Rob's day

The Wednesday Club had our 5th round of the Winter League at Malcolm Barker Lake today. Not much wind and no rain but still pretty cold with temperatures around 2 or 3 Centigrade at best. The lake looked like any other gravel pit in winter – pretty dead – but who knows. I drew 27 on the car park bank next to Gary on 29. Try as I could on the pole long and short with various maggots/pinkies etc could not get a bite – seemed that the all the small fish were refusing to feed.

Over on the right hand bank on 17 Phil had some action landing two good bream in quick succession and apparently losing a bigger one. As the day went on it looked like Phil would be the only one to catch and take all the pools money, but then Jeff came good landing three similar sized tench on the waggler. Then John Carter on peg 3 caught a 3lb bream on the feeder – and that was it with 8 blanks around the lake.

At the weigh in Phil recorded 8lb 13oz just pipped by Jeff on 9lb 1oz (also on the golden peg) John only other to weigh in with 3lb 1oz
Looking forward to going somewhere with a few bites, but that’s winter fishing – roll on spring. Picture today is Jeff's winning bag of 3 peas in a pod tench.