FRESHWATER FISHING FIXTURES 2011

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THE OTHER BANK - BERGHAMPTON

Were off!!! The Pot Black Summer Season is under way, the long winter break is over and we are back in the loving, caring, and all round convivial company of our fellow anglers and peers (ermm).

Anyway some things never change Team Leader conducted the draw and stated he would win off any peg except 6 (he hates peg 6 and does not want 6) you guessed it he draws 6 makes a big big show about how much he hates peg 6, kicks his nets spits out a real large dummy screams and kicks then wins the match from the much hated peg 6 !!, he actually believes that we all believe the lame excess and attempts at trying to convince us all that he does not have it all rigged from the start.

Anyway 16 members took up position round the lake fishing for 2^nd position because as we all know team leader would be in first position, the hours of preparation and sorting out of the gear was overlooked by Paul Chilvers as on removing his nets for the required “dip” it was obvious to all the mice had eaten through both nets and his landing net !!. Mind you surprise of all surprises cousin Keville had a spare landing net and was willing to lend it to Paul (you would not get too good a odds on Keville remembering anything let alone having a spare).

Nigee was on best behaviour (and very quiet and non vocal) as he had Declan his Grandson fishing alongside him, the Bulti family are rapidly taking over and took up 3 pegs at this match, due to the hot weather they treated everyone unfortunate enough to be within viewing range to the winters work of the local tattooing parlours (should the hot weather continue counselling will be offered to those affect).

The family theme continued with the Chilvers cousins fishing across the sunny end of the lake from each other and the old father and son pairing of Roy and Steve Moyse also on the lake side, the rest of us where happy to leave the family behind and enjoy a day’s fishing on our own.

The weather was fantastic and the day was more or less perfect, somebody forgot to tell the fish but “you cannot have it all as they say”, the fishing was patchy to sparse and never really got going as we all know Burgh Apton can. Big Keville Chivers was doing well with Banjo being hailed as the only person able to stop him taking the “Golden Peg” money on his first real outing with the Pot Black, but he went off the boil in the second half and could only manage 3rd in the end.

Steve Moyse was as consistent as ever and just kept plugging away and put a good bag of fish on the scales for 2^nd, “The Wall” took top position from the one peg he did not want to fish from and saw no chance of him winning from there, ( Well as he has been practicing 2 / 3 days a week for the last 6 weeks solid he ought to know), Paul Chilvers made 4^th spot with the borrowed nets, and went on to negotiate purchasing the landing net from cousin Kev at special “family” rate.

Nobody fell in, no fish where dragged up trees, no poles snapped, even the ducks remained uncaught, it was all very mundane for a Pot Black outing, we had a few feeders over the island and the odd float round the reeds, well Trevor managed this in excess of 20 times. But all in all a very enjoyable day and a lovely start to the season, the Thursday match is at Holly Farm 12 noon till 6pm, Nigel is in charge as his nibs is away on a no expense spared luxury romantic break with the long suffering Mrs Wall and would probably fish with the veterans if he was here anyway.

Then it’s Halesworth on May 8th fish 10am – 4pm, make your own way there as Banjo is no longer available to lead point as he has ungraded the car and now has a sat nav !!!, mind you it was the sat nav that was the cause of an accident that damaged both of the Banjo mobiles and he had not made it out of his drive!!!.

Please remember that Halesworth if the home of the “Wally Fully Floating Peg” we will all draw, his nibs will then inspect his drawn peg, consult with Paul Chilvers and if they consider that a move is required they will move to any available peg they deem fit (been there done that got the tea shirt).

Hopefully the weather will be as nice and the fish co operative, till the next time tight lines.

The other bank.

ARE YOU READY?!

Well its nearly time, only days to go until the start of the Pot Black fresh water fishing 2011 season.

The long winter break has seen a few changes, most noticeably in the retirement of team leader Wall from full time employment and the new management taking over the running of the Pot Black.

Apparently we will see no changes as far as the fishing club is concerned (still the same old smiling team leader) and according to she who must be obeyed (Mrs Wall) he is much happier now and does actually smile from time to time !!! (believe that one when we see it).

Anyway the first match should see a good turn out as its the ever popular Bergh Apton (get your names down as places are limited).

Banjo having reached the ripe old age of 50 during the winter break has finally sent the VW Golf to the knackers yard (although Wally did put in a bid to upgrade the Mondeo for it) and the new vehicle towing the old but faithful trailer is being loaded up ready for its first outing.

Bruce has been on several anger management courses over the winter and promises a new calmer Mr Roberts, Nigee has replace all of his fishing tackle and has several new top secret baits under development in the “lab” guaranteed to ensure as he stated last year “the cream will come to the top”.

Daddy Bulti has had a new “Shed” constructed in the garden (present cost slightly in excess of £4,000.00, that’s one big shed !!) to keep all the gear in, and prevent Shane from nicking it all when he is at work. Shane has spent the winter training at the gym, quite what he has been training for we do not know but we understand he can now sleep through an entire 6 hour match therefore eliminating the need to buy any bait.

The “Moyse Boys” now look more like brothers rather than father and son as Roy gets younger every year and Steve heads into middle age. The juniors are another year older and will soon not be juniors and more (bit of luck really as they are getting to good and being beaten by a junior is not good). Paul Chilvers is going to try and fish more matches this year and is said to be bringing cousin Keville along to a few matches as well.

Leader of the breakaway “Hill Billy Crew” Mr Dingit is more excited about fishing the Pot Black than any other of the many matches he fishes in !!, must be the comradery, friendship and all round loving environment that he enjoys, Kieran is “older wiser and going to show us all how it is done” this year.

The rest of us are just looking forward to getting on the bank and trying our luck.

Here is to a most enjoyable season “good luck to all” (just slightly more luck to me if that’s ok with everyone).

THE OTHER BANK.

P.S. A certain newly retired member of the club decided that with a little more time on his hands he would take Nigee fishing a few times and get in a bit of practice before the start of the season, anyway after 2 or 3 sessions the unnamed member kicked poor Nigee into touch as he had wangled his way into fishing with the Veterans, most matches being at Burgh Apton on a Thursday, Nigee was now surplus to requirements.

First match the unnamed member did well and nearly won the day finishing 2^nd , and was very vocal about how the veterans should run their matches (I know you all think you know who the mystery member is don’t you). Anyway the next week he turns up for the 8am draw with only a minute or two to spare to be told “sorry we did the draw early there is not a peg for you”, now this did not go down too well as you can imagine and after pointing out the error of their ways he introduced them to a flexi peg “I will fish over there” which was obviously a good choice as he managed second again. He reiterated that a “8am draw should be 8am” and said he would see them all the next week, a week later he turns up at 8am the draw takes place and despite drawing between the two favourites our member puts in a sterling performance and wins the match !!.

The following week he turns up just before 8am for the draw and as he is the only person at the lake asks the farmer at Burgh Apton “where is everybody” “ did they not tell you” was the reply “they moved the match to Hallesworth”.

You think he might get the message soon !!!, you really could not make it up could you.