Anyone fishing this weekend?

peter crabtree

peter crabtree

AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
Joined
Oct 8, 2008
Messages
8,304
Reaction score
3,263
Location
Metroland. SW Herts
Just off to the tackle shop to get some Hotties.
Booked in for the Open @ Willows Sunday. (winner copped £170 last sunday). Being so cold, and the venue a 27 acre pit it could be anyones...
6 hours of shivering waiting for the tip to move...
Anyone else out?
 
Last edited:
T

terry m

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 14, 2010
Messages
5,891
Reaction score
4,218
Location
New Forest, Hampshire
Had a decent few hours this afternoon, can't go over the weekend because of rugby and family commitments, but the brisk easterly wind means I am not going to miss it too much !!
 
B

broomy

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 6, 2009
Messages
89
Reaction score
0
Location
Middlesbrough
River tees Gainford or Piercebridge, river now running clear and almost at a normal winter level. Was out last Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday. Caught some grayling but like all the other anglers I met struggling to catch in any numbers. Fish seem to come on after 14.00hrs.
 
B

binka

Guest
Looking to get back on the Trent on Sunday, might be a grueller with snow forecast so gonna go with bradflake and hope there's a few hardy chub around that have built up a good appetite fighting all those floods.
 
barbelboi

barbelboi

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 23, 2011
Messages
15,241
Reaction score
4,192
Location
The Nene Valley
peter crabtree said:
Just off to the tackle shop to get some Hotties.
Booked in for the Open @ Willows Sunday. (winner copped £170 last sunday). Being so cold, and the venue a 27 acre pit it could be anyones...
6 hours of shivering waiting for the tip to move...
Anyone else out?
Click to expand...

The last time I saw that pit was in the drought summer of 2006 - all of one acre of it:eek:- hope they remembered to relocate the fish they took out;)
Jerry
PS All the best Simon.
 
C

chefster

Guest
Going to FIR TREE FARM to try and catch some big perch,hopefully,cheers Chefster
 
J

jasonbean1

Well-known member
Joined
May 23, 2010
Messages
953
Reaction score
0
thames at donnington for a club match on sunday...pray for a bite i reckon
 
T

the dace

Active member
Joined
Jan 3, 2013
Messages
28
Reaction score
0
Location
The River Lea in East Herts
peter crabtree said:
Just off to the tackle shop to get some Hotties.
Booked in for the Open @ Willows Sunday. (winner copped £170 last sunday). Being so cold, and the venue a 27 acre pit it could be anyones...
6 hours of shivering waiting for the tip to move...
Anyone else out?
Click to expand...

What's the water level like down at Willows now mate? I went a few months back (June i think) and the big pit and farm lake had merged into one super lake....still decent fishing though.

Have a good one!
 
peter crabtree

peter crabtree

AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
Joined
Oct 8, 2008
Messages
8,304
Reaction score
3,263
Location
Metroland. SW Herts
Dace, The levels dropped back and the causeway between Farm lake and the match lake is there again. That end of the matchlake was unfishable last Sunday so the Open was on the near end, which didn't fish as well as the top usually does. Hopefully we will be up the top end tomorrow.

Good luck at Donny Jason....
 
X

xenon

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 6, 2010
Messages
785
Reaction score
180
Location
north west london
somewhere called Munden Farm-tiny little place between Radlett and Bricket Wood-very small stream you can jump across in most places, but holds some good chub.
 
peter crabtree

peter crabtree

AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
Joined
Oct 8, 2008
Messages
8,304
Reaction score
3,263
Location
Metroland. SW Herts
I was a member of Otterspool up until 2 years ago. I know exactly where you mean. Good luck, should be sock on colour and flow wise...
 
G

GT56

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 14, 2006
Messages
108
Reaction score
40
Fished an old gravel pit to day and just thankful I went, with the weather forecast being so poor I was really in a quandary.
Following an ever increasing full week of **** at work I needed to take to calm the soul.
Managed around a dozen small Roach and enjoyed a Robins company and already look forward to next week.
 
T

the dace

Active member
Joined
Jan 3, 2013
Messages
28
Reaction score
0
Location
The River Lea in East Herts
peter crabtree said:
Dace, The levels dropped back and the causeway between Farm lake and the match lake is there again. That end of the matchlake was unfishable last Sunday so the Open was on the near end, which didn't fish as well as the top usually does. Hopefully we will be up the top end tomorrow.

Good luck at Donny Jason....
Click to expand...

Good to hear that the causeway has reappeared. Looking forward to getting back down there myself soon. It's certainly a decent day out.

All the best of luck tomorrow Peter! Bring home the prize pal!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top