OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS< PAST AND PRESENT
SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2011
DRAW 8.30am
I am organising a match with a difference.
Did you know that as well as carp, Beastie lake at the Decoy complex is stuffed full silvers including barbel, a recent skimmer explosion and a good head of quality roach.
The match will be fished 10.00am to 3.00pm with only silvers to be weighed in. All carp, if caught, need to be put straight back including F1’s.
Once I have the numbers, I will then try and organise a cost effective Xmas meal close by.
It would be great to see members past and present as well as any of your friends if you wish so if you have the mobile number/e mail address let them know!!
I do need to know numbers ASAP. Keith, if you need a lift let me know. Stuart, could you talk to Burug? Pete, would Barry come?
Trevor
dew@murketts.com
Showing posts with label Decoy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Decoy. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011
Dun-no-more, Beastie lake, Decoy - 6 July 2011
Sixteen anglers fished this years match which is not a bad attendance but at one stage I had 23 booked in so hopefully more of you will make the effort next year.
A brisk wind was blowing down the lake into pegs 14 to 18 which would
make presentation difficult, Kev pegged it in a way which would provide everyone with a decent peg and not to many sitting in the head wind.
At the start many different methods were being used, shallow, feeder, method feeder, straight lead and pole on the deck. The wind was making it difficult to fish shallow but I started on this method and got of to a steady start on peg 22, Lee sitting comfortably on peg 30 with a dead backer was having a few on the deck but elsewhere it was a quiet start.
From my position I could see Kev was starting to put a few together having switched from the feeder to fishing shallow but it looked like Lee was an early front runner fishing on the deck at 5m.
Other noted anglers were not doing that well, Roop on Peg 9, big T on 11, even bigger Andy G on 18 and Mick King on 29 were getting a few but slipping behind Lee, Ron and Kev.
Coming towards the last hour most angles started to look at their inside lines but it was clear the big fish had not moved in as I could see no one with their elastic being stretched.
Andy on peg 18 really went for it putting handfuls of corn down the edge, unfortunately the fish did not show up until we started to weigh in as we could see the swirls of their large tails directly over the feed.
At the weigh in Martin Parker was the early leader form peg 3, he fished the straight lead and 8mill pellet for 77lb, Maca Campbell on peg 10 had a good day weighing in just over 80lb. Kev W (i think he was on either 14 or 15) took the lead weighing in 88lb, had he counted correctly he would have had 95lb as one of his nets went 57lb but was knocked back to 50lb. The next two were DNW's though they had some fish so then it was my turn.
I thought I had at least 80lb and was very pleased when the total came to 92lb which made me the front runner. I had a mixed bag fishing shallow, when they went I got my head down on the skimmers at 3m fishing corn, these fish averaged two or three to the pound which kept the weight ticking over. Once these fish start to average a pound they will play a very significant part in the match as they can be caught very quickly at close range.
I knew at this stage that Lee had won it as he thought he had around 130lb so my only thraet to 3rd place was Mick King who thought he had about 80lb.
Fortunately for me he weighed 68lb so I was second.
Lee weighed in a tremendous 142lb fishing cat meat on the deck over corn and hemp at 5m so for the second year running he won the match, well done mate, we will have to up our game next year.
1st Lee 142lb
2nd Ron 92lb
3rd Kev 88lb
Tight lines
Ron
A brisk wind was blowing down the lake into pegs 14 to 18 which would
make presentation difficult, Kev pegged it in a way which would provide everyone with a decent peg and not to many sitting in the head wind.
At the start many different methods were being used, shallow, feeder, method feeder, straight lead and pole on the deck. The wind was making it difficult to fish shallow but I started on this method and got of to a steady start on peg 22, Lee sitting comfortably on peg 30 with a dead backer was having a few on the deck but elsewhere it was a quiet start.
From my position I could see Kev was starting to put a few together having switched from the feeder to fishing shallow but it looked like Lee was an early front runner fishing on the deck at 5m.
Other noted anglers were not doing that well, Roop on Peg 9, big T on 11, even bigger Andy G on 18 and Mick King on 29 were getting a few but slipping behind Lee, Ron and Kev.
Coming towards the last hour most angles started to look at their inside lines but it was clear the big fish had not moved in as I could see no one with their elastic being stretched.
Andy on peg 18 really went for it putting handfuls of corn down the edge, unfortunately the fish did not show up until we started to weigh in as we could see the swirls of their large tails directly over the feed.
At the weigh in Martin Parker was the early leader form peg 3, he fished the straight lead and 8mill pellet for 77lb, Maca Campbell on peg 10 had a good day weighing in just over 80lb. Kev W (i think he was on either 14 or 15) took the lead weighing in 88lb, had he counted correctly he would have had 95lb as one of his nets went 57lb but was knocked back to 50lb. The next two were DNW's though they had some fish so then it was my turn.
I thought I had at least 80lb and was very pleased when the total came to 92lb which made me the front runner. I had a mixed bag fishing shallow, when they went I got my head down on the skimmers at 3m fishing corn, these fish averaged two or three to the pound which kept the weight ticking over. Once these fish start to average a pound they will play a very significant part in the match as they can be caught very quickly at close range.
I knew at this stage that Lee had won it as he thought he had around 130lb so my only thraet to 3rd place was Mick King who thought he had about 80lb.
Fortunately for me he weighed 68lb so I was second.
Lee weighed in a tremendous 142lb fishing cat meat on the deck over corn and hemp at 5m so for the second year running he won the match, well done mate, we will have to up our game next year.
1st Lee 142lb
2nd Ron 92lb
3rd Kev 88lb
Tight lines
Ron
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
4 Island Decoy, 26 June 2011
Eight angles fished the latest Grebe match held on the prolific four island lake at Decoy.
As usual John Boland was late for the draw but luck was on his side and the peg left in for him was the flyer peg 8. Trev drew end peg 10 and it looked good for him as the gentle breeze was blowing into his corner and Ron was on 9 which gave him access to the open water just of the end of an island.
Ron and Weasel started on the pellet waggler and soon had a fish or two while the other anglers all fished to their features and it was not long before every one had a fish. Trev started on the deck using a top four straight out in front of him and straight away he started to get indications that fish were taking the bait on the drop. A change to a shallow rig made all the difference and he was soon bagging and at the distance he was fishing meant he could feed by hand and catch very quickly.
Trev soon opened up a good lead and at this stage it looked like we were all fishing for second place, Ron and Weasel were catching fairly steady on the pellet waggler and on peg 5 Wayne was catching consistently on the deck to the features either side of his peg.
Ron switched to pole shallow to the open water to the right of the island and his catch rate increased which helped him pull away from the chasing pack but at 13m he could not compete with Trev who was still catching well.
The temperate was increasing as the match progressed and the breeze was getting lighter and as it did so Trevs catch rate started to slow down. At this stage he still had a very good lead but Ron was still putting a few together on the pole shallow so the pressure was back on Trev to keep the fish going in to his net.
Weasel was still putting a few together but he had no other options as arriving late meant he only set up the pellet waggler, meanwhile the elastic was still being stretched on Waynes peg.
Trev was still catching at 4m but he was know fishing at half depth and the fish were much smaller. Heading to the final hour Trev still had the lead but it was know coming under threat from Ron who had switched to his two margin swims which had started to produce a good run of fish.
With just over an hour to go Ron and Trev went for their third nets (unbeknown to them Trev had 84 lb 8oz in his two nets and Ron had 76lb 8oz).
On their return both anglers fished the margin swims, Trev was getting bites but struggle to keep the fish out of the reeds and was loosing more than he landed, Ron was fishing tight to the bank and did not suffer this problem as once hooked the fish headed out into open water. Ron had a great last hour catching a good stamp of fish to nearly 5lb and at the whistle he was not sure if he had done enough but he thought it would be close.
Peg 2, Stewart 42lb 5oz
Peg 3, Dennis 47lb 50z
Peg 4, Dan 44lb 10oz
Peg 5, Wayne 78lb 10oz Wayne fished a very tidy match keeping the fish coming by alternating his margin swims and got third place.
Peg 6, Simon 50lb
Peg 8, Weasel 62lb 8oz
Peg 9, Ron 109lb 8oz
Peg 10, Trev 97lb 8oz
Ron won the match in the end by just over 10lb, this was all down to the final hour as he put 33lb in his net with Trev only adding 13lb.
The moral of this match is never give up because on commercials the last hour can be the most productive giving you the opportunity to win.
Next match is the Dun No Moe with twenty anglers booked in it should be a good one.
As usual John Boland was late for the draw but luck was on his side and the peg left in for him was the flyer peg 8. Trev drew end peg 10 and it looked good for him as the gentle breeze was blowing into his corner and Ron was on 9 which gave him access to the open water just of the end of an island.
Ron and Weasel started on the pellet waggler and soon had a fish or two while the other anglers all fished to their features and it was not long before every one had a fish. Trev started on the deck using a top four straight out in front of him and straight away he started to get indications that fish were taking the bait on the drop. A change to a shallow rig made all the difference and he was soon bagging and at the distance he was fishing meant he could feed by hand and catch very quickly.
Trev soon opened up a good lead and at this stage it looked like we were all fishing for second place, Ron and Weasel were catching fairly steady on the pellet waggler and on peg 5 Wayne was catching consistently on the deck to the features either side of his peg.
Ron switched to pole shallow to the open water to the right of the island and his catch rate increased which helped him pull away from the chasing pack but at 13m he could not compete with Trev who was still catching well.
The temperate was increasing as the match progressed and the breeze was getting lighter and as it did so Trevs catch rate started to slow down. At this stage he still had a very good lead but Ron was still putting a few together on the pole shallow so the pressure was back on Trev to keep the fish going in to his net.
Weasel was still putting a few together but he had no other options as arriving late meant he only set up the pellet waggler, meanwhile the elastic was still being stretched on Waynes peg.
Trev was still catching at 4m but he was know fishing at half depth and the fish were much smaller. Heading to the final hour Trev still had the lead but it was know coming under threat from Ron who had switched to his two margin swims which had started to produce a good run of fish.
With just over an hour to go Ron and Trev went for their third nets (unbeknown to them Trev had 84 lb 8oz in his two nets and Ron had 76lb 8oz).
On their return both anglers fished the margin swims, Trev was getting bites but struggle to keep the fish out of the reeds and was loosing more than he landed, Ron was fishing tight to the bank and did not suffer this problem as once hooked the fish headed out into open water. Ron had a great last hour catching a good stamp of fish to nearly 5lb and at the whistle he was not sure if he had done enough but he thought it would be close.
Peg 2, Stewart 42lb 5oz
Peg 3, Dennis 47lb 50z
Peg 4, Dan 44lb 10oz
Peg 5, Wayne 78lb 10oz Wayne fished a very tidy match keeping the fish coming by alternating his margin swims and got third place.
Peg 6, Simon 50lb
Peg 8, Weasel 62lb 8oz
Peg 9, Ron 109lb 8oz
Peg 10, Trev 97lb 8oz
Ron won the match in the end by just over 10lb, this was all down to the final hour as he put 33lb in his net with Trev only adding 13lb.
The moral of this match is never give up because on commercials the last hour can be the most productive giving you the opportunity to win.
Next match is the Dun No Moe with twenty anglers booked in it should be a good one.
Monday, 19 July 2010
Dun-no-more, Beastie Lake, Decoy 14 July 2010
With 159lb, guest Lee Kendall won this years dun-no-more trophy. Fishing from peg 18 Lee started off catching shallow before switching his attentions to target the margins later. Tony fished a blinding match on poeg 23 to weigh 170-odd lb but unfortunately had his weight knocked back to 153lb for exceeding the net limit with one of his net. Please can we make sure net rules are very clear in future to avoid these types of situation occurring in future.
Tony won the club match and bagged 9 points to tie the summer league with Jonty who managed 2nd in section with 109lb. They plan to fish a fish-off at Headfen in the next few weeks.
Martin won the other section to add 7 points to his league position followed by Ron who was 2nd in section.
Thanks to the numerous guests for attending the match.
Tony won the club match and bagged 9 points to tie the summer league with Jonty who managed 2nd in section with 109lb. They plan to fish a fish-off at Headfen in the next few weeks.
Martin won the other section to add 7 points to his league position followed by Ron who was 2nd in section.
Thanks to the numerous guests for attending the match.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Dun-no-more cup, WEDNESDAY 14 July 2010
This match is open to non members and currently we have four confirmed that will be coming and two more that will let us know by the end of the month.
We have the whole of beastie booked but we dont want any more than 26/27 as there are a few crap pegs.
Therefore can you let Ron know if you will be coming as he need an idea of numbers and doesn't want to be oversubscribed.
If any of you have a mate that wants to come please let Ron know and he'll see if he can get them in.
We have the whole of beastie booked but we dont want any more than 26/27 as there are a few crap pegs.
Therefore can you let Ron know if you will be coming as he need an idea of numbers and doesn't want to be oversubscribed.
If any of you have a mate that wants to come please let Ron know and he'll see if he can get them in.
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Lou's / 4 Island, Decoy, 6 June 2010
16 members turned out to fish this match which had a slightly different format to usuall due to the match being held over two different lakes. This would make for an interesting experience. 8 fished on Lou’s and 8 fished on 4 Island and this was the split in sections.
On 4 Island, Trev come 3rd in section off peg 2. With Peg 1 & 10 out, he had plenty of water to go at however it appeared most of the better fish were in the main part of the lake. He had a busy day trying to feed off swarms of small F1s, carp and tench however the better fish simply didn’t arrive. He weighted in a respectable 78lb. New man Ian drew in-form peg 8, the only ‘open water’ peg on a very secluded, feature packed and some what pretty lake. Ian concentrated fishing paste to the edge of the lilly pads to the right hand side for a weight of 105lb 2oz for 4th over all and 2nd in section. Almost opposite Ian, Jonty sat on Peg 3. Concentrating fishing pellet shallow at 11m, his net of F1’s went 108lb 2oz marginally beating Ian to the section and taking 3rd in the match.
Over on Lou’s Tony’s weight of 116lb was enough for 2nd in section and 2nd in the match. Ron won the section and the match with a superb 123lb. Ron caught the majority of his fish shallow on pellet however a switch to the margins later on proved worth while as he caught a few better fish in the closing stages.
Result
1st – Ron 123lb
2nd – Tony 116lb
3rd – Jonty 108lb
4th – Ian 105lb
On 4 Island, Trev come 3rd in section off peg 2. With Peg 1 & 10 out, he had plenty of water to go at however it appeared most of the better fish were in the main part of the lake. He had a busy day trying to feed off swarms of small F1s, carp and tench however the better fish simply didn’t arrive. He weighted in a respectable 78lb. New man Ian drew in-form peg 8, the only ‘open water’ peg on a very secluded, feature packed and some what pretty lake. Ian concentrated fishing paste to the edge of the lilly pads to the right hand side for a weight of 105lb 2oz for 4th over all and 2nd in section. Almost opposite Ian, Jonty sat on Peg 3. Concentrating fishing pellet shallow at 11m, his net of F1’s went 108lb 2oz marginally beating Ian to the section and taking 3rd in the match.
Over on Lou’s Tony’s weight of 116lb was enough for 2nd in section and 2nd in the match. Ron won the section and the match with a superb 123lb. Ron caught the majority of his fish shallow on pellet however a switch to the margins later on proved worth while as he caught a few better fish in the closing stages.
Result
1st – Ron 123lb
2nd – Tony 116lb
3rd – Jonty 108lb
4th – Ian 105lb
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Decoy, Lous & 4 Island, 6 June 2010
The next club match is this comming Sunday, 6th June 2010. Meet at the venue at 8.45, draw at 9.00 with fishing times to be decided on the day. Please let some one you know is attending if you are likley to be late for the draw but still plan to fish so a peg can be reserved.
This match will be split over 2 lakes with one section on each.
Keep nets and landing nets are provided by the fishery and all fishery rules are to be abided by.
See you Sunday
Jonty
This match will be split over 2 lakes with one section on each.
Keep nets and landing nets are provided by the fishery and all fishery rules are to be abided by.
See you Sunday
Jonty
Monday, 10 May 2010
Willows, Decoy - 9 May 2010
A cold wind greeted us on a cool day at Decoy Lakes for our lastest club match on Willows Lake. With 15 fishing, Ron was able to peg the match to give everyone some space or a feature to fish to. The sections were split with 8 anlgers on A section, pegs 1-15 and 7 on B section, pegs 16-35.
New man Martin Spragg, on ever consistent peg 25, won B section with 80-odd lb of carp to 4lb. Fishing either the pellet feeder across to a hole in the far bank vegitation, or the pole to the island to his right, he caught consistently throughout the day. Ron was 2nd in the section on Peg 33 with 63lb of feeder caught carp. Our esteemed Minutes Secretary Mike Ingham was 3rd in section. Mike caught on the pole fishing up against the island to his left from peg 28.
In A section, AT Tony drew peg 12 and fished a tidy match to weigh-in nearly 80lb of shallow caught carp and F1s. Tony was frustrated at the weigh in as his first net went 57lb which had to be knocked back to 50lb. Fortunately for Tony, this did not effect the section result. Tony's weight earnt him 4th in section and the default section payout.
The top 3 weights couldn't have been closer with as little as one fish separating them. On Peg 6, Trev alternated between fishing the margins with corn and pellet shallow to amass 98lb which was enough for 3rd in section and 3rd overall. Steve Goodrum, on peg 4, was quick out of the blocks and caught steadilty for the first part of the match, alternating between the pelly wag and the long pole shallow, fish to 3lb plus the odd better sample. However as the day went on bites become fewer and further between, this was not helped by the temperemental wind which had a bearing on the fishes willing ness to feed shallow. Steve's 99lb 8oz earnt him 2nd in section and 2nd overall. After a slow start Jonty, on Peg 1, started to put a few fish together fishing pellet against the island at 11m. Jonty statrted fishing on the deck in aroud 3ft of water but as the day progressed he began to get frustrated with liners and foul hooked fish. The decision to fish shallow on this line was key as the change, coupled with adding some water and mashed expanders to his soft pellets, made the swim come aliive and he couldn't get his bait in the swim quickly enough, fishing an expander at 12-18 inches deep. At the weigh in his total weight of 100lb 14oz was enough to earn Jonty the section and the match.
Result
1st - Jonty Wilson 100lb 14oz
2nd - Steve Goodrum 99lb 8oz
3rd - Trev Dew 98lb
4th - Martin Spragg
New man Martin Spragg, on ever consistent peg 25, won B section with 80-odd lb of carp to 4lb. Fishing either the pellet feeder across to a hole in the far bank vegitation, or the pole to the island to his right, he caught consistently throughout the day. Ron was 2nd in the section on Peg 33 with 63lb of feeder caught carp. Our esteemed Minutes Secretary Mike Ingham was 3rd in section. Mike caught on the pole fishing up against the island to his left from peg 28.
In A section, AT Tony drew peg 12 and fished a tidy match to weigh-in nearly 80lb of shallow caught carp and F1s. Tony was frustrated at the weigh in as his first net went 57lb which had to be knocked back to 50lb. Fortunately for Tony, this did not effect the section result. Tony's weight earnt him 4th in section and the default section payout.
The top 3 weights couldn't have been closer with as little as one fish separating them. On Peg 6, Trev alternated between fishing the margins with corn and pellet shallow to amass 98lb which was enough for 3rd in section and 3rd overall. Steve Goodrum, on peg 4, was quick out of the blocks and caught steadilty for the first part of the match, alternating between the pelly wag and the long pole shallow, fish to 3lb plus the odd better sample. However as the day went on bites become fewer and further between, this was not helped by the temperemental wind which had a bearing on the fishes willing ness to feed shallow. Steve's 99lb 8oz earnt him 2nd in section and 2nd overall. After a slow start Jonty, on Peg 1, started to put a few fish together fishing pellet against the island at 11m. Jonty statrted fishing on the deck in aroud 3ft of water but as the day progressed he began to get frustrated with liners and foul hooked fish. The decision to fish shallow on this line was key as the change, coupled with adding some water and mashed expanders to his soft pellets, made the swim come aliive and he couldn't get his bait in the swim quickly enough, fishing an expander at 12-18 inches deep. At the weigh in his total weight of 100lb 14oz was enough to earn Jonty the section and the match.
Result
1st - Jonty Wilson 100lb 14oz
2nd - Steve Goodrum 99lb 8oz
3rd - Trev Dew 98lb
4th - Martin Spragg
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Willows, Decoy - 9 May 2010
Meet at 8.30am. Draw 8.45 start and finish times decided on the day.
Last Sunday's match was won with 204lb with back-up weights over 100lb down to 4th place. Hopfully the cool wind this week wont put them off too much and they we be just as willing on Sunday.
Decoy provide all nets, please ensure you are aware of the venue rules when you arrive. Ron will make clear the net limit requirements at the Draw.
Last Sunday's match was won with 204lb with back-up weights over 100lb down to 4th place. Hopfully the cool wind this week wont put them off too much and they we be just as willing on Sunday.
Decoy provide all nets, please ensure you are aware of the venue rules when you arrive. Ron will make clear the net limit requirements at the Draw.
Monday, 15 June 2009
Result - Willows, Decoy, 14 June 2009
15 members attended Willows at Decoy for the latest club match. This is one of the most anticipated matches on the Grebe AC calendar as recent club matches here have seen weights over 100lb making up 3 or 4 of the top weights.
With the whole lake booked, there was the opportunity to spread the lads about and leave out some of the worse pegs. Ron decided upon a fair split of sections, selecting the pegs with the better form and leaving plenty of space for angler on the ‘bay’ pegs.
Pegs with the island in pole reach, pegs 1, 25, 29 & 35, were favorites along with peg 15 which won the charity match on the previous day, however the bay pegs have proved to be consistent in previous club matches on the venue as we have been able to give these pegs some room.
Trevor, on peg 30, caught shallow on caster and later down the edge with corn for a very respectable 104lb for 2nd in section and 4th overall. Taking advantage of a bit of space on peg 13, Karl fished pellet shallow at 13-14.5m for 116lb catch consisting predominantly of F1 carp for 3rd in the match and 2nd in section. After a quick look on the feeder on peg 24, Ron fished caster shallow for the majority of the match with a few smaller fish caught late on in the margins. His 120lb was enough to earn him a section win and 2nd over all. Jonty, also making use of the space he had on peg 18 (you still have to catch them…) fished shallow from the off. Feeding caster and fishing worm, double or single caster on the hook he caught steadily all day. With one of his net reduced to 50lb for weighing 51lb, his 4 nets totaled 159lb 8oz for his first match win of the season.
With 4 weights over 100lb and many in the 50-90lb bracket it just goes to show how prolific the venue is.
Result (top 4)
Jonty – 159lb 8oz
Ron – 120lb
Karl – 116lb
Trev – 104lb
With the whole lake booked, there was the opportunity to spread the lads about and leave out some of the worse pegs. Ron decided upon a fair split of sections, selecting the pegs with the better form and leaving plenty of space for angler on the ‘bay’ pegs.
Pegs with the island in pole reach, pegs 1, 25, 29 & 35, were favorites along with peg 15 which won the charity match on the previous day, however the bay pegs have proved to be consistent in previous club matches on the venue as we have been able to give these pegs some room.
Trevor, on peg 30, caught shallow on caster and later down the edge with corn for a very respectable 104lb for 2nd in section and 4th overall. Taking advantage of a bit of space on peg 13, Karl fished pellet shallow at 13-14.5m for 116lb catch consisting predominantly of F1 carp for 3rd in the match and 2nd in section. After a quick look on the feeder on peg 24, Ron fished caster shallow for the majority of the match with a few smaller fish caught late on in the margins. His 120lb was enough to earn him a section win and 2nd over all. Jonty, also making use of the space he had on peg 18 (you still have to catch them…) fished shallow from the off. Feeding caster and fishing worm, double or single caster on the hook he caught steadily all day. With one of his net reduced to 50lb for weighing 51lb, his 4 nets totaled 159lb 8oz for his first match win of the season.
With 4 weights over 100lb and many in the 50-90lb bracket it just goes to show how prolific the venue is.
Result (top 4)
Jonty – 159lb 8oz
Ron – 120lb
Karl – 116lb
Trev – 104lb
Monday, 1 June 2009
Willows Lake, Decoy - 14 June 2009
For those of you who have not fished Decoy before, the complex is signposted off the A605 between Eastrea and Whittlesey.
Please check the fixtures list for draw times and dont forget to let a club official know if you are likely to be late.
See you there.
Jonty
Please check the fixtures list for draw times and dont forget to let a club official know if you are likely to be late.
See you there.
Jonty
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