Weights on this match were kept down due to the very strong wind making fishing long poles impossible for all but a few. However most got plenty of bits even so.
Swan Hotel Open, Radcot and Clanfield | 11th September 2011 | Number of anglers: 38Yet again no Chub or Bream showed themselves with only a trio of Tench boosting the weights of the 1st and 2nd anglers. Winner on the day was Time Kaye pegged at Radcot downstream.
Some hard fishing conditions to contend with during three matches at Westwood Lakes
£1000 qualifier Skylark LakeTuesday September 6Tuesdays open match was affected by extreme winds making fishing difficult on Skylark. Venue specialist Steve Lane made the most of an end peg and caught steady at 4m and from his left hand margin to total 53lb for the win. Second place went to Sean Moss who had to resort to fishing the feeder for 42lb 08oz. 1st Steve Lane castle AC/WWL, 53lb 0oz 2nd Sean Moss Miracle Baits, 42lb 08oz 3rd Dave Smith WWL, 37lb 11oz Over FiftiesTuesday September 6Skylark Lake1st Brian Thompson WWL/Orchard Park, 41lb 0oz 2nd Ken Clark WWL, 37lb12oz3rd John Gooden Mill Don Baits, 32lb 09oz £1000 qualifier Kestral LakeSunday September 11Sunday’s open was fished on kestrel lake and Pete Andrews made the most of his fancied draw using worm and caster at 11m to take Ide, carp and barbel for a total of 71lb.
Payling continues winning streak as wind-beating tactics pay off for Parker.
Sherwood LakeTuesday 6/9/1114 fishedLee Payling is making Sherwood Lake his own, having won the last three matches held on the water. Drawn at peg 41 for Tuesday’s match, he fished the pole and caster out at 9m for 25lb of Ide up to 1lb with the rest of his weight being made up of carp to 6lb on the pole and corn fished 14m down the margin. 1st Lee Payling Peg One Angling Centre peg 41, 73-0-02nd Dave Round Mansfield Busmen AC peg 56, 56-4-03rd John Holmes Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 50, 29-13-04th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling Centre peg 44, 24-12-05th Mick Lysaght Rivendell AC peg 53, 20-10-0Holmedale Lake Wednesday 7/9/1122 fished Due to the strong wind on the day, winner Lee Parker opted to fish the pole and corn down both margins over ground bait – and it paid off.
Method feeder seals ton plus winning bag for Gallagher.
WEDNESDAY SILVER RESIDENTS MATCHSEPTEMBER 7 2011 371 ANGLERS FISHEDTWIN OAKS, TRELAWNEY & ACORN 1st ROB GALLAGHER 120lb 10oz GILLETTE AC Peg 7 ACORN Method feeder with pellet & Meat in the margins 2nd PAUL ALDER 81lb 08oz MILL HOUSE A. C. Peg 16 Acorn Pellet feeder meat on the hook3rd HARRY PAIGE 69lb 09oz WHITE HART FLORE Peg 17 Twin Oaks Pellet & paste at 6 meters & down the edge on meat.
Two wins on the trot for Lee Payling as Holmedale sees the two ton weights taken in Wednesday's match.
Holmedale Lake Wednesday 31/8/1124 fished Daz Stakey had a compfortable win midweek. Alternating between the scoop feeder with pellet cast to the island and the pole and meat fished at 11m and down the margin he kept the fish coming, with carp up to 7lb being bought to his peg 21. Next to him the fishery owner Mick Langton had a bad middle of the match, loosing 10 carp in a row.
A midweek mixed bag with good figures from Phase One's Lake Two but hard fishing on Phase Three.
WEDNESDAY ‘KOBRA’ OPEN31 August 2011LAKE TWO DYNAMITE MAKINS21 fishedAlthough fish were again showing all round Lake Two for the Wednesday KOBRA Open, Coalville’s Pete Wood on peg A20 was a clear winner with 126lb – beating second by nearly 25lb. Pete started on the feeder, but after a few early carp sport slowed so he switched to pellet waggler fished to the boom to catch steadily for the remainder of the match. Second placed Shane Desmond (Dynamite Baits) on peg A4 caught on pellet and bomb for his 101-04 second placed weight, just edging out Nuneaton Nomad Jim Innes (peg A14) whose 101-02 carp catch all fell to pellet waggler.
The Turner 400 attracted 26 teams of 4, the upper reaches from Kelmscot to Rushey were used. An awkward downstream wind made the going tricky. With matches leading up to this one showing a lack of big fish, teams targeting the many small fish showing this year were likely to do well. Indivdually Malc Pearc pegged at Radcot down stream caught 3 tench on the pole and chopped worm, backed up with bits for a winning 15.
The Thames fished really well, most anglers had a good day roach fishing. Top spot went to Paul harrop with 16lb 8 of roach caught on groundbait and maggot. Second spot went to andy silvey with 15lb 1 of roach and perch. Results:1: Paul harrop (turners) Weight: 16lb 82: Andy silvey (fox isis) Weight: 15lb 13: Wez Thomas (fox Isis) Weight: 15lb 04: Bubbles (drennan Oxford) Weight: 15lb 05: Rob cave(fox isis) Weight: 14lb 12.
The famous Weirfields provided the top three with good bags of bream showing. Keith Fretwell Memorial / Holme Church Charity MatchRiver Trent, Holme Marsh 29. 08. 2011A total of 66 die-hard Trent fans fished this sell out annual match on August Bank Holiday Monday.
Both Tuesday's and Wednesday's midweek matches were won with ton-plus bags with meat scoring well. Holmedale Lake Wednesday 24/8/1128 fished Winner Pete Hodgetts was the only angler to break the ton midweek, and he did it in style with 151lb 1oz taken on the pole and meat out at 12m. Landing over 40 carp to 8lb, Pete actually arriving late for the draw and wasn’t ready at the start having set-up just two rigs - one for his far line and one for the margin. At the 12m mark he bagged 12 small carp to 4lb in the first two hours before hooking two fish from the margin.
Sunday's evening match threw up a surprise as Graham Westwater won on his first visit to the fisheryHolmedale Lake Sunday 21/8/11 23 Fished Three hour evening matchIn a solid display for his first time at the fishery Graham Westwater took top spot after drawing peg 25 and fished the pole and paste to land carp to 5lb with the exception of one 15lb specimen making him a total of 90lb 10oz. Second place went to fishery regular Neil Wilkinson fishing the pole and pellet at peg 19 he landed 15 carp to5lb. •1st Graham Westwater MAP Eastwood Angling peg 25, 90-10-0 •2nd Neil Wilkinson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 19, 71-7-0•3rd Will Creswell Eastwood Angling peg 36, 70-12-0•4th Martyn Brown Eastwood Angling peg 51, 60-3-0•5th Roy Butterfield Gateford Angling Supplies peg 32, 59-5-0•6th Norman Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 39, 51-3-0This was the last of the Sunday evening matches, the next Sunday open will be on the October 2. .
Ilminster AA members held round eight of the Summer League at Dillington on Sunday. Conditions were bright and sunny and it was hard going for some. Ilminster AA Summer League Dillington Pond, Somerset | 21/08/11 | 6 fished Martin Heard won yet again to edge even closer to the league title. Fishing the whip and maggot on peg 10, Martin caught over 150 fish for 8lb 10oz.
It rained continuously throughout the Thursday KOBRA Open held on Thames and Avon at Dynamite Makins, with the bad weather also putting a dampener on the sport, especially Avon which only produced one of the top six weights. DYNAMITE MAKINS THURSDAY ‘KOBRA’ OPEN | 18 August | Number of pegs 23Continuing his form at the venue, Derby Fishermania-backed Charlie Shaw fished Thames 12, targeting his right margin with corn for a carp catch of 62-08 giving him a clear win. Dave Hicken (Disco) followed up on last week’s win with second place from Thames 2 with 37-04, all taken on meat and pellet fished to his right margin. In complete contrast, Phil Hull (Lanes Bait and Tackle) fished Thames 5, catching a 31-08 bag of small carp, skimmers, chub, tench, roach and perch, from ‘down the track’ on double caster.
Ilminster AA members fished the penultimate fixture in the association's evening league on Wednesday August 17. Due to the failing light the match was shortened by 15 minutes but weights were still good with some nice rudd being caught. Ilminster Angling Association evening league Dillington Pond, Somerset | 17/08/11 | 5 fishedVenue expert Moses Holbrook was victorious yet again, this time with 8lb 1oz taken from peg 7. Jamie Rich was the bridesmaid for the third match on the trot with 6lb 12oz fishing from peg 1, while league leader, Alvin Jones, was third with 5lb 14oz from peg 9.
