Bullocks Farm, Match Lake, 14 November (10 pegs)

Expectations for this match weren't too great and it was expected to be hard going with the water being gin clear and the carp not expected to show in great numbers.  Alan Healy though, having spent the previous week living on rabbits and roadkill was eager to get back to winning ways and restock his diminishing pound coin collection and so used psychic powers and various other means to pull out peg 17 from the bag (which won the Avon Angling open for Paul Elmes last weekend)
Having successfully drawn the only good peg on the lake Alan predictably went on to win both the match and the silvers weighing in a total of 21-1 all caught on maggot.
Also fishing maggot on peg 1 was Mike Smith who's two carp weighed in at 20-11 to take second place followed by Steve Burgess on peg 9 with 11-13 of crucians, fantails and 2 small tench caught on maggot and soft pellet.
Following the sad demise of his stud guinea pig (and main source of income) this match saw a welcome return to the fold for Mark Britton but unfortunately playing with rodents has meant Mark's fishing has gone a bit rusty and he could only manage a lowly 4-10. But on the plus side, Mark did manage to fish the whole match without throwing his toys out of the pram and, much to everyone's surprise, was still approachable afterwards!

Full Result:

1. Alan Healy ........ peg 17 ..... 21-1
2. Mike Smith .............. 1 ...... 20-11
3. Steve Burgess .......... 9 ...... 11-13
4. Adam Caswell ........... 26 .... 10-14
5. Simon Belcham* ....... 30 .... 8-2
6. Mark Radford ............ 25 .... 8-1
7. Mark Britton ............. 19 ..... 4-10
8. Bob Warren .............. 7 ..... DNW
9. Derek Lucas ............. 15 .... DNW
10. Paul Reed ................. 24 .... DNW 

Silvers:

1. Alan Healy ...... 13-13
2. Steve Burgess .. 11-13
3. Mark Radford ... 8-1 (silvers winner by double default)!
4. Mark Britton ..... 4-10
5. Adam Caswell ... 4-6

*golden peg