HLS ANGLING Dad's Army Trinity Woodlands Wednesday 26th September

We  were at Trinity Woodlands today, the lake looked great on a perfect Autumn day.   Eleven of the boys?? fished, but I was not one of them under the doctors orders, and of course the wives.   Anyway it could have been embarrassing and hard to live down if I had had an accident, I had a stomach virus!!

We had both ends and the back of the lake.   Danny selected the pegs for the draw,  two was the Golden Peg.  Misha had taken Lilly to the doctors, but we fended for ourselves; no problem.

The car park looked like an after battle site.   We had Tivi Dave with all sorts of problems, Ninja blowing like a Dorset Horn, whilst George was hopping on one leg with gout, and some of the others looked like they had battle fatigue, and we had not even had the draw!!!

The draw was made, Tungsten got peg 12 making people mutter, he had The Sheriff on peg 10, and The Brad on 15, giving him plenty of competition.    Boy George got 6, and started telling his porkies saying he was not moaning.   The Golden Peg went to Ninja, and it looked like farewell fifty notes English.

Everyone moved off and I sorted the money, and gave Danny Misha's money.   I then went home for a rest and a nice lunch, having promised Danny I'd return for the weigh in.

At two-thirty I was back having a chat with the lads, who all agreed it was pretty difficult.   I settled down with Mustard, hoping to give him a little advice,and look at his gear and method.   He was catching whitebait down the side when I arrived, but at the all out he had not caught another fish, but reckoned he had learnt a lot, was it how NOT TO CATCH??     Anyway George next door saw the funny side, and was rolling about laughing, the gout forgotten.

At the weigh in we started with Ninja, who said he had had a bad day with just 51lbs 9ozs, then it was on to Mustard, no comment, then George with 7lbs 14ozs of sprats and some carp 26lbs 10ozs.  Next it  was our new member Bill the Paste, who was fishing top two with PASTE, he had amassed 138lbs 14ozs of scaleys, and a 2lbs 13ozs perch, giving him 141lbs 11ozs;  this made him the winner by a distance, also saving our Golden Peg.

Tivi Dave had 34lbs 10ozs.  It was then onto silvers, Danny 28lbs 13ozs, Tungsten 13lbs, and The Brad, John with 22lbs.   Well done everybody.   Full results below.

                   Next Wednesday we visit Sedges Tile, so let's make it a good one.

                                                                   Bob