Birmingham Anglers Association

Hello Fellow d’anglers,
Well with an Overnight Frost that brought the the Air temperature down to “MINUS 1.5 Degrees” at the Waterside when we got there at 7am and according to Stew1955 our resident Meteorologist
who had been monitoring the dropping Temperature of the Water in the Staffy, he has been recording the temperature and that there had been a drop in the water temperature of at least 2 degrees, (one less than the singing group)

The Large shoal of bream in the famous “Sherwood stretch” was no where to be found, in fact Bream and Skimmers were almost completely absent!
However Mal Causer had a beautiful 1lb 8oz 8dr Roach in his catch, caught on a pinkie!

The 2 Minutes Silence was Immaculately Observed at 11am - WE DID REMEMBER THEM!

Our Total Weight from the 15 d’anglers that fished was 20lb 12oz 8dr.
Top Five Weights
1). Charlie Bigchub 4lb 1oz 8dr. A good Bream-hybrid on bread flake close in skimmers and Roach
2). Mal Causer 3lb 13oz 8dr A big Roach and mix of Roach & Perch, caught from under the boat on Pinkies
3). MrFishyDavid 3lb 11oz including a nice hybrid Roach-Bream and mixed on maggot
4). MrFishyBrian 3lb 1oz 12dr including a Bream of 2lb 6oz and mixed
EQUAL FIFTH with 1lb 5oz 8dr
5). bin, with a mix of Roach, Perch, Ruff
5). Norm, with a mix of Roach and Perch
The remaining d’anglers did well to catch ounces of fish as it was so cold.
Only one did not weigh!

So that was it for 2023, all Contests done! Roll on 2024 and our next 5 Contests that we have already booked, giving us lone d’anglers the chance to meet up again.

For those fishing the B-W Canal between now and Christmas

I had a chat with a C& RT chap who was on the Towpath and I told him that I was surprised at the fact that only ONE BOAT had passed through during our 5 hour Contest.

There has been a Tunnel Collapse up by Tardebigge, it will be another 6 weeks at least before it will be reopened and the towpath repaired, so no boats..

Which means great to

Keep on Fishing….