19.07.2020

Todays meeting was at Summerhayes on Longs Lake. With a full 21 members booked in there were 5 on the reserve list awaiting their turn as since lockdown the number of attending members has been very possitive.

On attending where again most people were there by the time I arrived, with the last person to arrive again was Brian, but he did manage to get there for 8.15. The pond levels were very low again with only about 3ft of water available.

Expecttaions were positive with people getting 3 nets but some persons wernt so happy with their draw and only took a tadpole pot.

The draw was done on Friday via Zoom, with Phil and Shane witnessing the draw and with teh Guru Tart pulling peg 19 there was no way he was going to top up that fake tan by sitting in the shade, next to  the mtorway bridge.

Draw

Golden peg 35 - a great silvers peg and in danger of going

Peg

1 - Dave Tunstall
3 - Dave Allen
5 - Tony Fry
7 - George Fletcher
9 - Stan Butt
11 - Brian Chivers
13 - Steve Warren
15 - Eric Searle
17 - Steve King
19 - Phil Beards
21 - Colin Lambert
23 - Martin Western
25 - Tony Newell
27 - Roger Coombes
29 - Shane Western
31 - Danny Donnahay
33 - Paul Bowyer
35 - Rich Coles
37 - John Wolstencroft
39 - Nige Coram


Well some interesting draws with Brian and Steve pulling well known carp areas where as Steve King, Phil Beards, Colin and Martin drawing difficult areas. However, Rich Coles pulling Peg 35 was in a great area for him with a well known silvers area.

Fishing was difficult throughoutthe mornign session but generally picked up in the afternoon; however; Martin was seen packing up early, swifly follwed by Steve King, Tony Newell and Phil Beards - fishing must have been difficult.

Results

Overall

1st - Eric Searle - 78lb - 14 oz
2nd - Brian Chivers - 76lb  02 oz
3rd - Steve Warren - 56lb - 03 oz

Silvers

1st Rich Coles - 20lb - 08 oz
2nd - Danny Donnahay - 12lb - 14oz
3rd - Paul Bowyer - 9lb - 00oz

Eric wins his second Sumerhayes match in a row and Rich Coles takes the golden peg with a convincing weigh in on the silvers - truely a great silvers angler.

Well done to those who finished the match.

Please can I reiterate, there is no following of the scales following a match, weigh your fish then go back to your vehicle unless you are helping with the weigh in. Only 2 people should be doing the weigh in.

We are doing our best to accomadate anglers in attending matches but Covid is causing issues on numbers that can fish. Its the fisheries that decide how many not the club so please be patient.

Next up is Shiplate  - Main Lake