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
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
GAC Knock-out Cup - Round 1 Draw
A random draw was carried out by Jonty & Jamie and the resultant draw is below:
Keith Walker v Graham Dean
Mike Smalley v Nathan Hopkins
Jonty Wilson v Jamie Coyle
Shane Knappert v Mike Ingham
Simon Millership v Ray Sladden
Dennis Allen v John Pierrpont
Pete Dighton v Steve Goldspink
Shaun Strachan v John Bowland
Neil Kidd v Steve Goodrum
Ian Darington v Ron Gilbert
Tony Grogorjevs v John Ellis
Trevor Dew v Stu Baxter
Dennis ??? v Martin Spragg
Karl Richards v Martin Parker
Counting Matches for round 1 are; 6 June @ Decoy & 20 June @ Head Fen.
Keith Walker v Graham Dean
Mike Smalley v Nathan Hopkins
Jonty Wilson v Jamie Coyle
Shane Knappert v Mike Ingham
Simon Millership v Ray Sladden
Dennis Allen v John Pierrpont
Pete Dighton v Steve Goldspink
Shaun Strachan v John Bowland
Neil Kidd v Steve Goodrum
Ian Darington v Ron Gilbert
Tony Grogorjevs v John Ellis
Trevor Dew v Stu Baxter
Dennis ??? v Martin Spragg
Karl Richards v Martin Parker
Counting Matches for round 1 are; 6 June @ Decoy & 20 June @ Head Fen.
GAC Knock-out Cup - Rules & Format
To be fished along side the club leagues during the seasons campaign.
The qualifying match is the first match both anglers fish in that round. The winner of the tie will be the angler with the biggest weight.
If one angler doesn’t fish during the round and the other does, the one who attends at least one match goes through to the next round.
If neither anglers attend during the round, a coin will be tossed to establish who goes through to the next round.
If both turn up to the same number of matches but do not fish the same match, again, a coin will be tossed to decide who goes through.
Round 1
6 June @ Decoy & 20th June @ Head Fen
Round 2
4 July @ Dents & 14 July @ Decoy
Round 3
22 August @ Kingsland & 25 September @ Fieldsend
Final
3 October @ Dents
Round 1 draw to follow.....
The qualifying match is the first match both anglers fish in that round. The winner of the tie will be the angler with the biggest weight.
If one angler doesn’t fish during the round and the other does, the one who attends at least one match goes through to the next round.
If neither anglers attend during the round, a coin will be tossed to establish who goes through to the next round.
If both turn up to the same number of matches but do not fish the same match, again, a coin will be tossed to decide who goes through.
Round 1
6 June @ Decoy & 20th June @ Head Fen
Round 2
4 July @ Dents & 14 July @ Decoy
Round 3
22 August @ Kingsland & 25 September @ Fieldsend
Final
3 October @ Dents
Round 1 draw to follow.....
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, 19 April 2010
Match Report - Magpie Lake, Pidley 18 April 2010
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
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
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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