What A Difference A Day Makes
Saturday saw 130 hopefuls from all over the country spread around all the lakes on the Fishomania 2007 heat. Maybe it was the pressure of having so many anglers on the lakes, maybe it was the persistent rain, maybe, maybe, maybe. Whatever the reason, it fished very poorly. Steve Jackson, a former winner of the £25,000 competition won it with 97 lbs from Horseshoe Peg 14. He fished down the edge with worm and caster and caught quite a few “lumps” together with some roach. My own match was a dismal story. Drawn on peg 28 in the back spit, I was more than happy with the draw, it can blow hot and cold, either alive with fish or empty, but you’ve got a chance. The whole of the top lake fished very poorly, I think that around 40 lb was top weight in the back spit, normally a real hotspot, and I eventually caught 20 lbs in the last half hour when the fish just appeared from nowhere.
Next day it was back to more mundane matters. Leatherhead were on the New lake and the regular open was on Horseshoe and Top lakes. The title says it all….what a difference a day makes. The Leatherhead match was won with 113 lbs from the in-form peg 12. The open fished very well indeed, particularly on Top Lake with a top weight of 200 lbs (from the back spit of course). In fact the anglers in the back spit weighed in just over 1,000 lbs of fish, an amazing turnaround from the previous dismal day.
There’s no open match this Wednesday because the fishery is hosting a heat of the UK Championships. If you’re at a loose end it’s well worth going along to watch the stars in action (and maybe help with the weighing in eh ?). This Saturday the final of the Kamasan Points Championship takes place at the fishery. I think there will be an open match but maybe on Oak Tree and Cherry, so limited numbers.
At least this rain is doing some good, all of the established lakes are full to the brim and there’s a couple of feet of water in the newly constructed John’s Lake, I just wish that it would rain at night rather than when I’m fishing !!.