The winner Gaz Boydell, picked up some small roach on pinkie over groundbait before latching into a tench after only 30 minutes, this allowed him to target bigger fish on worm for the remainder of the match.
Old Nene, March| 26/10/11Number of pegs/anglers: 22 Spaff Spaford and Dave Burns were able to find a better stamp of roach on hemp and left the chasing pack behind who all fought it out with small roach over groundbait and pinkie or maggot. The top team on the day was 5 Trg Regt RLC with 4 pts and then the EOD on 8pts and a tied third between the Engineers and 49 (E) Bde both on 12 pts Top 4 anglers and weights:1: Gaz Boydell Weight: 4. 080kg2: Spaff Spafford Weight: 2.
Tough going on the third round of the Sensas Commercial House League.
With the river still being very clear and slow flowing most anglers really struggled for bites with only 7 weights over 5 lbs. There were even blanks recorded. Dave Haines won the match for BTM services from peg 77.
The UTWL practice match was split between two stretches, Barton Farm and Staverton, but it was the anglers pegged at Barton Farm who had the better sport and consequently filled the top 8 places
UTWL practice match | Bristol Avon Barton Farm and Staverton23/10/11 | Number of pegs/anglers: 59 The winner, Mark Kimber of Daiwa Gordon League was drawn on Peg 23 just inside the sewer field gate. He had the only double figure net on the day with 11lb 3oz of Roach and skimmers on the pole over groundbait. On the peg below the winner, Gary Etheridge of Garbolino Blackmore Vale wagglered his way to a mostly roach net weighing 9lb 5oz for second place. From the top end of Barton Farm peg 4, Richie Tomala was one roach off of second place with 9lb 2oz.
Results from the Risby Park Fisheries, Whizzo Winter Series. . .
Beverley | Saturday, 15th October Number of pegs/anglers: 16Top 5 anglers and weights:1: Harry Bignell Weight: 66lb 8oz2: Neil Robinson Weight: 62lb 10oz3: Roger Edmond Weight: 39lb 2oz4: Pat Taylor Weight: 37lb 5oz5: John Alexander Weight: 28lb 9oz Beverley | Saturday, 22nd OctoberNumber of pegs/anglers: 16Top 5 anglers and weights:1: Harry Bignell Weight: 60lb 8oz2: Scott Risbin Weight: 45lb 0oz3: John Alexander Weight: 32lb 10oz4: Steve Pulford Weight: 28lb 9oz5: John Jefferson Weight: 27lb 10oz.
Results for open contests in the week ending October 23.
Date: Monday 17th October Pools: Club Pool No F/man: 20Match Report:1st: Maggot up and down in water 7mtrs F1 carp, Roach, Bream, Perch and Rudd. 2nd: Pellet 6mtrs Slop F2 and F1 Carp, Bream, Tench and Barble. 3rd: Pellet 6mtrs Slop F1 and F2 Carp, Barble and Roach.
Report from the Sunderland FAC winter league Round 2 match at Silksworth Lake, Sunderland. Silksworth Lake, Sunderland | 23/10/2011 | Number of pegs/anglers: 12Andy McNeil grabbed victory fishing to the small island on groundbait feeder with squatt, catching small silvers apart from a good roach of a pound. In second place was Bobby Nash with small roach and perch fishing to the island from the other bank, all caught on maggot also with groundbait feeder. In the money again was Robbie Schindler with third place, again small roach and perch made up his weight fishing the pole at 10 metres with squatt over groundbait.
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Good action in the first two matches in the South West Winter League with some superb weights netted.
South West Winter League ResultsMatch 102. 10. 11Jack Whites Crane, Swineford50 pegsGraham Hunt was on peg 30 right on the fence by Swineford bridge, he fished a croquill with small balls of groundballs and castor for a brilliant bag of roach.
Cold conditions saw low weights as the fish switched off at Sherwood.
Sherwood Forest FisheryMidweek matchHolmedale Lake Wednesday 19/10/1119 fished A very cold start to the match, and with the water temperature down to just 6 degrees Celsius it was a real struggle for the first half of the match. In top spot Carl Brown fished the pole and pellet out at 11 and 14m from peg 27, landing 18 carp to 6lb, all caught in the last 2 hours. Second place went to Worksop’s Andy Lakey.