Fishpool Match Results and more Goodies

We're now into October and the autumns well on the way, but hopefully the change of season will also bring some much needed rain and give the rivers a flush through, at the moment the Soar is low and clear ( Something we couldn't have called the Soar 20years ago, more like low and purple would be a truer statement), but the clarity isn't all bad, the Soars roach population are feeding up for the winter. I fished a length controlled by Broome Angling Society last week, the day was wet and windy so short pole was the preferred method, 9m into 5ft of water. Feeding hemp and a nugget of Sensas Roach groundbait, with bread punch or fluro pinkie on the Kamasan B511 size 20 I ended the day with almost a bite every run through and 8lb ish of prime roach most over 2oz with several at 6oz, a

proper angler would have emptied it. The photo was taken when the light was good and I fished on for another hour adding 3lb or so to my net, a great day and so different to carping on the stillwaters.
 Change of venue, the Amal hosted an open match on Fishpool last Saturday, the results went like this
1st  Andrew Houlton 29lbs 14oz
2nd Dave Kimber 27lbs zero oz
3rd Gary Cooke 26lbs 12 oz

it was a tough match, the wind moved through 90 degrees during the match and went from flat calm to buffeting wind in the space of an hour, the carp were absent in my peg, I fished maggot with the thought process of feed off the silvers and the carp will move in. I'd got 6pints of red's just in case it went really well, it didn't, I had a foul hooked 4lber in the first hour which on slack 10's elastic gave me a real tussle and a legitimate 4lber in the fourth hour, apart from that it was the odd roach and skimmer it was dull, hey ho . Some of the guys had a nice day, Andy caught on the method and Dave gave a heroic display of long pole fishing, being rewarded with some nice fish from the far island, personally Dave I'd have fished 4m away from my keepnet in the reedbed and saved my back from days of pain after the match lol.

Some members clubs have booked some matches with the AMAL and I'll endeavour to post these so season ticket holders can see where they should avoid and when.
Water Booked                                   Date of Booking                         Club Booking Waters
Fishpool                                                          26/10/2013                            AMAL
R Soar Mounsorrel 1860+waterside               27/10/2013                           Jones and Shipman
Fishpool                                                          17/11/2013                           Jelson AC
Barrow Canal                                                  24/11/2013                           Jones and Shipman
If anyone wants to fish the Fishpool match on the 26th of October please contact our match organiser Dave Houlton on 07721 493306 the match draw is 9 fish 10 til 3 with £15all in.

As always any comments or input is very welcome, thanks for looking and see you all soon