Strong winds make thing tricky at Sherwood, but still the ton bags keep coming.
Holmedale Lake Wednesday 14/9/1122 fished Due of the strong winds on the day event winner John Darby opted to fished the pole short at 5m with meat over pellet at peg 39. It was a decision that saw him catch all match, landing carp to 10lb to amass the only ton of the competition with a level 118lb. Second placed Roy Butterfield also fished the pole but with corn out at 7m and down both margins for carp to 7lb, just heading off the tight completion behind him with 84lb 7oz.
Over 100 anglers battled it out, with John Savage winning by nearly 30lb clear.
WEDNESDAY SILVER RESIDENTS MATCH14th SEPTEMBER 2011 106 ANGLERS FISHEDTWIN OAKS, TRELAWNEY, POLLAWYN & ACORN 1st JOHN SAVAGE 92lb MK2 ANGLING Peg 20 Pollawyn Bomb & pellet 2nd ANTHONY FLINT 65lb 09oz FARNBROUGH Peg 41 Pollawyn Method feeder3rd CLIVE HILL 57lb 13oz ST FRANCES AS Peg 28 Trelawney Pellet shallow4th ALISON JONES 53lb 07oz LITTLE DARLEY Peg 11 Twin Oaks Down the edge on top 4 with meat 5th CARL BILLINGHAM 53lb 04oz EMBOSSED Peg 29 Trelawney Method feeder6th DAVE SCATCHARD 51lb 06oz Peg 16 Twin Oaks Bomb & pellet. . .
200 competitors went head-to-head in the Residents Rover with Howard green the only one to break the ton.
THURSDAY’S MARUKYU RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH15th SEPTEMBER 2011203 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS1st HOWARD GREEN 117lb 01ozGREENS TACKLE Peg 14 Twin Oaks Pellet shallow2nd ROB STANLEY 96lb 13oz CHILTERN BAITS Peg 15 Twin Oaks Method feeder with pellet3rd ALAN SMITH 84lb 13ozIVY HOUSE LAKES Peg 32 Twin Oaks Short pole with maggot 4th CLIF LOFTHOUSE 77lb YORK NOMADS Peg 23 Trelawney Long pole with paste5th JIM BOYLE 66lb 15ozCHILTERN BAITS Peg 29 Twin Oaks Method feeder with pellet 6th CARL BILLINGHAM 62lb 12ozEMBOSSD Peg 15 Acorn Method feeder with corn1st LADIES BETTY WADHAMS 28lb 07ozPeg 3 Eery. . .
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.
