Birmingham Anglers Association

I went yesterday (Tues 3rd Aug) to Ladyham and fished just so I would know first-hand what at least one peg was actually like to fish.
I fished three pegs above the shallows!

How you would get by in a contest on this peg, I just don't know.
I tried to put in a twelve foot keepnet and it was nowhere near long enough to reach the water.
At a rough guess I would say a minimum of about eighteen to twenty feet of keep net is needed to reach any depth of water, in which to keep the fish safely.
Even then, a fairly large weight attached to the net end would be needed to hold it in position, when a boat goes by.

The pegs being fished on either side of me were exactly the same, those anglers also could not use their nets.

Going back to Brummymoorey's post, having a two stages on each high peg would be a very good answer to this problem.

A simple solution, but it would cost a few bob!

A second low platform built about two feet above low water level with steps or ladder type access would solve the problem.
To be practical ideally, the two platforms would be offset with the lower platform built upstream about two to three feet off centre from the top platform.
Set like this means when using the upper platform an angler could have a net in and land fish without too much hassle.

A two platform approach would mean this type of high-bank peg on any venue, would be catering for all types of river conditions.

A bit off subject, Ladyham in wet winter conditions needs to be approached with caution.
An angler once told me that he went there one winter and got stuck on the track down to the water.
Six hours later and £150 lighter, he was towed out of the mud.
So be careful if you go there alone in wet conditions.