Ireland Trip

Ok. Going to try and get some pics and a bit of a report on.

Yesterday, as previously stated, Loughall Country Park was the venue. Big Colin, Ron ,Rons son Johnny and moi arrived at the venue for shortly after 9am. We had some of the gear kindly carried around to our chosen pegs by one of the greenkeepers in a golf buggy. A lovely looking 18 hole golf course is also contained within the country park.

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The Crannog. Colin and myself fished over to this island, both using boilies and both getting nowt.

I fished the feeder and almost immediately had bites resulting in roach and perch catches.

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My peg....................he is so messy without Mark there keeping him right.

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Colin on his peg........................hit a few fish on his new float rod using waggler tactics.



Johnny on his peg. Shhhhhhhh................Losing my spinners and fishing for squirrels in the branches tired the wee man out.



After trying boilles and the method feeder with no joy I resorted to bashing a few roach on the pole.

I hit a good bream on the feeder using maggot hookbait.



All in all not a great days fishing for most of us.....................Beautiful venue all the same. A well kept fishery with helpfull staff. We all decided we wouldnt be put off by our performance and another visit will be organised. If we had one complaint it would be that the fishery doesnt open till 9am and closes at 8.30pm......................I dont know about you but I would like to fish outside both those times.

So homeward bound, quick shower, dinner, lift to pub by my good lady wife and a few cold, wet ones. Mark matey you were sorely missed ..............................as was your round of drinks.

Today. As arranged, up bright and early much to Rons delight and met up with Big Colin at Portglenone. From there drove on up to Gilmores Shore for a day of fishing on the Bann. Arrived and fishing for shortly after 7am.

River was running through surprisingly heavy and 50g to 70g was needed to hold throughout the day. I got peg1 as promised..................a cracking peg renowned for holding Bream. Colin went peg2 with myself on peg3.

I hit fish from the off, roach and skimmers. Colins swim and my own were slower to develope with the pair of us not even getting bites till a good hour and a bit in.
I by this stage had a bream in the net with a whole clatter of quality roach. Ron finally got bites and managed a couple of bream. Colin was still struggling hitting only odds and sods.



My peg and feeding station. Note that the very kind Mark had left us his brolly to protect the chef from the elements. How do we know it was Marks brolly?



Simple......................Mark writes his name on everything.

So after I served up a culinary delight of bacon and sausage sandwiches it was back to the fishing.



Colins peg.



Ron on his peg.

So the fishing continued till mid afternoon. Andy managed a good bag of fish by the end of play but unfortunately only two bream.



Mixed bag.



One of my bream which I think Colin was trying to stake a claim to. Would you argue with him?

Big Col had a bit of a stinker but still managed some good roach and skimmers.

Ron finished up with just the five bream and a mixed bag of roach and skimmers



Rons far too much of a modest chap but if you would like to ask me or Colin about the 15 minute challange Im sure one of the two will fill in the details for ya's.

And so to the end of day two. The best of it all is we are going back to the same venue, same time tomorrow!

A week away

First of all i would like to thank Les for his great hospitality. He called me on the 18th May to say he would be up this neck of the woods and asked me if i would like to spend the week with him fishing our club waters. It was an offer i could not refuse.

Anyway fishing.

Friday

The first day, Friday saw us at Blyton, a cracking pond stocked with, Tench, Carp, Skimmer, Roach and Chub. For bait we had red maggot and white maggot, pellets, sweetcorn and bread. We both fished the waggler. We tackled up and then we decided to go for a full English, two bacon, two sausages, mushrooms, black pudding, eggs and fried bread, washed down with a fine mug of tea.

Les was the first to land a fine roach, they were followed by more. I was soon into the roach, again followed by more, then the skimmers moved in for both of us. We both fished at close range, not even a rod length out. It was great fun on the waggler, i had not had a full session for years waggler fishing. Must do it more often.
It was a great day's fishing, we a good mate on a good venue and good weather.

Saturday

Again back to Blyton, and what a cracking day it was.

I started fishing the feeder yet again, Les and i had the same pegs, Les started on the waggler. Agin roach, skimmers were the mainstay of the catch, we both had a good amount. I lost count how many i had landed.

Les decided to fish the pole, ( NODDY ANGLING ) and what a choice it was. He fished floating bread and it proved the right choice. Carp after carp came for the floating bread. In al he must have had around 25+
Here's a few pictures of the the average carp we were catching. Les was a very happy bunny on Saturday

We called it a day and returned to Les's. We both hod a fresh cupa, then a shower, then off to the pub for a few beers. After the pub it was PIZZA time, MEATY FEAST, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Sunday

We decided to go to another club water today, what a day, the day was blazing down, very hot and no wind.
We went to a place called North Whatley. a little irigation water near Gainsborough.
Here's a picture of Les on his peg

I dont know if it was the heat but the fishing was slow, small roach did come to the baits, but after the day before it was a bit of a let down, but we were both catching. Les got the better roach of the day, and here it is

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We called it a day at around 2pm, we decided to go home for a few hours and then off to Blyton for an evening session.
Yet again we were soon catching roach and skimmers. We both fished the waggler again. But again, i dont know if it was the heat of the day but the fish were not in abundance like the day before. But it was great fun.

Monday
No fishing today, we had a run to Mickleover to see Mark and his family. We arrived there at around 11am, Mrk and Lesley were still out, but Emma was in the house. Greeting and soon a hot tea was o the table. Mark and Lesley arrived shortly.Another cup of tea and a chat, oh and a few little nipping bites off Poppy, a smashing little puppy she is. Mark invited us out for lunch, and i would like to thank him again for the lunch. After lunch we visited a place very familiar to a lot of people. Can you guess where. LoL

Here's the giveaway. LoL

It was great to see the river again in all its splendour. We had a walk the full length of the stretch, stopping at each peg.

Here's Les and i on peg one.

Hopefuly we might get an invite to fish the stretch in the coming season,

Tuesday was a non fishing day also, we had a look around the club waters.

Wednesday


Back again to Blyton. Another great day on the waggler for both of us. Carp, roach and skimmers, i did land a cracking chub, all on the waggler.
Below is my best of the day

The wather was getting worse by the minute, the wind was blowing our brollies almost inside out, and it was getting colder. So we decided to call it a day.
On the way home we popped into Yaddlethorpe Ponds, nice and sheltered so we decided to have a few hours. The we both fished the waggler again, and soon after the firsy cast the roach came to the baits, in all i had 6 roach and three perch. We stayed for about an hour and ½. Another good day altho the weather tried its best to spoil it. Back to Les's. We got fed and had a couple of beers. An early night was clled for, i think the wind and rain took its toll.


Thursday

Back to Blyton, The weather was kinder today, slight wind and sunshine, We chose diffrent pegs today. I fished the waggler again, Les fished the pole and waggler.
I had a terrific day with the roach and skimmer, i lost count at 70+ roch and at least a dozen skimmers. Les was into the roach also. It was a pleasant day with great chatter.


Friday, today was time to come home, up nice and early, showered and ready, Les dropped me off at the station and it was a nice comfy train ride home
The summing up M'Lud

A cracking weeks fishing with Les on cracking waters. Great craic and great company. The fishing, cracking stuff. What more could anyone want.

Once again Les, a thanks very much for your very kind offer and hospitality mate. Until the next time

Meadow Waters 3

Another Sunday for fishing.

Again with my fishing buddy Daz, and again we went to Meadow Waters. We stopped off at the local tackle shop for our baits, i got mixed maggot, Daz as ever got a tub of worms, caster and maggot
It was a fine day, a bit overcast and cold but still a good morning. We arrived at the venue at 09.30 and were fishi9ng for for 10.00am.

We did not get our usual pegs, we were pipped at the post, , but not to worry, We tackled up and set about landing fish. We both chose the feeder for the day. As ever we both had the running ledger, IMHO a great and very safe rig to use,

Groundbait wise, again i had Halibut groundbait, laced with brrown crumb, and a few maggots in every feeder full.
The weather was good to us, nippy but fair, altho the wind did pick up slightly.
We both got into fish, just about straight away.
I landed a small roach of about 3oz, then Daz landed a fine roach not long after, the atch rate progressed like that, altho i was getting into the skimmers, Daz was hitting the roach and Perch,

The weather took a turn for the worse, the wind picked up speed and we had no cover, if the brollies went up it would have meant a reposition of the peg, seatbox etc.
We finally called it a day at around 14.45,

In all i had 7 skimmers and 4 roach, Daz had a good mixed bag of , roach, perch and skimmers, not heavy bags but a very welcome break on the bankside of out favourite fishery.

I'll post some images later
A nice day with my good mate Daz. once again mate, thanks

PS

My secret addative, i forgot to pack it LoL

Club Waters,3

Back home from my jaunt with Daz down to see Mr Middy, THANKS again mate for the use of the lounge, and yet again to Daz for taking me down,. Had a great time, albeit a tiring one,

We arrived on Friday night, and not long after we unloaded the car, and got settled, off to the club.

Les being his amiable self, right what yer avin, I had John Smiths Smooth, Daz had a Carling and Les had a John SMiths bitter. We were joined by Gary and Alec a little later on
ALL for less than a £5, The John Smiths cost £1.45 and the carling £1.75, and for anyone drinking Worthingtons Creamflow, £1.35, Guinness was a paltry £2.00, and what a cracking pint, You can keep these clubs that charge almost £3.00 for a pint of Worthys, and £3.00+ for Guinness, , Two FULL sized SNOOKER tables, two pool tables and darts. £2.00 for GUINNESS, now thats a proper club, eat your hearts out The drinks flowed all night.

Come Saturday we got out fishing, i forgot the name of the place, it was a club water tho, Daz had ther better day, he bagged up on silvers, Les and myself did not fare at all.
We did pack in for an hour to go and meet with Mark and Lesley in the local Tesco's, Then off back to the venue. The fishing was forgotten about for me, i had a lot of things to catch up on with Mark, The was 6 members from fishingposts.com, and they we told some home truths about things, all of them could not believe what was being said, but they say the truth is hard to swallow, , we all had a very good laugh about it, LMAO, but never mind that is rotten history now., Come Saturday night, guess what, back to the club, we were joined again by Alec and Gary, this time they had there lovely wives out, and i must say it was a cracking night, we all laughted and joked about a lot of thing, There was a bit more news told tho, the ladies could not believe it, LMAO what was being revealed

Come Sunday we went to another water ran by our club, BLYTON, a nice place to fish, an Ice Cream Parlour, plus cafe, and a cracking breakfast for a fiver. We also have a proper plumbed in TOILET, a flushing bog, with real RUNNING WATER,

We met with Bob on the bankside, a warm greeting and we were fishing.Later in the day Alec joined us

Daz as ever fished the pole, i fished feeder and Les went on the feeder and float. We all done well, lots of skimmers,apeice, On the last drop of the day Daz hookied into something,OFF IT WENT like a stean train, Daz only had the yellow hydro laccy in his pole set up, so it was a bit hairy,, the fish would not show its self at all.

However it did run out of steam, and here it is. It was foul hooked strasight thru its snout,

Les setting up

Bob in action

Today, Bank Holiday Mondy
At last got to see the River Trent stretch which is ran by my club

River Trent Newark S.P.A.C. And what a sight, in one word, BRILLIANT.

We walked the full length of the stretch, all flat and in prestice condition. Cracking pags,and more important, there is vehicular access to ALL PEGS, which means the stretch is VERY DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY.
Park the car behind your peg and fish to your hearts content, the only trouble you have to overcome is to open and close the gate behind you. There will be a comfatable 100 pegs, and out of that i would say 90 of those are DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY

I would say this is one of the best stretches of any river i have seen, a stretch od 100+ pags in anyones book would agree that its a cracking stretch. Some smaller stretches may be handy, but the larger clubs have the clout to get things,
10 to 15 barbel a session is not uncommon on this stretch, ranging well into DOUBLE FIGURES. We do have a team of very dedicated Bailliffs policing the stretch, but i think anyone daft enough to spoil it would be a complete and utter idiot, albeit there are a few of those about, total nobhead,ready to break the law by claiming to be trout fishing, total nobheads The club has a VERY strict rule, leave litter and your out, no ifs or buts about it.

There are also some brilliant chub swims, chub to 6lbs, not bad, and there's enough pegs for everyone to fish, the gravel bar has around 30 pegs, each capable of double figure barbel. The barbel are that prolific in the stretch even the EA net them to remove the spawn and sperm for their rearing fisheries, So you never know, you might have caught a barbel from our club stretch LoL.

Right then picture time

Drool over these,













Then we went to the " MEADOW " stretch, a slow and lazy stretch, ideal for stick float or feeder fishing, bream to double figures have come out of this stretch, again ALL pegs are VERY DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY, with direct parking behind your peg. The roach are second to none on this stretch,

A taster

What a cracking stretch of the RIVER TRENT, and its all there waiting for us on a real stretch of the river, all 100+ pegs of it.

The list of people wishing to fish the stretch is growing, i think we could get 50 names in a couple of hours LoL.
One thing i will say is this.
If your near enough to this superb stretch of the RIVER TRENT, pay the £25 joining fee and you will not be let down.
Back home from my jaunt with Daz down to see Mr Middy, THANKS again mate for the use of the lounge, and yet again to Daz for taking me down,. Had a great time, albeit a tiring one,

We arrived on Friday night, and not long after we unloaded the car, and got settled, off to the club.

Les being his amiable self, right what yer avin, I had John Smiths Smooth, Daz had a Carling and Les had a John SMiths bitter. We were joined by Gary and Alec a little later on
ALL for less than a £5, The John Smiths cost £1.45 and the carling £1.75, and for anyone drinking Worthingtons Creamflow, £1.35, Guinness was a paltry £2.00, and what a cracking pint, You can keep these clubs that charge almost £3.00 for a pint of Worthys, and £3.00+ for Guinness, , Two FULL sized SNOOKER tables, two pool tables and darts. £2.00 for GUINNESS, now thats a proper club, eat your hearts out The drinks flowed all night.

Come Saturday we got out fishing, i forgot the name of the place, it was a club water tho, Daz had ther better day, he bagged up on silvers, Les and myself did not fare at all.
We did pack in for an hour to go and meet with Mark and Lesley in the local Tesco's, Then off back to the venue. The fishing was forgotten about for me, i had a lot of things to catch up on with Mark, The was 6 members from fishingposts.com, and they we told some home truths about things, all of them could not believe what was being said, but they say the truth is hard to swallow, , we all had a very good laugh about it, LMAO, but never mind that is rotten history now., Come Saturday night, guess what, back to the club, we were joined again by Alec and Gary, this time they had there lovely wives out, and i must say it was a cracking night, we all laughted and joked about a lot of thing, There was a bit more news told tho, the ladies could not believe it, LMAO what was being revealed

Come Sunday we went to another water ran by our club, BLYTON, a nice place to fish, an Ice Cream Parlour, plus cafe, and a cracking breakfast for a fiver. We also have a proper plumbed in TOILET, a flushing bog, with real RUNNING WATER,

We met with Bob on the bankside, a warm greeting and we were fishing.Later in the day Alec joined us

Daz as ever fished the pole, i fished feeder and Les went on the feeder and float. We all done well, lots of skimmers,apeice, On the last drop of the day Daz hookied into something,OFF IT WENT like a stean train, Daz only had the yellow hydro laccy in his pole set up, so it was a bit hairy,, the fish would not show its self at all.

However it did run out of steam, and here it is. It was foul hooked strasight thru its snout,

Les setting up

Bob in action

Today, Bank Holiday Mondy
At last got to see the River Trent stretch which is ran by my club

River Trent Newark S.P.A.C. And what a sight, in one word, BRILLIANT.

We walked the full length of the stretch, all flat and in prestice condition. Cracking pags,and more important, there is vehicular access to ALL PEGS, which means the stretch is VERY DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY.
Park the car behind your peg and fish to your hearts content, the only trouble you have to overcome is to open and close the gate behind you. There will be a comfatable 100 pegs, and out of that i would say 90 of those are DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY

I would say this is one of the best stretches of any river i have seen, a stretch od 100+ pags in anyones book would agree that its a cracking stretch. Some smaller stretches may be handy, but the larger clubs have the clout to get things,
10 to 15 barbel a session is not uncommon on this stretch, ranging well into DOUBLE FIGURES. We do have a team of very dedicated Bailliffs policing the stretch, but i think anyone daft enough to spoil it would be a complete and utter idiot, albeit there are a few of those about, total nobhead,ready to break the law by claiming to be trout fishing, total nobheads The club has a VERY strict rule, leave litter and your out, no ifs or buts about it.

There are also some brilliant chub swims, chub to 6lbs, not bad, and there's enough pegs for everyone to fish, the gravel bar has around 30 pegs, each capable of double figure barbel. The barbel are that prolific in the stretch even the EA net them to remove the spawn and sperm for their rearing fisheries, So you never know, you might have caught a barbel from our club stretch LoL.

Right then picture time

Drool over these,













Then we went to the " MEADOW " stretch, a slow and lazy stretch, ideal for stick float or feeder fishing, bream to double figures have come out of this stretch, again ALL pegs are VERY DISABLED ANGLER FRIENDLY, with direct parking behind your peg. The roach are second to none on this stretch,

A taster

What a cracking stretch of the RIVER TRENT, and its all there waiting for us on a real stretch of the river, all 100+ pegs of it.

The list of people wishing to fish the stretch is growing, i think we could get 50 names in a couple of hours LoL.
One thing i will say is this.
If your near enough to this superb stretch of the RIVER TRENT, pay the £25 joining fee and you will not be let down. [/