Viaduct, Campbell, 10 November (15 pegs)

After a week of wind and rain the weathermen had promised a bit of a respite today and they were right and although the overnight temperature only just held above freezing we were blessed with a warm(ish) and clear day with hardly any wind for the second fixture of the Psv Winter Series.

For whatever reason however, maybe the weather conditions, the recent top up of cold rain or the start of the winter pellet ban, the fish decided to shut up shop for the day and it was tough going and not just for us as the matches on Cary and Lodge were also a struggle.

Apart from a few odd fish coming out around the lake, Mike Wilson had one early on the pole and Matt Taynton also snared one early on the waggler, most of us were resigned to the frustration of motionless floats and rod tips and even the silvers were refusing to cooperate.

As the day went on though a few pegs were showing signs of activity with Chris Szakacs finding a few fish on the 14m line down on 129 and both Matt Taynton and Will Dearlove (126 & 116) catching odd fish on the waggler with corn as was Brian Shanks on 119.

And that was pretty much how it finished up with Chris Szakacs (pictured below) winning fairly convincingly with 54-10 caught on meat at 14m.

Chris is on a bit of a roll at the moment having won or framed in every match he's fished recently. 

He has been doing well lately catching down the edge over groundbait although this week he tried something a little different and fed a Samsung Galaxy S3 down the edge. I tried to call him later to ask how he got on but unfortunately his phone was switched off!

Will Dearlove took second place with 41-0 caught on corn on the waggler and Brian Shanks was 3rd with a similarly caught 32-10. 

Silvers went to Simon Belcham with 13-6 from peg 112 which came as no surprise as Simon is the only club member with the patience to target fish that aren't capable of pulling a float all the way under for six hours.

Bob Warren did once go through a phase  of chasing silvers glory, no doubt under the influence of his midweek carer Mike Nicholls, but he has now regained his senses and even managed to catch proper fish on the lead today.

Seond in today's Silvers pool (yes, 2 silvers payouts today in the absence of Kev Jefferies) was Mark Radford with 9-2 from peg 110.

Full Result:

1. Chris Szakacs (peg 129) ...... 54-10
2. Will Dearlove (116) ....... 41-0
3. Brian Shanks (119) ....... 32-10
4. Ryan Radford (118) ....... 23-8
5. Matt Taynton (126) ........ 22-0
6. Bob Warren (130) .......... 20-8
7. Simon Belcham (112) ..... 13-6
8. Mark Radford (110) ........ 13-2
9. Steve Burgess (127) ....... 9-13
10. Derek Lucas (123) .......... 4-12
11. and 5 dnw's

Silvers:

1.  Simon Belcham ........ 13-6
2. Mark Radford ............ 9-2
3. Matt Taynton ............ 5-12
4. Derek Lucas ............. 4-12
5. Brian Shanks ............ 3-12
6. Chris Szakacs ........... 3-5
7. Steve Burgess ........... 2-9
8. Bob Warren ............... 2-0

Finally, just to clear up a bit of confusion, the match at Trinity on the 24th is on Woodlands and not Ash Pool and there are plenty of spaces available so book now to avoid dissappointment.

And also, could I have names please (and ideally) deposits for the Christmas match so that I know how many prizes to get.