fish when fishing skimmers, but I fish to win and felt this was way too negitive. Feeding 2mm and fishing 4mm expander on the hook.
Gear used
Colmic Airon F55 Pole
White Elastic 1.5mm
0.4 and 0.2 Jon Walker pellet diamonds
0.135 F1 spider main line and 0.10 Stream hooklength
18 WN501 hook
New Colmic Rod feeder rod (more info later on)
Zartan 4000 0.20 Colmic Method Line to 0.168 F1 Spider Line
16 Drennan Feeder Carp.
Smelly meat.... (NRG)
Gear used
Colmic Airon F55 Pole
White Elastic 1.5mm
0.4 and 0.2 Jon Walker pellet diamonds
0.135 F1 spider main line and 0.10 Stream hooklength
18 WN501 hook
New Colmic Rod feeder rod (more info later on)
Zartan 4000 0.20 Colmic Method Line to 0.168 F1 Spider Line
16 Drennan Feeder Carp.
Smelly meat.... (NRG)
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Saturday, 22 November 2014
Manor Farm Leisure
Peg 18 Ash
28lb.
No good.
3rd on lake. (only 7 on a lake).
Open Match Results – Saturday 22nd November – Middle Pool
1ST STEVE RICH 88-4-0
Cotswold Angling Peg 25
Cotswold Angling Peg 25
2ND NEIL MCKINNON 85-0-0
Preston Innovations Peg 3
Preston Innovations Peg 3
3RD PHIL HARDWICK 81-12-0
Banbury Gunsmiths Peg 13
Banbury Gunsmiths Peg 13
4TH STEVE LISTON 68-8-0
Cotswold Angling Peg 27
Cotswold Angling Peg 27
5TH STEVE FORD 59-4-0
Daiwa Gordon Leage Peg 23
Daiwa Gordon Leage Peg 23
6TH STEVE PARTINGTON 48-0-0
Arthur’s Angling Supplies Peg 7
Arthur’s Angling Supplies Peg 7
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Sunday, 16 November 2014
Avington- Kennet and Avon Canal
Peg 18
3lb 11oz
No good
21 Fished
I do think that the Kennet and Avon canal has to be one of the best canals in the country. It is full of fish thoughout most of all the stretches. I have spent many hours on it, and have had more good days than bad.
The canal fished well really, with 19lb winning from peg one. There was 8lb and plently of 7lb weights.
Avington fished a bit harder than normal, as they gave us 15 yard pegging, which is a little tight. If i'm honset, but everybody caught. Average weight would be 5lb. I had plenty of bites, would sooner of had a few more!!! But hey ho, looking a 2lb perch wasn't a good way to start the match!!!
My section was
Peg 21 7lb 4oz
Peg 20 5lb 4oz
Peg 19 3lb 8oz
Me 3lb 11oz
Peg 17 DNW
Peg 16 4lb
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