So on Sunday I fished a Sherborne Lake match which saw a very good turn out.
A Few Turned Out For This One!
I had drawn Peg 23 in the bay and was a little gutted as it's not the deepest of pegs. I set up two rigs for fishing on the pole. A shallow rig consisting of a .40g Pencil float with a strung out shotting pattern to a 0.12 hook length and 18's Silver Bagger hook. The other rig was a 1.5g Euro Canal float with Ollivette and 2 droppers to the same hook length and hook.
My Peg For The Day
I planned to start on the deck feeding a pouch of hemp and caster every couple of minutes and try to pick up some fish early on. After 30 bite less minutes I had a look shallow but again bite less. I was thinking on what to do as I changed hook baits and even struggled to pick up fish on single maggot. I battled on through and started catching Roach around 3-4oz's and a Skimmer around half a pound.
Up until the last hour I was sitting on 3lbs roughly. I just went for it and potted in 3 cups of hemp and a cup of caster with a few pieces of corn. After 15 minute's, slowly, Roach to 12oz's started showing. By the time I had netted the decent fish the whistle had gone. Seconds before it went the float sailed away and I had my second Skimmer of the day.
I estimated 8lb, which I was happy with considering a had a bite less hour and a half. I weighed in with 8lb 4oz's but I don't mind. It's a stunning venue! I will leave more pictures below.
The winner on the day was Nigel Garrett. He weighed in with over 20lbs of Roach and Perch. Nigel fished a 4m elasticated whip over hemp and caster mixed together (3 pint hemp to 1 caster). Despite numerous encounters with Pike, biggest in and around the 18-20lb mark, he still put together this match winning weight.
Nigel's Match Wining Weight. Over 20lb Of Roach And Perch. Top Work!
Here are some more pictures of Sherborne Lake and it's surroundings :)
Next Up For Me: League Match Final Round. 4 anglers with a shot of winning this league on the final day! Myself, Glen, Ian and League Organiser Jeff all have a chance to take the crown with just 5 points separating 1st and 4th! This is going to be an exciting match!
