Category: Summerhayes

I say it every year but this is one of my favourite matches that I’d love to win although my record in it is quite frankly, pants! 19 anglers fishing today and when Pete announced the draw, he called up people in the order they’d qualified, I was only fourth on the list but when it was my turn, two of the …

I haven’t been to Summerhayes for a few weeks and with the level still way down and it being quite chilly, much like the last match I thought 5-6lb would be a good silvers weight. Pete announced the draw and I was hoping for a nice peg like 13 or 15 which both did well last time. I actually came close when …

After a pretty disastrous start to the weekend yesterday, I was hoping for better things at Summerhayes on Sunday. A lovely breakfast at the bowling club set us up for the day (thanks Charlotte) before we headed to Bridgwater. We were on Longs and the level was the lowest I’ve ever seen and we need rain desperately. Pete announced the draw and …

Bank Holiday Monday saw me headed to Summerhayes for the match on Longs which has been fishing really well for silvers. Only ten of us today and I drew peg 30 which was right where I wanted to be although I had Spud and Adie either side of me and they would both be fishing for silvers as well. As per usual …

On Sunday and it was back to Summerhayes for the open on Longs and after drawing 30 in the Stoke match and having a lovely day, I was hoping to be in the same area today. For once my misfiring drawing arm behaved itself when I pulled out number 32, right in the silvers epicentre. I got off to a great start …

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 …

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 …

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 …

On Sunday it was back to Summerhayes for a match on Longs and although it’s been fishing really well, the weather was forecast to be stupidly hot which combined with low water levels and 22 anglers booked in, would possibly affect sport and I thought 15lb would be a good weight today. I drew 15 (the heli-pad) which is a decent area …