PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY
Telephone: 01676 523833
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 16/3/14

MATCH RESULTS

STARLETS VETS
(MOLANDS/GEARYS/GRATUITIES/WILLOW)
1. Ronnie Robinson (NEC) 46 -10 Peg 17 MOLANDS
F1’s, Skimmers & Tench on Pole & Caster
2. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 40 -11
3. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 36 – 2
4. Billy Hawkes (Packington) 30 – 8

TONY’S OPEN (LITTLE GEARYS)
1. Dave Lighthowlers (Central Trains) 59 – 2 Peg 9
Pole & Pellet
2. Tony Musticone (Alvechurch Fisheries) 53 – 4
3. John Jacobs (Packington) 45 -10

SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE (MOLANDS)
1. Dave Elliott (Packington) 72 -14 Peg 12
F1’s on Pole & Pellet
2. John Buchell (Packington) 62 – 5
3. Suzy Smith (Kobra Feeders) 55 -13
4. Mick Bull (Dynamite Baits/
Shimano) 49 – 6

PACKINGTON VETS (MOLANDS)
1. Jim Wyatt (Packington) 44 -10 Peg 58
F1’s on Pellet Feeder & Pellet
2. Ray Quiney (Packington) 37 – 0
3. Jim Hinckley (Packington Vets) 27 – 6
4. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 23 -12

SATURDAY OPEN (GEARYS)
1. Phil Canning (Packington) 67 – 6 Peg 31
Carp & Skimmers on Method & Pellet
2. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 42 – 7
3. Dave Elliott (Packington) 38 – 9
4. Shane Whittaker (Packington) 37 -11

SUNDAY OPEN (MOLANDS)
1. Steve White (Kobra Feeders) 78 – 3 Peg 43
2. Phil Canning (Packington) 75 -11
3. Suzy Smith (Kobra Feeders) 69 – 4
4. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 51 – 7

REPORT

MOLANDS The much milder weather has seen the fishing improve with shallow tactics now beginning to catch lots of fish. Pole and pellet at 13 metres is working for big F1’s to 4lb either on the deck or as they get more confident coming up in the water. Pellet waggler is accounting for carp and F1’s also, fishing it right up to the island with 8mm pellet. Pellet feeder tactics also scoring on some pegs. Best areas have been pegs 1 – 4,
8 – 12, 17 – 25, 42 – 48 and 52 – 60.

GEARYS The carp are starting to show on lots of pegs with catches to 70lb in matches and pleasure anglers exceeding this. Method feeder with pellet was the best approach but pellet waggler also accounted for carp up to 14lb. Still good nets of skimmers and bream coming to pole and pellet or caster fished over ground bait. The best pegs have been 1,
7, 12 – 17, 20 – 24 and 31 – 36.

LITTLE GEARYS Good nets of F1’s, skimmers and the odd bigger carp coming to pole fished corn or pellet down the inside margins. A small pellet or method feeder up to the island is also producing decent catches with small pieces of Polony or banded hard pellet on the hook. Best pegs 3, 7 – 11, 17 – 19 and 25 – 29.

GRATUITIES A small feeder method or pellet fished against the island has been producing good catches of small carp from 1 – 3lb with meat, pellet or punched bread on the hook. A few better sized carp have been caught fishing floating baits such as dog biscuit or bread. Float fished corn, caster or expander pellet are good for mixed nets of carp, tench, crucians and skimmers. Best pegs 1 – 4 and 11 – 15.

WILLOW This pool has been very popular this week with all pegs producing a few fish but 1, 5 and 7 having the biggest catches. Top tactics are the feeder to the island for carp and F1’s or float fished corn, meat or big expander s down the margins for carp from 2lb to double figures.

ANNIVERSARIES The big bay at the far end of the pool on pegs 1 – 9 has been the best area providing good nets of F1’s and small carp along with plenty of silvers. Float fished pellet, caster or corn have all been working.

FORTHCOMING MATCHES

SATURDAY 22nd MARCH – OPEN – GEARYS.
Draw 9am, fish 10.30am to 3.30pm.

SUNDAY 23rd MARCH – PRINCESS TRUST CHARITY MATCH/OPEN –MOLANDS. Draw 9am, fish 10.30am to 3.30pm.

EVERY WEDNESDAY – TONY’S OPEN – LITTLE GEARYS.
Draw 9.15am, fish 10.30am to 3.30pm.

WEDNESDAYS – THE SOLIHULL ANGLING OPEN –MOLANDS
Draw 11am, fish 12pm to 5pm.

SEASON TICKETS

THERE ARE MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE ON SALE FOR THE SOMERS FISHERY FOR 2014/2015 AT £160.00 FOR A FULL MEMBERSHIP AND £140 FOR A CONCESSIONARY MEMBERSHIP. THIS OFFERS EXCELLENT VALUE WITH 13 LAKES AVAILABLE AND THE RIVER BLYTHE.

FROM SATURDAY 2nd MARCH

THE FISHERY IS NOW OPEN AT 7am AND CLOSES AT DUSK (6.30PM). NORMAL PRICES WILL THEN APPLY: £8.50 DAY TICKET AND
£6.50 CONCESSIONARY TICKET. PART DAY TICKETS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.

LOYALTY SCHEME

FISH SIX TIMES AND GET A TICKET FREE

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