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Angling Trust Southern Semi Practice match report


Kennet and Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn | 18/03/12
Number of pegs/anglers: 9

Report: 90 Anglers fished the 2nd and Final Angling Trust Southern Semi final practice match on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn. With milder temperatures in the proceeding week this fish were in a feeding mood and they were treated to a fine match with 15 double figure weights and the top 4 all weighing more than 20lb!

Skimmers and Big perch made up all the top weights, but the top 8 anglers were all on end pegs!

Coming out on top was Daiwa Dorking’s Welsh International Lee Edwards, who was on peg C10 on the beeches stretch, Lee had a steady first three hours and was admitting to 4lb. But with 2 hours to go the skimmers moved into his peg and he put together another 35lb in that time on Red maggot, caster and worm hookbaits. To total a splendid 39lb 5oz.

In second place was Gary O’Shea of Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, on his 2nd end peg in as many matches! This time Gary was on the final peg on the Church stretch D10. Where he caught bream to 3lb along with smaller skimmers and perch to total 22lb 8oz. Gary caught a lot of his fish on worm hookbaits. In third place from the first peg at the station, E1, was Daiwa Gordon League’s Chris Telling, Chris was kept busy as he had 200 roach along with his bonus skimmers and perch to total 21lb 3oz

Gary Williamson, Devizes Match group, came fourth from Peg H10 at the Iron Bridge with 20lb 5oz of skimmers and perch caught mostly on worm baits.

Picture: First Placed Lee Edwards and his catch

Top 8 anglers and weights:
1th Lee Edwards Daiwa Dorking Weight: 39.5.0
2nd Gary O'Shea PI Thatchers Weight: 22.8.0
3rd Chris Telling Daiwa Gordon League Weight: 21.3.0
4th Gary Williamson Devizes Match Group Weight: 20.5.0
5th John Weeden Maver Image Weight: 18.10
6th Nigel Evens PI Thatcher’s 18.6.0
7th Will Raison Daiwa Dorking 15.13.0
8th Steve Saunders Daiwa Dorking 15.5.0