20/05/2026
Had 4 lovely days fishing at Tunnel Barn Farm. Sunday was a practice match, (badly needed) then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was the Over 50’s Festival.
Sunday Practice Peg 4 New Pool.
Wanted to practice fishing the worm and maggots short as they seem to be working well at the moment. Ha d 47 lb 5 oz and learnt a bit.
Monday Day 1 peg 2 House Pool
Reasonable peg, but bad draw is in with 4, 6, 8, 29, 31 and 33 which are all better pegs. Weighed 67 lb 15 oz for 3 points. Caught most fish short on maggots.
Tuesday Day 2 42 High Pool 😩
Actually really enjoyed the match as had to think and work the peg out.
Had an F1 on the method to start, then caught some at 7?sections in about 7ft of water, on casters worm. Then caught a few either side short on maggots. Lastly had a few fish down the edge on maggot over groundbait. Weighed 41-12 for 2 points which I thought was good from that peg in the section.
Wednesday Day 3 Peg 44 New Pool
Another new peg to me, never fished any of them before. Caught a few down the middle on maggot and then maggot and groundbait down the edge. Weighed 50 lb 2 oz for a section win ✅
Ended up with 6pts for 20th place out of 123 fishing. 🙌
Really enjoyed the festival as the fishing has been different to previous years when I have caught lots of fish shallow. This year’s been more maggots short and some worm fishing, so lots to learn for me. The biggest shortcoming, has been only catching 1 or 2 lb of fish in the first two hours. If I could catch better in the first two hours I’d certainly be moving up the overall places. Nevertheless, still managed to collect £100 in winnings.✅
Thanks to a great fishery and Sarah and her team. Roll on next year ✅🎣
coach
