A great turn out of 19 members attended the first match of the campaign at Rookery Waters. Magpie lake was the venue and with reports from those who had been down in the week previous, spirits were high and a good match was hoped for. Whilst the weather was improving, the water was still chilly so a more cautious approach may need to be considered, with a pellet approach suggested to be a good choice by those who practiced.
The match was pegged on pegs 1 – 20 with peg 15 left out as it is pretty tight in that corner with anglers on 13 & 14. The match was split into 2 sections. Pegs 1-10 in A section and 11-20 in B section.
The sun shone all day with a light to moderate wind blowing into pegs 15-20. Although the conditions seemed reasonable for a good days sport, the fishing was really quite hard. Probably due to the time of year, a slight ground frost first thing and the fact the water is still yet to warm up significantly. This is not surprising since it has only been 6-8 week since the winter snow disappeared.
On peg 8, Steve “The Pheonix” Goodrum fished pellet shallow for 34lb 8oz. With the ripple on the other side of the lake the fishing was difficult and at 13m he did find it cosy with Pete next door on that bend. His weight was hard earned and enough for 3rd place.
This could have been different had the bailiff not asked Steve to stop fishing the Pellet Wallger saying it has been band, only for us to discover it is the Bagging Waggler that is not allowed on Magpie and the Pellet Waggler is an acceptable method to use. There seems to be some frustrating confusuion between the venue rules and the bailiff's understanding of them. The owner has apologised for the confusion.
Tony “AT Tony” Grigorjevs drew peg 19 and he also had to work for his 35lb 4oz of carp to 4lb. Fishing at 16m towards the vacant peg opposite, Tony fished on the far bank slope in around 3ft of water, with most of his fish falling to corn over small pots of pellet and corn.
Jon “Jonty” Wilson drew peg 2. In the first hour he had 2 fish in the net lost 2 fishing at 11m on the deck with expander over pellet at the bottom of the slope of the sunken island at the left hand extremity of his swim. All the time he fed 4mm hard pellets little and often at 11m to his right in the only ‘open’ water he had. With no further indications on the deck, a switch to the shallow line proved decisive. It was by no means hectic but he slowly began to put a few fish in his net and ended up with 49lb 10oz to win the section and the match.
Result
1st – Jonty 49lb 10oz
2nd – AT Tony 35lb 4oz
3rd – Steve Goodrum 34lb 8oz
Monday, 19 April 2010
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Rookery Waters - Fishery Rules
GENERAL
1) OPEN DAWN TO DUSK BUT NOT LATER THAN 9PM.
2) JUNIORS UNDER 16YRS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
3) NO CARS OR DOGS AROUND THE FISHERY.4) ALL VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT LEFT AT OWNERS RISK.
5) TAKE ALL LITTER HOME.
6) FISH FROM PLATFORMS ONLY.7) DO NOT FISH UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID AND TAKEN A TICKET.
TACKLE
1) ALL NETS MUST BE DIPPED.
2) FISH FRIENDLY NETS ONLY.
3) 50 LB MAX WEIGHT PER NET.
4) EMPTY NETS AFTER MAX OF 5 HRS.
5) MIN OF 2 KEEP NETS IN MATCHES.
6) MANUFACTURED, BARBLESS HOOKS ONLY UP TO SIZE 12.
7) NO FIXED LEADS OR BRAID.
8) METHOD (IN LINE) & BAGGIN WAGGLER PERMITTED ON ROOK ONLY.
BAITS
1) NO FLOATING BAITS.
2) NO SEED BAITS OTHER THAN SWEETCORN.
3) NO NUTS OR BOILIES.
4) MEAT- 2 STANDARD TINS MAX.
5) ROOK - GROUNDBAIT ALLOWED 2 KGS MAX.
6) MAGPIE/JAY – GROUNDBAIT IN FEEDER ONLY 1 KG MAX.
1) OPEN DAWN TO DUSK BUT NOT LATER THAN 9PM.
2) JUNIORS UNDER 16YRS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
3) NO CARS OR DOGS AROUND THE FISHERY.4) ALL VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT LEFT AT OWNERS RISK.
5) TAKE ALL LITTER HOME.
6) FISH FROM PLATFORMS ONLY.7) DO NOT FISH UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID AND TAKEN A TICKET.
TACKLE
1) ALL NETS MUST BE DIPPED.
2) FISH FRIENDLY NETS ONLY.
3) 50 LB MAX WEIGHT PER NET.
4) EMPTY NETS AFTER MAX OF 5 HRS.
5) MIN OF 2 KEEP NETS IN MATCHES.
6) MANUFACTURED, BARBLESS HOOKS ONLY UP TO SIZE 12.
7) NO FIXED LEADS OR BRAID.
8) METHOD (IN LINE) & BAGGIN WAGGLER PERMITTED ON ROOK ONLY.
BAITS
1) NO FLOATING BAITS.
2) NO SEED BAITS OTHER THAN SWEETCORN.
3) NO NUTS OR BOILIES.
4) MEAT- 2 STANDARD TINS MAX.
5) ROOK - GROUNDBAIT ALLOWED 2 KGS MAX.
6) MAGPIE/JAY – GROUNDBAIT IN FEEDER ONLY 1 KG MAX.
Rookery Waters - Directions
Rookery Waters, Rookery Farms, Fen Rd, Pidley, Cambs
From Somersham head towards Pidley, turn right at the Mad Cat pub onto the B1040 towards Warbous. In Pidley, turn right down dfen Road, signposted to the Lakeside Lodge Golf Course. Stay on this road, pass the golf course(s) and arrive at the fishery after a mile or so.
Postcode for sat nav; PE28 3DF
From Somersham head towards Pidley, turn right at the Mad Cat pub onto the B1040 towards Warbous. In Pidley, turn right down dfen Road, signposted to the Lakeside Lodge Golf Course. Stay on this road, pass the golf course(s) and arrive at the fishery after a mile or so.
Postcode for sat nav; PE28 3DF
Club Rules - A reminder
1 Wherever possible, the match calendar will be booked twelve months in advance allowing all members to have their say in selection. The fixture list will include the draw times.
2 To ensure good venues, peg numbers must be given at the booking stage. Experience has shown that 20 pegs is sufficient however, if more than 20 anglers turn up and extra pegs are not available preference will be given to fully paid up members when extra pegs cannot be arranged on the day.
3 Late arrivals will be included in the draw providing they have contacted any of the club officials or members on the morning of the match.
4 Members arriving after the draw has taken place and have not contacted the club will not be eligible to fish.
5 All members must weigh in their catch.
6 No Pike, Zander, Trout or Salmon to count in matches.
7 No Bloodworm and Joker to be allowed.
8 Guests are not allowed to fish any grebe match unless otherwise agreed.
9 The use of mobile phones during matches is discouraged.
11No bank runners allowed.
10 Anglers can leave their pegs at any time provided all lines are removed from the water. Care should be taken to avoid damage to the tackle of others and to keep disturbance to other angler’s swims to a minimum .
12 No artificial baits are to be used during any club match.
13 Draw times as per those stated on fixture list
14 ALL VENUE RULES MUST BE OBEYED. The match secretary will recap the rules before the draw.
15 In the event of a tie the points will be added up and split between the anglers concerned.
e.g. If the winner and runner up of a section tie the points normally awarded would be 7 and 6 giving a total of 13 which equates to 6.5 each. If these were the top weights on the day each angler would get an additional point each.
16 In the event of a tie at the end of a season the league winner will be decided on outright wins, then section wins, and then section runners up etc. If an angler wins a match but ties on weight with someone else then this will be counted as a win. The same applies for section wins etc. In the unusual event of it being a tie all through the counting matches then a fish off will have to be arranged.
Any angler found breaking the club rules would be disqualified from that match, taken around the corner and handed over to Dennis who will dish out some severe punishment. You have been warned!
2 To ensure good venues, peg numbers must be given at the booking stage. Experience has shown that 20 pegs is sufficient however, if more than 20 anglers turn up and extra pegs are not available preference will be given to fully paid up members when extra pegs cannot be arranged on the day.
3 Late arrivals will be included in the draw providing they have contacted any of the club officials or members on the morning of the match.
4 Members arriving after the draw has taken place and have not contacted the club will not be eligible to fish.
5 All members must weigh in their catch.
6 No Pike, Zander, Trout or Salmon to count in matches.
7 No Bloodworm and Joker to be allowed.
8 Guests are not allowed to fish any grebe match unless otherwise agreed.
9 The use of mobile phones during matches is discouraged.
11No bank runners allowed.
10 Anglers can leave their pegs at any time provided all lines are removed from the water. Care should be taken to avoid damage to the tackle of others and to keep disturbance to other angler’s swims to a minimum .
12 No artificial baits are to be used during any club match.
13 Draw times as per those stated on fixture list
14 ALL VENUE RULES MUST BE OBEYED. The match secretary will recap the rules before the draw.
15 In the event of a tie the points will be added up and split between the anglers concerned.
e.g. If the winner and runner up of a section tie the points normally awarded would be 7 and 6 giving a total of 13 which equates to 6.5 each. If these were the top weights on the day each angler would get an additional point each.
16 In the event of a tie at the end of a season the league winner will be decided on outright wins, then section wins, and then section runners up etc. If an angler wins a match but ties on weight with someone else then this will be counted as a win. The same applies for section wins etc. In the unusual event of it being a tie all through the counting matches then a fish off will have to be arranged.
Any angler found breaking the club rules would be disqualified from that match, taken around the corner and handed over to Dennis who will dish out some severe punishment. You have been warned!
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