Phil's day

Hi all, fished the Weds interclub match against Saffron Walden at Hall Farm.

The weather conditions were more like October than the end of June. I drew peg 20 - not a bad peg but time will tel. Got the feeder out and a pellet wag and the pole for 10 meters and down the margin. Fed a mix of micro and 6mm pellet in the margin and red maggots at 4 meters in front as it was a power top deep at that distance. Started off on the feeder but after a hour not a bite so down the margin but still nothing so out in front and had a couple bites - not to sure but stuck with it. By 12ish got my first carp, carried on with this line but that was it so back to the feeder. Still nothing on the feeder so back to the margins and got another carp. I had the odd further carp so back in front for the last hour and managed to pick off a few more for a finishing weight of 21lbs 4oz for 4th place. All fish I caught were on bread.

Congrats to the framers 1st Sam Robinson with 50lbs 15oz, 2nd Colin Pegram with 24lbs 13oz, 3rd Peter Green with 23lbs 7oz, 4th Phil Whitmill 21lbs 4oz and 5th was Dave Fuller with 18lbs 2oz. Many thanks to Fred and Sam for helping me clear swims and weighing in one bank very much appreciated. Pic is Peter Green and Jeff Pearson.

Bishop's Stortford won with 76 points to Saffron Walden's 86 points.