HLS 30/12/19 Sedges Tile lake

sedges 30/12/18

Well it was the last match of the 2018 season for the HLS guys and we had to do battle at this poplar Bridgwater venue and we were on tile lake (the one with the islands) and  I was praying for a peg on the near side (peg 30-40) only because I am never on this side I would like to fish it for a change …

The talk in the car park was that peg 35 has been winning a lot of the matches and when me and Dave did a walk around there was carp topping in this area  so a good draw was a must !! and the funny thing was that when me and Dave got to peg 21 I said to him that I didn't want it as I never see it frame in the winter !! then I drew it ten minutes later !!! then I was told it was the golden peg !!… no pressure then ..

so the pegging went like this :

21 S king (all round Mr nice guy... who draws good pegs and moans about them...a lot!) 

23 Shane (Terry western bait company)

25 Tony N (Super Mario baits)

26 Stan (Radio active man)

28 Lord c (Octopussy)

30 Paul (Paxo baits)

31 Graham (In Somerset's top 10 rich list)

33 Rodger (Is Somerset's richest man and is keeping the UK car industry afloat single handed )

35 John B (Shepton silvers slayer)

36 Dave A (ipickupeverytime.co.uk)

38 Eric (Ninja)

40 George (Best silvers angler in the club)!!!! … his words not mine!!

So a few silvers boys on carp pegs.... and it seams the same guys drawing the same fantastic pegs again ..yes you Lord C!!! he ran to peg 28 and told me when he walked past that I would blank cos I was crap which upset me but that's what he is like …  I could see my mate Dave over on peg 36 smiling like a cat who had a full bowl of cream no make that 2 bowls ..so all to play for

So I went about doing what I do best and just set up loads ..2 tip rods, 3 pole rigs, and I  put in 2 keep nets …  I was feeling the vibe big time cos I could see George over on peg 40 and he is like my lucky charm as I do well every time he is next to me … but as there was that added pressure of the golden peg I had to just get my head down and fish my own match cos £550 is a lot of money to us poor sods from Frome (The poor part of Somerset)…..

One of the best … No.... the best silvers angler in the club giving me the 10 mile stare from peg 40...

It shows how good the modern phone is cos he was the other side of the lake and he is only 3 foot tall.

Anyway I could see Dave A catching well from peg 36 but they looked small (silvers) and I heard that Paul (Paxo baits) was catching well on peg 30 (again silvers) ..so skipped the silvers rig ..then the jungle drums told me that Rodger and Eric had a few carp (pegs 33/38) .and I seen Tony getting a few carp so I had to work hard today but I had few in the last hour …

We started the scales on my peg (21) and I had 4-0 of silvers and 41-12 of carp for a total of 45-12..next up was the younger western aka Shane on peg 23 who had 10-1 then Tony N on peg 25 had 28-6 ..Radio active man was next up on peg 26  and ad 4-1 of silvers … Then it was that man Martin aka Lord C on peg 28 ………… a great peg …………….who...…………..had...……….a...……… DNW  and boy did his brother laugh....Anyway we had all round Mr nice guy next on peg 30 Paul who had a great net on a hard day from okish peg and plonked on 21-4 of  silvers …I asked which ground baits he used and he just winked .. mmm he back on it boys ..

Paul's ground bait.. mixed with sensas lake 50/50..works a treat … 

those skimmers love  sage and onion …..(well done mate)

Over to the near side and we started with graham on peg 31 who 12-12 of silvers then the richest man in Somerset was next on  peg 33 who had 26-7...next up on peg 35 was Shepton silvers ace who had 8-12 of silvers and said he got them in the last few hours ….Then Dave A on peg 36 who had 13-8 of silvers and 7-4 of carp for 20-12...Eric on peg 38 had a bad day !! and put on 19-6 … and the last man was George who had a hard day catching white bait and put on 9-11...but he said the peg  was full of carp ???

So the winners today :

1st overall Steve King (I moan about my peg … a lot) peg 21 45-12

2nd overall Tony N (Mario baits) peg 25 28-6

1st silvers Paul  (Paxo baits) peg 30 21-4

2nd silvers Dave (ipickupeverytime.co.uk) peg 36 13-8

So a nice pick up for me today (£550 golden peg) and it is nice to end the year with a win ..at last … my son said I should put a photo of me with my winning net but I couldn't find one so he took this one today at a café and told me to up load it …looking good for 27...

my wife is so lucky

Next Sunday are at Trinity Waters so please book in with Phil …. also the AGM is this Friday at the 37 club … good luck with that !!

See you Sunday and happy  2019 .. 

HLS Avalon 23/12/18

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Avalon 23/12/18

 

 

I didn't fish this match as I had a party to go to ..but Martin spoke to me Sunday night and sent over the weigh in sheet (good man!)

 

They had 12 fishing this match and speaking to martin he said that peg 17 as got a tree gone into the lake and looking at it Tony N got his pinkies on this peg and fished for carp and done a cracking job as he won !!!

 

Not sure who did the pegging but the silvers was won from peg 11 but he did have 7 spare pegs ??

anyway well done Jeff ?

 

looking at the sheet is fished hard in the low numbers but it looked like the silvers had a go .

 

So onto the winners :

 

1st overall Tony peg 17 51-8

2nd overall Nigel  peg 21 33-5

 

1st silvers peg 11 Jeff 20-10

2nd silvers peg 20 lord c 16-4

 

So a well done to all .. next week we are at the Sedges (not sure which lake) so please book in with the guru tart ...

 



 

Next years fixtures ..

 

HLS fur and feather match 16/12/18

 

Emerald lakes HLS  fur and feather 16/12/18

 

 

 

Well it was that time of the year again and the club had our fur and feather match, we had 3 lakes booked at Emerald pools .. Jade, Ruby, and Emerald and I think most of us wanted to be on Jade lake as the silver fishing is great on this lake ..so  a good draw was a must .

 

We all met for breakfast and draw  at the 37 club and I did a super pool for those who wanted to enter it and I think most did !!

 

The club has spent twice a much this year on prizes and we had 6 hampers up for grabs (2 for each lake ..1st overall and 1st silvers) and a fishing voucher for every member .. and I would like Tony fry who has sorted out the vouchers and also Danny and George for pegging out the venue on a wet Saturday afternoon ..thanks guys . 

 

We had 27 booked into the match so we put 9 on each lake which was about right .. so after some grub we got the draw under way and I put my mitts in the bucket and I had peg 10 on Emerald looking back at me …. and as I wanted to fish for silvers I was a bit gutted cos it's a carp peg !!! oh well water pigs it is then...

 

 



My home for the day peg 10

 

 

So I parked up and dropped my gear off and I was thinking I might have a chance here as I have seen this peg do well in the past but looking around I could see Bill to my left and Eric my right . and Tony N  and Dave bull were on the island pegs...

 

 



 

WOW it must xmas cos Eric on peg 1 has got his pole out !!!

 

My plan was silvers but I had to change my plans when I got this peg ..so I set up a dobbing rig to fish over to the reeds and a pellet rig to fish a foot away from the reeds/bridge ..and was hoping to catch well on the bridge but I never had a bite here all day .also I never had a bite on the dobbing bread rig … so my last rig had to work  and I had a few carp on it but I lost 3 in a row and that was it for me I never had a bite for the rest of the day ..gutted !! I think I had 10 carp  by 11.30 and was thinking I was going to do a big weight then bugger all for the rest of the match … I could see Danny and Dave catching silvers over the far side an ad that feeling I was going backwards with every hour passing ..and 3 o'clock couldn't come fast enough ..

 

At 3 o'clock  we called the all out and started the scales on peg 1 with Eric who had 1-5 of white bait and a few carp for 8-2 for a total of 9-7...then D.T and Shane  both  had D.N.W's (and i wanted one of those pegs for the silvers) .. then Danny on peg 5 had 8-7 of silvers and 5-9 of carp for a total of 14-0 next up was Dave Allen on peg 6  who 10-8 of silvers and a carp for a total of 14-7 then over onto our side of the lake and Bill the paste on peg 7 had a few carp for 14-6 then Dave bull on peg 8 had a D.N.W and tony next door on peg 9 had 15-0 and I was thinking oh shit …. then I was last to weigh in on our lake and put on 25-11 ...so I had a good 1 hour or so ..

 

I had won our lake and won a nice hamper and my good mate Dave Allen had won the silvers and also won a nice hamper ..happy days

 

 

 

Over on Jade lake Dave Harvey won with 35.6 and Mike won the silvers with 15-2..so well done to both.

 

 

 

And the last lake was Ruby … Who was won by all round Mr nice guy Paul who had 33-8 and the silvers was won by Lord C with 6-0 …. ouch !! So again well done to both and again both got a nice hamper

 

 

 

SO well done to the winners and also well done to the super pools winners who were

 

1st overall Dave Harvey

2nd Paul

1st silvers Mike

2nd silvers Ross..

 

Anyway we went back to the 37 club for food and a pint ..and I would like to thank the club for paying for this ..we had some sad news in that Tony Fry has said he will not be doing the chairman's  job next year and again I would like to thank him for his effort and time he has put in and trust me it is a thankless job !! I think going forward the club should be ran without a chairman and treasurer and we should pay all the money out that we take on the day ..I am sure that Shane would be happy  to keep doing the money side of things on a Sunday but you need to ask him ?..also I still think that it should be a £10 joining fee and this could be used for our away day to Todbar manor ?? I would be happy to help out with the scales .. and I am sure Phil would be happy to keep doing the booking in ?? again you need to ask him ..

 

We have a good club here and it would be a real shame if it went Pete tong! it seams like it has been the mid week lot v's the Sunday lot !! which is a real shame and I hold my hand up I was pissed of with how it went last year But I think the club has to come first and at the end of the day its  only fishing ..and we all love this sport ..

 

So again I would be happy to do the scales /golden peg unless somebody else wants to do it ??.. But I will be giving up doing the committee as of now as I get fed up with it (thankless task) and it's a nightmare doing meeting in Bridgewater which is a 70 mile round trip.. I have no ill feeling with anyone but that's how I feel about it, and a new year and new start... and I want to just fish with the club and not get moaned at every week .. like I said we have a great bunch of lads in the club and I for one want to see it go on for years to come ..

 

So there will be a AGM at the 37 club on the 4/1/18 and you should go but I wont be there as I cant offer anything to the club ..well only doing the scales and blog and golden peg but again if anyone else wants to do this then you can lastly Tony F has sorted out the venues for next year (below) and again thankyou tony for this …

 

I hope you all have a great Christmas and look forward to fishing with you all next year  … ho ho ho ..

 







HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 19th December Avalon

After a solid day's rain on Tuesday we did not know what to expect, but it turned out to be a warm and sunny day, and a joy to be on the bank.

I was not the first to arrive, and when I did I found there was just nine of the lads on parade.  We had Ron looking after our needs and helping with the peg selection, including the Golden Peg number eight.   .

I sorted the money and paid Avalon.   It was then onto the draw.   The Golden peg was drawn by Ninja.   Bill the Paste was on nine, and the thought was, that the overall would be decided between them.   I drew eleven next to Boy George.   It was then onto Mustard, Tungsten and the draw specialist Sparky.

For the match we had been gifted two vouchers by Steve from Somerset Angling, we used them as part of our pools.   All lads asked me to thank Steve and the business for their generosity, which was much appreciated.

It was time for all in;  George was catching whitebait from the off.  I took a little longer to get going, but we both had plenty of bites, but a lack of quality.   We had lots of chat, some about fishing, but mostly about meeting up at the pub on Christmas Day for our annual couple of pints before lunch.

I could only see George, so I couldn't see how the match was going.  I knew I needed to play catch up with the bloke telling lies beside me, but it was not to be.

I shouted all out and Ron started the weigh with Geoff who scaled 7lbs 9os of silvers, he had caught a couple of carp, but didn't weigh them.   Dave T was next, he had pushed him with 6lbs 14ozs, so that was the silvers taken care of.

Mustard was next in line, he had 24lbs plus, mainly carp, this was good for the overall.   George had
5lbs 10ozs and my nugget.   Ninja had 18lbs 8ozs which was second overall. 

As you can see from the result sheet it was a tough but most enjoyable day.

This year Dad's Army has had lots of close fought battles in both silvers and overall categories , and as we have some new recruits, the competition is a lot stronger, this will hopefully make some of us improve.
     
 The new Wednesday fixture list is circulating at the moment, so after a seasonal break we start             again on Wednesday 2nd January 2019 visiting Sedges fishing on Tile.

We wish our friends with not the best of health a better new year.   We miss you just as much as you miss us.   I will keep pestering you with phone calls, as I am sure our other friends will.

       Dad's Army would like to say to all our members, families, and every one who reads our blogs,                                      and hopefully enjoys the nonsense!!

             THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE SEASON AND THE NEW YEAR

                                    Have a good one

                                                    Bob


                                           

HLS Angling Wednesday 12th December Emeralds Speci. Lake

    We were at Emeralds today, the weather, contrary to all the forecasts, was good.   There is lots of protection here from what could be a very cold wind.  I arrived early, but not before Tivi, we had to wait for Alan to open up the gates.

My first job was to peg the lake, I was expecting twelve today, and the lads did not let me down.   Boy George was warning it may not produce the great results of our last visit, but I believed we would still catch plenty of fish.

Into the draw bag, peg nine was the Golden Peg, which was drawn by Bend It for the third week on the trot; would he win it again was the question, if he had it would have been a record.    Sparky drew one, and The Nasty Old Sheriff two, so that was first and second silvers taken care of!!!    Ninja and Bill the Paste  drew well, so that could have been the match sewn up, but time would tell.    George brought some party poppers to start and end the match.   That was a laugh, it was more fizz than pop.

At the start of the match I decided to fish just outside some inviting rushes to my left, fishing caster over maggot.   An hour later I had two razers in the net.   Change of tactics; five sections into open water with the same bait, and soon it was better results.   At the end I had five scaleys and silvers for 39lbs 13 ozs.

I had been watching others catching fish all day, and it looked like my choice of winner  could prove to be correct.    It was time for the moment of truth, Mustard was in charge of the scales and I had the paperwork.  Danny was hobbling around looking like that chap with the back from Notre Dame, Quasi Modo,  sorry if the spellings wrong,     In spite of that, it didn't stop him catching fish.

Congratulations to Sparky on Saturday his wedding day, we all wish him well.  He said he hoped to be fishing next Wednesday?? before going on his honeymoon.     This made my wife smile, a touch of the deja vou for her

Back to the weigh in, it was Sparky 38lbs13ozs , and Danny 34lbs 3ozs for the silvers.  Ninja was top overall with 51lbs 1oz.   George scraped in beating Bill for second with 45lbs3ozs of mostly silvers.

Great venue, good match, good company, and plenty of craic.   That must be Dad's Army on a Wednesday.

       We  are visiting Avalon next week, which is the last before Christmas.. Then a two week break,                                        so let's enjoy it, and have a good turn out.


                                                                             Bob


                                                   

HLS Trinity waters 9/12/18

Trinity waters 9/12/18 Woodland lake

 

 

Well after the strong winds and rain on Saturday night I was hoping to wake up Sunday to find it had gone .um no ! it was still going for it at 6 o'clock Sunday morning in Frome  and I was thinking it could be a tough day on Woodlands as it lacks cover and as I have said before Bridgewater is always windy .. anyway  I met Dave and Lord C at Street mac ds and the wind was still strong but the rain had gone which was a bonus …

 

We made are way to Bridgewater and onto to this  Fantastic venue and I had a look at the lake and it looked like the Amazon river it was really coloured and I was thinking that the wind we have had over the last few day have churned it up and I have never seen it like this before.

 

While looking at the lake it was obvious that pegs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,,9 had all the shelter and looked nice and the rest had waves ..so I wanted peg 2 or 6 just to have a days fishing out of the wind .. I paid all my pools to Shane and had a look at his new seat box and I must say it is probably the best looking seat box out there  ..and those Rive boxes are well made .. Then he was telling me he also brought one of the new Matrix side trays which look great and looks very well made ..and then lastly he put on his new red and black Gore-Tex ..and I was thinking he looks the part ..and at this point I was thinking he looks like someone else in the club ? …

 

Anyway while I am thinking about it the "Guru tart" is selling his Guru stealth seat box and he asked me is I wanted it but I declined it as I have a great seat box … mine looks just like Shanes ??? He said he wants £150 for it so first come and all that ..please speak to him if you want it

 

So into the tub of dreams and I pull out peg 2 … happy day!!! and then opened up my eyes and peg 14 was looking at me ..bugger ..wind it was then

 

peg 14 ..

 

 

Set up today was just 2 tips rods,a margin rig and a rig for out in the open water for the silvers  ..I did set the pole for 13 meters  but I just couldn't hold it as the wind was strong and it was gusting big time  so I came back to 10 meters and that was just about the limit that I could hold … I had Tony N on peg 15 and The Guru tart on peg 12 and I could see my new mate on peg 17 …  and god did he look good on his new box!!!

 

 

So at he all in I put in 3 balls of Thatcher's ground bait and went out on the 20 meter line with maggot and a cage feeder and didn't have a bite within 30 minutes!! so onto the pole line and it was like holding Phil the "guru tart" back from Somerset angling !! hard work... and I mean hard work!! but I did have a few skimmers .. looking around  I didn't see anyone catch it was so hard .. but at the end a few carp had been caught and I could see the silver boys catching white bait in the margins …

 

Both Tony's started the scales on peg 28 with George (best silvers angler in the club ) who had 2 lumps in the margin and some bits for 29-0 ..then D.T on peg 26 had more bits for 2-11 yes 2-11...then 4 DNW'S .then I had 7-10 of silvers !!! Then Phil "the guru tart"  Blanked !! ..Dave on peg 10 had 14-7 and then john on peg 8 had 4-12 of silvers .. Lord C on peg 6 went home which is rare !!!and graham on peg 2 had one carp for 7-11and the last 2 also had a DNW's  (tony fry aka silver fox and Brian  )

 

So a very hard day but the best silvers angler in the club won !! so dreams do come true!!! well done mate …

 

The winners :

 

1st overall George (best silvers angler in the club) on peg 28 29-0

2nd overall Dave Allen peg 10 14-7

3rd overall Graham peg 2 7-11

 

1st silvers S king peg 14 7-10

2nd silvers John peg 8 4-12

3rd silvers D.T peg 26 2-11 yes 2-11!!

 

 

And this summer seams a long time ago now !!! but it was a close match 

 

 

 

 

Right next weekend is the HLS fur and feather match at Emerald pool's and I think we have 30 booked in so we have 3 lakes which will be JADE,RUBY? (the one behind emerald) and EMERALD … 

 

The club has spent twice as much this year on prizes and there will be 6 hampers up for grabs yes 6 !! so this year each overall and silvers winner will win a hamper .. and the rest of use will get a great prize ..  I would like to thank Tony fry...Martin..Phil..Shane who have give up there free time to sort out he prizes also I would like to thank Danny and George who will be pegging out the lakes on Saturday .. again giving up there time for us so please don't moan about your peg it is what it is .. 

 

There will breakfast at the 37 club from 7 o'clock and the draw will be at 8 o'clock again at the 37 club ..the match will be from 10-3 and then the results will be back at the 37 club  with a buffet paid by the club .

 

I will be running a super pools on the day which will be £5 if you want to do this then please find me in the morning .. I'm thinking about paying the top 2 overall and also the top 2 silvers overall ?? but this might  change due to numbers ..

 

ALSO and this is big news …. Phil "the guru tart" will be donating £500 for the biggest fish which I think is a nice touch … thanks mate you are a star...

 

see you there ..

 

 

 



 



 

 





HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 5th December Trinity Woodlands

What  a day!!!!   The good part was,   it was dry when we were setting up, and again when packing up, but during the match RAIN and more RAIN.

Twelve of Dad's Army arrived for a real trial by combat, and there were no hot drinks today as Misha was on the school run.   We heard Lily really likes school.

Back to business which did not take long.   At the draw Bend It got the Golden Peg again ,he won last weeks, today it was number 27.  The lads were up to the usual, taking the proverbial with no one exe
 Everyone wanted a rear bank draw out of the wind, there are no prizes guessing where I drew.  I was on peg 9 on the far bank, sandwiched between Tivi and Tungsten.

 I was time for the all in, we fished until 15-00 hours today.   As the match progressed it became obvious at our end of the lake fish were a rarity.   Eventually Tivi had one, but he denied seeing a bite?   It took two and a half hours before my first bite which was a whole two ounces.   It was really tough, and the weather horrendous, I was thinking a warm bar and a pint might be preferable, but if I did that, the guys might all follow, and I would be in the chair.!!

When the Nasty Old Sheriff me the weigh in sheet it looked like the top end of the lake fished a different match to us.   Where did Bill the Paste find five carp for an outstanding  40lbs 5ozs?  I was impressed.     There were three good silver weights on the near bank,;  congratulations to Bend It who came out top again with 10lbs 1ozs of silvers, plus 11lbs 2ozs of those vermin.

When I left the car park, last as usual, my thoughts were,  all the Dad's Army were winners as despite the conditions we all enjoyed a days fishing together as friends.   Roll on next Wednesday for a repeat performance no matter the conditions.

          Emeralds next Wednesday where there is a top limit of fourteen.  Don't get disappointed.


                                                    Bob


                                           

 

Sunday 02-12-18 - Sedges Tile Lake

Greetings from the Grinch...... Bah Humbug and all that.....

It's was lovely to escape the seasons madness for a few hours and visit the lovely Sedges fishery where we are warmly welcomed and served with hot drinks and hopefully a good days fishing.

Last week it was Brick lake, so we would see if Tile was more productive today. It was very mild and many were casting off layers of clothing. I was fishing for silvers and fancied the far bank, pegs 21 to 30.

The bucket of dreams gave me peg 21 so I was happy. I had Steve King to my left on 23 and then George (elephant foot) Fletcher next to him. They kept up a running commentary for most of the day. Especially when Steve netted more and bigger skimmers than George.

At my peg, I set up a waggler rod, tip rod with small feeder, 13m pole line and 6m pole line. Bait today was a small amount of Black Magic Gold groundbait, dead pinkies, live pinkies, white and red maggots and casters.
I started on the waggler at about 18m and got bites straight away from small skimmers. The 13m pole line also gave me bites but no fish of any size. I kept changing between these lines and eventually found some decent skimmers. I had one bite on the 6m line from a good skimmer and I didn't bother with the tip rod.

I had bites throughout the match but they were not as often as Steve on 23 and his fish tended to be better. It looked like he was fishing 16m and 8m. I knew how George was doing because he went quiet meaning he was concentrating. But he wasn't doing as well as Kingy.
I couldn't see or hear anyone else but word got about that Dave Allen was doing well on 28.

And so at the all out the scales started with me and I put a meager 9-10 on them.

The winners were, paying out only 1st and 2nd, today.....

Overall
1st - Martin Western, peg 30 with 46-3
2nd - Tony Newell, peg 35 with 37-10

Silvers
1st - Dave Allen, peg 28 with 39-14
2nd - Steve King, peg 23 with 21-7

Next Sunday is at Trinity Woodlands, so book in with Phil the Guru Tart.

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 28th November Viaducts Cary

Viaducts Cary was where Dad's Army did battle today, and although the Meteorological Office had tried to put the frighteners on us we were all kitted up and ready to go.

Nine were on parade, and it was decision time for peg selection,   After walking the lake I decided on the easy option by letting Badger make the choice.    The business completed and it was time for the draw,  with peg 96 as the Golden Peg which went to Bend It.  The Sheriff had the unfancied peg 105, I was next on 102, with Bill the Paste on 100; Tivi and the Wizard completed our bank.   There were just three on the fancied far bank Mustard, Ross and Sparky, but they had the worst of a very difficult wind and rain.

All in, and the main job was ensuring the safety of our gear, fishing coming second.   I decided on 10 metres in front, feeding caster and ground bait in just small amounts often, hoping to attract a few fish.   It took nearly two hours to get my first bite, a very small roach.   While I was waiting Tonto came round for a chat; he was not fishing today ,and he told me Sheriff was catching small roach.    I could see Ross netting skimmers on the hot peg 78.

My day got better, I switched from maggot to caster on the hook, and was rewarded with some quality fish, and quite a few roach.   Happy days!! and the weather was bearable.

It was all out, and the father and son Badgers weighed us in;  we felt highly honoured.   They started with Tivi who had 5lb 14ozs which included a 2lb 1oz perch.  Somerset Angling had kindly given us a £10 voucher three weeks ago, to be won by the biggest perch caught in one of our matches, and it had taken until today for this species to be caught.   Next to weigh was Bend It who had 16lbs with 2lbs llozs perch.   Bill the Paste had a rare DNW  I managed 12lbs 13ozs, and Danny 9lbs 14ozs.

Mustard struggled with 3lbs 4ozs, but Ross did well with 12lbs, but it was Sparky who lit up the day with 27lbs5ozs.   I cannot remember coming to Viaducts and not having a tussle with some of the scaly residents patrolling the waters.   More of a surprise was, not one was caught during the match, all the weights were silver fish.

Several thank- yous, first to Steve and Matt at Viaducts, and Somerset Angling for the voucher, it's really good that there is some give as well as take in the sport.  Finally I thank the men of Dad.s Army for turning out in atrocious conditions.   We had an enjoyable day with good company.

          Next week it's Trinity Woodland, where hopefully the weather conditions will be more           
                        clement, and the fish come out to play.

                                                                 Bob


                                               

                                                 


   

Sedges 25/11/18 brick lake

 

Brick lake 25/11/18 Sedges lake

 

 

 

We had Brick lake booked today and I personally like this lake as I think the silver fishing is better but I had a phone call in the week from Martin aka Lord C who told me that 13lbs won the mid week match ...ouch ...so it could be a hard day then !!

 

Anyway we met up at Mac D's in Street and then made our way to Bridgewater …i un loaded the car and then had a chat to a few of the lads ..Then I asked if anyone brought any crap in the Black Friday deals as there was some great buys online  ..and then LEE the guru tart ..sorry Phil the guru tart was saying that he might buy a new seat box and a new pole and some new reels and a few new rods and has just ordered a new set of Gore-Tex from Halkon hunt and he wasn't happy as he is a big lad and they had to charge him a bit more due the extra work making his new suit …and yes it is bright orange with his name on the back "Lee the power sorry Phil the power"……

 

Anyway we had 17 booked in and we all wanted pegs 10 or 11 !! well I did .. so into the bucket of dreams and  ball number 9 was looking at me ..I was happy as I have done ok in the past from this peg but I wasn't sure how it would fish today .. looking at the sheet I could see the big guns on the hot silver pegs ..i.e.  Lord C on peg 5 and D.T on peg 6 and the biggest ego in the club on peg 13 !! yes George "best silvers angler in  the club" and then that man Danny on peg 16 and Ross on 17 ..so I was thinking it might be hard to pick up any coin today on the silvers front !!! and while setting up there were carp topping in peg 10 and 11 …..Solid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  and who got these to great pegs ?? well peg 10 had the silver fox and peg 11 had John who I think was going for the silvers which could be a hard from that peg … also we had our very own radioactive man aka Stan who was glowing green on peg 12 .. it's always nice to see Stan and I wish he fished a bit more but he told me that  the country need him to build this new power plant in Bridgewater  ….hero I was thinking  … well £100 per hour keeps him at work !!!!

 

so onto the match well it was hard and looking round it was hard for all I could see D.T get the most bites all day and had a nice net of white bait to go with a skimmer ..I had to look at the carp crashing around in pegs 10 and 11 all day and I said to the silver fox all he had to do was put a hook on his line and he would win !! joke tony ! looking over I could see Stan getting the odd skimmer on the tip and I was thinking that he might win the silvers pool ..and he did with 7-2 of silvers ..I wasn't sure what he was fishing on the hook but is glowing green ?? and he said he got it from work ?? ..

 

 

looking from peg 5



 

Me well I hooked 8 carp and got 4 in for 30lbs and that was good for 1st overall so not to bad a day and I do like it when it hard as you are never out of it ..I had them on the long pole and bait was pellet over pellet ..

 

1st silvers Radioactive man Stan peg 12 7-2

2nd silvers D.T peg 6 6-4

3rd silvers Paul (Paxo baits) peg 19 5-9

 

1st overall s king peg 9 30lbs

2nd overall Danny (Pinocchio) baits peg 16 21-15

3rd overall lord C peg 5 (octopussy baits) 19-8

 

Sorry for the short blog but I am very busy this week with the fall out from black Friday ...oh joy !!

 

Next week we are on tile lake and there are spaces if you want to fish

 

Also there will be a AGM on the 4/1/19 at the 37 club at 7.30  so if you want to chew the fat then please come along …

 

See you Sunday ..

 



 

 

 

 

 

 





HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 21st November Sedges Tile

When I raised myself out of the pit today, it was with fear and trepidation!! The forecast was grim       RAIN, STRONG EAST WINDS, and TOP TEMPERATURE 7 DEGREES !!!  sheer madness for an  old timer.    I dressed with enough clothes to stock OX-FAM for a year.

I arrived at Sedges at 08-00 hrs, all was quiet so I decided to walk around the lake.   We were fishing on Tile today, and halfway round I saw cars arriving, and thought more members for the funny farm? You have to admire the men of Dad's Army,. no matter what the conditions, a parade's a parade, and their duty is to catch fish with their mates.

There were twelve of us today.   Jamie and Denise looked after us with hot drinks all round.   The pegs were selected and the money business completed.   Then came the draw, Ninja got the Golden Peg number twenty two.   Everyone had an empty peg on one side, so we thought there should be a few fish caught today.    Most of the lads were baiting up with maggot, caster or pinkie, but soft pellet was also popular.

It was 09-45 hrs until 15-00 today.   At the all in I put a little loose feed and ground bait on the 11.5 metre line, this was where I aimed to stay all match. I had Tungsten to my right, and WO2 Bill on my left, so good company.    I put a pinkie on a 20 hook and waited   I took time but I got a small roach, which meant I had not blanked.   Tungsten was catching small fish regularly.   I could see Sparkie on peg forty was getting a few small skimmers.   After a couple of hours Bill P had caught two trees but no fish! and  I had an eel to go with my lone roach.

The day progressed , for me it was slow but, it did not rain, not much wind, and the sun shone through.   A just reward for the resilient men who stayed at their positions to the end, and weighed in.

We started with Ninja who said he had just one fish!! but asked for help to lift his net out?  the result was 50-00 lbs of scaleys.  How could this man perjure himself so consistently?  Tungsten had managed  7lbs 11ozs of silvers, plus a carp.   I had three eels, a skimmer and a roach, plus a carp for 12lbs 13ozs.   The Wizard 23lbs 6ozs, and it was off to the other bank and The Nasty Old Sheriff who weighed 5lbs 12ozs, was this enough for some nuggets?   George was hovering, and we knew what that meant, he could not stop telling porkies.  Simon weighed 30lbs 12ozs, and Bill the Paste surprised us with 16lbs 7ozs of silvers.   George had 7lbs 2ozs of silvers for the nuggets.   Mustard came second overall with 34lbs 1oz, and Sparkie 11lbs 9ozs of silvers, for second in that category.

Summing up, it was a day of surprises, The Paste won the silvers, the weather was very good, and to top it all Eric won the Golden Peg.   I must say thanks to all the lads for turning out, and making my day a good one.

    Next Wednesday we visit Viaducts and it's Scary Cary.   We could be down on numbers for                              various reasons.  Please make it ring!!!

                                                                                Bob


                                                             

Sunday 18-11-18 Avalon Fisheries

This was my second visit to Avalon in as many weeks. Last time it was hard going and with the drop in temperature today was not looking much better. The sun was out and it was a pleasant day so hopefully an enjoyable day.
I seemed last to arrive and was greeted with many 'well wishes'. 15 names were on the sheet, all to be pegged on the left with a NE wind blowing down the lake. Luckily most of the leaves had gone and so no surface rubbish.

The Guru Tart had a personalised number plate on his van, W10 PLB. We decided the middle was for Lesley as he's always acting like a big girl. He was in usual form and directing operations. We were to fish 10 til 3:30 and the golden peg was 3.

First into the bag was Danny who pulled out 3!!!! I went next and got 12, sh*t. It was the same peg as last time and I didn't do any good then.
At the peg I had Martin Western to my right and Steve King to my left. Steve obviously didn't like that close to me cos he stood on the platform and broke it then moved to peg 14. Martin and I noted the foul play. Karma is a bitch cos he later snapped the butt section of his pole.... ouch, costly!!!

At my peg I decided to fish for silvers as per last time. I went for 3 lines, one at 10 o'clock on 10m, another at 2 o'clock at 10m and then the margins. One line was fed with the So Simple Little Red Micros and the other line was with some Tom Thick groundbait laced with caster. I did later come in on a 8m line just feeding caster.

The word of the day, for me was biteless, or should I say, one foul hooked carp which didn't reach the surface and tiny little bites from fish not much bigger than the bait. My only success was 'whitebait' from the margins.

To my right, Martin was suffering the same. Paul Bowyer on 10 managed to find one bream and bits, however Tony Newell on peg 9 found plenty of carp to net the top weight.
Steve King, on the illegal peg 14 didn't have much success until he went out to 16m, finding bream and carp. He had to reduce to 15m after his pole mishap but the fish showed sympathy and continued to bite.
Word from the top end of the lake was that they were getting more bites.

At the all out, Ron did the weigh in and the results were:-

Overall
1st Tony Newell, peg 9 - 60-13.
2nd Dave Allen, peg 20 - 37-08.
3rd George, peg 23 - 22-14.

Silvers
1st Steve King, peg 14 - 23-14 (hope he gave the money to repair platform 13)
2nd Tony Fry, peg 16 - 7-14.
3rd Paul Bowyer, peg 10 - 4-05.


Lastly, Phil wants to know who is fishing the Xmas match and needs your money by the 25th November latest!!!!!

HLS Angling Summerhays Longs Wednesday 14th November

Including our guest Geoff, eleven of Dad's Army paraded at  Pete's Summerhays fishery today;  Longs the lake to be used.   It was a bit windy, but for November the weather was good.

Pete was cooking bacon and making hot drinks while giving is usual misleading advice to anyone foolish enough to listen.   I collected the dosh and  chose the pegs to be fished, the Golden Peg was eleven.   It was a bit noisy today, maybe because we were graced with the presence of the Shakespearean Bummer Boy, whose reputation goes before him!!! Welcome back Phil good to see you.

Onto the draw; the Wizard got lucky eleven.   I got a very windy end peg seven, with Tonto to my left. All in and let's see what happens    I didn't feed too much, and fished as light as possible with pinkie and maggot as hook bait.     For Tonto and myself it was very slow.   After three hours, with just a few bits in the net, I took a walk around the lake.   Most seem to be  struggling, but when I got to Bill the Paste he gave me some local knowledge about my peg.   When I started again what a difference that made,  four vermin and some silvers!! If only I had known from the start.

At all out time The Nasty Old Sheriff and I started the weigh at peg seven.   I got 14lbs 11ozs, Roger 23lbs 4ozs, and Brian, who failed with just one carp, and not even his usual one silver!!  They won't be singing in the Valleys today.   Next it was Tungsten 8lbs 10ozs, and then the course specialist Bill who gave us all a hammering with 70lbs 6ozs .   Geoff, our guest plus his dog, won silvers with 5lbs 7ozs?   Phil 11lbs 13os, Danny 29lbs 15ozs, Ninja had 26lbs 8oz, and finally George, who with 37lbs got second overall.

              Well done everyone, you don't have to catch tons of fish to have a great day out with your mates, as today proved.

                            Next Wednesday it's Sedges fishing Tile,   Another great venue, so get off your                                                                   butts and let's get on with it

                                                                               Bob

                                         

                                                                   

                                                                           
  

Landsend fishery match lake 11/11/18

Landsend fishery 11/11/18

A very short blog tonight as I am busy. Anyway, I drew the golden peg !!! Peg 5 !!!  and blew out big time. I had 3 carp and a few pound of white bait ..it was hard going !! But it was a great day weather wise and it was nice to sit in the sun even though I couldn't see my float for 1.5 hrs as he sun was low and a bit of a pain .. 

Its a great venue and I would fish it again tomorrow as I love the place …

The winners today were :

1st overall was Tony N on peg 21 with 32-9

2nd was George (best silvers angler in the club), peg 13 with 27-3

1st silvers Yes, Danny again on peg 11 with 11-2

2nd silvers Lord C on Peg 8 with 0-15 YES!!!!! 0-15 

well done to all...

Next week  we are at Avalon so please book in with the guru tart … Have a nice week cos mine will be crap and getting crappier for the next 6-7 weeks..oh joy !!



HLS Angling Club Dad's Army Emeralds Speci Lake Wednesday 7th November

Today Dad's Army were on parade at Emeralds on the Speci Lake, so I was limited for pegs.   The first thing I did when arriving at 7-45, was to do the pegging.   I managed to squeeze in fourteen, which was just as well as fourteen of F Platoon arrived, all smartly turned out.    I had to say no to our potential guest Vic which was a shame.

The weather forecast was horrendous; it was raining when the lads arrived, but they happily !! parted with their ackers, with the expectations of a good day's fishing with their mates.

All the business was done with the Golden Peg number one.   Sticky fingers went into the hat and Bend It got lucky, that was until Boy George drew next to him, they were either side of a large swim I had made into two pegs.   The Nasty Old Sheriff drew the flyer, and Monsieur Baz had a top swim in the corner.    I drew peg nine between Tivi Dave and Ninja, so good company but an average swim.

Today we fished 09-45 until 15-30, so on the dot I shouted all in, and we got busy.   No rocket science here, the lake was full of skimmers and carp, so most were catching from the off.  I find that not much feed and a single maggot on the hook at this time o  f the year is good for the silvers.   I caught most of the day with a one and a  half hour quiet spell, which I found inexplicable, and it probably cost me.

Halfway through Ninja took my second net; is he man or machine when it comes to carp??
Some would say neither.    The day progressed and the weather was not as bad as was forecast.    It was just another great day's fishing.

It was all out and everyone looked pleased with themselves,   Danny started the weigh in with Sausage who had 22lbs 6ozs of silvers.   Next it was Bill the Paste who had three carp nets and a silver net, a quarter of an hour later the final tally was 161lbs 15ozs.    Well done Bill.   The Brad had 17lbs10ozs of silvers.   Tivi totaled 25lbs 1ozs, and I weighed 34lbs of silvers  I was happy, although I knew it would not be enough.

Another big weight was next, Ninja with 121lbs 3ozs, then came Mustard with 18lbs 1oz,  Tungsten 47lbs 12ozs and Not so Simple 57lbs 4ozs. on the top bank.   It was then onto the big three.   Starting with Danny 40lbs of silvers and 8lbs9ozs of carp, next Mike 38lbs  15ozs which was very close, finally,  the man with the big tongue, our George, who had 45lbs 3ozs of silvers and was smiling.

    I believe I speak for us all, when after the match I said to Alan a big thank you, and we will keep returning to his wonderful fishery

When you realize it's November when weights traditionally drop,  just look at the result sheet., how nice it was not to struggle, it speaks for its self.

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned standing down from the organizing of  Wednesdays, but after hearing some alternative suggestions, and getting the feelings and vibes from the guys who fish on Wednesdays that you would not be happy,    So after talking to you, I think it had better we stay as we are, with a few adjustments and promises of commitment from you.

     Next Wednesday we visit Summerhayes Longs.  Peter is a good lad, so let's support him by                            turning up and feeding his fish.

                              Ding Dong make it ring

                                                                   Bob



                                               

Trinity Waters 4/11/18 woodlands

Trinity waters 4/11/18

I was looking forward to this match as I have been away this week and was itching to wet a line and I got my wish as it didn't stop raining all bloody day !!  Anyway the guys fished this lake mid week and looking at the results it looked like it fished hard ..

Me and martin (Lord C ) got to this fantastic venue nice and early so we had a walk around the lake (Woodlands)  and there were carp topping in the middle areas  (pegs 26,27)  so I wouldn't mind one of these pegs if I could get my pinkies in the draw bag nice and early!! also if I could choose a peg the any corner would be good !!!

So I paid my pools to Shane and said hello to all members and then  Phil and Shawn turned up and it was like a Guru and Preston trade show but I must say that Shawn's kit was a lot cleaner …. and then they each loaded £50000 of NEW gear onto there trolleys...but Shawn's trolley was a lot  cleaner....

the golden peg today was peg 27 and D.T got his hands on it !!! I got in line and watched people get some nice pegs and then than man Lord C got the best peg in the draw bag today (peg 15 ) and I was thinking that's the winner then .. so I asked him to draw me a peg number and he handed me peg 26 ..GOD THAT BOY CAN DRAW... So thanks for that mate …

I made my way to my peg which was a  nice short walk from the car park and getting to my peg  I had the wind coming from over my back which was a bonus....  so I set up a long pole to fish for silvers using ground bait and maggots and corn ..and a 13 meter line to fish for the water pigs using pellet on a band feeding 4mm...

To cut a long story short it fished rock hard ..well except for Danny (Pinocchio baits) on peg 29 who was showing us all (yes you to George aka the best silvers angler in the club..)  how to catch silvers as he had them from the off...Class act if I say so myself.... but the rest of us struggled big time and I only had I skimmer on the pole line and 3 carp on the tip ..which I only had as I was packing up my gear up and chucked out a feeder and had 23-8 of water pigs in the last 40 minutes so just luck but this was good as I picked up 2nd place overall and was beat by that man Danny who had 26 -4 of silvers to win 1st overall … git!! which was great for Shane as this meant he won the silver pool with 10-11  which was a bonus for him as it is his birthday tomorrow ( The big 70)

so he has some bear tokens …Happy birthday mate!!!

Anyway we started the scales on peg 6 with the Silver fox who chucked back  Eric peg 7 , Kev peg 7 also chucked back then it was Brian (HMRC baits) who had 4-2 of silvers … then Mike on peg12,Tony peg 13 also chucked back ..Shane on peg 14 had 10-11 of silvers and one carp for a total of 16-6, Martin (lord C) on peg 15 also chucked back as did John on peg 23 and then it was onto the cleanest angler in the UK "willy Wonka" and he had 17-8 to go into the lead !!I had 23-14 and then D.T had 4-3 of silvers and one carp for a total of 13-13 then it was Pinocchio on peg 29 who had a great winter net of silvers for a total of 26-4 …  Phil (guru tart ) also chucked back and then George (best silvers angler in the club) had one carp for 7-0 and loads of eyes for 7-8 for a total of 14-8 … and last was Graham who also chucked back ...so a very hard day but still nice to be out in the fresh air . just wish it was dry as my gear is soaked !!!

SO the winners today

1st overall Danny (Pinocchio baits) peg 29 26-4

2nd overall S King peg 26 23-14

3rd overall (Willy Wonka) Shaun peg 24 17-14

1st silvers Shane peg 14 10-11

2nd silvers George #(best silvers angler in the club) peg 32 7-0

3rd all round Mr nice guy D.T peg 27 4-3

So a big well done to all who sat it out and also a big well done to all the winners and from all in the club a big Happy Birthday the Shane who is 70 tomorrow (Monday)  "hope you have a great day …"

Next week we are at Landsend on match lake and I know lots of people don't like it for some mad reason but it would be nice to see a few there .. so if you want to fish please book in with the guru tart.

Also please let Phil the guru tart know asp if you are going to fish the XMAS match as we need numbers sooner rather that later … Thanks

have a great week ….



HLS Angling Wednesday 31st October Trinity Woodlands

We fished at Woodlands Trinity today, the ground was white with frost, so no great expectations were held.    This did not keep the troops quiet, the banter continued, no one was exempt from some kind of abuse.

We had Misha making hot drinks, and Danny sorting out the pegs to be used, so it was just myself sorting out the monetary business before the draw.    The Golden Peg was twelve drawn by "Not so Simple Simon"  The lad's thought it could be his day   I drew 24 with the Wizard on my right and an empty peg to my left.    Across the lake I could see half the lads, so I had a good idea how things were going.

The conditions determined how I fished, which was dead simple, maggot and pinkie on a size 20, ten meters in front, and left hand margin.   I  loose fed with not much ground bait.    All in and wait.   The first fish I saw was a small skimmer caught by Simon,  then Bend It  started playing a foul hooked vermin, which when weighed was 10lbs 13ozs; well done Mike.

From what I saw it was very slow and I decided to come up in the water.  The result was some small roach and a surprise carp, which was the better part of seven pounds.   The weather was kind except for a few showers.   I enjoyed the chat with the lads during the day.    My mate the Wizard had no carp today but twice as many silvers as me, which I might say was not difficult as I was rubbish.

It was time for the all out, I did not think Danny's back would be tested today   The first weight of any note was Bend It with  6lbs 8ozs of silvers and that dubious carp, a total of 17lbs 5ozs.  Next it was Golden Boy Simon who scaled 7lbs 4ozs of silvers and was in the lead at this point.   Boy  George however was smiling with his tongue hanging out and was denying what we all knew might be enough, and sure enough out came 8lbs 11ozs of silvers.  There was just that other lying little tow rag the Sheriff to weigh, I was wondering who would take my nugget,?   First Bill the Paste, one of our more truthful men (he will soon learn the art of deceit) said he had three carp one of which is a monster, so it was not surprising when the scales tipped 32lbs 8ozs,  for an overall win.

Back to the Sheriff, and out came the net, George was not looking quite so happy at this point, there were some unrepeatable christening names mentioned when the scales settled on 8lbs 15ozs, making him the winner by 4ozs.

It was tough today my 8lbs 15ozs was good enough for third overall.  The full results below.

          Next Wednesday we visit Emeralds, which is always good for some fish. Looking forward to it.

                              You know the number!!

                                                     Bob