Well this match also turned out to be a bit of a struggle with some people only having 1 small fish all day.
I was on the island and had 1 Bream of 8-0-0, and then went and had my PB Bream of 11-8-0.

I was fishing with dummy casters with a live maggot on the hair rig, Roy asked me if I am going to mention my Bream in the next newsletter, of course not was my reply.

I did not mention my big Carp in the last one did I, cant remember.

Martin had 4 eels and a few perch on the chopped worm,after catching the one he actually started fishing for them and it paid off.

Derek was in the trees and also had eels for his weight, as I said it was real struggle and we think it may be down to late spawning.

Brian Recknell fished next to me, and after a bit of tinkering for him from myself and Wally Thomas he went and had a Bream of about 6 pound, he then decided to spray some stuff on to some spawning sores on the fish, the fish then took its chance and was last seen swimming back into the lake, with I am sure a grin on its face, as we keep telling people Brian, YOU CANT BEAT BAD LUCK.

I had my PB Bream, did I mention that, see pic.

Don

As you can see from the weights this was a right struggle,we had to switch the match to the section before the boats, as that section was full of weed and virtually unfishable.

Brian just had bits through the day mainly on the squatt and pinkie,as did most of the others to weigh in.
I was clever and stayed at home and off to the pub.

The water was full of fish, with a few Tench showing but they were just not feeding, and it was so hot that peoples bait was dying off, it was nice and cool in the pub.

The weed as now been cut and some good bags of fish are coming to the hemp and caster..

Don