Cannock Extension Canal

#81

Notice of matches

Sat 17th Nov - TK Grueller match 3 - 20 pegs The Kennels

Sun 18th Nov - Halfway House AC - 20 pegs on the Boatyard

Members are requested to respect the pegging of this bona fide match - there's plenty of remaining canal for pleasure anglers - thanks

#82

2013 club cards are now available - still only £5 for the year

#83

Thanks for the recent club card renewals guys and gals

MarkV · #84

Was thinking about the Extension today, and the W & Essington come to that, all the Tench i've seen have been sizeable. No small stuff.

Bit like Barbel in some waters, rarely catch small ones.

Am I right in that smaller Tench in these cuts rarely show ?

#85

Yep markv - they tend to be in the 1.5 - 4lb bracket, with some larger speciments putting in an appearance - remember Hotlips club match win down Wood Lane - 5 tincas for 25lb

However two seasons ago, an angler just to the left of Wood Lane surprised me when he showed me his net - he'd had half a dozen tincas - the biggest being about 4oz

#86

Which reminds me of another tale when I fished at mid week evening match on the Brownhills MG sections

I started on the punch............and had 5 or 6 tincas - again the best went 4oz

These diddy tincas were totally unheard of.

Anyway, those days on the 3 hour matches, 2 or 3 tench (5-8lb) would win it or at least get you in the frame. My 'mentor', old Jack Fletcher was 'with me' that evening, walking the section.......

It was 'hard' - another grueller

and of course people were asking him 'Anybody had owt?'

'Arr' was his response ' My mates got 5 tench'

The whistle finally went and i packed up waiting for the scales.

Angler after angler walked past me all packed up. The scales came down to me as a couple of anglers sauntered past.

My tincas didnt even break the lb mark - the air was blue with comments 'crappity smack me I've chucked twice that back' from a fair few as I took the section money

Guest · #87

The little soaps(as we call em) do show up from time to time mainly just the other side of wood lane bridge. It's quite funny sometimes when your tight to the reeds in the warm weather expecting a lumpy tench and the float goes and a tiny green tench goes orbital lol

they're proppa loveley little things perfect miniatures of the big beauty's

#88

Never had a small tench out of the cut in this area. Certainly interesting to hear they are caught and also promising that they are breeding well. Mind you the biggies are there had my best ever canal session last year on the common with several tench over 6lbs amazing stuff roll on this year.

#89

Had an email today off MGB whose boat is moored in the Grove Marina who tells me 'First try out with me favourite lure this winter. It's bin to bl....dy cold up to now!'

Nice one MGB

Was it in the 6 - 7lb bracket?

#90

Yeah, about that I guess, I didn't weigh it, it's teeth and my lure got a bit tangled up, took a bit of unhooking!

#91

Notice of match.....

Sun 10th March 2013 - Railway Tavern AC - 20 pegs on 'the boatyard'

humpy · #92

Is it going to be a TK grueller????, wonder if the snotty catcher is going??

#93

wonder if the snotty catcher is going

sorry mate ...noooo way....am all

out down there for the time being...going on TKs curse match on the sat anyway ...i know..glutton for punishment

good luck,hope my old club mates empty the place on Sunday

may try and pop down to say hi and see how its done,,,if not let us know how it goes

if you need any tips or hints i wouldnt bother asking me..cant catch bugger all these days

#94

Is it going to be a TK grueller????,

You'll have a few on the boats Humpy

Top OBI snottie tip

dont forget to put in a punch line 'short' (4/5 mtrs at bottom of nearside shelf) and start on it - particularly on the first half dozen pegs.......usually throws up a few early skimmers - just ask OBI

#95

bloomin hell TK...that was about 3 years ago...pure fluke/luck..

and aint caught bugger all since

snowie · #96

just hope buzza dont get an end peg again might pick his out for him and that will ruin it for him , usually does for me

#97

weather forecast not looking good for ya matey

snowie · #98

help looks like snow for snowie

#99

gruellerd

snowie · #100

7 (fool) hardy souls turned up all but 1 caught, buzza got another end peg aswell as snowie, middle peg won with 9oz(2 stripeys 1about 8oz) humpy 2nd with 7oz, buzza 3rd with 5oz 8 drams me 4th with 3oz followed by 2oz and 1oz respectively