Tag Ure – Cricket Field

Ure Cricket Field, first fish

Finally, I found some nice fish Having had 2 blank sessions on peg 11 yesterday, I arrived to find peg 14 free. I decided to give it a go after the recent catches from that peg. My trench spade had arrived so used it to clear a decent space for my chair. It was still precarious on that peg as…

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Ure Cricket Field, nearly levelled off

Second attempt today After the earlier shenanigans with the dog and having seen reports of catches today, I fancied an evening session. Went back to peg 11 hoping that my earlier loose feed might have attracted some fish. However it was another fish-less trip. I did manage a couple of taps on the meat. One bite was such a wrap…

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Ure Cricket Field, falling

Try again on a falling river The river is falling and is about 2 feet overdepth so an early start is the order of the day. Got up at 3:30am and left the house at 4am. Fished peg 11 and slipped down the last part of the bank resulting in me being sat in a muddy puddle – note to…

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Ure Cricket Field, rising fast

Worth a try, nearly in flood Saw that the level was rising today so thought it worth a try in the evening. Fished peg 3 and water was already 1.5m up. It continued to rise at about a foot per hour. Tried meat, halibut pellets and cheese. No bites. Lost a few weights of the 1.3oz size. Good thing is…

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Cricket Field match result

The club held a match on the Cricket Field stretch of the river. I had a ride out to see how they got on. The match was one with just over 5lb consisting of small fish although one or two nice Dace and Perch. One guy had a Barbel on his 2nd cast but it took him straight into a…

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