Viaduct Fishery (Spring Lake Charity Match)

I had the choice this morning of entering the open on Cambell lake or entering the charity match on Spring Lake, With peg 110 seeming to be totally dominant at the moment on Cambell I opted for the Match on Spring lake in the hope of drawing on the spit which is on the overspill from match lake next week & in my section for the last round of the teams of five, It was freezing cold this morning but most of the lakes were still ice free except for peg 13 on spring so it wasn't pegged, with sixteen of us fishing, I was quite early in the draw, Dave Romain went first saying he fancied peg 16 then promptly drew it!" I went next & drew peg 17, Then Kev Newman followed me & drew peg 18 which was also a bonus peg they were running today, Well at least we all had the bonus of an island chuck' There's always a chance of a carp or two across & being as the pay outs were just for the top three weights with no separate silvers pool I would imagine that's where we would spend most of the fishing.

Quite simple then, one bomb rod for various baits & I set I set up one pole rig, 4x14 wire wonder on 0.12-0.09 & an 18 PR412 hook, just encase I had to try & catch some silvers, I began by feeding three balls of G/bait at 14mts with dead maggots & casters added, & a decent amount of casters the same distance to my right, As I thought the three of us started on the bomb but after 30mins nobody had caught are side, I stayed on it for another 45mins swapping between bread, meat & corn but nothing other than a couple of taps on the tip, Things were already looking bleak' It was time to try the silvers lines just to put something in the net? Nope, not a bite off either line.. Ok Back on the bomb, We thought Dave was going to spoil the party as he hooked a decent carp on the wagg but think it was fouled as they parted company' so all back to blanking". We had heard just a couple of carp had been caught on the other side of the island but are side seemed devoid of anything willing to feed".

After three hours of trying for a carp it was time to change, I switched to a small cage feeder & changed to a lighter hook length/hook to fish red maggot, First chuck & I had an indication not long after it settled but it was a bit of a false dawn as in the next 40mins I had one 2oz roach so at least I had caught as Dave & Kev were still fishless' This was a real gruller..

Dave eventually caught a roach of similar size, Which he netted! so the pressure was on Kev to put something in the net after asking us if we had blanked here before' Lol, I tried the pole again & still couldn't get a sniff so with just over an hour to go it was binned as I knew we needed at least one carp to figure. Dave pretty much followed suit but Kev was relying on the wagg to get him out of Jail, We did cheer when he eventually catch a roach but he had to rub salt into the wounds when he netted a near 2lb skimmer soon after' That could frame!", Pegs 15 & 20 Had packed up & gone & we hadn't seen hardly anything caught, The last 30mins I was chatting to Dave up the bank as I couldn't sit in the shade shaking any longer, We were discussing how hard it was but he reminded me I was now getting battered as he added a blade skimmer on the wagg, I went back to the rod to reel in & switch baits yet again when I realised a fish was on the end' A 1lb plus skimmers so who's getting kippered now Dave" Lmao. with 10mins to go he tried to be clever & flick the rig down the edge but it went straight threw the ice further along & spent the next few minutes trying to drag an ice berg back to his peg! I was crying'. Well that was it, I never had another sniff but Kev had managed a few more small roach on the wagg, He was first to weigh & finished with just over 2lb so me & Dave didn't bother to weigh with carp caught on the opposite side. Back at the results & Mark Leaded won the day from peg 2 with two carp & some silvers for 35lb but had a bit of room with one & three empty' Next was Paul Greenwood from peg 5 who had one carp & some silvers for 21lb then third was a chap on peg 7 with one carp for 10lb odd, as far as I know the pegs on the top bank failed to catch. It was rock hard for most but not surprizing considering the drop in temperatures & cold wind. We finished earlier than the open on Cambell so I did the board for Steve & as expected peg 110 took the spoils again this time with 86lb odd & second was peg 131 with 29lb, with just 8lb needed to win the silvers. Well a week of will it or wont it? As far a the lakes freezing through this week, I hope like most others it doesn't as we will be limited as to what we can fish if the case arises, Owe the charity match was in aid of Spotted horses? Nope, still didn't get the jist but think its something to aid their recovery?.

Full Results -

1st Mark Leader (Sensas 88) peg 2, 35lb 2oz.

2nd Paul Greenwood (Bait-Tech Viaduct) peg 5, 21lb 9oz.           

Acorn Fishery Saturday League (Final Round)

I wasn't really looking forward to today as it was cold this morning & Forecast to stay that way, I wouldn't be in with a shout of making the overall placing's come the end but not one to not turn up & after all there was still some decent section money to pick up on the day. At the draw there were still a couple of no shows probably due to the weather but still not good meaning sections reduced & less money to aim for' I let a few draw before me before diving in, Peg 13 was my reward on the cyanide straight again, I would be the first peg this back but with pegs 27, 11, 1 & 5 being in my section I felt I would be up against it as the island swims seem to be the most consistent this year but you never know & with the wind off are backs at least we would be warmer than some" For company I had Matt on peg 11 who was doing well in the league, & Ray Cooper on peg 15 who wasn't in my section but we had a quid on it anyway" I didn't plan many lines today as the last couple of matches have been won with 16 & 20lb on the Tuesdays, I planned to dob bread across in around 2ft of water tight over so set up a 0.1g float on 0.13-0.11 & an 16 F1 hook, Set up 0.2g rig on the same line with an 18 hook to fish just off the bank & a rig to fish back towards the front of the empty peg 12 pallet in around 4ft of water where I would also use the dobbing rig.

I started on the bread across with the bait set a few inches off the deck, I was hoping for a few early indications but after 30mins of dobbing the far bank I missed one bite' & was going nowhere, It was first blood to Ray for the Quid as he had netted a small carp or two but matt was also without an early fish, I decided to try slightly off the bank with the deck rig with maggot on the hook feeding a few maggots/micros with a cad-pot, Within seconds I had a 4oz carp which was soon followed but a fish around a 1lb, In fact the next 45mins were quite exciting' I had a couple of fish around 2lb & one around 3lb by feeding small amounts after each fish' I had a target weight of around 30lb so was well on the way but then the wheels fell off!".

This line totally died so I thought it was just a case of starting again further along & I would catch again but it wasn't the case, I tried down the edge on & off the deck but not a sign of fish, I tried the dobbing rig again without bites & just spent the next three hours just trying to induce a bite but it wasn't happening & just added one 4oz carp, It wasn't just me struggling as poor matt on peg 11 was yet to catch" but I could see Andy Gard opposite me on the island peg 5 getting plenty of indications as well as netting a few", Ray seemed to be doing quite well on the smaller fish fishing the slightly  deeper water across & had a couple of carp so was clawing back at me, I thought we finished at 3.15 but when i asked Ray he told me 3.45, I wasn't looking & result was the maggot rig round the end of the pole! That was it then I would stick to the bread dobbing rig back to the only place I had an indication on it all day against the grass on the far side, 20 seconds later & I soon netted a 3lb fish! ?? back out & five minutes later I had a better fish just over 4lb as Ray also netted a carp, Tens minutes to go & I could see Andy catching quite well in the last hour, I still had time to get a couple more but after trying other spots along the bank I went back to were I started & missed two bites before the All-out!, I had Andy down as are section winner  but didn't know had pegs 1 & 27 Had got on? It was close between Ray & myself & I admitted to 19lb but he said he only had 12"??

Mark Broomsgrove was first to weight on peg 1 in my section & finished with 26lb odd, I knew I didn't have that & with Andy to weigh next picking up some coin was out the window" Lol, Andy put 35lb on the scales which would be hard to beat on the lake today by the sound of it & a couple even went home after blanking" Matt did finally catch to his relief finishing with 6lb odd but it would cost him in the overall placing for sure, I was next in are section & finished with 23lb odd But Rich Healey up on peg 26 of are section Finished with 33lb odd. It turned out Andy's weight was enough to win, Rich was Second & Bunt third so the top three all in my section but from totally different areas! Lol.

Well as far as the Overall placing's finished Team mate Bob Gullick did well to finish 2nd in his section today & pip Glen Calvert into second place overall after they tied at the top on 27pts a piece with Mark Walsh finishing in 3rd place on 26pts so well Done to Bob for the win & the other framers, Ray turned outto have a bit more than his estimation finishing with 20lb odd but at least we had a good friendly battle & I walked away with the quid' Shame my run of fish seemed to die after the good start, should of had a rig to fish the deeper water as wasted time trying to catch where I did to begin with?  It turned out to be close in the weights with just the odd fish making the difference, It was a hard series but that's winter fishing, Off to Viaduct tomorrow so hoping for it not to freeze'

Full Results -

1st Andy Gard (Acorn) peg 5, 35lb 9oz.

2nd Rich Healy (Clevedon A.A) peg 26, 33lb 5oz.

3rd Mark Broomsgrove (Sensas 88) peg 1, 26lb 12oz.

4th Glen Calvert (Sensas 88) peg 6, 23lb 9oz.

5th Dom Sullivan (Mosella) peg 13, 23lb 5oz.

Overall Standings -

1st Bob Gullick (Mosella) 27pts (Weight) £220.

2nd Glen Calvert (Sensas 88) 27pts £170.

3rd Mark Walsh (Over 50's) 26pts £120pts. 

Viaduct Fishery Thursday Costcutter (Cambell & Cary Lakes)

With things a bit quiet at work it was a rare day off in the week so decided to take a trip back to Viaduct for the costcutter match, A very cold start to the day having to scrap the ice from the van before leaving although it didn't seem as bad arriving at the fishery, I had a wander around before the draw & the only place I saw signs of fish was hot peg 110 as they were rolling down the edge, Its won the last few matches on this lake & by the looks of things today wouldn't be any different, 18 fishing & I was near the front of the queue, Adrian Jefferies went first & drew peg 114 Cambell, I went next & drew peg 112, & John Darby followed next & drew 110"! should be the writing on the wall then? Although my peg only seems to have produced the odd carp of late with conditions in are favour I fancied trying to catch a few on the waggler so that was the first thing out the bag, with a size 16 hair rigged hook-length to fish dead depth to start, next up was a bomb rod again with the same hook-length & apart from this all I set up was a rig to dob down the edge towards peg 13 but I could only go to 12mts because if the small braches hanging down.

I had Titch Williams on peg 111 & informed him he would probably end up with neck ache' I started the day on the wagg with meat on the hair, it took 30mins to get a bite which was a decent carp but reeling it went a bit solid before I finally parted company with the fish coming back with a big branch! that was it for the next 45mins as I never had another bite on the wagg, I even tried off to the right with corn on the hook for some silvers where I had been pinging a few bits of the same but no signs, John on peg 110 was already catching quite steady & titch had took a couple of fish on the bomb but most seemed to be struggling, I decided to have a look down the edge starting with meat on the hook with the rig set a few inches off the deck, five minutes later I had a bite & a 4lb fish was soon in the net, back out & ten minutes later I had another around 5lb, it made a bit of commotion so had another try on the wagg & bomb for 30mins but still nothing, Back down the edge & after a few minutes had another bite, this time it was a decent fish & I had a right struggle getting it out from under the braches but eventually netted a near 12lb fish' soon after I hooked up on a branch down the edge which I got out but hadn't done the peg any good I know' Back on the wagg I had a couple of skimmers on the meat in the next 45mins on the wagg but nothing over the fed corn line, I struggled most of the day really as couldn't induce bites on anything, going into the last hour I had one more down the edge & that was it, At least I had manage to hit every bite I had down their just a shame there weren't a few more" Apart from John most of us struggled, Nigel Easton opposite him on peg 132 had managed a few but nowhere near as much. John was first to weigh & he had a great days fishing finishing with 168lb odd to easily win the day so well done to him, Titch finished with 23lb odd, My four carp & two small skimmers went 31lb odd & Adrian finished with 18lb odd, Further up on peg 118 Dave White took 48lb but Nigel ended up second with 59lb, As far as the silvers went Steve Kedge over on peg 128 won the day with 17lb odd of skimmers mainly on the pole. I would probably better off targeting them today but just fancied a day on the wagg hoping to catch a few better skimmer on the corn but it just didn't happen, Back down for the last round of the league next weekend but looking at the long range forecast it could be a serious case of dusting off the ice breaker by the look of things??

Full Results -

1st John Darby (Bait Tech Viaduct) peg 110, 168lb 15oz.

2nd Nigel Easton (Langport) peg 132, 59lb 1oz.

3rd Dave White (Bait Tech Viaduct) peg 118, 48lb 4oz.

4th Dom Sullivan (Mosella) peg 112, 31lb 6oz.

Silvers -

1st Steve Kedge (Somerset Angling) peg 128, 17lb 11oz.

2nd Steve Denmead (Keyford) peg 126, 10lb 4oz.        

Viaduct Fishery Teams Of Five, Round Four (All Lakes).

Back for this penultimate round of this popular league, It looked to be perfect weather wise with little wind overcast skies & a touch milder so at least we didn't have to battle the elements today. My Turn to be on Lodge Lake today with an overspill onto the low end of Cary Lake, Obviously I fancied peg 53 which has been consistent so far in earlier rounds but the top corner pegs can produce as well as a couple of pegs on Cary, Peg 53 was soon taken by none other than Mark Poppleton, surprize, surprize Lol, Before Trig came back with are draw sheet, Who's on Lodge He Said' Then informed me I was on peg 66 in the top corner of Lodge so happy with that" It can be hit & miss & I drew this a few years ago in the same league & only took one carp so was determined to make up for it! I felt confident I could hook a few carp so just hoped if I did I would get then out!??

I didn't take the camera but for those who don't know the peg basically there is an unused pallet to my left at 12mts with a tree which lies in the water just past it around 14mts, It always looks very carpy" but its not for the faint hearted! the depth here is around 4ft close to the bank & the same at the end of the tree stump a metre or so off the bank, I set up two 0.2g floats, one on 0.15-0.13 & an 16 F1 pellet hook & the other on 0.17-0.15 with a size 16 hair rig hook length, Apart from this I set up one silvers rig to fish at 14mts to my right but didn't really use it so forget that". I had team mate Vince Brown right behind me on peg 97 Cary so at least we new how each other would be doing' I had Nicky Ewers opposite me on peg 64 by the monk which can also produce some fish.

I started the day feeding three balls of G/bait with casters at 14mts on the silvers line & began the day down the edge starting at 12mts by the pallet leg with a hair rigged cube of meat, I had the rig set with the bait a few inches off the deck to start with to avoid & debris on the bottom but didn't feed anything, I gave it around 15mins before inching further towards the other pallet leg. Five minutes & the float shot under" I quickly shipped back relying on the softer elastic do the work & soon netted a 5lb fish so twenty minutes gone & one in the net' a good start"  I went back to the same area & 15minutes later had a better fish around 7lb after shallowing up a couple of inches more, I couldn't get a bite in the next 20mins even when switching to bread on the hook, I didn't want to go right in at 14mts until I new I had to so decided to try further off the bank at the end of the tree stump. Back on the meat a few inches off the deck after a few minutes of lifting & dropping I was in again & netted another decent fish, By now we were just over an hour in & I had around 19lb so things were going well, Nicky had managed a couple of carp on the waggler casting to the back of the tree but I hadn't seen much else caught although Colin Sandford had netted a few on the wagg from the rope peg on the opposite bank. It took quite a while for my next bite which came 45minutes later closer to the bank this time on bread but a bit smaller around 5lb, Then disaster struck" I hooked a good fish & despite shipping back as fast as poss it managed to snag me, I did get the rig back along with a decent load of twigs only for it to flip out at the last second wrapping the rig in a ball to the branches on the bush next to me trashing the lot..!. I soon had another rig assembled but it seemed the fish had disappeared as I couldn't get a bite anywhere in the next hour, Just as I went back closer to the bank on bread the phone rang, It was Trig to see how things were going & This man can tame fish with his voice as within seconds the rig shot under" Thankfully after throwing the phone down I was quick enough to react & steered it out in time & soon after netted a near 10lb fish" Thanks Trig" Lol. The last couple of hours I just continued to try different areas from 13-14mts & different depths, I did manage another at half depth on meat further off the bank & ended up taking two more close to the bank at 14mts, One on bread & one on meat, I did start to drip a bit of meat with a cadpot at the end of the stump but it only produced a small hybrid, I did lose one more decent fish with around 20minutes to go but apart from this I missed just one bite all day, I wasn't suffering with liners which told me they weren't their in numbers & it just seemed to be a case of being sitting & waiting for bites. I was happy to end the day with Seven carp Which I hoped would be good team points but I didn't know how the other end of the lake had fished or Cary for that matter? When the scales arrived Colin Sandford was leading with 42lb odd, I had this on my clicker but the fish were bigger than I though as I finished with 58lb odd, Last to weigh on are lake was Mark who finished with 66lb from peg 53 to win the lake meaning I was second but well happy with that as I wouldn't have expected to beat it at the start.

Back at the results Vince finished with 10pts, Shaun Townsend Had 13pts, Paul Elms 8pts, Trig 9pts & Me 17pts to finish with 57pts on the day, Garbolino Blackmore Vale easily won the day with 72pts but we didn't do to bad finishing 4th on the day with a few teams having a blow out, Its now very tight at the top with the Colmic side leading the way ahead of us by just 3pts so all to play for with one round to go" The match was won today by Ben Broxon from inform peg 110 on Cambell with a massive 186lb catching down the edge on the pole dobbing bread so well done to him ahead of Ron Hardiman on 118 with 99lb, There were so better silvers weights today with Luke Sorikin leading the way with 43lb of skimmers of peg 129 Cambell, Some sad news over the weekend with the passing of Legend Charlie Barns, I've known this guy for over 30yrs & a lot of us have & even longer for some, He was well known to everyone for the bait business in his early days & loved to fish the waggler on the Huntspill many years ago' Thanks to John Barker who was still picking him up to spectate in the better weather when possible, He will be sadly missed but well remembered....

Unfortunately Steve Jackson Was taken ill at the end of the match & for safety a paramedic was called & well as an ambulance but hopefully all ended ok & get well soon. I was pleased how the day went & felt I worked the peg a lot better to produce the odd bite today, Frustrating to lose a couple of fish which could of seen me in the frame but still had the bonus of the £40 mini section monies. Back in two weeks for the final round when Its my turn for match lake with a couple of pegs on Middle, Spring included so looking forward to it, Keep that hand going Trig"..

Full results -

1st Ben Broxon (Guru Viaduct) peg 110 Cambell, 186lb 7oz.

2nd Ron Hardiman (Future Networks) peg 118 Cambell, 99lb 11oz

3rd Dave Roper (Somerset Angling) peg 77 Cary, 79lb 2oz.

4th Mark Poppleton (Colmic) peg 53 Lodge, 66lb 2oz.

5th Dick Bull (Team Amigos) peg 119 Cambell, 66lb,

6th John Moody (Garbolino Blackmore Vale) peg 102 Cary, 61lb 4oz.

Silvers -

1st Luke Sorikin (Thatchers Gold) peg 129 Cambell, 43lb 3oz.

2nd Rob Jones (Thatchers Gold) peg 98 Cary, 27lb 3oz.

3rd Gary Etheridge (Thatchers Gold) peg 68 Lodge, 24lb 12oz.

Teams On Day -

1st Garbolino Blackmore Vale, 72pts

2nd Somerset Angling , 66pts

3rd Team Amigos 60pts

4th Thatchers Gold 57pts

4th Mosella Bathampton, 57pts

6th All Stars 50pts.

League To Date -

1st Colmic South West) 253pts

2nd Mosella Bathampton 250pts

3rd Thatchers Vets 226pts

4th 2nd Time Lucky 219pts

5th M5 Angling 208pts

6th Thatchers Gold 207pts

7th Guru Viaduct 204pts.

Individuals To Date -

1st Martin Preston 65pts

2nd Mark Poppleton 61pts

3rd Paul Elms 59pts (Weight)

4th Nick Ewers 59pts

5th Ben Broxham 58pts (Weight)

6th Dom Sullivan 58pts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

      

Match Free Weekend.

just a quick update as far as last weekend went, Saturday I skipped fishing mainly due to the fact it was lashing down when I woke which remained for the rest of the day so the only thing I got wet was my throat whilst watching England batter the Welsh" Perhaps that's why we don't have their contingent fishing the Viaduct Winter league This Year?? Lol. Sunday saw me spend a few hours up the road at Shiplate main lake with Terry Taylor again, I booked a couple of swims on the far bank out of the cold wind & were pleasantly surprized when we were basking in the sun for the first few hours' We both planned a day on the silvers but it didn't really happen, I struggled to catch one skimmer & a few roach so spent most of the day fishing for carp, I had two good early fish on the bomb on corn then later in the day a decent 15lb fish on the waggler & another 12lb fish on the bomb, Terry persevered with the silvers but only managed to connect with roach for most of the day but at least we had a few bites on a cold but pleasant day for us. Back to Viaduct for the penultimate round of the teams of Five this weekend & my turn for the float only section on Lodge Lake with the overspill onto the bottom end of Cary, Peg 53 please Trig..".        

Viaduct Fishery Winter League Teams Of Five (Round 3)

After spending the day with the wife yesterday I was looking forward to the latest round of this popular league, My turn to be on Scary Cary lake this time & I was hoping trig was up to his normal drawing standard again today, It was a cold wind today coming from the north east so sitting in that for some today would feel bitter' I was chatting before the draw & said I fancied peg 77 next to the tree between Cary & Cambell  & after drawing the peg I predicted in the last round I was hoping to have the same result' It wasn't far off as when Trig came back with the sheet I ended up above the tree on peg 78!" Result, I still expected the form pegs opposite, 102 & 100 to produce the best weights but was confident enough to get a few pull-rounds". team wise we didn't have a bad draw, Trig was on peg 4 Spring, Shaun was on peg 42 Match, Paul was on the overspill pegs onto the bottom end of Cary from Lodge lake peg 107, Vince was on 111 Cambell & Me 77 Cary.  Another simple set up to day, The normal bomb rod to fish various baits on a hair, A waggler to search the depths again aimed at fishing toward the middle of the lake & again with a hair rigged hook length, Apart from this all I set up was a 0.3g float on 0.19-0.16 & a 16 hook to fish down by the tree at 12mts.

For company I had Colmics Mark Poppleton the other side of the tree on 77,  Fellow trucker Jack Billet on 79 & Adrian Jefferies on the spit peg 80 so good company & bound to be a laugh somewhere along the way!". I started the day on the bomb & meat just past the aerator between Mark & Myself, Clint Wojtyla over on 102 was soon into a fish closely followed by Gareth Lennox on peg 100, I gave it 20mins on the meat & had one small liner, I switched to double corn on the hook & after a few minutes Adrian turned round to ask if I had any liners, I was just explaining to him & Jack that I had a decent liner I though would keep going & moments later as they were fixed on my tip round it went! Lol, twenty minutes in & 6lb in the net" good start.. back out but nothing followed & it seemed for the time being the carp were happy sitting further across as pegs 102, 100 & 99 were all getting odd fish, After about an hour I switched to fishing the wagg but it was a bit awkward due to the wind, I gave this another 20mins or so but it wasn't working even trying off the deck. Mark had sneaked in another couple of carp & Adrian took an early carp followed by another up the bum" which gave him the right run around' jammy git!, I was getting worried as it was approaching 12.30pm & all I had added was a 2lb skimmer on normal meat, I switched back to the corn & just as jack turned round & asked if I was having any signs again it flew round" It wasn't so simple this time though as it was a big fish & took me around the aerator cable" The inevitable happened losing the fish but still attached to the cable but thankfully only a broken hook length in the end, Trig rang me to see how I was doing just before 1pm & trust me even the sound of his voice wakes fish up, No sooner had I put the phone down I was in, & netted a 10lb fish, Back out on yellow meat & 5mins later netted another around 14lb' Two fish in ten minutes for 24lb that's more like it'.

I gave it another 20mins but nothing, I had been pinging the odd cube of meat down to the tree at 12mts through the day & after an earlier look with no signs I was itching to give it another go, I went in with the rig set at dead depth with meat cad potting a couple of cubes over the top, I lifted & dropped the rig a few inches & it shot under, fish on, Well for a few seconds before coming back with half my 0.17 hook length! I chucked the bomb back out whilst adding an 0.19 hook length back on the pole rig, I hadn't finished when the tip flew round which soon had me flinging the top-kit out my way, Another decent fish in the net, With 30mins to go I had to try the edge again, A couple of lifts & again I was in, same result" two seconds later & I came back with half a hook length! FFS, This is power line I'm using, their was odiously something cutting my line but frustratingly the carp were their! I had a quick chuck on the waggler when the wind dropped which resulted in another fish again on meat, But with minutes left I had to try by the tree again, Third time lucky?? You couldn't write it, Float settles, A couple of lifts, Bite, Fish, No Hook!!. I had ten minutes left to try the wagg again & did miss a decent bite but that was it, Adrian had finished with 4 carp, Three in the mouth Lol, Poor Jack just had to sit & watch fishing with three skimmers, I had 6 carp for what I estimated at 50lb odd, & Mark had finished with 5 carp, the pegs opposite, 102 & 100 had caught well through the day, When the scales arrived Nicky Ewers was leading the way with 76lb from peg 81 above the spit who we couldn't see all day, Adrian had 37lb odd, Jacks fish went 4lb odd then my carp & one silver went 60lb 3oz, Marks fish went 53lb but their were a few pegs opposite which would beat us, back at the results & it turned out I finished 5th on the lake taking 14/18pts, Trig had the same result 14pts As did Vince who included the 2nd best silvers weight so well done to him, Shaun had a struggle on match with late fish being caught around him but couldn't get bites ending on 4pts but the hero again was Paul Beaver Elms from the end peg 107 Cary coming 2nd in his section with 17pts which must see him winning the league individual as it stands, So we finished on 63pts giving us 3rd on the day teamwise so still a good result, Thatchers Vets Won the day with 70pts ahead of  2nd time lucky on 65pts. Top weight on the day went to Clint over on peg 102 which won the last match" but he fished well to end the day with 125lb 14oz Even with the late 18lb fish foul hooked on the wagg" Lol. Top silvers went to that man again Des Shipp from peg 61 on Lodge with 25lb 9oz. Back in two weeks & my turn for Lodge Lake with the overspill onto Cary, Turned out to be an enjoyable day, frustrating to lose the fish on the pole & the one to the aerator just one of then would of added another point but at least I had a few come the end.

Full Results -

1st Clint Wojtyla (Future Networks) peg 102 Cary, 125lb 14oz.

2nd Chris Davis (moaning Maggots) peg 110 Cambell, 123lb 13oz.

3rd Gareth Lennox (Balti Boys) peg 100 Cary, 117lb 12oz.

4th Scott Puddy (Guru Viaduct) peg 37 Middle, 79lb 2oz.

5th Nicky Ewers (Thatchers Vets) peg 81 Cary, 76lb 10oz.

6th Clayton Hudson (Future Networks) peg 132 Cambell, 75lb 8oz.

Silvers

1st Des Shipp (Thatchers Gold) peg 61 Lodge, 25lb 9oz.

2nd Vince Brown (Mosella Bathampton) peg 111 Cambell, 17lb 5oz.

3rd Fred Roberts (2nd Time Lucky) peg 69 Lodge, 16lb 9oz.

Teams On day -

1st Thatchers Vets 70pts

2nd 2nd Time Lucky 65pts

3rd Mosella Bathampton 63pts

4th Colmic Southwest 57pts

5th M5 Angling 55pts

5th Somerset Angling 55pts

Overall League to date -

1st Colmic Southwest 206pts

2nd Mosella Bathampton 193pts

3rd Thatchers Vets  185pts

4th 2nd Time Lucky 176pts

5th M5 Angling 161pts

6th Guru Viaduct 155pts.