May 29 – June 5
Jez and Malc and friends
have just arrived, along with a whole load of rain, so after a very leisurely
set up they have just started getting some rods in the water (4pm !) so nothing
to report just yet, but stay tuned cos Jez is ‘gonna empty it this time’..lol
More news later………..
Well……the weather
started bad and got worse..cold nights and very hot days, so hot that Jez and
the boys had to take refuge in the anglers room with a bottle or three of wine
and a selection of DVDs……!
When they did have their
fishing heads on, Matt 1 managed to stalk a few out on floaters up in the
shallows, including a 28lb mirror twice in 2 days, both times in the same swim
on the same bait. He also had a 30lbs 11oz catfish
Russ up in the shallows,
managed 4 carp to 29.10 and a few catfish to 29lbs 6ozs, Malc had a 28lb carp
and a 30lb cat
Jez ,apart from a
surprise 19lb Pike (it was the pike that was surprised) also landed 4 x
20s 2x30lb cats and a 20lb cat.
Matt 2 had 2 x 20s and a 26 cat (landed by girlfriend Kia while Matt was in the
shower)
Chris over in Beatties
also had 4 x 20s to 28.12 and several cats up to 17lbs
All in all a very slow week by Rushes standards (last year Jez and Matt had 50 x 20s between them) which we put down to the weather being so hot, the fish gorging themselves on spawn and tadpoles,(how can you put tadpoles on the hook, they’d be a great bait) of which there were millions, and some sporadic outbreaks of spawning.
June 5 – June 12
OoohhhArrrrrr!!!! This week saw Paul, Darren, Andrew and
Kath arrive from ‘Jethro’ country(Cornwall)
The weather had changed
for the better fishingwise, with overcast skies and rain on and off, although
it stayed warm. Paul in Blue Camp was first on the scoreboard with a new PB
of 33lbs (as seen on Facebook
earlier this week) along with 10 more 20s, a few catfish and some doubles.
Over in Beatties and Goffees,
in between taking the p*** out of Paul and his brother (lol), Kath and Andrew
put together a catch of 23 x 20s and 9 doubles whilst Darren beat his PB cat
with a moggy of 48.10 (also a Facebook pic) and his PB carp with a 35lb common
along with 5 more 20s and a double
All four of them ate far
more food than they usually do and Kath couldn’t do her jeans up to go home….so
they are going to be on diets before returning next year with a bucket of
Cornish clotted cream for Iain…lol
A week of very warm
weather this week which slowed the fishing down somewhat although the Bromfield
party still managed to tempt some lovely Rushes Lake carp. Mark Bundy in
Goffees managed 7 x 20s up to 29.12 and a couple of cats, biggest 31.12 while
next door in Beatties Mike and John had a further 7 x 20s to 25.08 and a few
catfish to 32lbs, mostly on pellet hookbaits
Over the other side in
Blue Camp Trevor and iain fished out 30 x 20s and 1 x30 between them and 3 cats to a pb of 30lbs 9 ozs.
June 19 – 26
Johnathon Pool this week
with two friends Darren and Sean, John opting for Blue Camp where he helped
himself to 5 x 20s to 25.08 and a lone cat of 30.06
Darren in Beatties had a
good night early in the week when
he managed to land 4 x20s to 29lbs , however that was it for him apart from a
few small carp and cats…..next door in Goffees it was a different story for
Sean who sorted out 8 x 20s including a wonderful 29.07 PB common, a 33lbs PB mirror and a 33lbs PB catfish.
Shame he’d messed up his holiday booking and had to go back to work the day
after leaving Rushes (he’s a policeman and had to patrol the Biggin Hill Air
Show on the Sunday….where it was nearly 90 degrees)
June 26 – July 3
The return of the Kings
from Staffordshire for their 4th trip
Well the week began in
style when Mick King managed to reverse his trailer into his own car,, damaging
the same bit of bodywork that he’d had fixed just 2 weeks earlier..DOH !!
After much P**s taking,
they got sorted out and spread themselves around the lake, where Daphne outshone the boys with a catch of 2 x
30s (34lbs PB) 10x20s, 3 doubles and 3 x 30lbs cats…quite good for a first timer
!!!
Jason had a slow week
this time with just a single 20 ,
2 doubles and a 31lb cat for his efforts….still he emptied the place last time
so maybe it was his turn to struggle. Chris , in between sleeping and showering
had 3 x30lbs cats a 29lb cat and 6 x20s including a 29 10 common
Mick managed 4 x 20s to
28.04 from Beatties,. Not that he was too worried as he had Andy’you buy one
you get one free’ Makin and Julie ‘Blondie’ Makin for company for 4 days….Andy
and Julie here on a convalescent holiday for Julie, 4 days of merry making and
laughter and not a little drinking too……
Gary, Rich and Barry
came next for a return visit. Another very hot week weather wise and the
fishing wasn’t bad either.
Barry in Blue Camp
turned redder and redder every day in the strong sunshine but still hauled out
2 x 29+s, 3 x28+s, 5x25+s and a few cats. The cats weighed in at 50.08, 48.08
and 32.00, the 48 being caught on a size 10 and a tiny pellet being used to
catch a livebait!!!! Gave him the tour of the lake for half an hour or so that
one did !!
Over in Beatties/Goffees
Gary had 15 x 20s ,2x30s and a pair of 30lb catfish while Rich managed 10 x
20s, 2 x 30s and a cat of 37lbs. Hope the weather is a bit kinder for you next
year guys, a bit cooler maybe??
July 10 – 17
Returning from Yorkshire
this week were retired policeman Robert ‘avyeadowt’ Walker and Coroners Officer Alan ‘ I see dead
people’ Cooper