Clevedon Club Match Woodland Lake Trinity Waters

What a cold day it has been but after arriving home at 17:20 I had a cold beer!

Anyway I was really looking forward to this match and had a plan, popped up bread on the straight lead orwith liqqy in a small feeder. It did not produce a bite (for me anyway but read on)!
I drew peg 24, Rich Healtey was on 23 and the rest of the anglers were spread out, it was like being put in the naughty boys corner at school and of course Richard had something to say about it (didn't he ever but he soon shut up, read on)
Apart from the bread I feed micro and small amouts of caster at 13 meters which produced 3 roach all day, iinside on the second shelf zero, inside on the first shelf zero so DNW.
Richard next to me had 10 fish on the second shelf on maggot, 2 or 3 fished at a time. The pic below is hinm landing his last fish at 15:15, I was packing up at the time.

The further pic below is him with his winning catch.

Nick Harvey did catch on popped up bread fished 3/4 the way across as there was no anglers opposite him, here is Nick with his catch and wearing a hat that is no good if the wind is behind you as someone set fire to it when he was at work! and yes I believe he was wearing it at the time!!!!!

Mark Bromsgrove was 3rd with a mixed net for 19lb 8oz, Mark was in the top corner and caught on various methods.
Top Silvers was Dominic Sullivan with and excellent 12lb 12oz on maggot and caster.

As I was packing up Kev (Perry) shouted over to me and made me witness him putting a small skimmer back so.... for the record Kev did not blank.

Press report to North Somerset Times and Anglers mail below.....

Clevedon Freshwater Angling Club held their first competition of 2013 on Woodland Lake Chiltern Trinity near Bridgwater. Temperatures remained just above freezing the night before and did not go much higher during the day despite glorious winter sunshine. Some anglers looked as if they were about to go on army winter training in Norway rather than try and catch fish. It was always going to be a difficult match due to the elements but some anglers did find the right method on the day and were able to put together some decent bags. Drawn on a peg  he didn’t fancy, Richard Heatley soon stopped complaining as he caught ten quality carp at regular intervals on the pole in 5 feet of water just over the nearside shelf on maggot for a winning 45lb 12oz. Not far behind him and on the opposite side of the lake Nick Harvey patiently fished pop up bread at distance for the same number of fish as Richard but a slightly smaller stamp for 40lb 5oz. Third was Mark Bromgrove with a mixed bag for 19lb 8oz. Top Silver Fish weight went to Dominic Sullivan with 12lb 12oz.

1^st R Heatley 45lb 12oz pic attached (RH Woodland jan 13) pic RH Woodland jan 13 showing Richard landing one of his fish

2^nd N Harvey 40lb 5oz pic attached (NH Woodland jan 13)

3^rd M Bromsgrove 19lb 8oz

Silvers Dominic Sullivan 12lb 12oz

The Clubs AGM is on 24th January, 19:30 Highcliffe Hotel Clevedon all members welcome.

I won't be fishing now until prob 2nd week in Feb, off for some winter sun at the end of the month.

Tight lines.