2024 - February 29th - Nykoping - A day of researching the pegs with Mats Larsson

With some time available to us both we decided to travel to Nykoping and view the match length . Mats had all the tools for what would be required as our initial work was to cut down all last years reeds and grasses which were brown and dead . So the more we could cut down now would be less to do in the coming weeks as the first matches are planned for the 6th and 7th of April.

Last years Nykoping champion Håkan

Because of age and agility and also possibly not having the best platforms it was decided that we shall run two matches on the same day (May 4th and 5th only). The new section closest to the car park will really be for the anglers who have stated about making the pegs easier for them due to their physical ability to get comfortable in the water . So we took their advise and now have a section which is primarily on shingle/stones and very light mud and also no need to venture more than 3m out from the bank.

NOTE : The map shown is a suggestion but the number of the pegs might change closer to the actual competition 

(The picture above from Google maps obviously shows a summer picture with reed beds in abundance however come the matches on here gaps will be attained ) 

The other section is the normal match length but there again Mats who is the 'scrum master' of this section will determine the peg positions closest to the time for the match on May 4th and 5th.

NOTE : The map shown is a suggestion but the number of the pegs might change closer to the actual competition date

Arrival at the car park next to the Dog walking area 
 

A couple of weeks prior Mats had made the journey to Nykoping for an early reconnoitre of the match length and what will be required.

So today with the help of Mats great tool collection we managed to clear several positions of last years reeds and grasses. With the ice melting quite rapidly it is assumed that the ice will have dissipated and the cut reeds will eventually sink leaving very little further work . However in the weeks up to the matches in April and May then small repair work will further enhance the pegs .

A gap ready for peg 5 and where i stand would be a box position 

Mats standing on solid ice was able to hack the front end grasses and make a decent gap - at this stage i fell through the ice (only 50cm deep) but managed to stand up with slight ingress of water inside my boots .

Later we walked up to the swamp section where to our surprise we see that the section near the chairs has received attention from the local Kommune - nice !!

So it would appear that we have slightly less to repair on both sections 

Mats and i will keep you up to date of all the bank maintenance in the coming weeks and also we shall fish it a little as certainly last year we both had early success with catches. 

For last years matches and practice sessions on both sections please view ; 

https://drpiscatorial.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-7th-may-nykoping-practice.html

https://drpiscatorial.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-my21st-reconnoitre-day-at-nykoping.html

https://drpiscatorial.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-may-1314th-nykoping-feeder-match.html