6th June - Sodertalje Canal - 3 hour session - WTFjuka !

Day after the trip to Hjalmere canal i decided to test a few rigs and try a few different baits for fun . I chose one of the normal three pegs i often sit on and set up two rigs . The usual 5gr SENSAS Abbieville and a 2.0gr MAURIZIO SCHIEPATTI Sirio . 

I delivered 5 early balls in a TOP5 depth (approx. 4.5m deep ) at just 11metres as the wind was very gusty so full length was out . I later went to about 9.5m and caught better closer in .

On previous visit i had connected with several young Ide up to a 1.25lb size , will they still be there ? 

I caught early on with double and treble maggot and sometimes two pieces of work but the Perch were having most of the action but slowly Roach moved in and later i had a solitary Bream about a kilo . 

Started to take a few fish on corn then decided to experiment with Fjuka Yellow pellet and firing in 5mm corn pellets from MetMask . Using the lighter rig and spreading the bulk i got a nice drop and the bites were really fast and in the last 30 minutes i must have had a good 15 plus roach of size .

Always lovely to see the day tripper boats go out from Centrum/Pershagen 

Office 

Horrendous walk to the peg

Corn / Fjuka pellets and corn pellets  - great combo

Fjuka picnic

Not the best catch photo but i accidentally tipped half back when placing them in the bucket .......doh !

 

5th June 2022 - Hjalmere canal with the Boys

Hjalmere canal - Has not failed to impress !

Myself , Esa and Jamie Chelski decided to have a bash having previously last year i enjoyed a good match with the Trosa AFK . We all managed to find three decent pegs and the car parking was reasonable .

First fish was this dainty little Rudd

Next put in was its elder brother 

What a superb peg and view in this lovely countryside

After about 90 minutes i took a break as the fishing bites was non-stop as i amassed over a 100 fish of Rudd / Skimmer / Bjorkna / Roach / Perch / Bleak . Took a walk and Jamie was catching steady but was troubled by a small snag .

Esa was using whip and bagging and catching more sizeable fish with several small Bream 

 

Back to the peg and first put in another superb Ruddius  Biggus Sarvius

End of a good 5 hour session and  ......

Esa was top-dog with approx. 30 kilos

Jamie had 15 kilos approx .

I had about 20 kilos of mixed fish 

29-05-2022 - Sodertalje canal

Second visit for me to my local stretch of the canal , just 400 meters from my back door ! I sat in a familiar area where i know the contour of the bottom of the swim . Last time i was here i caught 5 Ide so i wonder if they are still there ?

With plenty of worm , corn , maggots and pinkies with some ground bait was the Menu . Rigs in use was a 5gr SENSAS Abbieville to a 14s TRABUCCO 631XB , also a 7m MILO WHIP with a EXNER Juno 3gr to a EXNER SERIE 07 14's. ......3gr EXNER Eliza to a HAYBUSA 16.............also a MAURIZIO SCHIEPATTI Sirio 3gr

Set up at the ready 

Maurizio Schiepatti Sirio

Abbieville with doctored yellow tip for a light back ground 

A great 5 hours fishing which started slowly with only 7 fish in the first hour but eventually with plenty of chopped worm going in the peg was alive and a continual procession of Roach and Bjorkna with a few bonus young Bream with some Perch created a great net of fish - estimated about just under 20lb 'ish' 

20/21/22 May - Lidkoping (Lidan) - 'The Theatre of Breams'

A coming together of some of the finest anglers from Sweden and Norway in team form for a 7 team competition consisting of 4 anglers per team .

The venue is Lidan which is part of the town of Lidköping and the town is idyllic and beautiful walks gracing the river bank surrounded by full assortment of trees.

This year we have a team in the competition called Master Baits and Tackle (derive from this title what ever you think !?)

Arrival for me was on the friday evening and we stayed at the Billys Bed and Breakfast just out of town by 8 minutes and 10 kms away. 30 beds and 14 rooms available to the vast majority of teams competing so it induced a great atmosphere as we sat and drank a beer or three and mixed the ground bait and leams in readiness for the competition .

Norwegians Niklas and Andreasz 

Jamie , Esa and Tonje (wife to Niklas and a top angler)

Jamie (just converted to Islam) praying to his DAIWA Pole God .

Esa with his new toy the BROWNING Sphere

Next morning after a superb continental breakfast we finished of our mixes ready for the first day 

Down at the venue and the teams started to gather full of expectancy 

Time for the draw and master of ceremonies Andreas Sanberg  of the SPLASH team started the proceedings with explanations of the weekends event ably supported by Shaun Keavey , Mikael Tono , Tonje and Henrik.

The sections A to D had been pre-determined 

Well what a drenching day in the rain we all had which did not help the fishing poles as a few got stuck , mine included ! Massive thanks to Andreas and Thomas for the pole joint rescue on my No 5 and No 6 joints - twice ! I have since waxed those joints. 

After the initial bombardment of the pre-bait most anglers were quickly into small bjorkna , Skimmer but then it slowed a little so topping up the peg became essential . Not the best day for me but for others they were better .

Thomas with 13465 and 2nd in section

Myself with 7330 

Jan with 3995

Finn-Erik with 7685

Mr.Splashono winner of C with 14775

Back at the B+B and it was Ibroprofen , beer , feet up and relax as i was knackered with my bad back and legs .

Out lovely host Billy fetched our orders for a chinese and Jamie had enough on his tray for everyone !!

Section 2nd place Russki also with a huge meal to consume and who ordered the Prawns in batter ?

DAY 2 

I must say that the Bed and Breakfast run by Billy Bertilsson and his lovely wife is a great place to stop and for two nights and fetching Pizza Friday and Chines Saturday the whole lot cost 1290 SEK !!!

Lovely hosts and Jamie posed also 

Day 2 on the bank 

Perfect ! Car to the peg , be it 30 metres 

Draw time , live on the bank and we are all in the same sections .

My C4 peg for the day ..........and no rain !

EXNER 8gr Butterfly 

SENSAS 4gr Jean Francois

Maurizio Schiepatti 2.5gr Sirio 

SENSAS 5gr HT18 

I had a better weight today but got the feeding all wrong and lost too many fish . Thomas put me right later  and i thank him for his honest advice .

Jan with 18250

12980

Thomas 2nd with 32890

Tommy with 13500 and a broken no7 section 

Into D section and Anssi with 25365

Russki (Ben Dover) winner of D with 33825

I thank SPLASH for allowing me to show their own team photographs

 

Norwegian International Niklas Stenguland had a poor first day but made up for it by winning his section with 42835 also the match and also the best weight of the whole competition .

Lidan a truly great and fair venue which has produced some huge weights over the weekend considering the matches are only 4 hours long !!