Open Match, Woodside Pool

A small get together saw just four (4) anglers attend this open match held on Woodside pool. Conditions on the day were generally cool and damp with persistent light rain and drizzle. Despite the conditions, the standard of fishing on the day was relatively good with the winning weight tipping the scales over 120bs.

Winner on the day was Jason Bird, who drew peg 9 close to the point of the island. Fishing pellet shallow to begin with, Jason was able to find some good stamp fish up in the water before they eventually backed off a little. A switch to his margins late on, again with pellet, brought more fish to the net during the final ninety minutes to give him a final 124-06-00 and a convincing overall win.

Finishing in second place was Stan Taylor from peg 3 on the opposite point of the island. Stan started his match fishing the long pole over to the island with paste before looking down his edge late on with a small method feeder. Stan ended the day with a respectable 63-01-00.

Completing the top three finish on the day was John Latham, who drew peg 11. John caught the majority of his fish from down his edge alternating between pellet and dead maggot hookbaits to offer 59-12-00 to the scales finishing just behind Stan.

POSITION	ANGLER	PEG	WEIGHT	METHOD
1st	J. Bird	9	124-06-00	Pellet shallow & in the margins
2nd	S. Taylor	3	63-01-00	Paste long & method feeder
3rd	J. Latham	11	59-12-00	Pellet & dead maggot in the margins