| #1  01-24-2006, 12:08 PM | ||||
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| Match Angling I've seen a few reports on here lately of poor results in matches and was wondering if this is a nationwide problem. Matches in the Newport / Cardiff areas that I see results of in the local papers have been won generally with 3 or 4 fish and weights of about 5lbs max. ever since I started taking an interest in them about 2 years ago, I'm not sure if they were better than that previously. However, this winter they have been even worse and the most recent result I saw was one by the only angler weighing in with a single flounder and only around 1lb in weight. Is it a particularly bad year or do you all think this is a sign of things to come? Like last winter things started promisingly in the channel with early reports of cod but they all seem to have gone away again. I haven't fished the sea in South Wales for more than 6 months and judging by what I'm seeing I'm not sure it is worth bothering!      |
| #2 01-24-2006, 01:04 PM | ||||
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| Re: Match Angling some of it is time of year(can only say forarround here) plus fish have too be of a certain size before weighed in, so may be catching but not big enough too enter but do seem to be getting worse from what i've seen in last year __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #3 01-24-2006, 07:30 PM | ||||
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| Re: Match Angling all by 1 of the match's i have fished in this winter have been very hard working getting size fish, alot of under sized whiting, and pout are few and far between, but big when you get them __________________ Bens The Name And Catchings The Game Anti the Anti's |
| #4 01-24-2006, 09:53 PM | ||||
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| Re: Match Angling its a sign of the times i'm afraid,i used to do a bit on the match circuit and enjoyed it,i lost interest when we were reduced to scratching for rockling,i get no fun from that. |
| #5 01-26-2006, 04:07 PM | |||
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| Re: Match Angling match fishing is a funny thing. alot of poor results are down to the venue, date, tide, etc picked in advance. so if the venue is going through a poor patch, weather's not good, not a perfect tide, etc you can't just change the match venue and time. i do like scratchy matches, prob cause you have to work really hard to find something that works, and you get a great feeling when you manage to temp one onto your hook. if you're a good match fisherperson then you will be able to catch a fish weather the fishing is poor or out of this world. |
| #6 01-26-2006, 06:49 PM | |||
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| Re: Match Angling The Amble Open - fished up here in the north east on Sunday just gone, was won with five codling for 25lb. 1oz. In that bag, the guy had an 11 pounder and an 8 pounder - but he didn't have the hsf - that was won by a guy who had a 13 pounder. Also the heaviest flatfish prize was won with a flounder of over 2lb. So, in answer to the question - it's still worth going out - up here anyway... Paul |
| #7 01-30-2006, 09:37 AM | ||||
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| Re: Match Angling Glad to see the fishing is still good in some areas. To be fair the match reports are never brilliant for the Newport area, I hadn't thought of the fact that people may be catching a lot of under-sized and therefore unweighed fish. The area is generally hit or miss anyway but I think my next trip will be to Exmouth to get me a wrasse and pollack for the species hunt as neither of them are caught in my neck of the woods, fancy a cod but they are few and far between here. |
| #8 01-30-2006, 07:41 PM | ||||
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 Re: Match Angling Quote:
 Now to sit back & wait for the bites!  __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
