Avon Angling Open, Trinity waters, Woodland. Sunday 28th July 2013

I was disappointed when I drew peg 17, its a peg that I have failed miserably from every time I have drawn it, I have won and framed from all the other three banks, but the 'top bank' 16-20 hold some voodoo over me. Still, attack the peg and maybe all that could change, I was convinced there would be a few fish caught up in the water. I hadn't reckoned on the wind, which was left to right across my peg, making it impossible  to control a pole at 13m, let alone the 16m where I felt would be the place to catch. I had three fish shallow, before even 13m became too difficult, 7m being about the best I could manage.  True to form, I struggled on this peg, only catching late, a few fish at 5m on meat for 55lb.  It was frustrating watching guys on the car park bank fishing 16m and having the wind off their backs, but why should it come as any surprise that I draw the most wind affected peg on the lake.  another day where it was too little to late.





1) Shaun Townsend 163.11 Peg 11
2) Tony Rixon 115.1 Peg 20
3) Adrian Jeffery 113.01 Peg 15 15
4) Alan Oram  107.06 Peg 31
5) Glenn Bailey  106.00 Peg 6
6 Gordon Cannings  101.15 Peg 13