Angel of the North Match and Catch report to 15^th April 07

Bagging up at Angel as water temperatures increase, all lakes fishing as if it is July, 

As water temperatures are rising anglers are needing to change both tactics and hook baits used. ie tactics fishing tight to the margins, water depth 2ft 8 inches in depth. Feed baits Angel feed pellets high protein are working very well especially with sweet flavourings added..

Hook baits best productive–  maggots  especially with sweet flavouring added, sweetcorn again with flavourings added. Worm tail (dendra),  Pellets are doing well along with  jellets

The evening after work cost cutter fishing ticket has started from 4pm till closing at £4.00 a ticket.

Lookout mixed coarse lake

anglers having some excellent Large bags of skimmers, rudd, roach, ide, orfe golden and blue to 3lb, tench now being caught in good numbers with tench averaging 5lb, golden tench in good numbers coming out with weights to an average of 2 to 3 lb. shy biting Crucians are now being caught with weights to 3lb.  Carp are piling weight on with average weight caught around 3lb and best carp weight 12lb 4oz, some lovely Koi also being caught.

Kevin Taylor angel coach had an excellent day fishing on Thursday on Peg 40 targeting his favourite species of tench. Kevin. used float rod, with centre pin tight to margins, fishing 2 inches over depth using hair rigged corn and maggots on a maggot  clip, 6lb line to 14 hook, water temp on Thursday was 12.2 deg.  Kevin caught a golden orfe to 2lb 8oz,  loads of skimmers, carp to 4lb a pech to 1lb 6oz, rudd just over a pound, and loads of green tench to 6lb.

Fishing next to Kevin was Alex Burdon a Jnr member who caught carp to 4lb 8oz, tench to 3lb, 

A lot of skimmers to 1lb 8oz (just starting to mature and turn bronze) once again Alexs tactics was to fish tight to margins using Special G groundbait mixed to a paste.

Some anglers returning every day as they have had such good catches.

Bowes carp lake

Best carp of the week a Mirror of 18lb 4oz caught during the Saturday match.  With pleasure anglers getting up to 100 carp out in a day,

Watercraft and choice of pegs on the day is essential for good catches.

Best baits double corn, double maggot, hair rigged drilled pellet and soft hookers, and over Angel, quick release feed pellets.

Bassetts mixed coarse

Some stunning golden tench coming out by the bucket load, and catching at a fish a chuck rate.

Both beginners and competent anglers having great sport on this delightful sheltered pond.

Coaching

Taster sessions – This is very popular for anyone who may want to try out fishing and then decide if they want to come onto the full coaching courses.

Great numbers of sea and game anglers now wishing to convert to coarse angling and also schools showing great interest.

Junior Club

 now every Friday evening meeting at 5pm with once a month a match, 3 fishing evenings combined with workshop half hour. Coaches are always with the juniors.

All juniors welcome

Headhunted new member of Staff

Angel would like to announce that we have managed to secure Mathew Shanley onto our team of staff as Fishery technician welcome to Matty to our team.

Match Scene

Sunday 15^th April Open on Lookout Mixed Coarse

Sunny  clear skys, ambient temp 23 deg, humidity 47%,  wind calm, barometer 1022mb,  moon phase waning crescent, water temp 12.6 deg, DO 13.5 ppm, P 8.08

1st Andrew Brown 62lb 08oz peg 5

2^nd Liam shilling Angel Jnr 36lb 13oz peg 3

3^rd John Foster Angel 33lb 05 oz peg 1

Andrew fished Maver N15 pole,  6mm Expander pellet & corn on hook, 0.13 preston power line, Drennan Tough eye 4×14 float, caught at 10 metres, fed Angel 3mm feed pellets.

Saturday 14^th April 07 Open Match Bowes Carp Lake

Sunny with some haze early on but very bright from 10am, ambient temp 17 deg, humidity 63%, Wind ENE 3mph, barometer 1025.1mb, moon phase waning crescent, water temp at 5.50 am 11.7 rising to 13.2 at 3pm, DO 8.95 and PH 7.55.

1^st Liam Shilling Angel of the North Jnr (15 yrs old) 37lb 12oz peg 21

2^nd Andrew Brown 24lb 13oz peg 36 

3^rd Andy Simpson Angel of the North 16lb 11oz peg 1

4^th Dave Hodson Angel of the North 16lb 7oz 

Rest DWI bright day 2 banks fished well 2 struggled.

Liam Shilling 15 yrs old angel of the North Jnr had a corker of a day and CONGRATULATIONS to him for his second WIN in a week, Liam also came first on Wednesday evenings match.

Liam used a maver  medusa pole, 10 carp bungee elastic, KC carpa portha 4×14 float, 5lb line through to size 18 turbertini hook, shot was size 10 stots,Liam cupped in Angel quick release feed pellets 3mm, dampened with predator plus and fished 11 meters out.

Changed to feeder 6lb main line, 4lb hooklink, size 18 hook, hair rigged sweetcorn, then changed back to pole. Caught most fish on pole. Hook baits were expander 4mm soaked in predator plus.

11 April 2007 – Wed Evening Open 11th April 07 on Bowes Lake

Matches each week till October

Monday Evening

Cost cutter matches every Monday evening all in £5.00 with one winner  draw at 5pm fishing 6 till 9am, this is for all ages for young and old  and allowing people to get into the match scean at a discount price or returning to the match scene .

Wednesday Evening

Open Match draw 5pm fishing 6 till 9

Saturday Bowes carp lake

Open Match draw 9am fishing 10 till 3pm

Sunday Lookout mixed coarse lake

Draw 9am fishing 10am till 3pm

Monthly

Junior club once a month Friday evening match.