All Things Piscatorial

Sunday 30th September 2007 Angel Charity Match

Sunny & bright , ambient temp 15 deg, humidity 87%, wind calm to SSW2 mph, Barometer 1022mb, moon phase waning Gibbous, water temp 10.2 to 10.9, DO 6.1, PH 7.70, conductivity..-62

God helped us with the weather today with just a ripple on the water, then calm, good weather and 42 great people/anglers turned out for the Air Ambulance Charity Fishing Match,
A Big Thank You to all of you for fishing the Charity Match.
Pity it did not fish better today but at 10 deg water temp and after 2 frosts this week well!!!
Big Thank You to Waterline for 2 x Brollies for Raffle, Anglers World for a reel, Strike more baits for bait prizes.

£250.00 1st Steve Shilling Angel 40lb 8oz Peg 16aa
£100.00 2nd Dave Hudson Langley Park 35lb 9oz peg 1
£40.00 3rd Dave Hodgson Angel 30lb 0oz peg 24
£30.00 4th Neil Brown Angel 23lb 1oz peg 25


Well done to Steve, Liam Steve’s son was very pleased for his dad, and well done to all who at least had the Red Arrows display (for the Great North Run), and good weather for the day which is a rarity this year-Thanks very much everyone.

Steve used a Fox conspiracy pole, 14 elastic, Carpa Margin 4 x 12 float, Shimano Silk Shock 0.14mm. Turbertini .808 no 16 & 14 hook.
Fished margin left of peg, fed Angle pellets 3mm & 6mm. hook bait Ringers bag –up Pellets dark expanders. Also Andy Finlays 6mm expanders fin perfect. Total 21 carp 1 Simmer. Steve lost a large double who literally came a foot and a half out of the water to spit the hook, and many more carp spat the hook near the net.