Mathern mill Thursday open.

Back at Mathern today for the second time in a week as its only 7 minute drive for me, and I was hoping to do better than Saturdays disaster. I got a bad habit of drawing the top end of the lake when to do any good you need to be at the other end or half way down the road banks. It been about two years and  dozen matches since I've been at the good end so its time to change this crapy habit. Got to the draw and found out peg 22 was in. WTF!!!. Good pegs empty at the other end including Saturdays winner. We asked him to change it and take it out but he wouldn't, even though the weekend matches were abysmal that end and only one fish of of that peg Saturday. And with a very good angler on it that says something. Oh well, into the draw and yep, 22 in my hand. Should have just left and gone home. Not much to say exempt after a pull round and small carp first chuck on the bomb, that was my last bite. After 4 hours of absolutely no fish activity near me I gave up and went home. No point in sitting there. No idea what will win it but with 2 hours to go , Norm Sterry at the other end of the lake, was putting his sixth net in. Just about says it all. If that end of the lake keeps getting put in when there are great pegs left empty at the other end I won't be going back there much longer.

I'm back!!.... Mathern Mill open

First time fishing after nearly 6 months due to a little trip around the world to the dark side, and was looking forward to this. Been told it's fishing it's nuts off with loads of ton match weights and pleasure sessions up to 500lb. So off I go. Not even looked at my gear since I got it from storage so was hoping for no little surprises, such as forgotten tackle or holes in nets from rodents. Gotta admit, I've been a total numpty, as when I moved in April I boxed up all my water proof stuff then managed to dump it at the tip. Can't find it anywhere so I got no reason to think other than that's what I did. Thanks to Ken Rayner I've borrowed his stuff so that will do until my new stuff arrives 😊. Back to the match. Well not much to say. Very disappointed. To say it fished abysmal would be giving it to much credit. Everybody struggled to get bites. The fish had turn off completely and nothing much was tempting them to have a go. Tried all sorts but all I had was 1carp around 4lb and about 10 skimmers that I caught on corn just to break up the boredom. The only enjoyable think was being sat next to Craig Challingworth so the banter was fun. I didn't bother the scales as only around 7lb wasn't worth weighing. It was won by Peanut over on peg 7 with just over 50lb. Now that's a bad day on this venue. Ah well onto the next one wherever hat may be. I'm off to Norway next weekend so won't be out then. But watch out, I'm coming for your money...Mwahahahaha!!!