Sweetcorn was taken by a mixture of
crucians and roach to give David Odds a winning 18lb 4oz in the Merthyr Tydfil AA match at Cyfartha Park Lake.
The categories are - 1: Best
Crucian Picture, be it a single 'bar of gold' or a nice catch of
crucians; 2: Best Picture of a Junior with a
Crucian; 3: Best Scenic Picture of a
Crucian Water, as
crucian fishing is as much about the scenery as it is about fishing; 4: Best Short
Crucian video.
Cyfarthfa Park lake is a mixed species fishery, with roach, tench, carp, skimmers and
crucians.
Simon Rapier took third place with a nice mixed catch of
crucians, hybrids and carp off peg 13.
COLIN ARKLESS enjoyed his day at Leamington AA's Snitterfield Reservoir, bagging about 40lb of quality fish including bream, quality roach and
crucians.
BURTON MERE, South Wirral 0151353 0115: Expect carp, catfish, tench,
crucians, skimmers and roach.
Visual identification has proved difficult for fisheries managers in the past because the hybrids and brown goldfish look similar to
crucians. The new study has allowed the Agency to improve identification techniques and will support fisheries managers whose vigilance can help restrict the impacts.
Some excellent carp and lots of the large bream are providing great sport on Bowes, while on Bassets, orfe, ide, tench and
crucians are all now being caught.
Paul Williams, from Aberbargoed, had an all-action day as 41 carp to 10lb came his way as well as
crucians to 2lb and roach to 1lb.
There is a second lake called the lagoon which caters for the general coarse fisherman with specimen roach, tench, perch,
crucians and rudd.
Mark Phillips, from Cardiff, had an impressive catch at Seven Oaks fishery which included 22 carp to 11lb,
crucians to 2lb and loads of roach and rudd to over 1lb.
On The Angel
crucians and tench are being caught from Lookout Lake, while Alan Wright from Manchester took the best carp of the week, a 25lb 13oz mirror.