2020 - Wigston Angling Society Colmic sponsored series - Round 5 - March 14th

Round 5 of the W.A.S COLMIC series and with the current COVID-19 concerns as matches around the country had been called off however this went ahead much to the relief of everyone . Round 4 had seen a very poor fish return , could Sunday produce better ?

The MASses gathered at the usual breakfast table and the atmosphere and banter had soon started

 Rob Biddell was with us

Winner of the day was again my nemesis , Alan Wright . For the second time he won the match with a bream and each time i was next to him ..........he is giving me nightmares !!

IMPORTANT NEWS : ITS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ON ROUND 4 ALAN CAUGHT 'CYRIL' A POPULAR BREAM CAUGHT MANY TIMES BY LOCAL ACE PAUL TAYLOR . TODAY ALAN CAUGHT 'HECTOR' WHO HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FOR SOMETIME YET PAUL TAYLOR STATES MANY OF HECTORS CHILDREN WERE SEEN LAST YEAR MIXING WITH THE ROACH .  :)  

Cliff Hodgkiss today has a pole section broken by a runner ...........terrible news . However this is the second time a such thing has happened as on the 2nd Round match an elderly gentleman also broke a section ...............CLIFF ! ............we are really sorry for you mate

I drew peg 76 with John Wells on peg 77 and after the first 15 minutes of the match we were both in shock as we were catching !!! .....admittedly the fish kept backing away however the whole day we had bites which was a far cry from Round 4 . I must say i felt sorry for John as first part of the match he hooked a substantial Perch 2lb plus .......only to lose it ! .

 The winners and section framers  ...........

Rob Bradshaw

Mark Roberts

Jim Gregory of Bennets Browning Bashers

Alan Wright ......Round 6 .......next to me again ???? ......sleepless nights !!!!

Yet again the day was enjoyable from the breakfast to the bar , laughing joking and great comradery through out the day . The series has certainly cemented a great crowd of lads who just love a great day out rain or shine , catch or not . Its a breath of fresher to match angling as we have no elites , egos  or problem people very similar to the Charnwood League . Long may this league continue .

2020 - Wigston Angling Society Colmic sponsored series - Round 4 - March 1st

The 4th round was soon upon us after the previous week 3rd round , will it fish better , same , lets see......
All the hardy piscatorial's met at the Manor Restaurant for a good breakfast and as much coffee and tea you can drink . The draw was started and peg 79 fell into my hand just one peg off from previous week (78) which i had 4th from . Mick Carr drew peg 78 today so we travelled yet again to the same section !

Not expecting any improvement from Round 3 my mission was just to catch a fish as previous Round 3 was blanked with a good angler on it , no pressure then !

Set up 4 rigs , 2 for small and Big worm . Punch and a pinkie at 13metres

Anyway ..........after 5 hours ........Peg 79 blanked again .



2 x SENSAS CCX floats with a punch rig using a Maurizio Schiepatti 0.5g 'Hydra'

MAS-CL

Wide basin , looks great .

Other side was Mick on 78

To my left was Alan Wright ......same as round 3 , 1 Bream ..........again! ..... Alan had his 1 Bream in first 15 minutes .

Well done Alan .........deserved winner on the day 3-2

My mate Mick got 4th like me on previous Round 3 with one skimmer 1-6

Peg 77 Brian Hoyle with 2 skimmers for 1-14 and 3rd on the day

Back at the HQ for a warm , beer and drowning our sorrows

Well done Kev Johnson with another win (section) , previous weeks match winner .

Birthday boy Mick with his 4th place

Winner Alan 3-2

Top anglers after 4 rounds :

Top 11 anglers after 4 rounds of 6 and dropping your worst result (Best 5 rounds to count) in what is turning out to be a very tough league this year fished in difficult conditions
4pts Kev Woolley, Stevie Gardner & Karl Murphy
5pts Mark Roberts
6pts Kek Johnson, Brian Hoyle, Wayne Nixon,
7pts Alan Wright, Clive Hodgkiss & Phil Tirrell

Well run by the Wigston AC AGAIN , see you on Round 5 on March 15th .

2020 - Wigston Angling Society Colmic sponsored series - Round 3 - February 23rd

Round 3 of the COLMIC sponsored series and the Manor restaurant was buzzing and breakfasts were flying out the kitchen  ( Brekkie was awesome) . This time we were fishing the canal as the river section was not safe so the Wigston acted responsibly for a switch . Even though the weather reports were of strong winds and showers there was 30 turned up for this match.


Chris ' Yellow Peril' Close and Mick ' Link ledger Legend ' Carr talking tactics .

Monies paid and the queue formed

Stevie Kirts expectancy in his face for a winning peg !

78 !!! ..........County Arms bridge opposite the boat i was informed , not a bad area .

The match was a grueller  as the recent concerns about the form of the canal were realised as this section in last two years had produced weights in the 4-10lb region . Today it was a case of getting a bonus and three in the section took Bream which gave a 1-2-3 in the match . I took a 4th with two large Perch and no bonus Perch .

1st  - Kev Johnson WIGSTON AC 3-6
2nd - Phil Tirrell WIGSTON AC - 2-13
3rd - Steve Pratt WIGSTON AC - 2-9
4th - Phil Ackerley MAS 2-3
5th - Cliff Hodgkiss 1-10

Kek with the spoils - well deserved .

2020 - Wigston Angling Society Colmic sponsored series - Round 2 - February 9th

Round 2 of the COLMIC sponsored league excellently run by the WIGSTON AC was again on the canalised section of the river Soar . The weather predictions caused many anglers to cancel this match but 23 hardy souls said ; 'Lets give it a go' !  I drew peg 43 the furthest section into Leicester and again i was drawn next to Top Colmic angler from Soar Tackle , Chris Close.
I never took my pole at the bag as the winds and rain were biblical and to achieve proper control of the float was very difficult with the possibility of pole breakages in mind it was nervous fishing .

It looks rather calm , it was the calm before the storm !

To my right where the natural river entered  next to the canal

No catch pictures as everyone had been sodden by the most horrendous monsoon rain i have ever experienced . At one point i could not see Chris to my left such was the wall of rain coming down .

When the match was finished and the weighing in complete we ended up back at the car park where we all diverted around fallen branches - luckily none of the cars were hit !

The days winner was Pete Wootton 6-8 with Kev Wooley 2nd on 6-4 , John Brock 4-11.

COLMIC UK manager Adam Nurse dished out the coin to the winnerettes .