I hear so many people using the word to describe people these days that the word has almost lost the impact that it once had. Who are the ACTUAL legends of angling? Some that spring immediately to mind are: Ivan Marks, Kevin Ashurst, Alan Scotthorne, Bob Nudd, Denis White and John Dean are all legends from various era’s of match fishing. But one man who really has changed the face of match fishing and fishing in general and is often overlooked is Peter Drennan. All of the Match and Pole team recently had a very enjoyable trip to Drennan HQ to spend a day with the main man himself.
Results from last week's Tuesday and Wednesday matches.
Sherwood LakeTuesday 29/11/1114 fishedWinner Ian Boyd drew hot carp peg 40 and fished a small pellet feeder with corn and meat hookbait landing 10 carp to 5lb and half a dozen skimmers to 1lb finishing nearly 25lb in front of 2nd place with 45lb 10oz. Dave fished the pole and caster all match at 5m because of the strong winds to land skimmers and ide to 12oz. Results 1st Ian Boyd Rivendell AC peg 40, 45-10-02nd Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 59, 20-12-03rd John Holmes Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 41, 18-5-04th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling Centre peg 61, 16-7-05th John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 51, 11-1-0Holmedale Lake Wednesday 30/11/1121 fished Winner Andy David drew the bore hole peg 31 fishing the pole and maggot up in the water and on the deck he landed carp up to 6lb and loosing has many weighing in a creditable 66lb 14oz to take his first win at the fishery.
Round 4 of the Sensas Commercial House League on the Bristol Avon.
With bright sun and clear water the river fished very up and down. Many people only had ounces but there were still ten double figure weights. Tim Ford drew on the style at Jack Whites, which often produces weights of dace up to 20lb.
Report from round one of the Subfish Winter League. . .
Little John Lakes | 27/11/11Number of anglers: 30Ten anglers on Friar Tuck and 20 anglers on Maid Marion took part, the best weight on the day was Greg Cooper surprisingly from Friar Tuck peg 8.
Fifth round of the Wye League
The fifth round of the Wye League saw tricky conditions and some low weights as a result. The night before the match the river rose 8feet and as anglers reached their pegs the water in front of them was dropping and heavily coloured. The best weight on the day went to Wizrds team member Danny Baker who amassed 38lb 4oz from peg 39. This was over double the weight of the second placed Hady Whittle who weighed in 14lb 7oz from peg 76.
Round 3 of the Harrisons Fossdyke League.
Harrisons Fossdyke League, Round 329 fished. The fishing was a little tougher than usual on the latest round of the Harrisons League, with colder weather and clear water starting to take its toll. Best on the day was Pole Fishing Magazine's Tom Scholey, who backed up four lobworm caught perch with some quality roach on bread punch for a total weight of 8-7-0.
Westwood Lakes open matches
Westwood lakes match report Tuesday’s open match Skylark Lake Adam Wakelin fished 11 metres to the bottom of a ledge with ground bait and maggot over top to pick up three bream and a 2lb carp for a winning weight in this very close match. 1st Adam Wakelin, Preston Innovations, 50lb 12oz 2nd Brian Thompson, Orchard Park AC, 48lb 10oz3rd Steve Davis, Daves Peg, 48lb 10oz4th Steve Lane, Castle AC, 29lb 14oz Thursday’s over 50’s match Skylark Lake The popular over 50s match saw another good turn out with 24 anglers in total. Another tight affair was won by Alan Haynes who fished top four with maggot over 2mm pellet at 4metres to pick up small carp to 4lb. 1st Alan Haynes, WWL, 33lb 14oz2nd Roy Wells, Decoy Lakes, 31lb 10oz3rd Brian Thompson, Orchard Park, 30lb 10oz4th Smudge Smith, Bag ‘em, 28lb5th Terry Goodig, Fishtoft AC, 25lb 12oz .
Results for open matches and Winter League.
Woodlands View Fishery: ResultsTuesday (15 fished) Ghost: 1 J Stone (Woodlands) G16 115. 10lbs; 2 P Webley (Midland Bears) G18 77. 3lbs; 3 S Wilson (Midland Bears) G2 39.
