I'm sure I'l get some stick on Sunday for this but hey ho!!
Firstly. I can only apologise on behalf of the committee the actions and outburst, loudness of the Chairman, who would appear to be worse for wear following a few shandies the night before, not something we want to support when fellow anglers want a pleasurable fishing day and he should be setting an example and with other anglers fishing on nearby lakes not good a image for the club.
My second moan is the comments about the draw, we follow the fisheries guidelines and those set by the Angling Trust, so no you wont be putting your hand in a bag to do your own draw it will be continued to be done by the committee and if you don't like it then don't fish, there's plenty of people on the reserve list waiting to fish. When we are advised accordingly that is when the draw may return to normal but I don't see that being done for some time. If you want to witness the draw then speak to Steve Warren who will aid you in doing this.
My third moan is that we are still in COVID 19 Situation. We should be social distancing which means 2m apart minimum and should not be congregating in car parks or grouping close together on the bank, it all started very well but is now becoming very slack. We should not be hanging around after the match waiting for results and we should not be following the scales around the bank.
Onto the fishing and today's trip was the Main lake at Trinity. After a week of really warm weather and sunny days the expectations of a good catch was on the cards. Everyone was in a buoyant mood and I think it was me and Brian who were the last 2 to arrive albeit being 8.00am.
24 Anglers booked in today with most pegs taken up on the lake. The forecast was for warm sunny conditions but it was overcast and a slight breeze keeping things a little fresh. I did return to the van to get a hoody whilst setting up; however it did warm up at the start of the match then around lunchtime the sun appeared and was very warm. George met me with his normal grimace or is it wind - who can tell?
Draw
1 - Dave Allen
6 - Nige Coram
7 - Eric Searle
8 - Danny Donahay
9 - Rich Coles
10 -Colin Lambert
11 - Steve Warren
12 - Stan Butt
13 - Graham Burbidge
14 - Tony Fry
15 - Dave Tunstill
20 - Paul Bowyer
21 - Bob Pascoe
22 - Brian Chivers
23 - Tony Newell
24 - Shaun Larkham
25 - Roger Coombes
26 - George Fletcher
27 - Steve King
28 - Phil Beards
29 - John Wolstencroft
30 - Shane Western
31 - Martin Western
32 - Steve Coles
Fishing was proving to be difficult for most with a few of us fishing closest to the car park end having to wait a couple of hours for our first bites. Those further up seemed to be catching well, and I could see Steve King catching a few from the off.
For the few anglers that I could see, none were catching regularly and even Dave Allen on peg 1 was struggling for consistency. Eric, next to me was struggling then had a few Bream on the trott but he did wait for nearly 3 hours for a bite. After 6 hours of struggling and losing a few fish I was glad to hear the all out.
I don't know if its the weather conditions that makes it difficult or the fact that many people are now fishing the lake on a daily basis or if its the carpers being allowed to fish on the lake but its definitely changed and got difficult as normally this time of year there would be many nets of 100lb +, maybe a combination of all 3.
Results
Overall
1st - Tony Newell - 89lb - 02 oz
2nd - Steve King - 66lb - 07 oz
3rd - Stan Butt - 60lb - 10 oz
Silvers
1st - Rich Coles - 30lb - 05 oz
2nd - Danny - 21lb - 14 oz
3rd - Bob - 16lb - 01 oz
Well done to all the framers today and again Rich Coles showing his class as a silvers angler. Has any one seen George Fletcher, as he's not framed for months now as the above 3 seem to be framing week in week out. In fact he lost that many times that Danny commented that George has had to apply for a loan to keep paying out to Danny.
The dreaded sound of snapping carbon - Commiserations to Bob Pasco on breaking his top kit when letting carp ruin Sausages swim by failing to control the fish, Paul commented that this was Karma.
Shaun Larkham didnt have a good day, after finally getting into a match he snapped his nos four section. I think its where he polished it so much that he wore it thinner than the hair on his head.
Funny moment of the day - Danny was fishing the waggler and he ended up getting caught up in the trees behind him. (Trained by Phil Beards) - However; on 1 occasion he got caught up in a tree but also had a roach on the hook - looked like a flying fish.
Next up is Sedges on Brick lake, the ones without the islands. I think the next few weeks are fully booked but if you need to put your name down then please ensure that you contact Steve.
