slb
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Seems there is a bit of interest in me running a tench fishing fest down here on the glorious English Riviera.
It was great to meet up with some very friendly faces on the Bristol Avon at Steve Spiller's do; some becoming familiar, others hopefully will do in time. That was my first real experience of an FM fish-in and has whetted my appetite for more if my match fishing calendar allows.
(Special shout out to Andy Nellist - the advice was brilliant, I'm going to counter sue for all I'm worth and have decided to not let the situation affect my planning for this year in the way it has done so far. Hence me getting straight into this idea.)
I looked at dates and decided to avoid the weekend of 15th/16th May as it may coincide with a Clattercote KC Memorial.
That suggests 29th/30th May (change of plan - might be difficult getting a hotel over Bank Holiday, so either 5th/6th June or 12th/13th) , which is the bank holiday weekend. Same time that ****ie and Lunghi Jim came down last year, so they can help to big up the fishing.
There is a Travelodge close to me at the top end of town and a Premier Inn on the seafront for accommodation, excellent Chinese for snap, couple of great 'character' pubs, all within walking distance of one another or very short taxi rides at most.
I'll expand on the fishing once I have confirmed names, but basically lake fishing on three different clay pits. Tench average 5lb, good chance of a 7lber, possible double. Bream around 6-8lb on one of the lakes as well, plus roach, perch, skimmers and eels mainly.
Won't be massive nets of fish but someone should have 6-8 tench in a morning, others may have one or two and there will be a couple of blanks.
£6 per day, I'll organise tickets in advance and top quality casters for those who want them.
So first up, let me know how the date sounds...
It was great to meet up with some very friendly faces on the Bristol Avon at Steve Spiller's do; some becoming familiar, others hopefully will do in time. That was my first real experience of an FM fish-in and has whetted my appetite for more if my match fishing calendar allows.
(Special shout out to Andy Nellist - the advice was brilliant, I'm going to counter sue for all I'm worth and have decided to not let the situation affect my planning for this year in the way it has done so far. Hence me getting straight into this idea.)
I looked at dates and decided to avoid the weekend of 15th/16th May as it may coincide with a Clattercote KC Memorial.
That suggests 29th/30th May (change of plan - might be difficult getting a hotel over Bank Holiday, so either 5th/6th June or 12th/13th) , which is the bank holiday weekend. Same time that ****ie and Lunghi Jim came down last year, so they can help to big up the fishing.
There is a Travelodge close to me at the top end of town and a Premier Inn on the seafront for accommodation, excellent Chinese for snap, couple of great 'character' pubs, all within walking distance of one another or very short taxi rides at most.
I'll expand on the fishing once I have confirmed names, but basically lake fishing on three different clay pits. Tench average 5lb, good chance of a 7lber, possible double. Bream around 6-8lb on one of the lakes as well, plus roach, perch, skimmers and eels mainly.
Won't be massive nets of fish but someone should have 6-8 tench in a morning, others may have one or two and there will be a couple of blanks.
£6 per day, I'll organise tickets in advance and top quality casters for those who want them.
So first up, let me know how the date sounds...
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