Category: Summerhayes
Summerhayes – Open – 16th February 2025
Another Summerhayes Sunday and it was on Longs again, which is normally good for a decent days silvers fishing with plenty of bites. I met Nick and the Grand Wiz (who was fishing the Chard winter league) at the bowling club for breakfast and we were well looked after by Drew this week – cheers mate. Although still cold, it was dry …
Summerhayes – Open – 9th February 2025
For the first time in an awfully long while, when the alarm went off Sunday morning, I seriously contemplated turning it off and going back to sleep! The last few weeks have been pretty grim with horrible weather, cold, wet, windy, floods, frozen lakes, you name it, we’ve had it. As a consequence the fishing for the most part has been tough …
Summerhayes – Open – 26th January 2025
For the second outing of the weekend, in complete contrast to the previous days flat, calm and dry conditions, we were in for torrential rain and 50+mph winds – great! Despite the horrendous forecast there were still 18 hardy souls keen to do battle with the elements. Pete said it would be a rover on all lakes today so people could pick swims …
Summerhayes – Open – 19th January 2025
We were on Longs again for Sunday’s open and for once I managed not to oversleep and enjoyed a nice leisurely breakfast at the bowling club. 22 fishing today so a good turnout, I was fairly near the top of the list and well happy when I pulled out number 7 next door to where I had the top silvers weight last …
Summerhayes – Open – 12th January 2025
It was Summerhayes on Sunday and after struggling on Sellicks last week, we were on Longs so hopefully we’d get some bites! A good turnout of 19 anglers including Hainsey and Dom Sullivan who I haven’t seen for ages. Pete got the draw underway and the golden peg was 37 which had won the previous days silvers match. I was fairly near …
Summerhayes – Open – 5th January 2025
Not a great start to the day when I woke up at 6:50 and was supposed to be having breakfast at the bowling club at 7:00! In full headless chicken mode, I rushed to Ilminster, had my food and then headed back home to get all my kit before heading to Bridgwater. I did phone Pete to say if I wasn’t there …
Summerhayes – Silvers Open – 4th January 2025
The weekend arrived and so did more crazy weather, waking up Saturday morning I was greeted with a hard frost while the forecast for Sunday was heavy rain and temperatures ten degrees warmer. It’s no wonder the fish don’t know if they’re coming or going! We were on Sellicks which fished quite well in the last match although it was flat calm …
Summerhayes – Open – 1st January 2025
After my last match of 2024 was a bit of a damp squib, I was hoping to start the New Year with a bang but weatherwise it was looking like more of the same with strong winds and heavy rain! Only nine of us fishing today and it would be a rover so people could choose lakes/pegs that might afford us some …
Summerhayes – Open – 29th December 2024
It was back to Summerhayes the following day and I couldn’t quite believe it when I drew out 33 again but I definitely wasn’t complaining! The lake was flat calm so I’d actually be able to fish longer than top two plus two today and the lovely Zooner was on the next peg so I’d be able to keep a close eye …
Summerhayes – Open – 26th December 2024
After a short interlude for Xmas Day, it was back to Summerhayes for the Boxing Day open. I thought there might be a few there, keen to get out after stuffing themselves with turkey but was a little surprised to see 24 names on the list which was a great turnout. In complete contrast to the last match, the lake was flat …