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With the river just with in its bank Tony desided to fish the first round on the wider sections of the river
Quorn AS WL, River Soar, Barrow Deeps, Leics. Sun, 34. Richie Reynolds (Wigston Blue) 7-5-0, skimmers and bream, groundbait feeder, Barrow deeps; Dave Petch (Quorn AS) 6-2-0; Mark Perkins (Matrix Trentmen) 5-12-0; Tony Cahill (Long Eaton Fed B) 5-12-0; Adam Nurse (Wigston Blue) 5-4-0; Joe Oakes (Wigston Blue) 4-0-0. Teams (Weight): Wigston Blue 12-13-0; Quorn AS 7-6-0. (Points): Wigston Blue 12; Matrix Trentmen 16.

well done choppy 

well done Richie keep it up mate

must have been mental fishing the soar sun looked awful...still at least a few fish were caught

It's a different challenge Pellet Head. Pole feeders, big flat floats and various forms of ledgering as well as feeding decisions. Remember that's the style of fishing we used to do all the time in winter years ago, as long as the river was in its banks. Obviously there are some bad days but often it can be rewarding. I will say the walk was a bit of a mare coming back from the deeps. It was just a mud swamp !! and loads of joggers and mountain bikers sliding everywhere !!!!!

Yes chop worm hero very rewarding catching when it's like that and like you say using methods that don't come into play very often. I grew up fishing the soar then got rail roaded into dark side so it's great to see the very underrated river we are lucky to have fishing aswell as it has this year. We fish canal matches mostly through the winter and they can be bloody hard work.

It's a different challenge Pellet Head. Pole feeders, big flat floats and various forms of ledgering as well as feeding decisions. Remember that's the style of fishing we used to do all the time in winter years ago, as long as the river was in its banks. Obviously there are some bad days but often it can be rewarding. I will say the walk was a bit of a mare coming back from the deeps. It was just a mud swamp !! and loads of joggers and mountain bikers sliding everywhere !!!!!

fairplay choppy you only have to look at the result your all proper die hard river anglers
I did notice you on the coverage of the river fest didn't quiet understand how you landed that chub off your box up the bank but well done for getting there

Joff, the reason I sat on top of the bank was for two reasons. Trying to get into the water was dodgy as where many wye pegs that day. Secondly and unfortunately it was carrying too much water for the float as I did set up a 6 swan speci wag but it was no good ! so feeder it was. The current was quite strong and I needed 3 oz with a massive bow in the line to hold so I figured I needed the clearence of line in the water and be able to cast accurately as no clip would be employed. This was easier to do on top of the bank, I know it would have looked a bit naf on the telly (have not seen it) but thats how it needed to be in my opinion and to be far Colin Harvey came up ( 4 times Wye Champ) and said thats how He would have done it. Must have looked well crabtree !!!!

LOOKED GOOD TO ME KIDDO

2nd rd result




* Quorn AS WL, River Soar, Barrow Deeps, Leics. Sun, 34.
1st Pete Jayes (Wigston Blue) 1-0-8, roach, poled bread punch, pegged at Sutton Bonnington;
2nd Dave Petch (Quorn AS) 0-8-8;
3rd Richie Reynolds (Wigston Blue) 0-7-0;
4thTony Marshall (Quorn AS) 0-6-8;
5th Kev Hales (Long Eaton B) 0-4-8;
6th Antony King (Trentmen) 0-4-0. Teams:
1st Wigston Blue 1-7-12,

The river was up a bit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No umbrella left after 2 hours !!!!!! very hard !!!!!!!!

DIE HARD mate !!simply a Die hard river angler i used to be .I'd of cancelled that round or put it on the canal .Can't see rivers being right for the rest of the season choppy or in future winters.Nobody is interested in clearing the rivers and ditches most parts of the river are shallower due to this and other parts just silted up sad times
the levels of sewage that's being pumped in at the moment must be questionable. Apparently when it retches a certain level and speed its a free for all

I see it as a challenge Joff !!! Its between me and the peg, just another style of fishing, however maybe some thing different this weekend !!!!!

FairPlay choppy i just a days fishing whether I get battered every week i'll be back

Quorn AS WL, River Soar, Barrow and Sutton Bonnington, Leics. Sun, 32.
1st Nick West (Matchman Supplies) 20-5-0, an 18 lb 13 oz common carp and a skimmer, feeder with maggot, pegged at Barrow;
2nd Tony Marshall (Quorn AS) 7-10-0;
3rd Paul Taylor (Wigston Black) 7-3-0;
4th Kev Hales (Long Eaton B) 5-6-0;
5th Lianne Knott (Trentwomen) 4-0-0;
6th Ian Phillips (Long Eaton A) 3-13-0.
Teams, points:
1st Trentmen (and women) 11;
2nd Wigston Black 13.
Weight:
1st Matchman Supplies 26-1-0;
2nd Wigston Black 12-8-0.
League, points:
1st Wigston Blue 10;
2nd Trentmen (and women) 11.
Weight:
1st Wigston Blue 35-12-12;
2nd Matchman Supplies 30-1-4.

There is one round left Joff.