Caistor rodmen beat weather

ANGLERS at Caistor Fisheries have been rewarded with some good catches despite the weather not being very favourable.

All the ponds there are reported to be high, with good colour in all but 'D', which was the last to thaw with over nine inches of ice at one stage. Plant growth has died back.

In Pond A, whilst maintenance work is being carried out around pegs four and five, this does not seem to have affected the fishing.

Some good nets of roach and rudd are coming from pegs one and two to pole-fished worm tails.

Plenty of small perch are attracted to maggot and worm but there is a distinct lack of carp.

In Pond B, night fishing has accounted for a few good chub and bream, but the carp have been elusive through the night.

It has been a different story for day ticket anglers. Stu Hewson of Barnetby had a good mixed bag to about 30lb on pole-fished 4mm natural pellet, feeding micro pellet.

At peg one, the best fish was a joint affair when Stuart Colebrook, 14, from Rothwell caught a common carp of 15lb on single hi-viz boilie. He has only just begun fishing and is being coached by his mate George Emms, 17, also from Rothwell.

Emms, who attends Caistor Grammar sixth form, also had a 15lb common caught on light gear with three maggots on a size 12 hook, with a cage feeder of groundbait and maggots, fishing to the near side of the island in the margins.

Those who have tried Pond C have found the going very hard, with just a few skimmers and ide to show for their endeavours. There have been reports of barbel bites, but none to the net.

Pond D has been fished by two anglers only since the thaw. One blanked but the other had a dozen or so fish on maggot and small red pinkies on the pole.

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