Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 12/5

Carp and Catfish continued to provide excellent sport at Town Parks Fishery again this week.

Some fantastic battles were reported to get the fish to the bank with some unlucky anglers loosing huge fish, especially Catfish, at the net! The Cats fed readily taking a variety of baits offered in the margins and Carp, yet to spawn continued to feed up ready for the fun!!!

Three good Cats to 28lbs 14oz were banked during an evening session from peg 3 by Tris Green with luncheon meat luring the fish!

Peg 7 has seen plenty of action since the silt trap was dug out and the waterfall was reinstated.

Having never caught a fish at Town Parks Fishery during day sessions local rod Ian Connabeer chose the peg for a 24hrs stint. Connabeer was rewarded with some eight fish including Carp, Catfish and a nice Tench. Best of the bunch a cracking Carp of 20lbs 1oz!

Having blanked during several day sessions at Town Parks Fishery Ian Connabeer decided to fish a 24hr session from peg 7. Connabeer was soon into the fish and by the end had netted 8 fish, Catfish, Carp and a good Tench of 5lbs 8oz. Best fish of the session was this fine 20lbs 1oz Common. 

Meanwhile on peg 6 Ian’s son John banked three high teen Carp within an hour and a half of arriving but despite banking one more Carp he was beaten by dad!

Larry Newman also had a good session on 13 taking six fish on pineapple pop up’s, the best a good Carp of 22lbs 8oz.

Suzie Young banked a cracking Common from peg 1 which tipped the scales at 16lbs 1oz.

Suzie’s fish fell to Cell boilie tipped off with a pineapple pop up.

Town Parks Fishery regular Suzie Young had a great session from peg 1 taking this fine Common of 16lbs 1oz which fell to a Cell boilie with a pop up pineapple boilie above! Suzie also lost a big Catfish during an extended battle!

Plymouth rod Rick Jenkins fished overnight from peg 6 and banked a beautifully scaled Carp of 21lbs 2oz and a good Cat of 21lbs dead! The Carp fell to a pink pop up whilst the Cat took peperami!

Plymouth rod Rick Jenkins fished peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this beautifully scaled Mirror Carp of 21lbs 2oz. The fish took a pink pop up offered mid water and Jenkins also banked a good Catfish of 21lbs dead which took pepperami!

Tyson Norton had a frantic evening session fishing from peg 15. Norton banked five fish, Cats and Carp, during very wet and windy weather, the best a fine Carp of 22lbs 10oz!

Tyson Norton fished an evening session from peg 16 at Town Parks Fishery during wet and windy weather. Norton was rewarded with five fish, the best this lovely condition Common of 22lbs 10oz!

Some big Bream to the 10lbs mark have also taken boilie baits intended for Carp!

Rod Metcalf did an afternoon on peg 7 chasing the Silvers and took a huge bag of Roach and Rudd which all fell to single maggot offered around the four foot mark!

On the top Match Lake sport has also been good although the changeable weather conditions determined whether the fish were on the feed or not.

Rod Metcalf took good bags of Carp during several visits to the Dam wall.

Welsh rod Gavin Stroud fished a day session from peg 1 and had an excellent bag of Carp (11 fish) as well as some good sized Bream to the 4lbs mark!

Silvers continue to fall for maggot and castor and some good 60lbs plus bags are still being reported.