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

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.

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

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