Clevedon club match Sunday 1st July Shiplate Farm

The text received earlier in the week from match secretary Barry was that there was only 15 pegs as we had Hawthorn Lake booked and this is the maximum number on the lake (which is a canal type 'puddle'). I got to the venue in good time and parked beside Richard Healey, Richard was already out of his van and I could see he was going off on one already. Apparently there were now more than 15 and Barry was going to squeeze another peg in or put a few on the speci lake. If I draw speci lake I'm goin home, it's been fishin crap and I ain't got no maggot or caster. Anway at the draw Barry had put 5 pegs on the speci and yes Richard draws one and he is not happy but a lifeline is thrown to him as two anglers both draw peg 6!!!!!!! re-draw, re-draw, well you could imagine the moaning and p##s taking but not Richard as he had another chance. Pegs are made out again and Richard draws on Hawthorn he is happy, I draw peg 1 on speci and old happy says, 'thats what I had' chuckle chuckle, I was not bothered either way.
I had heard reports though that speci was fishing hard and I did speak to Callum Dicks in the Bristol Angling Center on Friday about it when I went in to get some pole tubes, he had recently done a feature for Coarse Angling Mag and it had not fished well, take worm, caster and mag was the advice.
Peg 1 looked good to be honest (I had never been to the venue before).

This pic was taken at the end of the match, the wind had dropped by then. I did go out and set up a rig (16m) to the willow but never fished it as the wind made it impossible. I stuck to an 8m line in 4 foot of water using a 4 x 14 with an 18 MT6 to 0.13 straight through for maggot, caster or worm on the hook. I fed CW&C in a 50/50 mix of sensas lake and fishmeal. I could see the other 4 anglers in my section, Darren 'the nudd' Vowles, Glenn Calvert, Paul Faires and a chap (don't know his name) who has recently joined.
I caught silvers from the off and I decided this was my game plan all match, there are some big bream in this lake and I was hoping to find them during the day.
A couple of hours in and I only saw one carp being caught and not much else, then Darren caught a lump of a bream down the side but I knew I was way ahead of him.I could see some of the anglers on Hawthorn but there did not seem to be much activity there either. Toward the end of the match Darren had a few carp and I knew it would be close.
On Hawthorn Tim Lewis (pic below) had 100lb 10oz of carp on the paste, the previous day in the open he won as well with 100lb 7oz!

2nd also on Hawthorn was Dave Smart with 55lb and 3rd also on Hawthorn was Barry Fowler with 48lb.

When it came to weighing in the speci Darren put 34lb on the scales, not that many fish, this was his silvers.(pic below).

I was next and knew it would be close, pulling out the net was very satisfying given that the biggest fish I has was about 10oz. The scales went just past 29lb, ah well (pic below).

Press report

200lb of fish in 2 days for Tim.

Clevedon Freshwater Angling Club held their latest competition at Shiplate Farm near Bleadon. Local angler and venue expert Tim aka ‘the draw bag’ Lewis did not get down hearted when he drew peg 13 on Hawthorn Lake. Using pole fished paste down the centre of the track he weighed in a magnificent 100lb 10oz of carp, he also won the previous open match the day before with 100lb 7oz! Second and two pegs away from the winner was Dave Smart who from peg 11 pole fished corn for a mainly carp catch of 55lb. Third and on the same lake with 48lb was match secretary Barry Fowler who also pole fished corn. It was hard going for anglers on the specimen lake but Darren Nudd had a late run of big fish for a total weigh of 34lb beating press officer Ivan Currie who caught small fish all day for just over 29lb. If you would like more information on the Club please visit http://clevedon-fwac.webs.com/

1^st Tim Lewis 100lb 10oz peg 13 pic 005

2^nd Dave Smart 55lb peg 11 – no pic

3^rd Barry Fowler 48lb peg 10 – no pic

1^st Specimen Lake Darren Nudd peg 2,  34lb pic 002

2^nd Specimen Lake Ivan Currie peg 1, 29lb 4oz 003



No match next week off to mid Wales but Trinity Wildmarsh the week after.