Manor farm leisure- All lakes

Peg 4 Middle Pool

48lb

3rd Overall

29 fished

After Christmas all the Angling Trust winter leagues have finished and frees up some time, so will start going to Manor Farm Leisure more for the next few months.

A nice turn out, 29 anglers on the match, and Dave (owner) has spread us all over the complex, which is great, plenty of room.   I draw peg 4 Middle Pool, which is apparently a "good area" at the moment, despite yesterday's open on Middle was a lake win with 12lb from peg 23...

With the wind in our the faces, it was going to be struggle to present the bait.  The pole was a little unproductive and should of chucked the lead earlier and waited... I was lucky and caught 4 fish down the edge in last 45 mintues and lost a 8lb foul hooked in the belly....  I had 11 fish for 48lb, 4 carp and 7 F1's.

Manors weights 

Manor farm leisure- Open

Peg 39 Boundary Pool
33lb
No good
24 fished

Peg 39 Boundary Pool is normally a good area, so quite fancied it, wind sort off my back too. However, I said to callum before I have struggled off the peg before. So tell will tell.

Started on a white wafter on a tiny pellet feeder, )which result in no bitems or liners after ten mintues.  Therefore chucked the bread at 50 cm popped up. Also no bites or liners.  Looking around the lake it was slow and Ash Fisher was doing the best on peg 10.

The pole did produce late, but was too far behind to catch up. 11 F1s for a disappointing 33lb. Did enjoy the last 1.5hours.  I will be back.

Alvechurch- Colmic Canal

Peg 20
11lb
No good
15 fished

A little disappointed to draw in the 20's again, as at the moment the fish seem to to be from pegs 6 to 16.  With 9, 10, 11, 12 and 16 been the hotter pegs.   Don't get me wrong the lake is rammed full of fish... fact.  However, it's winter and you have to accept the fish shoal up. 

My attack is simple, bread to begin with and maggots for rest of the match and fishing 3/4 the way across...  no fish seem to provide in deeps.

Alders Farm Fishery. Xmas pairs

Peg 21 Pines
14lb 10oz
2nd on lake
Won section.
2nd in pairs

Never caught so many carp from Alders..... and so small.  Just shows how healthy the lake is!!

Went to Alders Farm Fishery today on the pairs match, with fellow Marukyu angler Liam Dennick.   17 pairs braved the weather.

I drew peg 21 Pines which was a good peg and Liam due peg 24 Ash.  With the lakes frozen, it was going to be mega tough.  So the plan was to fish the pole with mirco pellets and maggots.

Both of us fished really light, 0.1 gram floats, 0.145 X5000 main line to 0.10 Stream and 20 WN501 hook with single red maggot as hook bait.  The most important thing is to be patient.

Liam was second on his lake with 11lb 12oz and I was also second on his lake with 14lb 10oz.

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Round 5 - Alvechurch winter league

Peg 19
12lb 12oz
4th overall
16 fished

Well done to Gary Donachie winning