FISHING

 EVENT:   WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH

VENUE:   LAKE TWO

                   Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru

DATE:        5 APRIL 2023

RESULT

1st    peg A18  Gary COOK (Mosella UK) 122-04

2nd  A21   Shane SAYERS (Bennett's Tackle & Bait) 105-07

3rd   A11   Ashley PRESTIGE (Tackle & Bates) 82-04

4th   B18  John ADAMSON (Nisa Feeders) 76-00

5th   A13   John ENGLAND (Rose & Crown AC) 64-13

6th   B21   Darren HILL    (Rugby) 63-04

7th   B12   Steve TAYLOR (Rugby) 55-10

8th   B6    Martin HINCKS (Ajax AC) 54-07

Paid top four

Report:  It was good to be back on Lake Two after the recent closure for maintenance tasks, although the water levels were over a foot below normal and pegs A16 and A17 and the adjacent bank and pathway remained closed.  Peg A15 should have been fished but remained undrawn after an angler who had booked in failed to turn up.  To avoid this happening in future matches, anyone who has not "paid in" 10 minutes before the scheduled draw time will not have a peg reserved, unless they have telephoned before that time to assure their attendance. Back to the fishing - and as usual it rained throughout the day, mainly drizzle but occasionally harder, and with the SSW wind blowing down the lake, everyone was "pegged" with either a side or tailwind.  In spite of this, the whole lake fished well.

Winner Gary Cook

The top two both had the wind "off their backs" so were able to enjoy reasonable comfort, although both admitted to getting wet as they failed to don their waterproofs from the start. Gary Cook said at the draw that he wanted to fish peg A18, which stuck to his hand like a magnet.  He fished 14m of pole throughout the day and baiting with pellets he caught carp right from the start.  Most of his fish were caught at depth, with a few shallow, and his superb 122-04 made him a clear winner. Also pleased with his draw was Shane Sayers who drew A21.  Shane had a few fish on method feeder fished towards the island before switching to pole and catching in a similar fashion to the winner to put 105-07 on the scales for second place.

Ashley Prestige on peg A11 was on his first Nisa Open and enjoyed an excellent day's sport.  He caught carp on the method feeder fished to the island and alternated this with pole and corn short where he also caught carp and bream, giving him a total of 82-04 for third place.

When John Adamson's peg was drawn, two were left in the bag - flier peg A15 and B18.  The flier remained in the bag.  He was then late to his peg (thanks to the non-attender), spent much of the first 30 minutes tackling up, and the first two hours on the method feeder "biteless".  A switch to pole and paste produced a skimmer of around 6 ounces, quickly followed by a 3 lb bream, then another 20 minutes later.  Back on the feeder and a carp appeared, and then by switching between pole and feeder he caught to the end to put a fourth-placed 76-00 on the scales.

John England's fifth-placed 64-13 was mainly caught on corn fished short, Darren Hill's sixth-placed 63-04 was mainly carp on corn in the deep water in front of the tree, plus several skimmer bream on the feeder.  Steve Taylor's weight was mainly carp caught from the margin on maggots, while Martin Hincks has his fish on a hybrid feeder fished mainly in the deep water two-thirds towards the island.

Many thanks to Stuart Gould for his excellent scales-work, and to Gary Cook for assisting with scales carrying my nets back to the car park. NB.  Nisa Opens are held every Wednesday on Lake Two at Makins Fishery (see Facebook "Nisa - midweek open matches" to book a place).