Quick catch-up time

I have been doing a bit of work at home over the last couple of weeks and haven't found the time to update my blog regularly so i will just give you a quick run through of my last few matches in the hope of catching up before Stav and I start on fishing week which begins next week.

Sunday 26/6/11- This was a Cradley club match fished at Packington Sommers on Geary's pool, i drew peg 7 on the high bank and fished mainly the method at long range on a very hot sunny day( the hottest so far this year i think at 29-30 c!), the match was very hard in the hot conditions and i managed to win my section with 16lb odd made up of 2 carp + bits, Stav won the match with 31lb a nice bag of skimmers on the pole & pellet so well done to him.

Sunday 3/7/11- This was a Halesowen club match fished on the Woodside stretch of the Dudley canal near Merryhill and the less said about this match the better as someone changed the pegging before the start of the match putting 4 pegs in at the top end of the stretch that have not been fished for 12 months? There has been a 10 match winter/spring league run on this venue and these pegs have not been used ( if they were any good they would have been used during the league), yes i drew one of them and amassed an awesome 1lb 4oz for the second best weight off the 4 of us the match was won by Ollie on peg 51 with 15lb odd of chub.

Sunday17/7/11- Another Halesowen club match this time on the river Severn at Trimpley i only normally fish the river once a year to remind how bad they are ( Stav and i call it our 12 monthly injection!) but this year we have two on the bounce and i decided to fish both of them come rain or shine or dry net! I drew the bottom of the island at the top end of the stretch and had 4 small Barbel and 2 chub for 11lb 10oz and 4th overall all on caster & hemp. I think i would have had a few more if i had not have had 3 canoes get stuck on rocks while going over the very shallow ford, the joy's of river fishing where exterior forces can ruin you day out on natural venues! The match was won by Baz Robson with 29lb made up of 8 small Barbel & a few bits off a peg on top of the bottom island below the outfall.

Sunday 24/7/11- Cradley club match at the Stanley waters on the river Severn, a right gruler this one as the river seemed to be carrying a rusty tinge of colour but with no extra water on? Whatever the reason the fish just refused too feed at all and i finished with 1 Barbel & 3 eel's for a grand total of 5lb 9oz for 5th overall and a section win, the match was won by Kevin (Sid) Sidaway with 6 Chub for 15lb odd but there were a lot of good river anglers with nothing or next to nothing to show for 5 hours of fishing? Now while i have enjoyed my break from the commercials over the last few weeks i have to say that i am looking forward to catching some fish, i am not knocking the guys that only fish the rivers but if i had to go back to fishing them week in week out i think i would seriously consider taking up golf ( or drinking lots of Stella). Double injection over and done with and i am now cured of the running water disease for another 12 months! ( now it's your turn Stav you have to have a big injection as you missed your booster jab last year?).

Now that i am up to date i hope to bring you a normal full length blog as there should be lots to write about as Stav and i embark on our fishing week soon, CHEERS.