Millstone Pool catch reports 2008

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24 to 31 May threw up a number of good fish to the 4 anglers on the lake. Heavy rain early in the week slowed things for a day or two but the fish soon switched on once the mild settled weather returned.
Total for the week was 35 fish with 4 fifties, 8 forties and 11 thirties.
Martin Salter started in swim 12 to take a couple of fish and then moved to swim 4 and finished the week with fish of 33lbs, 42lbs, 39.12lbs, 52lbs and 57lbs. Margin fished corn and pellets producing the goods as Martin beat his pb a number of times.
Tim Harris fished swims 3, 5 and 11. He took 6 fish with 2 forties. He had a pb mirror of 46lbs and a pb common of 42.8lbs.
Mike Robinson alternated around swims 11, 9, 6 and 7. He banked 11 fish topped with a 55.2lbs mirror along with 2 forties to 49lbs and 5 thirties to 35.8lbs.
Jamie Cook managed the most fish with 13. He fished from swims 4 and 7. Best fish for Jamie weighed in at 52.6lbs. He also had 3 forties including a 41.6lbs common. More pb’s for Jamie. Once again close range tactics with corn and pellets at catapult range getting the Millstone fish feeding with confidence.

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In to the opening week of June, and 4 anglers from Aylesbury had a great hit of big carp. They landed 44 fish with 3 fifties, 16 forties and 14 thirties. Mild and more settled weather got the bigger fish feeding. Pb’s all round!
Top rod for the week, with an awesome catch of carp from swim 11 on single and double maggot fished in bags, was Gav Neal. He managed 25 fish with 2 fifties to 51.8lbs, 12 forties to 49.15lbs and 6 thirties. His maggot approach really had the fish bubbling and ripping up the margins of his swim.
Terry Newman fished swims 10 and 2 to take 8 fish with 2 forties to 46lbs and 4 thirties to 39lbs. Corn doing the business.
Punos Cunos in swim 4 had 4 fish with a twenty, a thirty, a 47.8lbs pb mirror and a pb common of 52.12lbs.
Paul Nevan banked 7 fish from swim 7 with a 45lbs mirror and 3 thirties to 37lbs, corn once again taking the lions share.
Well done to these fellas on a great weeks fishing.

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An even better week followed this week, which is surprising considering how many big carp were caught last week. The 5 anglers took 73 fish with 5 fifties, 20 forties and 21 thirties.
Jackie Young in swim 8 was top rod for the week. She had 25 fish with the weeks biggest at 58.2lbs along with 7 forties to 48.2lbs and 7 thirties to 36.4lbs. Jackie’s other half Bob in swim 9 took 18 fish with 3 forties to 47.12lbs and 10 thirties to 39.4lbs.
Trevor Anthony dropped into swim 1 and had 10 fish. Quality fish for Trev with 2 twenties, a thirty, and the rest were-44.8lbs, 45lbs, 47.12lbs, 48.4lbs, 48.12lbs, 54.12lbs and 57.4lbs.
Bryan Burgh over in swim 11 landed 15 fish with fifties of 50.5lbs and 51.12lbs, plus 4 forties to 47.4lbs and 3 thirties to 38.6lbs, a lovely common.
Rich Turner fished swims 4 and 12 to bank 5 fish to 44.4lbs.
Corn, maggots and boilies all working well this week.

[Mutley]

That's a serious return, wow....

[staffordjonny]

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[Mutley]

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[the bear]

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[bullseye]

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[the bear]

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14 to 21 June produced 17 fish to 4 anglers. 1 fifty, 2 forties and 8 thirties were landed.
Dave Foster took 6 fish from swims 8 and 12. He had a pb mirror of 51.8lbs and a pb common of 48lbs.
Ian Foster managed 3 fish of 34lbs, 36lbs, and 38lbs from swim 4.
Frank Foster banked 3 fish also. They were 36.8lbs, 37lbs and a pb common of 39lbs.
Jason Payne tried swims 12, 2, 3 and 4 to tempt 5 fish including a pb mirror of 49lbs.
Carp Company Icelandic red boilies used this week.

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The fish were spawning for 3 days this week. This along with hot still weather made for hard fishing and only 10 fish were banked with 4 lost. The anglers had 2 fifties, a forty and 4 thirties.
Mike Fitt had a pb of 58.5lbs plus a 47.2lbs. Shaun Trim had a pb of 36lbs. Paul Trigg took a low twenty. Dan Moore had 6 fish with a 50lbs pb and 3 thirties to 35lbs and Rob Aked blanked.

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28 June to 5 July produced 26 fish although a lot of smaller fish came out. Some bigger fish were down in weight due to the recent spawning.
There were 5 forties and 9 thirties amongst those fish caught.
Tony Wright in swim 2 landed 4 fish and lost 1. These were a double, 32.8lbs, 39lbs and 44.8lbs.
Darren Stevens in swim 3 managed 6 fish with 2 forties of 42.8lbs and 40.8lbs and a few thirties including a lovely 36.6lbs common.
Lawrence Huff in swim 4 had the most fish with 14 banked and 3 lost. This included 2 forties at 44.12lbs and 41lbs and 4 thirties including a 34.8lbs common.
Steve Master in swim 1 had 2 fish of 26lbs and 36.14lbs.
Most fish were taken on a selection of boilies.

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This week threw up 24 fish to 4 anglers. This included 2 fifties and 5 forties.
Barb Billett showed the men how to do it by landing the weeks 2 fifties at 50.1lbs and 58.2lbs. She took 2 other fish at 31.8lbs and 36.8lbs.
Barbs other half Dave had 5 fish including a couple of thirties and a 48lbs mirror.
Gareth Stamp in swim 4 took 4 fish of 33.3lbs, 37.15lbs, 43.10lbs and 45.3lbs.
Leon Sprague in swim 3 was the week’s top rod with 11 fish. Boilies in the margins giving Leon 4 thirties to 39.10lbs and forties of 42.6lbs and 45.5lbs. Leon also lost 2 good fish.
All the fish came to Dave’s home made boilies.

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12 to 26 July produced 28 fish for the 5 Midlands anglers on the lake. This comprised a fifty and 9 forties.
The weather was very hot and still for the whole period and made for tough conditions.
Mark Harvey managed 3 fish and beat his pb along the way. His fish were 34lbs, 34.4lbs and 41lbs.
Dave Hickman only managed one fish but at 44.8lbs it was a new pb for him too.
Paul Smith also beat his pb. He took 3 fish and they weighed in at 42.5lbs common, 48.8lbs mirror and 51.8lbs common.
Dave Smith landed fish of 40.8lbs and 29lbs.
Jason Smith took the most fish from swims 1 and 4 with 19 carp. He had 4 forties of 45.12lbs, 45.10lbs, 44.4lbs and 42.8lbs. He also banked 7 thirties to 37lbs mirror and 38.8lbs common.
Corn and various boilies working best.

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Into the end of July and beginning of August and 32 fish were caught. 5 forties, 14 thirties and 10 twenties came out to 5 anglers.
Alan Welch had fish of 38.8lbs and 20lbs. Vern Ellis took 2 twenties and Spencer Ferguson had a 22lbs and a 34lbs. These 3 anglers left early due to having a bit of a domestic between them and one of them spitting out the dummy which caused the early departure.
The remaining pair of Mike Nicholas and Keith Gummer did well with Mike taking 15 fish and losing 3. This included forties of 46.2lbs, 45.9lbs and 41,8lbs. he also took 7 thirties to 39lbs. These came from swims 7 and 11.
Keith in swim 4 banked 11 fish with 1 lost. This included forties of 40.11lbs mirror and 40.13lbs common. He also had 5 thirties to 37.12lbs.
Boilies accounting for the majority of the fish.