Rob's day

Hi All

It was Malcom Barker Lake today coming into some spring weather so hopefully the fishing around the Club's lakes will steadily improve. Eleven on the match today looking to see a few bream and tench come out. I wasn’t 100% today having spent the best part of the last two days in bed with a nasty cold so, with that in mind, decided just to fish rods today wherever I drew. That was peg 2 (not sure that will go in again as some steep steps) so set up a waggler rod, cage feeder and method feeder rods.

Started on the waggler , feeding a couple of balls of groundbait with maggot on the hook. After 45 minutes the float dipped and I missed the bite. Unfortunately for me that was the only bite of the day – tried maggot, corn, pellet and wafters on all lines for nothing. There were several carp cruising around the lily pads but seemed disinterested in feeding – did try for these on a shallow waggler but no response. Even quickly set up a whip to try close in for small roach/perch as it seemed that any weight might do ok today but not a sniff.

It was not the same for Peter opposite me though on peg 20 who fished well to catch a steady procession of 6 bream and a tench to win the lake easily with 21lbs 15oz. John Carter managed one tench for 3lbs 3oz from peg 8, Steve Foster, making a welcome return, pipped John for second with a single bream of 3lbs 4oz from peg 15 and Phil completed the frame with 8oz of roach from peg 28. The rest of us blanked. Seems the same pattern at the moment at most places, a few finding the fish and others really struggling. Hopefully, as the water warms, the fish will start to spread out so we can all catch some! Picture is Peter with his well earned catch.