Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 20/10

The unsettled weather kept the fish on the move at Town Parks Fishery this week. Anglers fishing the Specimen Lake had great sport as the fish fed up for Winter.

Dave Grylls fished peg 14 after a long absence from the Parks and banked five fish including a personal best! Fishing Cell boilies mid water Grylls banked several good doubles topped off with a fine 22lbs dead Mirror – his Town Parks PB!

Local rod Dave Grylls had a good session from peg 14 at Town Parks Fishery banking five fish including this outstanding fully scaled Carp.

Local rod Dave Grylls celebrated his personal best Carp at Town Parks Fishery. The fish of 22lbs dead fell to a Cell boilie offered from peg 14.

Grylls fishing partner Gordon Batt also had a good session on peg 1 banking four high double Carp which fell to Starbaits Kelp and Spirolina Layerz boilies offered towards the main island.

Local rod John Connabeer fished from peg 10 and banked a beautiful fully scaled Mirror Carp. Connabeer also netted two Tench to 6lbs 1oz which took a bright yellow pop up offered 6 feet up a zig rig!!!

Town Parks Fishery regular John Connabeer netted this beautiful Fully Scaled Carp from peg 10 after it seized his Cell bait offered towards the central bar.

Town Parks regular Geoff Weller chose peg 5 for a 24hr session and was rewarded with a fine 23lbs  2oz Common which fell for a 15mm Cell boilie offered tight to the central bar.

Wellers alarm screamed off again a little while later and, after a 45 minute battle a huge Catfish, estimated in the thirtys, showed its head before shaking its head and breaking the line!!!  

This fine condition Fully Scaled Mirror Carp fell to a Cell boilie offered by Conor Nettleton form peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery.

Town Parks Fishery regular Conor Nettleton fished overnight from peg 6 and banked this beautiful Ghost Carp which fell to a Cell boilie.

Trevor Trebell netted a fine condition Common of 17lbs 2oz from peg 10 which fell to a 12mm C C Moore pop up.

Bream have also been feeding freely with fish to 7lbs reported this week!

The top Match Lake also saw anglers enjoying the action with Carp still taking food freely.

Rod Metcalf fished several pegs throughout the week and found fish feeding, especially tight in the margins.

Several very big Carp were taken in 18 inches of water with worm their favourite food!!

Carp also came to pellet as did Bream at most times of day! Silvers fell to maggot and castor offered at various depths with several anglers reporting bags in excess of 40lbs!

The unsettled weather has reduced the water temperature, although only by a couple of degrees, which is now holding around the 15 degree mark – high for the time of year!!