First Fishing Match

Fishing the Earl of Harrington 5th Annual Facebook Match.

The first session of the month was on 6 May, and I was back at Woodrows for a good day's fishing. Unfortunately, none of my baits tempted the Carp just under the surface. However, I didn’t feel too frustrated, as I was in a peaceful spot under a hazy sky with temperatures around 20 degrees, and only one other angler caught a fish.

The fish did start to feed in the evening, apparently - after I’d gone - and several nice fish were caught and images shared on social media.

I joined 21 other Earl of Harrington anglers on Mill Dam for the 5th Annual Facebook Match on 21 May. It was a really difficult five hours of fishing. I drew peg 15 on the canal section and didn’t catch anything, not even a knock! The fish were there, but they weren’t feeding, and only seven anglers caught fish. Joint first place weighed 3.13lbs each, and third place weighed 3.2lbs. The match raised money for Autism East Midlands, so it was all for a good cause.

On 24 May, I was back at Stenson Bubble and caught a nice Roach on my first cast. The Roach and Perch came regularly for a few hours and then suddenly stopped. I moved upstream and caught Roach, Perch and a small Chub. I had a really good session which also included two good-sized Perch.

Finally this month, I was at Springwood Fisheries on the bottom lake catching Roach, Ide and four Carp from about 2½-4lb, so a good day with some nice weather, apart from rain for a few hours in the afternoon.