Ok. Going to try and get some pics and a bit of a report on.
Yesterday, as previously stated, Loughall Country Park was the venue. Big Colin, Andy, my son Johnny and moi arrived at the venue for shortly after 9am. We had some of the gear kindly carried around to our chosen pegs by one of the greenkeepers in a golf buggy. A lovely looking 18 hole golf course is also contained within the country park.
The Crannog. Colin and myself fished over to this island, both using boilies and both getting nowt.
Andy fished the feeder and almost immediately had bites resulting in roach and perch catches.
Andys peg....................he is so messy without Mark there keeping him right.
Colin on his peg........................hit a few fish on his new float rod using waggler tactics.
Johnny on his peg. Shhhhhhhh................Losing my spinners and fishing for squirrels in the branches tired the wee man out.
After trying boilles and the method feeder with no joy I resorted to bashing a few roach on the pole.
Andy hit a good bream on the feeder using maggot hookbait.
All in all not a great days fishing for most of us.....................Beautiful venue all the same. A well kept fishery with helpfull staff. We all decided we wouldnt be put off by our performance and another visit will be organised. If we had one complaint it would be that the fishery doesnt open till 9am and closes at 8.30pm......................I dont know about you but I would like to fish outside both those times.
So homeward bound, quick shower, dinner, lift to pub by my good lady wife and a few cold, wet ones. Mark matey you were sorely missed ..............................as was your round of drinks.
Today. As arranged, up bright and early much to andys delight and met up with Big Colin at Portglenone. From there drove on up to Gilmores Shore for a day of fishing on the Bann. Arrived and fishing for shortly after 7am.
River was running through surprisingly heavy and 50g to 70g was needed to hold throughout the day. Andy got peg1 as promised..................a cracking peg renowned for holding Bream. Colin went peg2 with myself on peg3.
Andy hit fish from the off, roach and skimmers. Colins swim and my own were slower to develope with the pair of us not even getting bites till a good hour and a bit in.
Andy by this stage had a bream in the net with a whole clatter of quality roach. I finally got bites and managed a couple of bream. Colin was still struggling hitting only odds and sods.
Andys peg and feeding station. Note that the very kind Mark had left us his brolly to protect the chef from the elements. How do we know it was Marks brolly?
Simple......................Mark writes his name on everything.
So after I served up a culinary delight of bacon and sausage sandwiches it was back to the fishing.
Colins peg.
Me on my peg.
So the fishing continued till mid afternoon. Andy managed a good bag of fish by the end of play but unfortunately only two bream.
Mixed bag.
One of andys bream which I think Colin was trying to stake a claim to. Would you argue with him?
Big Col had a bit of a stinker but still managed some good roach and skimmers.
I finished up with just the five bream and a mixed bag of roach and skimmers
Im far too much of a modest chap but if you would like to ask Andy or Colin about the 15 minute challange Im sure one of the two will fill in the details for ya's.
And so to the end of day two. The best of it all is we are going back to the same venue, same time tomorrow!