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