Month: August 2025
Summerhayes – 3rd August 2025
I was hoping for a change of peg scenery as we headed back to Summerhayes the following day for a Stoke club match. It was well attended with the 20 anglers split into two sections and the payout for the top two and best silvers in each with an optional super pool for overall and silvers. For once my drawing arm behaved …
Summerhayes – Memorial Match – 2nd August 2025
Every year Summerhayes holds a memorial match for those anglers we’ve lost and unfortunately (but also inevitably) the list gets longer each time. It’s silvers only and always well attended, Pete and Sally lay on a BBQ afterwards and Roger Cunningham buys medals for the top three silvers anglers and also the top three (accidental) carp weights, there’s also a prize for …
Ads Palmer Interview
Hi Ads, thank you so much for agreeing to do an interview; Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, how you got into fishing and the first fish you caught? My dad was definitely responsible for getting me into fishing. When I was 4 or 5 he used to take me with him tench fishing and would set me up …
River Parrett – Mrs Williams Cup – 27th July 2025
For the third round of the Memorial Shield we were on the Kingsbury section which I have a real love/hate relationship with, on my first ever visit back in 2020 I drew an end peg and won the match with 4lb but haven’t got near one since! There was a great turnout of 17 for this one with the majority meeting at …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 26th July 2025
On Saturday it was up to Clevedon for Foxy’s open at Acorn with a great turnout of 25 fishing and after getting some bait, paying pools etc, it was soon time to pray to the God Of Good Swims (or GOGS for short!). Despite my prayers and even employing the ‘hanging back’ technique, neither worked as once again peg 38 avoided my …
Summerhayes – Open – 20th July 2025
It was on Longs for Sundays open which is fishing really well although the water level is still painfully low, 15 booked in for today and when I got called up to draw, I pulled out 30 on the road bank, a brilliant area for silvers. We got underway and I fed all my lines before kicking off down the edge on …
Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 19th July 2025
It was back to Todber on Saturday with a full house of 14 and it was great to see Exeter Mike who I haven’t seen for ages and he gave me £20 for the Nugget-O-Meter, what a lovely gesture! Draw time arrived and I decided to continue with the hanging back strategy even though it has faltered a couple of times recently! …
Clivey Fishery – 16th July 2025
Another day off on Wednesday for Stokes Golden Oldies match at Clivey for over 60’s members of the club (obviously I’m far too young to qualify but they allow guests if there are any spaces!). I’d had a really enjoyable day there recently in Ruthie’s Cup catching quality silvers and the odd little carp for 38lb+. Quite a few of us met …