The Newbridge District Pike Anglers were forced to call off their March competition due to bad weather, so rather than lose a day off their fishing calendar, they decided to make their April competition a back-to-back event, running consecutive competitions last Saturday and Sunday.
They chose a couple of river venues, and with reasonable weather promised and the water at both venues running high but clear, they had great expectations for the weekend’s fishing.
And they weren’t disappointed as a total of 181 fish were caught and released over the weekend with fish up to 21lb including 14 doubles. Saturday saw a lot of big bags landed with father and son duo Stephen and Ollie Whitley landing over 90lb between them.
Sunday was an early start, and it was just as well they decided to haul themselves out of bed good and early as most of the fish were caught between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
