Goose Green
This weekend saw anglers out in droves at Goose Green, Terry Stillwell fished Lake 2 with a mix of waggler and feeder tactics with maggot hook baits, Terry caught roach to 0-8-0 and three carp the best being a fighting fit common of 11-0-0, to Terry’s left was webmaster Spike (Mark Emery), Mark fishing the pole towards the island caught roach, rudd & skimmers initially before a very quiet spell, however the wait was worth it in the end as he caught carp from 0-2-0 (yes you read it right) to a double figures, the best carp being an 11-8-0 mirror that put up a spectacular fight on Black Hydro.
On the adjacent bank to Terry & Mark, Chris & Shaun Groves were to be found, Chris fishing the short pole with pellet on the hook was witnessed to catch a steady run of roach & skimmers from the near side shelf, Shaun on the other hand was just showing off as he proceeded to catch bream, skimmers, roach and a small carp, Shaun fished the short pole close in and a feeder towards the island.
Pond 4 saw Ryan Giles fishing the whip with maggot on the hook for a net of roach & rudd of 13-4-0, Ryan was accompanied by a friend (whose name I cannot remember at the moment), Ryan’s friend who was fishing for the first time ever today, caught roach & rudd on the whip for a net of 5-8-0.
Lake 3 saw Trevor Mordle fishing the short pole with pellet on the hook over his secret groundbait mix (when I find out what’s in it, I will let you know), Trevor caught 15 bream, skimmers and a lump of a carp, unfortunately Trevor also lost 2 carp, Trev’s total net for the day is estimated at 45 to 50lb.
Ray & Sandy Emery visited Goose again on Friday, this time the due elected to fish the Tench Pond, Ray fishing a small waggler at close range caught small tench, perch, roach, rudd and an Eel, Sandy once again on the pole caught tench to 3-8-0, plus Perch Roach & Rudd.
Terry Stillwell was to be found at Goose Green again today, fishing the feeder Terry caught skimmers and roach on maggot, also on Pond 3 were ray & Sandy Emery (again), Sandy fishing the pole with maggot on the hook, caught roach, tench to 2lb and a solitary carp for a net of 31lbs, Ray fishing his favourite method of the short whip, again with maggot on the hook, caught roach, skimmers and a single crucian for 15lb.
Over on Pond 4, Bill Hill was enjoying some early season silvers fishing, using the pole with maggot and/or pellet on the hook, Bill recorded a catch of 45lbs that comprised bream, roach, rudd & skimmers.
Ray & Sandy Emery are back on the bank again, now the weather is a bit warmer, fishing their regular haunt of Goose Green, the deadly due set up on Lake 2, Ray fishing a small 3m whip caught Roach, Rudd, Crucians and skimmers all on maggot for a total net approaching 15lb.
Sandy fishing in an adjacent swim to Ray, elected to use her pole, with maggot on the hook, an approach that yielded roach, rudd, skimmers & crucians for a total net of 20lb, also on Lake 2 was Goose stalwart Terry Stillwell, Terry fishing the waggler at short range also with maggot on the hook, caught bream & skimmers for a net in excess of 25lb
Moor Farm
Ron & Bill Hill took an early week excursion to Moor Farm, the brothers deciding to fish the top lake, both anglers fished the short pole with their secret formula paste on the hook, Ron ended the day with a net of tench & crucians for 55lb, whilst Bill had a 90lb net of tench & crucians – exceptional fishing.
Goose Green
Litter will not be tolerated at any of our fisheries and per your rule book, you risk the loss of your membership if litter is found in your peg, you are requested, per the rule book, to clear your swim of any litter PRIOR to starting fishing, even if that litter is not yours.
We again remind members that fishing from the Dam wall between Lakes 3 & 4 is strictly prohibited, fishing whilst sat on the overflow pipes between Lakes 3 & 2, as was witnessed recently, is also not allowed, in addition, we kindly ask that members only fish from the prepared and completed swims on Lake 2, the banks, although dry on top they are still very soft underneath the surface crust, members are also not allowed to fish from the house bank on Lake 2 in any way shape or form, please respect our neighbours privacy..
A Rod & Reel has been retrieved from Lake 3 at Goose Green, if you are the owner of this item please contact the webmaster (details on contact page of the Society website www.pulboroughas.com ), so we can reunite you with your gear.
Saturday saw the planting of 18 Silver Birch Trees on the house bank of Lake 2, this more or less completes the planting of the lake, all that remains to be done is to complete the four unfinished swims, if anyone can supply railway sleepers, free gratis, then we would love to hear from you, please contact either Mark Emery or Ray Clark if you can help.
Annual Teach In
This is an annual event at which we give one to one tuition to novice anglers, preference is given to juniors.
Methods used are Pole, Whip or Waggler with all tackle being supplied by the tutor, all of whom are experienced Pulborough AS members,we have a lower age limit of seven years for safety reasons.
There is a morning and afternoon session, each lasting three hours, with tackle prizes being awarded for each session, in addition each pupil is given a small goodie bag containing useful tackle items.
Hot food – burgers, hot dogs and bacon butties are served at breaks throughout the day, together with tea, coffee and cold drinks.
There is no obligation to join Pulborough Angling Society after the teach in, but if you do join the Society, the cost of your entry ticket will be deducted from your membership fee.
This years will take place at our Moor Farm Fishery on 21 July, to reserve your place for this popular event visit our website www.pulboroughas.com and click on Teach In, alternatively telephone Sheila Olliver on 01903 213968 (evenings after 6pm), places are offered on a first come first served basis.
Work Parties
For the benefit of those who wish to come and help, we hold working parties at Goose Green every Saturday, starting at 0900hrs, all assistance gratefully accepted, even if you can only spare an hour – as the television advertisement states “Every Little Helps…..” .
Match Results
No matches this week .
