Catch Report 09/04/2026

Members catch report: Steve Burchell - Harting Combe

Date:

09/04/2026

Peg Number:	18	Weather:	Sunny, light breeze
Air temp:	12.4°c	Water temp:		12.2°c

Equipment
Rod 1:	Maggot feeder, size 16 guru hair rig with maggot clip
Rod 2:	Block end feeder, size 16 guru hair rig

Bait.
Red maggots	8mm pro liver boilies

Comments

Weather got warmer during the morning and by 10.00am it had reached 22°c. 

Fishing peg 18, tight up to the Lilly pads with two rods for an hour before switching, just to the maggot feeder.

First take and fish 8.2lb bream, on 8mm boilie, fished over red maggots.

Next fish was a 6lb bream, swapped over to maggot clip and immediate take resulting in a 3lb Tench, (in absolute pristine condition).

This was followed by two more Tench of the same size and condition.

Swim went dead, swapped back to 8mm boilie and took another bream of six .7 lb then another of 4lb.  

Steve.