HLS Angling club Christmas Match 2020

 HLS Christmas Match at Trinity Lakes 2020 

Trinity Lakes 

Today we had our annual Xmas Match with 27 Club Anglers attending. We had two lakes in , Woodlands Match lake & Ash which is a favoured Snake lake. Ash is an excellent lake rammed with a good head of Silvers & Carp a like. Woodlands was split into two sections - far bank & near bank the sides were left out. So on with the match I drew Peg 9 yep chuffed with that, for company I had Dave Allen on 8 Tony Fry on 10 then down through my section were 6 very good anglers that all would have no problem winning. Straight across was Phill Guru, to the left was Brian Chivers the Gringe 😉 on 29.. the all in was called I had quite a straight forward outlook the Method towards the middle & a bomb line at 25m on the same line looking for signs from the method 😉 two edges one with Maggots over Maggots & the other Worm over GB, I thought I’d get a few carp & maybe a couple of accidental Perch well long story short nothing on all lines except a Roach aaarrrggghhh I could have screamed. Bagger Dave Allen didn’t have a bite until 2pm but then snared two good Skimmers & a Carp well done Mucca. Not such a good ending for Tony Fry just a few roach. So Guru was straight in within the first hour having a good Perch then straight after an F1 I think that was it ? Nick Selway was straight into the skimmers on peg 11 fishing the long pole & kept catching silvers very steadily all day. Tbf that’s all I really could see, oh Gringe wasn’t catching haha 😂 never mind Bri maybe next time ?? Ah my mate Paul Lock aka Locky, he won the Silvers for his section well I’ll have the nugget off you next time 💪 Martin Western drew peg 26 great area for his favoured fish silvers I couldn’t really see him but he managed first Overall for his section 💪👌 Tony Newll done the job with an overall with Paul Bowyer winning the silvers on our section. Ash George was by the bridge & admitted to 4lb saying that’ll win the lake for Silvers & shore enough it did 💪 Wow.. Kingy wanted a dobbing peg on Ash he got that but not such a great area by far he done some dobbing at 16m knowing him he did that most of the day, that guy would do 20m if he could he lives for the long pole 💪 John Wulverscroft took Overall for Ash. So that’s about it. I didn’t really know I’d be doing this blog so this is my first attempt of a few to come, so my intro is aka Dettol, P.I.1,!Willie Wonka to name but a few by the previous authors. 

Next week the club will be at the Sedges, Ring or txt Guru to book in.

Have a fab Christmas, Stay safe & Tight Lines. 👍🎣 

Avalon 13.12.2020

 A week before the Christmas Match saw a gathering of 17 with 1 cry off on the morning. With the forecast being of a wet and windy day I'm sure that probably influenced the decision of the non attendee. 

A quick consultation with fellow anglers and we decided to fish on the road side bank, this would be much easier for getting to our pegs and the wind behind our backs.

Most anglers in buoyant mood but you always get those that have to have a moan. It was good to see Simon Gardener back having been away for much of the season.

There was no draw this week on the Friday evening as Vic decided that he would like to do the draw on the day so all anglers were waiting for the 8.30 draw. With everyone ready were were waiting for Sausage to arrive and sure enough, loaded with Des Ships left over ground bait from their recent outing at Viaduct, we were set to go. 

Draw 

Peg 

24 - Simon Gardener

26 - Guru Tart

27 - Mutant George

28 - Tungsten Dave

29 - Afghan Bob

30 - Lord C

32 - Callum

33 - Mario Tony

35 - Sausage

36 - Queenie

37 - Dave Allen

38 - John Bradford

39 - Wye Aye Man

40 - Silver Fox

42 - Rich Coles

43 - Steptoe

44 - Steve Coles

Results 

Overall

1st - Tony Fry             - 74lb - 11 oz

2nd - Martin Western  - 59lb - 04 oz

3rd - Tony Newell       - 45lb - 09 oz

      - Eric Searle          - 45lb - 09 oz

Silvers

1st - Rich Coles           - 11lb - 00 oz

2nd - Danny Donahay - 10lb - 10 oz

3rd - Paul Bowyer       - 10lb - 08 oz

Well done to all those who framed and what a close silvers match with only ounces between 3rd and 1st.

Next up is Christmas Match at Trinity on Woodlands and Ash.

Avalon Update 13.12.2020

 Please note that the draw which was going to take place this evening has now been cancelled.  

The draw will take place on Sunday Morning by Vic who will draw the pegs. 

The draw will take place at 8.30 so please can you ensure you arrive in plenty of time to pay your fees. We will decide on Sunday on which side of the lake that we will fish.

Face mask are a must have

Regards

Nige

Club Updates 07.12.2020

 All

Just a few items to update you on.

COVID

We have an aging club and members are at a high risk, the committee want you to be safe, we want you to fish, we don't want you being ill. We still don't know what is going to happen after the announcement on the 17th of December, therefore until such time I want to remind people that social distancing applies - this is 2m and not 2 feet please adhere to this at all time. If someone is too close then step back, don't risk it.

Face mask - these are mandatory for all weigh ins - no mask, no weigh in

CHRISTMAS MATCH

This is still going ahead at Trinity on the 20th December - Ash and Woodlands - Overall and Section Winners with great hampers put together by Tony Fry and his wife, shields for Overall and Silvers Winner - no club pools but someone can do their own if they wish.

Its very unlikely that we will go back to 37 club due to Covid restrictions so when we have finished, sit in your car and see who won from your car window. If anything changes we will let you know.

Christmas hats if you have them.

The Sunday after xmas we are at the Sedges

AGM

Normally, the AGM would be booked for January and about now Id put agenda and items together, however in these unprecedented times its very likely that this may go 2 ways in which we could do it by zoom meeting or we put off until April. Some people don't do social media but may want their say so I would suggest in speaking with Phil to indicate in which way you want this to go. If its in April then membership will continue and relevant fees will still be payable in January. My thoughts on potential new members would still have to be put off until the AGM.

I have most persons email addresses, so nearer the time I will email documents rather than print them

FIXTURES

Steve has done a fantastic job on the fixtures this year and he has already booked 2021. Even some fixtures for 2022 have been arranged. If people want, I will when I can print off a credit card style fixture list as per last year

 

06.12.2020 - Summerhayes -Longs

 After the long awaited competition fishing from Covid restrictions Part 2 - We resumed at Summerhayes on Longs Match Lake. We were 3 members short today as they live in part of the naughty country who cant keep to instructions so they were banned from travelling. When you see the results I wish I had joined them.

The morning was cold and when I arrived early to put my gear at the peg, the wooden platforms were slippery with a covering of frost., time for the warmer bib and brace today and wooly socks. No ice on the lake but as the morning progressed I'm sure it got colder with my holdal that was placed at my swim now also having a covering of frost.

17 persons braved the cold which for December is a good turn out and I think with the 3 who weren't allowed we would have had an exceptional turn out.

As per normal the draw was done on Friday evening with th decision of which pegs to leave out, Phil not wanting 19 as its rubbish but we chose odd number pegs and left out 25, 27 and 39.

The draw pulled out some strange pegs, I always seem to fish on the roadside and again this happened, Rich Coles had peg 35 for the 3rd time in  a row, Dave Allen on peg 5 for the 3rd time in 4 draws, George, Danny and Afghan Bob all drew un- favorable pegs and the un-favored peg 19 was drawn by big Nick. The trouble with that area was the fact that its by the motorway and in the shade all day but true to form Nick, was in his vest, but he must of got a bit chilly as he then put on a T Shirt for the rest of the match. Dettal, (was he in or was he out ) graced us with his presence today and hopefully now attending on a regular basis. 

Martin , Steve and Tony continue with their good form with drawing favorable areas of the lake.

Fees all collected and everyone ready nice and early. Eric was next to me again today sporting his new N Gauge Guru Rod that I had kindly bought for him from Bristol Angling. He also bought himself a new holdal, I recon the pensioners have had a pay rise!!

Draw

Golden peg - 1

1 - Mutant George
3 - Dave Allen

5 - Guru Tart

7 - Lord C

9 - Dettal

11 - Queenie

13 - Mario Tony

15 - Steptoe

17 - Tungsten Dave

19 - Big Nick

21 - Afghan Bob

27 - Eric

29 - Callum

31 - Locky

33 - Graham

35 - Rich Coles

37 - Stan

Results

Overall

1st - Nick Selway - 40lb - 06 0z

2nd Steve King     - 39lb - 11 oz

3rd - Eric Searle   - 32lb - 04 oz

Silvers

1st - Rich Coles         - 3lb - 07 oz

2nd - Stan Butt           - 2lb - 14 oz

3rd - Danny Danahay - 2lb - 08 oz

What a hard day that proved to be,  few of us had packed up early with only a handful of fish between us, the rest as you can see the silvers didn't want to know. The un-favored Guru Tart peg 19 won the overall, its the angler that matters in this peg, so well done Nick.

Well done everyone who attended and to those who framed. Thanks to Danny, Martin and Steve for weighing in and thanks to every one for having the correct monies, same again this week please.

Next up is Avalon, If you haven't already informed me or Steve that you want to fish, then please book in with Steve by Wednesday evening. If you want to join in the draw on Friday then let Steve have your email address and he will send you a link.

COVID UPdate

 We have been informed that match fishing is allowed to commence after the 2nd December.

Our next fixture is at Summerhayes on Sunday 6th December, Longs Match Lake. The draw will be done on Friday evening at 7.00pm.

Please ensure you contact Steve Warren 07702 676869 to book your place by Wednesday evening.

If you live in a tier 3 area then unfortunately you can not cross the border into Somerset and therefore will not be permitted to fish.

Please ensure you bring your correct fees (£16 ) and arrive in plenty of time. Face mask are compulsory. 

No following scales, once you have weighed, please make your way home. Results will be available as per normal on the blog. Any winnings will be given the following week.

The Christmas Match (20th December) is still scheduled to go ahead and for those who have not paid and wish to fish, please can you bring your monies this week.

Shiplate 01.11.2020

The venue for todays match was the popular Shiplate Fishery which has recently been sold for 1.8million and contrary to the rumors it was not me who purchased this as I could only raise the 1.6million but it could be a joint effort of Steve Warren and his dodgy banking deals and John Wolstencroft following them taking a nice early retirement payout.  The main lake was our home for the day  with other fishing clubs on the snake lakes.

In what could be the last matches of 2020 due to the announcement made by the Government on the evening before the match we had 17 booked in for today, then a last minute drop out put us down to 16. The weather on Friday predicted heavy rain and windy conditions  but cometh the day the winds were moderate and only a couple of showers were forecast and everyone was upbeat.  Everyone was there nice and early and Steve gave the payouts to those who framed last week. 

George, his normal happy self on a Sunday morning (needs to go to bed earlier on a Saturday night ) was moaning about anything and everything and was once again the brunt of the banter. It was funny how all the framers from the previous week mentioned to George (obviously social distancing comments) about him not having a nice envelope and Danny, in the thick of things taking his pound off of George for the past 15 weeks was laying into the old Bolton Bottler. It was great banter to be part of and to be fair to George - he wasn't moaning - much!!!

Now for someone who wasn't moaning who drew peg 14 he wasn't happy, although for all the times I've fished at Shiplate, he's reminded me that he held the Silvers record from this peg up until recently. He was armed with 3 cans of sweet corn today put he didn't mention if they were full or empty.
The draw was done on Friday evening with the normal suspects around to witness the draw and Bob was owning up to buying  a new rod ready for Sunday. Phil who was self isolating was also making notes even though he couldn't attend.

Golden peg was drawn - nos 8. This has been producing well  of late which won again on Wednesday with around 100lb.

Peg - 

1 - Paul Bowyer
2 - Dave Tunstill

3 - Tony Fry

4 - Bob Pascoe

5 - no show

6 - Tony Newell

7 - Rich Coles

8 - Eric Searle

10 - John Bradford

11 - Steve Warren

12 Danny Donahay

12a - John Wolstencroft

13 - Martin Western

13a - Steve King

14 - George Fletcher

14b - Nige Coram

15 - Dave Allen

Now I thought I got to the fishery nice and early and was walking around the far side only to find that those anglers from pegs 12A - 15 were already at their pegs. They must have had some inside information and filled with hope they must have run around - with the exception of Martin who I couldn't see running anywhere to be honest.

A quick hello to Dave Allen on the end and he had that smile that he was happy, didn't need to say much, just the smile. Next to me was George who from his walk had a mood change. He was happy as Eric gave him some casters and even Steve couldn't wind him up on the Corona Virus Tongue that started this pandemic. So lots of time to set up, have a cup of tea and a natter, then the thud of heavy feet or was it a heavy foot and George showed ne the caster that Eric had given him which were all floaters, good one Eric. Not to be deterred, he gave then to Danny who never refuses free bait and the smile was back on Georges face.

Results

Overall 

1st - Steve King             - 125lb - 06oz

2nd - Dave Allen           - 107lb - 07 oz

3rd - John Wolstencroft -  105lb - 03 oz

Silvers

1st - Martin Western      - 28lb - 10oz

2nd - Dave Tuntsill        - 26lb - 03 oz

3rd - Rich Coles             - 23lb - 12 oz

So some very good weights today from all over the lake which in contrast to how the fishing has been in previous weeks and especially last week its good to see the fish on the munch before they also go into lock down.

I would like to say next up is Avalon; however with the guidelines of only 1 person seeing 1 other outside of households then its very unlikely and I can not personally see the r value coming down that much that we will be back before the new year, but i would like to be wrong.

In the meantime, please keep an eye on the blog, as when I receive any info I will update. In the mean time, stay away from those illegal raves and keep safe.