Thames at Medley - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

Dom · 24th August 2006, 03:48 PM

I fished a match a few weeks ago and had a cracking day winning my section with a 14lb bag of roach and i noticed that our new winter league has a round there, how does it fish early october? can i expect it to fish as well or better or worse and what are the general tactics??

The Runner · 25th August 2006, 07:51 PM

Should fish as well if not better- assume you're on the West Middx division first weekend in October.

Roach on wag & mag, and assorted lumps on long pole and chop are the main attacks.Also just beginning to get the chance of the odd chub as they move out of their summer quarters outside the beer garden of the Trout...

See you there (if I'm picked...)

Oneabung · 30th August 2006, 06:55 AM

Dom, I have fished countless winterleagues on Medley ... is it on the channel as well as this is completely different tactics..

As for medley itself you need waggler and maggot + some particular areas you need maggot / small crumb feeder.

Its also definately worth feeding a pole line but dont let this stop you feeding your waggler line properly - personally I would ball the pole line and concentrate on fishing the wag for 90% of the match, when you need to rest the wag line you can come in and hopefully nick some bigger fish off the pole line.

fred · 1st September 2006, 01:38 PM

You want to fish the liquidised bread and the punch with added hemp.
The Channel is terrible unless you get one of the chub pegs then use plenty of maggots on the waggler.

mabalsaritchie · 3rd September 2006, 07:50 AM

The Channel is so overgrown at the moment I doubt if a match could be run on it! But it is full of chub from the bungalow at Medley right down to Tumbling Bay.