Monday 28 January 2013

TOWN PARKS FISHERY CATCH REPORT W/E 27/1



Fish continued to feed at Town Parks Fishery as the weather turned warmer this week.

The lower Specimen Lake saw anglers enjoying sport from several pegs as the fish moved around the Lake looking for food. Peg 1 saw plenty of action with Carp nuzzling the margins under the overhanging Willow tree.

Conor Nettleton enjoyed a hectic session banking 5 Carp placing his Cell boilies where the fish were feeding. All the fish were double figures, the best 17lbs 8oz!

The previous day Tristian Smith banked a superb Mirror of 25lbs 4oz fishing the same area although two artificial pieces of pop up corn tempted the fish on that occasion!

A little further down the Southern bank on peg 14, Kingsbridge rod Richard Clarkson fished white chocolate boilies close to the margins. During the night Clarkson hooked three “good size” Carp but unfortunately, to his dismay, all the fish snagged around the old outflow tube and pulled free!

Brixham regular Andy Handshaw fished from peg 2 using his newly acquired Nash retractable 9 ft Carp rods. Handshaw hooked two Carp during the night and, although neither reached the net, his rods got a good test!

On the top Match Lake Silvers and Carp were feeding although more sporadically then of late.

Regular Rod Metcalf continued to find the fish taking Carp or Roach on most of his visits. Corn offered mid depth proved effective.

Silvers were particularly “peggie” although some anglers reported small bags of decent sized fish falling to maggot or pellet.

With warmer weather now settled in the fish should continue to search for Winter pickings!     


Monday 21 January 2013

TOWN PARKS FISHERY CATCH REPORT W/E 20/1



Despite colder weather excellent catches were reported from the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery. Many anglers reported good runs and excellent condition fish coming to the net from various pegs.

Regular Mark Warren made a weekly visit to peg 16 and fished a Cell boilie with white pop up mid water. Warren was soon into the fish and ended up banking 4 Carp, 3 Mirrors to 18lbs 1oz and a lovely Leather of 14lbs dead.

Town Parks Fishery regular Mark Warren fished a Cell boilie mid water from peg 16 and was rewarded with this fine Mirror Carp.

Torquay rod Mark Warren fished peg 16 at Town Parks Fishery and was rewarded with this excellent condition Common Carp which fell to a small Cell boilie. The fish tipped the scales at 18lbs 4oz.
 
Plymouth rod Richard Jenkins chose peg 1 for a session and netted 3 Carp, 2 Mirrors and a Leather which took his Cell boilies offered towards the main island.

Plymouth rod Richard Jenkins fished a session from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery and placed his Cell boilie towards the main island. Jenkins banked this fish within an hour and brought another 2 Carp to the bank!
 
Local rod Dave Grylls visited peg 10 fishing M25 boilies mid water. Grylls was rewarded with 3 Good Carp, the best a beautiful Ghostie of 17lbs 4oz.

Dave Grylls fished an M25 boilie from peg 10 at Town parks Fishery and banked this fine condition Leather Carp of 15lbs 1oz.

Local rod Dave Grylls fished a session from peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery where this fine Ghost Carp of 17lbs 4oz came to the net!

 Brixham newcomer Callum Smith fished peg 15 looking for Silvers. After some advice from Town Parks regulars, Smith banked some nice fish including good Bream.

Having recently taken up the sport of angling Callum Smith from Brixham chose peg 15 at Town Parks Fishery to fish for Silvers. After seeking the advice of regulars Smith banked Bream to  the 2lbs mark!
 
Torquay rod Gordon Batt took a nice Linear Carp which, although not in the twentys, was in fine condition!

On the upper Match Lake Regular Rod Metcalf continued to find Carp from various peg although the fish were elusive at times. After an afternoon of Silver fishing Metcalf noticed movement in the reeds bordering the car park as he was packing up. Although the light was fading Metcalf fished a single piece of white sweetcorn tight to the reeds from his pole at 16mts. After a few minutes Metcalf had banked a sizable Carp and followed this one with three more!

Sunday regular Fred Rowe managed to bank a couple of good Carp from the same peg although one retrieve was made more difficult as Rowe’s line had frozen to the rings of his rod as the daytime temperature hovered around freezing!!

Some nice Roach were reported deep near the bottom as were the Bream.

With the colder weather expected to remain for the foreseeable future the fish should hopefully stay on the feed!