Perch and eels dominate in Shakespeare Veterans Championship. Nick Cowling seized victory in this years Shakespeare Veterans Championship, after he capitalised on a great first hour. The Alcester Sports backed rod started his match fishing just five metres from the bank, where he fed three small balls of groundbait laced with pinkies. A procession of chunky perch came to the net through the early stages of the match, before bites subsided and he decided to have a look on the feeder.
Evesham Town & Ferry Waters, 77 Fished. A turnout of 77 veterans graced the field in this year’s Shakespeare Veterans Championship. It was Ibstock rod Keith Kite, who banked the £500 winners cheque, and an invite for the prestigious Shakespeare Championship Final, with an 18-14-0 net from peg 8. Keith caught two barbel, feeding Sonubaits Spicy Sausage pellets, with an 8mm version of the same on the hook.
Results from Sherwood Fishery Matches. . . Holmedale Lake | Sunday 31/7/11 25 Fished 4 Hour EveningMick fished the pole and paste both out at 8m and down both margins with worm over groundbait at unfancied peg 14 landing 28 carp – 9lb weighing in 98lb 4oz.
The latest match results from Sherwood Forest Fishery. . . Sherwood, Langdale & Holmedale LakesSaturday 16/711Teams of 436 fishedMichael drew peg 14 on the Langdale fishing the pole and caster he landed 70lb of Ide – 1lb and 6 carp – 3lb for a total of 82lb 11oz and breaking that lake match record by 12lb, team mate Danny Jupp had the best weight on the Sherwood lake with a mixed net of skimmers ide and roach at peg 38 on the pole and caster for 67lb 15oz but they could only help there team Tupton A into 2nd place with 7 points, Kimberly came out the top team with the help of Norman and Kristian Powers both winning their sections on the Holmedale lake with 6 points, last years winners Shirebrook were 3rd with 17 points.
Midweek open competition resultsSherwood Lake Tuesday 6/3/1211 fished Ian Fished the pole and caster at 12m catching Ide -12oz most puts in weighing in the only double figure weight of the day 17lb 12oz. 1st Ian Boyd Woodhouse Angling Centre peg 10, 17-3-02nd Andy Edge Worksop AA peg 18, 6-10-03rd John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 12, 6-7-04th Gordon Smith Worksop AA peg 14, 5-12-0Wednesday 7/2/12Holmedale lake20 fishedA very cold and windy day made presentation very hard, Andy fished the pole at 9m and when the wind permitted he fished at 14m taking carp – 7lb from both lines on soft 4mm pellets. 2nd placed Norman Powers alternated between the pole fished at 9m and the method feeder cast to the old lily pads with pellet and corn hookbait, landing 20 carp – 4lb. 1st Andy Lakey Worksop Angling peg 52, 47-7-02nd Norman Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 26, 43-7-03rd Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 24,26-4-0 4th Lee Holtham Subfish peg 18, 25-0-05th Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 23-6-06th Lee Parker Phil’s Bait & Tackle peg 42, 21-10-0.
Weekend open competition results
Holmedale Lake
Sunday 11/3/12
23 Fished
1st Mick Smith Church Warsop & Dist AA Notts peg 42, 72-5-0
2nd Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Notts peg 4, 71-3-0
3rd Kristian Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery Notts peg 14, 43-4-0
4th Andy Birkin Phil’s bait & tackle Notts peg 21, 41-0-0
5th Matt Malia Wickersley Angling S/Yorks peg 18, 35-12-0
6th Carl Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery Notts peg 48, 30-7-0
Mick fished the pole and pellet out at 12m and short at 6m landing carp – 9lb in is winning net of 72lb 5oz. In 2nd place Andy Lakey fished the pole and pellet on the deck and up in the water for 19 carp – 8lb.
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Midweek open competition results
Sherwood Lake Tuesday 13/3/1214 fished Dave fished his usual pole and caster approach for a good net of silver fish including Ide – 1lb and roach – 12oz. Steve Richards in 2nd place fished the pole and pellet for an all skimmer net his biggest fish going 11/2lb. 1st Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 16, 24-12-02nd Steve Richards Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 10, 19-15-03rd Fred Bispham Peg One Angling peg 18, 11-4-04th Mick Lysaght Rivendell AC peg 21, 9-12-0Wednesday 14/2/12Holmedale lake21 fishedMick fished the pole and pellet out on two lines at 13m on peg 16 catching mostly stocky carp – 2lb but did have two about 8lb late in the match that helped him in front of Mick Smith on peg 10 he fished the pole pellet and corn for carp – 4lb. 1st Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 16, 53-7-02nd Mick Smith Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 10, 50-1-03rd Lee Hassett Gateford Angling Supplies peg 31, 45-0-04th Kev Chaplin Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 37-1-05th Craig Brazier Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 42, 34-7-06th Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 13,32-3-0.
Midweek open competition results
Sherwood Lake Tuesday 20/3/1215 fished Dave fished his usual pole and caster approach for silver fish including Ide – 1lb and roach – 12oz a change late in the match to pellet on the hook brought him some bonus skimmers – 2lb. Ian in 2nd place fished the pole pellet and caster for Roach & skimmers his biggest fish going 2lb. 1st Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 4, 27-9-02nd Ian Boyd Woodhouse Angling Centre peg 12, 26-8-03rd John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 2, 25-6-04th Martin Rouse Mansfield Busmen AC peg 14, 18-5-05th Mick Lysaght Rivendell AC peg 6, 17-7-0Wednesday 21/2/12Holmedale lake23 fishedAndy had 19 carp – 8lb alternating between the method feeder and the pole with pellet hookbait on both. Jon in 2nd fished the pole and pellet at 16m for 25 carp – 3lb 1st Andy Lakey Worksop Angling peg 45, 47-3-02nd Jon Turton Boundry AC peg 17, 35-4-03rd Mick Smith Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 42, 30-0-04th Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 27,27-9-05th John Darby Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 24-15-06th Pete Hodgetts Mansfield Angling peg 24,23-3-0.
Weekend open competition results
Holmedale Lake Sunday 25/3/12 24 Fished 1st Greg Cooper Subfish/Middy Notts peg 45, 94-6-0 2nd Carl Hatton Eastwood Angling Notts peg 53, 35-12-03rd Dave Round Mansfield Busmen Notts peg 20, 34-0-0 4th Shane Wharton Subfish Notts peg 41, 27-12-05th Norman Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery Notts peg 9, 25-14-06th Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Notts peg 17, 25-3-0The platforms where white over with frost at the start of the match and during the match it was hot and flat calm, Greg fished the pole and pellet shallow at 16m at the side of the island landing two net full of carp – 6lb finishing way out in front with 94lb 6oz. In 2nd place Carl Hatton fished the method feeder and pellet cast to the small island at peg 53 for 20 small carp – 4lb. Cavendish lake winter league. Sunday 25/3/12 15 fished 1st Ian Boyd (Woodhouse Angling Centre) Notts, 24-10 peg 3, skimmers and roach on pole and maggot2nd Wayne Haywood (Mansfield Angling) Notts, 18-8, peg 1, skimmers on pole and pellet3rd John Slinn (Rivendell) Notts, 15-12, peg 10, roach and skimmers on caster4th Dave Whitworth (Rivendell) Notts, 15-05th Lionel Twiss (Peg One) Notts, 14-46th Russ Brookes (Rivendell) Notts, 13-12A glorious spring day on Cavendish lake for the penultimate round of the winter league and the fishing didn't disappoint either with all methods working well.
Weekend competition results
Holmedale Lake Sunday 1/4/12 28 Fished 1st Will Creswell Eastwood Angling Notts peg 20, 52-7-02nd John Darby Sherwood Forest Fishery Notts peg 24, 39-11-03rd Andy Birkin Phil’s Bait & Tackle Notts peg 28, 39-4-0 4th Pete Hodgetts Mansfield Angling Notts peg 32, 37-11-05th Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery Notts peg 13, 37-1-06th Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Notts peg 34, 36-3-0A very cold start and sunny flat calm for the rest of the day, but on days like this peg 20 in the shallow bay is the place to be, Will Creswell drew it and fished the method feeder and maggot cast tight into the corner landing 10 carp – 7lb. In 2nd place beating of the rest with 39lb 11oz John Darby fished the pole and meat for carp – 6lb Cavendish lake winter league. Sunday 1/4/12 15 fished 1st Russ Brookes, Rivendell, Notts, 30-06, peg 2 2nd Roy Butterfield, Gateford Angling, Derbys, 18-08, peg 43rd Ivor Birkin, Rivendell, Notts, 13-14, peg 14th Lionel Twiss, Peg One, Notts, 12-155th Dave Whitworth, Rivendell, Notts, 10-156th John Slinn, Rivendell, Notts, 10 -13The early pegs were the place to be on the final round of the Winter league, way out in front was Russ Brookes with a superb 30-06 net of mainly skimmers all taken on short pole and pellet at peg 2. In second place was Roy Butterfield who found some quality skimmers on maggot at 3 metres.
Midweek competition results
Sherwood Lake Tuesday 27/3/1219 fished Dave fished the pole with caster and worm out at 14m landing mostly Ide – 1lb in his 36lb net of silvers. 2nd placed John Wooff fished the pole and caster at 6m for a net of skimmers – 2lb. 1st Dave Hiley Peg One Angling Centre peg 55, 36-0-02nd John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 49, 30-15-03rd Lee Payling Peg One Angling Centre peg 36, 26-7-04th Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 46, 25-9-05th Ian Boyd Woodhouse Angling Centre peg 51, 23-7-0Wednesday 28/2/12Holmedale lake25 fishedDrawn at peg 4 Mick fished the pole out at 13m with pellet and short at 6m with the paste landing 32 carp – 10lb weighing in 140lb 7oz the best weight of the year so far. In 2nd place nearly 60lb behind Pete Ellis had only got one carp in the net with two hour to go, but when the fish turned up it was a fish every put in on the pole and corn fished down the margin.
Both Tuesday's and Wednesday's midweek matches were won with ton-plus bags with meat scoring well. Holmedale Lake Wednesday 24/8/1128 fished Winner Pete Hodgetts was the only angler to break the ton midweek, and he did it in style with 151lb 1oz taken on the pole and meat out at 12m. Landing over 40 carp to 8lb, Pete actually arriving late for the draw and wasn’t ready at the start having set-up just two rigs - one for his far line and one for the margin. At the 12m mark he bagged 12 small carp to 4lb in the first two hours before hooking two fish from the margin.
Two wins on the trot for Lee Payling as Holmedale sees the two ton weights taken in Wednesday's match.
Holmedale Lake Wednesday 31/8/1124 fished Daz Stakey had a compfortable win midweek. Alternating between the scoop feeder with pellet cast to the island and the pole and meat fished at 11m and down the margin he kept the fish coming, with carp up to 7lb being bought to his peg 21. Next to him the fishery owner Mick Langton had a bad middle of the match, loosing 10 carp in a row.
Payling continues winning streak as wind-beating tactics pay off for Parker.
Sherwood LakeTuesday 6/9/1114 fishedLee Payling is making Sherwood Lake his own, having won the last three matches held on the water. Drawn at peg 41 for Tuesday’s match, he fished the pole and caster out at 9m for 25lb of Ide up to 1lb with the rest of his weight being made up of carp to 6lb on the pole and corn fished 14m down the margin. 1st Lee Payling Peg One Angling Centre peg 41, 73-0-02nd Dave Round Mansfield Busmen AC peg 56, 56-4-03rd John Holmes Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 50, 29-13-04th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling Centre peg 44, 24-12-05th Mick Lysaght Rivendell AC peg 53, 20-10-0Holmedale Lake Wednesday 7/9/1122 fished Due to the strong wind on the day, winner Lee Parker opted to fish the pole and corn down both margins over ground bait – and it paid off.
The latest midweek results from Sherwood Forest Fishery. Holmedale Lake Midweek Match | 17/8/11 | 26 fishedAndy Lakey seems to have taken up residence on peg 56 drawing it three matches in a row. This time he fishing the method feeder and pellet cast to the lily pads along with worm over ground bait to land 22 carp to 8lb, but it was only enough to tie with Lee Hassett drawn at peg 26 who fished the pole and paste at 9m to land 18 carp to 7lb. • 1st (joint) Andy Lakey Worksop peg 56, 76-0-0• 1st (joint) Lee Hassett Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 26, 76-0-0• 3rd John Woodland Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 24, 75-0-0• 4th Jamie Gascoigne Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 33, 48-8-0• 5th (joint) Geoff Mawby Gateford Angling Supplies peg 19, 46-14-0• 5th (joint) Martyn Brown Eastwood Angling peg 46, 46-14-0 Sherwood Lake | 16/8/11 | 18 fishedLee Payling fished the pole and caster at 5m feeding nearly 3pints during the match to keep the fish interested, a tactic which saw him net a total of 33lb of Ide and Skimmers to 1lb and 7 bonus carp to 6lb - a weight which saw him finishing way out in front, 29lb clear of second place John Holmes.
