FISHING

WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH

VENUE: LAKE TWO

Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru

Place Peg Angler's Name Sponsor/Club Weight-lb/oz

1st A11 Daz SHAW Langley Mill 194-10

2nd A21 John ADAMSON Nisa Feeders 183-06

3rd B21 Hughie BLAIR Leicester 116-04

4th B15 Tom BATTERBEE Kegworth 101-07

5th A8 Ricky ARMS Hinckley 97-02

6th B17 Shaun GREENFIELD,Manchester AC 94-15

7th A13 Dennis BEECHING 88-12

8th A15 Martin HINCKS Ajax AC 80-14

Paid the top four placed anglers.

 

In spite of the awful weather report, once again there was a good turn-out, and thankfully, once again, the weather report was incorrect, as instead of thunderstorms and heavy rain it was mainly dry (odd light shower), and although mainly overcast in the brisk West wind (that veered NW later) there was the odd sunny period and it remained warm.

 

Once again there were anglers spread all around the lake, and although the A bank generally fished the best, two of the prizewinners came from the B side of the lake.

 

Daz Shaw drew the in-form peg A11 and made no mistake in accumulating an excellent weight of 194-10 of carp to win the match. Daz caught the bulk of his fish on the method feeder although caught some on the pellet waggler. He said he could see fish in his margins in the latter stages but dare not switch from what he was doing as there were no guarantees the

margins would produce.

 

John Adamson drew flier A21, and very nearly made a mess of it, constantly

tangling in the big bramble (in front and to his right) and catching the reeds

on the island. However, he eventually got his method feeder working

effectively and after a mad final two hours managed to push his weight to

183-06 to fill the second spot.

 

Hughie Blair on B21 was third with an excellent 116-04, which included

over 67 lbs of bream and skimmers taken on pole and paste at 11m, and

carp taken short on the same bait, with Tom Batterbee (fishing his first Nisa

Open) coming fourth with 101-07 from peg B15.

 

Many thanks to Wayne Greenfield (assisted by brother Shaun) for their

scales work which enabled an efficient weigh-in. The photos are of the top

two with part of their catches.

 

Just a note of interest: 23 different pegs on the lake have had money won

from them so far (12 on the B and 11 on the banks). This demonstrated 

that all areas can produce fish and it is difficult to predict where weight may 

come from. Also, 96 different anglers have fished the matches since the 

return to Makins Fishery this year.

 

There will be no NISA Opens on Wednesdays for the next two weeks as the

lake has been booked for other events, and we return on Wednesday 23rd

August, hopefully then on every Wednesday for the rest of the year.

 

NB. Nisa Opens are held every Wednesday on Lake Two at Makins Fishery

(see Facebook "Nisa - midweek open matches" to book a place).