June 2008 Fish Report

What can I say? June was ******* GREAT.

I don’t know where to start really, everybody in June had it off. Big fish, and plenty of them. The only pity was we were very busy in the first two weeks and very quite in the last two so we did not maximize the opportunity. So let’s mention a few.

Regular readers may remember last year Colin and John had a dismal week with us. Nothing they did went well. Such is my confidence in Long Sault I promised them a free holiday if they did catch 20 fish each. They did that on the first day !!! John won the numbers game with 80 fish including 4 x 30`s but Colin got the big un 73 fish to 40.04. I am so happy for these guys I hate it if people do not have a good holiday with us.

Tony and Sadie were on their second visit with us and I can safely say have now got the place sussed. They had 151 fish in the first week of June with 5 x 30`s to 38 lb. Paul Rendell also had a good trip, he did not count the doubles, but had 29 x 20`s 5 x 30`s to 38lb and then on his last day topped it off with a 40. 08. (And he was only fishing part time)

The 4 guys from Hull, had a slow start until they worked the place out and then caught fire. James had 85 fish 32 20`s and 3 x 30`s to 37. 08. Dave was on pest control, he caught 113 fish but only 17 x 20`s and 2 x 30`s but he did get a 29 lb Mirror. Mike had 93 fish 25 x 20`s and 4 x 30`s to 34, but Billy Big Bollocks for the Hull team was the old man Trevor who had 123 fish with 5 x 30`s. Remember this is one week, one rod and no-one bothers to do nights.

John King out with his wife Carole and fishing part time in the mornings and some afternoons still managed to sneak out 56 fish with 4 x 30`s. The Mullins brothers stopped counting after 70 fish but had an expensive time breaking things. Val and Faith, I thought had a quite time this year, but I was pleasantly surprised to see they had 124 fish ( the first year everyone tells me how many they catch every day, after that they all expect it, so don’t bother !!) Derek Burrows had the strangest trip. Plenty of fish (129 and a Muskie on a boilie) but only 25 were above 20 and the biggest 29.08 Both Colin and I sat with him, he was doing nothing wrong, just the big fish God had turned his back on him this year.

Paul “the Magpie” Baxter, had a “reasonable” time 316 fish with 8 x 30`s. He knows the place a little bit I will give him that. Somehow along the way he also managed to attract most of my personal tackle into his kit, my spod rod, landing net, rod pod, alarms, catapults etc etc . Every time I wanted to fish myself I had to borrow stuff to go out. Bloody Mancs.

Mark Dimmock one of our regulars had a great trip. 203 fish with 8 x 30`s. Lionel, another Long Sault veteran, not only counted his fish he weighed every one. He topped up with 2,778 lbs of carp with 4 x 30`s and got his first Canadian 40 at 40 lb 10 oz. This fish was fully spawned out otherwise it would have been a really big one. (see photo on website)

And so it went, everyone caught, everyone had fun and then everyone went home and left me and Colin alone with the fish. This has allowed us to enjoy some time fishing ourselves and taking out a few of the locals who spend money in our Carp shop. I had a day out with Alain in a “secret spot” he didn’t know about and he kicked my arse with 33 fish to 35 lb. Phil Stinson had complained he had never got a 30 (it took us about 2 hours to find him one) I understand he took his brother to the same spot a few days later and had 65 fish out in a day, and that his Grandson now also has a PB of plus 30. Proving it is not what you know or who you know but where you know when it comes to carp fishing. Jason and Peter the Dutchman are as ever hitting the 30`s, both seem to get at least one or two almost every outing. Eli has also found a little plus 30 hotspot, as have quite a few of our other regulars. In all, at the moment every trip is an adventure.

We also had our annual CCC carp tournament on June 29th This year RJ won it with 24 fish to 28 lb, Valie was second and also took the prize for the smallest fish at 8lb 3 oz and Jason got the biggest at 34.8oz. As always it was a lot of fun and good to see the prizes were shared out this year. It seems to me the fishing is moving on here. Whilst May used to be prime time, I would now have to say June is better than May. We are also learning more about the place and finding new areas to fish. Those of you who have been here will know there is so much water to look at.

As I write this it is July 5th and we are still banging out the fish, and all is well with the world. I have just twisted Peter the Dutchman’s arm to fish a new Island spot we have been baiting tonight. We have been hitting it with 15 KG of corn every evening and it is gone by morning, but we have not fished it yet. Watch this space.