Ivy House Lakes

Peg 13

100lb 2oz

1st place

2nd in silvers

12 fished

Another great draw, couldn't ask for a better area to be honest.... seem to have a great drawing arm at the mo.

Paste is my number one bait at the moment, haven't quite got it sorted at the moment, missing a lot of bites and suffering a few foul hookers too.  However, this doesn't seem to be a common issue with the carp at the moment whatever bait your using.  Lots of anglers are suffering the same issue.  These Ivy House carp are clever....

Nathan Reeves had a lovely net of skimmers, caught on his 6 meter line mainly, on pellets and corn.  Fair play to him, well done on winning silvers!!  I had a lovely day, caught paste at 6 meters in the end.

See weights from today's match at Ivy House Lakes

Tunnel Barn Farm - Maver Match This

Peg 28 Extension
93lb 10oz
No good (think I was second in section)
101 anglers fished

This was first and only ticket for Maver Match This qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm.  Tunnel for me is a venue that I never seem to do well at, for one reason or another. The whole venue seems to have go caster mad, banded caster shallow and really shallow.  Great think thing about Facebook and social media is the amount of write ups you can see that are up to date and real time, so you can learn a lot via the web.

I drew peg 28 Extension Pool which was a steady area, but been realistic and honest, I stood very little chance of qualifying from here. 

I should of fished paste at 4 meters. Fish blew (fizzed) on feed pellets. Had 1 stocky F1.

Casters should of been feed at 10 meters at not at 7 meters.

Meat.... Should of had some... Meat in edges.

Top soil would of been better than peat. Didn't rotate lines quick enough

Well done to Steve Openshaw for winning the match.  Good luck to you in the final.

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Section Winners

Ivy House Lakes - Costcutter

Peg 21

37lb 12oz

Won section / Lake

18 fished

With 18 anglers fishing the match, Andy (owner) decided put Williow in, and have three sections paying out.  On in silvers and one for overall weight.

I drew peg 21, which was Williow, in the corner.  This peg is defiantly going to be feast or famine peg and I would guess I should catch some lumps late hopefully.  But who knows!!!!???

On arrival there was a bit of a breeze and old fish blowing, but no cruisers.  Worried that this could be tough.  Decided to fish paste at 14 meters with my Colmic Airon F44 pole, with my normal set up and fish maggots down the edge to my right, along the bank which is shallow, 18 inches.

The match was slow and I lost a 15lber at net range on paste, just pulled out..... Gutted.  Waited ages for bites, rotated lines and tried to catch some decent stamp of fish, but failed.  The lake is full of roach and in reflection I should of fish for them for 4.5 hours on casters, I reckon you could do 30lb of them!

I had 4 carp in the last 1 hour 20 mintues and two at 3.10pm straight after each other, down the edge, one 3lber and another 8lber.  Then angler got off his box on the match lake, which sky lined me and I didn't get another bite for 40 mintues.  Could be coincidence?  Awarked as my margin is directly behind him....  I caught two more carp down the edge, late.  So had three carp for 27lb 10oz and 3lber and also 7lb of bits and bobs.  

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Special thanks to Steve Broadhurst from D&J Sports for organising the prizes and trophies

Terry Hicks74lb 9oz

Nathan Reeves 74lb 6oz

Cliff Dutton 64lb

Glen Picton 62lb 1oz

Matt Herbert 50lb 5oz

Dan Smith 43lb 15oz

John Williams 33lb 14oz

Martin Price 33lb 14oz

Andy Burns 33lb 10oz

John Coates 28lb 2oz

Ed Bryant 18lb 8oz

Paul Giddings 8lb 8oz

Ivy House Lakes

Peg 6
48lb
4th
Won silvers
16 fished

Its been a really busy week, so was really looking forward to some fishing, and I do love fishing at Ivy House Lakes.  Drew peg 6 which was alright, and as I've said before I'm never disappointed where I draw at Ivy, as I do feel it's a fair lake, as few better areas with wind direction etc.  But at Ivy House Lake you never know where the winner will come from and it's never dominated by one or two pegs like some venues.

My worm mix was doing the damage, paste for carp didn't seem to work.  Highlight of the day was winning £2 side bet of Ralph Hillier.

Caught a Grass Carp after the match, still ain't caught this 15lber

Ivy House Lakes

Peg 13
53lb
3rd
17 fished
Got battered both sides again

Was pleased to draw peg 13 at Ivy House Lakes match lake.  Good steady draw.  Hopefully going to catch skimmers and carp, well this was the plan.... Didn't happen, had a nightmare match and got battered both.  Suffered foul hooking and missing bites, so need to adjust my feeding and rigs, as my peg was capable of 150lb.  So disappointed in my performance, I will be determined to get it right!!!  Wish me luck....

Liam gave me a lesson at my own game

Ralph won the Silvers with 29lb 10oz

Manor Farm Leisure

Peg 31
62lb
No good, got battered.
7th
17 fished