Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 6/4

The Catfish were on the prowl at Town Parks Fishery this week. Plenty of anglers had great sport with the fish on the feed after their long Winter hibernation!

This Catfish fell to Dan Perks who was fishing from peg 10 during the late evening at Town Parks Fishery.

Town Parks regular Gordon Batt banked two fish, both 22lbs 8oz, from peg 6. Seizing his plum wafter one of the Cats was on the bank within 20 minutes of casting out towards the far bank.

Town Parks Fishery regular fished from peg 6 and banked two Catfish, both 22lbs 8oz which fell to a wafter offered under the overhanging trees to the left of the island.

Conor Nettleton fished an extended session from peg 12 banking 14 fish. Catfish to 23lbs 8oz and Carp to 20lbs 14oz came to the net during the session with coconut boilies proving effective fished in the margins and mid water.

Local rod Jay Harper fished 14 placing his maize baits close to the central bar.Harper was rewarded with 6 fish including 4 Catfish to 26lbs 12oz!

Rob Smith chose peg 10 and was rewarded with his first Catfish, a 8lbs 4oz Bream and a beautifully marked Mirror Carp of 16lbs 4oz! All the fish fell to baits offered close to the main island.

Local rod Rob Smith had a good session from peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery with his first Catfish, 8lbs 4oz Bream and this beautifully marked Mirror Carp of 16lbs 4oz!

A fine Leather Carp of 21lbs 3oz took a Cell boilie offered in the margins by Steve Jones who also netted 2 smaller Carp and a nice Tench of 6lbs 12oz!

Martyn Nicholls took his first ever Cat, a good fish at 26lbs 0oz from peg 10!

Martyn Nicholls celebrated his first visit to peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery by banking his very first Catfish, a fine fish of 26lbs 0oz. Nicholls also netted a smaller Carp which also fell to a Cell boilie!

Wayne Hockley had fun fighting a Catfish of 18lbs 1oz from peg 9.

On the top Match Lake sport was also good with plenty of Carp coming to the bank.

Regular Rod Metcalfe visited the dam wall for several short sessions taking up to 12 Carp, mainly from the margins, on pellet.

Brixham rod Dave Gorman had his rod snapped whilst he fished from peg 14. A very large fish, probably a Carp took his pellet and swam towards the reeded margins. Despite Gorman's efforts he could not stop the fish in open water and during a frantic run the rod snapped! The hook pulled and the fish escaped to fight another day!!

Some large Roach to the 2lbs 8oz mark were reported from sheltered pegs 3 to 6 taking maggot and castor. Some large bags of smaller fish were also reported during the week.