There I was shed pulling along the south coast, in the rain for most of September, returning home for a few matches and the NFA Eastern Region Shield match on the Ouse. After catching some good roach on the tip at the piggeries, I find the match is on the Wissey Mouth stretch.Result 6lb of roach wins, I manage 1 bite. Next match Ouse at Littleport 5lb wins, me 1 fish. NFA match day, first frost of the winter so it’s going to be hard, I draw just upstream of the Wissey Mouth, (cue bream & tench) Result 580grams of mainly small perch. Match won at Pymoor with 4.4 Kg, 3.4 Kg needed to frame. Fox Match Black Horse were the victorious team, KLAA came a credible 6th topping the non sponsored teams.Whilst I was away both the

Middle Level and Ouse were producing good nets of roach on the seed. Local rod Mark Smith caught 98lb of skimmers including 3 big bream from Danby Drove on the feeder. Why not 100lb, the local legend tried his rod and bang. Roy, Dave and Harry made another visit to the Fens (They are always here on holiday) and had some great days at Danby, their favourite section.

Meanwhile the men from Loxley were camped on Pingle all week catching well on whatever method they chose for the day. Bream, Tench, Rudd and roach they had them all. Since the Eastern Region match the Ouse has come alive with roach on tip and pole. Modney Bridge to the Chapel has seen the best sport for roach with a few bream, perch and tench on the chop for good measure. Bream and skimmers still going well at St Mary’s on the Middle Level with the dead end mouth a favourite spot. No evidence of anglers trying the Cut Off Channel although the recent rains have introduced some colour. Great late news roach are being caught at Hilgay.

Better news on the Relief Channel with fish beginning to show at Magdalen and Denver. I have not fished Magdalen for years. The waggler was always good there particularly if there was any flow, must make a note to give it a go.Fish are still being removed illegally from the Fens. Despite all the work KLAA have put into prevention, including changing the Associations rules so that any angler can be prosecuted under the theft act for taking any fish, dead or alive, at all, to date only 4 calls have been made to the hot line. The most recent where 2 anglers witnessed wholesale taking of fish but did not wait for the officials or police to arrive.