Sunday 9th November Clevedon Club Match Paddock Lake

I had a ticket to fish the Poppy Match on the Avon but after a few days of heavy rain I did not fancy fishing a river in flood (feeder job). I was hoping it would be switched to the Kennet and Avon Canal but could not get any information. I did text Kev Dicks Bathampton Match Secetary but he did not know as he was in Portugal, he did inform me it was pissing down there as well! Team Captain Chris Hook phone me on the Saturday morning and asked if I was fishing the Poppy, his teams of 4 match on the River Parret was cancelled due to flooding. I told him I had a ticket but was not going. Chris said he would have it so I left it down Cadbury Angling for him and he put £5 in the Poppy Collection so that was £10 donated from one ticket.

I fished a Clevedon Club Match instead on Paddock Lake Acorn Fisheries, it only went ahead due to other matches being flooded off. Here is the Press Report.

Top marks for Walsh.
With a high number of angling fixtures planned across Somerset and the Bristol area it was a risk whether or not the Clevedon Freshwater Angling Club Match would go ahead. Heavy rain the previous three days made rivers unfishable and a number of competitions were cancelled leaving anglers searching for a still water venue as an alternative. The Clevedon Club were happy to oblige and their match went ahead on Paddock Lake at Acorn Fisheries Kingston Seymour. Weights the previous week on the lake had been very good but an overnight frost and clear skies would mean it would be a challenging day so the draw would be important. Mark Walsh, a regular at the venue took full advantage of favoured Peg 8 on the road bank and pole fished soft pellet over micros for a quality net of carp totalling 45lb which was enough for first place. Two pegs away was Richard Heatley who pole fished maggot to nearside features for 43lb 14oz while third place went to Mark Bromsgrove on Peg 9 with 43lb 4oz. The top silverfish net was won by Paul Faires with 6lb 10oz. 50% of the entrance fee was donated to the Royal British Legion.

Mark Walsh

Weigh Sheet

No fishing this weekend, Sunday week is the next round of the Commercial House on the Avon, Swineford to Jack Whites.