Name

Tony Yianni

Hounslow

Corn/ Pellet

Norman Youlden

Epson

Corn/ Pellet

Bob Johnson

Corn /Pellet

Brian Richie

Red Lion

Corn/ Pellet

Gary Acock (Banbury Castaways)

Awful Weather brings lowest weights

Gary Acock (Banbury Castaways)   On a day when the wind was howling and holding a pole at distance was all but impossible, a draw with the wind on your back was the highest priority . Even though peg 14 had won the previous 3 matches, only the most dedicated would have hoped to pull the winter hot spot from the bag and spend 6 hours with the wind and rain dragging the pole all over the lake. Drawn on Peg 25 with the wind of his back and able to fish a full 16m Gary Acock, Banbury Castaways took full advantage with his winning 72lb12oz return. Gary fished mostly sweetcorn hook baits over potted pellets.

Tony Taylor (Anchor MG) Drawn on Peg 15 with the wind and rain in his face, Tony fish at 15m but struggled in wind for good presentation. It was to his credit that he pushed Gary all the way to the all out with a 2nd place weight of 69lb 04oz. Just one more good fish would have been enough for the Anchor MG angler.

In Third place was Paul Young, Peg 34, who fished at the 8th buoy in the more sheltered corner peg for his return of 61lb 8oz in a match that was the closest for a while.

Elsewhere. A big influx of cold water killed sport this weekend and with more rain forecast this week the levels are only going to get higher. Expect a slow match next weekend if the weather forecast is correct. Don't forget some maggots!

Mark Bowman, Hounslow, produced the best silver fish weight of the year with a cracking 23lb 8oz from peg 38, Mark pushed lake regular Dave Wightman into second place with 18lb, both anglers fished Maggot baits and loose fed plenty of Maggot over the top.