Match/Event Name:*
Wensum Valley - Reepham Fishery Winter League
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
20/11/2016
Location of Match:*
Reepham Fishery
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
36 Pegs - 36 Anglers
Report:
RESULTS SUNDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Wensum Valley - Reepham Fishery Winter League Match 2. BEN SMITH 152lb 06oz BRIAN BYGRAVE 151lb 10oz STEVE CROWE 119lb 09oz LEE CARVER 113lb 08oz IAN TOTTERDALE 106lb 07oz MATT WILES 98lb 02oz
Top 3 Anglers & Weights:
Winner:
Ben Smith
Lbs
152
Oz
06
Sponsor:
Matrix Wensum Valley Angling
Runner Up:
Brian Bygrave
Lbs
151
Oz
10
Sponsor:
Third Place:
Steve Crow
Lbs
119
Oz
09
Sponsor:
Angling Direct Black
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Tight match sees four anglers record perfect section score. Robbie Griffiths took the scalps at the first of a four-match open
series at the fabulous Shropshire-based fishery Weston Pools. Both Canal
and Stretton Lake were in the draw bag for this initial round, with the
anglers rotating around the complex through the series to mix the
sections and ensure a fair competition. The event – sponsored by Tri-Cast – kicked off with strong winds and rain after a warm Saturday.
Fishery competition results
Tuesdays contest was close once again but Lincs county rod spike Milligan made the most of his end peg draw to catch carp, F1 s on pellet down the edge from peg 18 on skylark second spit wet to Chris White who fished worms and caster down the track Tuesday’s £1000 qualifier 26 pegs 1st Spike Milligan garbolino Lincs County 52lb 8 oz2nd Chris White whisky Lincoln 46lb3rd Stan Stanovich Westwood Lakes 43lb 14oz4th Steve Gilbert Whisby Lincoln 37lb 8oz Thursdays over 50 s skylark 37pegs This match saw bag em backed angler Colin Smudge Smith tame the spoils with over 100 small F1s for his 48lb final total all taken on 4mm expander down the edge from peg 39 1st Colin Smudge Smith bag em 48lb2nd Bill Whitworth Lincoln Vets 42lb 12oz3rd Robbo Lincoln Vets 38lb4th Borris Walker Army 33lb 12oz Sunday’s qualifier 39 pegs skylark The latest qualifying round was a real cracker of a match with Venue Expert Sean Higginbottom taking the money from peg 9 using worm and caster at 5m and 11m taking bream ,skimmers ,ide and F1 s . second place went to 4x world champion Bob Nudd fom peg 29 who used the same tactics as the winner 1st Sean Higginbottom Maver Bait-Tech 61lb 8oz2nd Bob Nudd Browning 48lb 8oz3rd John Spalton Maver Bait-Tech 43lb 2oz4th Dave Hurst RAF 40lb 1oz . . .
Results from fishery's open competition The first of the WWL qualifiers got under way on Sunday and preston innovations and sonu backed Mick Stamp drew peg 13 on skylark and presented pellet across to the island and placed mainly small F1 s and Tench on the scales for 58lb 4 oz just pippin hunstantons Rob Pepper off the golden peg who fished maggot down the track to tempt 7 bream and small skimmers and F 1 s for 57lb 6oz from peg 5 Sunday’s £1000 qualifier skylark 1st mick stamp preston /sonu baits 58lb 4oz2nd rob pepper hunstanton tackle 57lb 6oz3rd jimmy brooks anglers corner 50lb 12oz4th toby pepper maver bait tech 49lb 4oz5th Steve Higginbottom WWL 47lb 4oz Thursdays over 50 s open was once again well attended and the ever consistent John Gooden took the spoils fishing and feeding maggot at 11 m from peg 30 on skylark . Johns catch mainly consisted of ide . second place was once again chris mawyer fishing his paste approach down the track . Thursdays over 50 s skylark lake 1st john gooden milldon baits 31 lb 10 oz2nd chris mawyer 29lb3rd ken clarke WWL 22lb 8 oz Tuesdays open skylark 1st adam Wakelin preston innovations /sonu 19 lb 8 oz2nd ron roberts WWL 17lb 8oz3rd pete cambdin RAF OLD LAGS 16lb 8 oz Fixtures Every Tuesday £100 qualifier skylarkDraw 9am fish 10 till 3 Every Thursday over 50 s open skylarkDraw 9am fish 10 till 3 .
Open competition match results
Tuesdays £1000 qualifier match on skylark saw 23 fishing. Out on top to make it two in two matches was Adam Wakelin the Preston backed rod used his favourite worm and caster tactics to take bream ,barble and F1 s from peg 9 for 70lb 10oz. runner up was Pete Lambdin who fished similar tactics to Adam to take bream ,tench and ide for 60lb 8oz Tuesday skylark Lake 23 pegs 1st Adam Wakelin preston /sonubaits 70lb 10oz2nd Pete Lambdin Westwood Lakes 60lb 8oz3rd Dean Smith Lincoln Whisby 51lb 8oz4th Gary Shinn Liams Elite 38lb 8oz Another good turn out on the Thursday over 50 s open and Mansfield backed Fred Bisham took the spot with 52lb 8oz mixed bag just ahead of Garbolino Lincs Counties Spike Millagan who fell just short with 47lb 12oz Westwood Lakes over 50 s 34 pegs skylark 1st Fred Bishop peg 1 angling 52lb 8oz2nd Spike Milligan Garbolino Lincs County 47lb 12oz3rd Ken Clarke Westwood Lakes 44lb 4oz4th Barry Hawkins Ropsley AC 42lb8oz5th Robbo Lincs Vets 41lb 4oz Sundays teams of 3 matches Sunday saw the first round of the teams of 3 and it was close out in front was venue expert Steve Winters with 66lb 10oz of tench ,bream,carp and F1 s on pellet from peg 26 skylark . Sheffield based IAN Elliot fished worm and caster down the track to tempt tench ,bream and carp third spot wet to 4x world champion Bob Nudd off fancied peg 28 on skylarkTeam wise Westwood Lakes all stars and Middy tied at the top with 8 and Maver Bait – Tech Black with 15 and joint 4th was stampys 3 and Norfolk boys on 16.
In the latest £1000 qualifier sub fishe’s Dan Watson took the honours with a fine bag of stocky carp from peg 22 on Kestrel Lake, Dan fished pellet at 13m in the open water to catch steadily all day. Sunday £1000 Qualifier Match Kestrel Lake • 1st Dan Watson, Sub Fish, 98lb 08oz • 2nd Dan Semper, Anglers Corner, 73lb 08oz • 3rd Pete Andrews, Westwood Lakes 71lb 02oz Tuesdays £1000 qualifier was won by Dynamite and Middy backed Tony Evans. Tony Evans drew peg 8 and fished soft 4mm pellet over 2mm micro pellets to record 74lb 08oz of small carp barble ide Skimmers and Tench. Tuesday’s £1000 Qualifier Match Skylark Lake • 1st Tony Evans, Middy/Dynamite Baits • 2nd Steve Lane, Castle A/C, 70lb 08oz • 3rd Toby Pepper, Hunstanton Tackle, 64lb 14oz Thursday’s Over 50’s Skylark Lake 22 pegs • 1st Gus Jarret, Anglers Corner, 61lb 08oz • 2nd John Gooden, 66lb 08oz • 3rd Ken Clark, Westwood Lakes, 58lb 12oz • 4th Smudge Smith, Bag em, 57lb 10oz Friday’s Open Evening Kestrel Lake 13 pegs • 1st Luke Morley, Miracle Baits, 86lb 08oz • 2nd Steve Lane, Castle A/C 60lb 06oz • 3rd Ron Roberts, Westwood Lakes, 30lb 14oz.
£1000 Qualifier, Kestrel Lake | Sunday 14/08/11 | 23 pegsVenue regular Mick Stamp used worm and caster in the open water to tempt small carp, ide, barble and chub from peg 22 on kestrel lake, while second place Rob Morris fished pellet in the open water for 73lb 2oz • 1st Mick Stamp (Sonni Preston) 82lb 02oz• 2nd Rob Morris (Worksop AC) 73lb 2oz• 3rd Jimmy Brooks (Angler’s Corner) 68lb • 4th Boris Kilmer (Miracle Baits) 63lb 12oz• 5th Adam Playford (angler’s corner) 62lb 12oz £1000 qualifier, Skylark Lake | Tuesday 16/08/11 | 26 pegsLake specialist Steve Lane made no mistake after drawing the golden peg, winning his bonus £200 by fishing maggot down the edge from peg 6 to catch a good bag of small ide, carp and skimmers. • 1st Steve Lane (Castle AC/ WWL) 67lb 8oz• 2nd John Gooden (Mill Don Baits) 58lb 12oz• 3rd Clive Wheeler (Miracle Baits) 54lb 02oz Junior Open, Hawk Lake | Wednesday 17/8/117 to12-year-olds• 1st Ted Wheeler 37lb 9 oz• 2nd Brady 29lb 04oz 13 to 16-year-olds • 1st Adam Swain 54lb 09oz • 2nd Ben Eliding 40lb Over Fifties, Skylark Lake | Thursday 18/8/11 • 1st John Gooden (Mill Don Baits) 68lb 10oz• 2nd Brian Thompson (Orchard Park) 56lb 08oz• 3rd Ron Roberts (WWL) 42lb 10oz Upcoming FixturesTuesday. Draw 10am, fish 11am-5pm £11 all inWednesday Junior open match, Hawk Lake. Draw 9am fish 10am-3pmThursday Over Fifties.
Some hard fishing conditions to contend with during three matches at Westwood Lakes
£1000 qualifier Skylark LakeTuesday September 6Tuesdays open match was affected by extreme winds making fishing difficult on Skylark. Venue specialist Steve Lane made the most of an end peg and caught steady at 4m and from his left hand margin to total 53lb for the win. Second place went to Sean Moss who had to resort to fishing the feeder for 42lb 08oz. 1st Steve Lane castle AC/WWL, 53lb 0oz 2nd Sean Moss Miracle Baits, 42lb 08oz 3rd Dave Smith WWL, 37lb 11oz Over FiftiesTuesday September 6Skylark Lake1st Brian Thompson WWL/Orchard Park, 41lb 0oz 2nd Ken Clark WWL, 37lb12oz3rd John Gooden Mill Don Baits, 32lb 09oz £1000 qualifier Kestral LakeSunday September 11Sunday’s open was fished on kestrel lake and Pete Andrews made the most of his fancied draw using worm and caster at 11m to take Ide, carp and barbel for a total of 71lb.
Mixed results with tough fishing conditions, but good bags still being taken.
Westwood lakes match report Sunday October 2Skylark Lake OpenSunday’s open match was back on Skylark Lake and although anglers battled against the wind, venue specialist Mick Stamp proved his class with 62lb 8oz of skimmers, carp, ide and tench to just edge out fellow County Champs team winner Rob Morris. Results1st Mick Stamp, Preston Innovations/Sonn, 62lb 8oz2nd Rob Morris, Westwood Lakes, 60lb3rd Tony Evans, Dynamite/Middy, 53lb 12ozTuesday October 4Skylarke LakeOpenAnglers fishing on Tuesday found Skylark in strange form, with Tony Evans having to work hard for his final weight using maggots worm and caster. Results1st Tony Evans, Dynamite/Middy, 46lb 12oz2nd Spike Millagan, Garbolino Lincs County, 44lb 4oz3rd Steve Lane, Castle AC/WWL, 43lb 8oz Thursday October 6Over 50s openThursday’s over 50s was once again close, with Northamptonshire’s Nigel Baxter taking the spoils just ahead of Mansfield veteran Fred BishopResults1st Nigel Baxter, Decoy lakes, 35lb2nd Fred Bishop, Peg1 Angling Centre, 34lb 2oz Fixtures Every Tuesday Skylark openDraw 10am fish 11am till 5pm£11 all in Every Thursday over 50s openDraw 10am fish 11am till 5pm£7.
Bream and tench throw up a surprise win as anglers take some good weights.
Westwood Lakes Match Results Tuesday October 11 OpenTuesday’s open on Skylark Lake was dominated by bream and tench which fed in numbers to Give Derby AC rod Terry Green a surprising Win and the £200 Golden Peg over lake regular Steve Lane1st Terry Green Derby AC 78lb 2nd Steve Lane Castle AC 76lb 4oz 3rd Joan Goodwin Milldon Baits 56lb 8oz 4th Dan Watson Subfish 47lb 10ozThursday October 13 Over 50s OpenThursday’s over 50s saw 24 anglers scrap it out for another close encounter, with carp, ide and the odd bream prevailing. 1st Brian Thompson Orchard Park AC 53lb 08oz 2nd Smudge Smith Bagen Match Baits 50lb 8oz 3rd John Gooden Milldon Baits 49lb 4oz 4th John Holmes Peg 1 Angling 44lb 12 0z Sunday October 16 OpenSunday’s open match was held on Hawk Lake, with some top anglers making up the field. Recent County Champs winner Mick Stamp continued his winning ways from peg 17 at 13 meters on caster and pellet to take ide and barble up to 21lb.
Lots of action throughout the week at Lincolnshire's Westwood.
Westwoodlakes match reportTuesday OpenOctober 18Skylark LakeTuesday’s open though, Tony Evans topped the field with 29lb 6oz ahead of steve lane. Tony used maggots and pellet at 11. 5m on the slope to take small carp, tench and a couple of bonus bream.
All the action from Westwood's weekly open events.
Sunday Open Hawk LakeSunday’s open match was fished on the popular Hawk Lake for a change. Despite the strong winds Westwood Lakes-backed Wayne Smith made the most from his fancied drawn peg to net 43lb 10oz of small carp, ide and barble, all taken on maggot hookbait over micro pellets tight to the corner of the bridge. Second was the ever-consistent Mick Stamp with a mixed bag for 37lb.
Results from the fishery competitions for the week beginning October 31. Sunday open Kestrel Lake16 pegsSunday’s open match was switched to the in-form Kestral Lake and it didn’t disappoint. Out on top was Gary Walton of Spilsby AC, who fished waggler at 20m with up in the water from peg 11. Gary’s catch consisted mostly of barble ranging from 1lb to just under 9lb, with 11 over 5lb in his total of 108lb 6ozSecond place Adam Playford fished peg 6 ans pushed Gary hard, ending up with 96lb 12oz of mainly carp and ide on maggot and pellet fished down the left hand side of the island at 16m.
Results for open contests the week beginning November 7. Sunday OpenKestral Lake Sundays open contest was won by Kings Lynn youngster Adam Playford using his trusty method approach from peg 7. Alternating between dead maggot and 6mm pellet hook baits, he tempted an all carp bag for a 45lb 10oz total – a weight that just edged out George Warren who fished waggler for 43lb 9oz. 1st Adam Playford, Anglers Corner, 45lb 10oz2nd George Warren, Westwood Lakes, 43lb 9oz3rd Steve Lane, WWL/Castle AC, 34lb 2oz Tuesday OpenSkylark LakeTuesday’s open was won by the in form Alec Rawlings, making it two wins out of three for the angler.
Westwood Lakes open matches
Westwood lakes match report Tuesday’s open match Skylark Lake Adam Wakelin fished 11 metres to the bottom of a ledge with ground bait and maggot over top to pick up three bream and a 2lb carp for a winning weight in this very close match. 1st Adam Wakelin, Preston Innovations, 50lb 12oz 2nd Brian Thompson, Orchard Park AC, 48lb 10oz3rd Steve Davis, Daves Peg, 48lb 10oz4th Steve Lane, Castle AC, 29lb 14oz Thursday’s over 50’s match Skylark Lake The popular over 50s match saw another good turn out with 24 anglers in total. Another tight affair was won by Alan Haynes who fished top four with maggot over 2mm pellet at 4metres to pick up small carp to 4lb. 1st Alan Haynes, WWL, 33lb 14oz2nd Roy Wells, Decoy Lakes, 31lb 10oz3rd Brian Thompson, Orchard Park, 30lb 10oz4th Smudge Smith, Bag ‘em, 28lb5th Terry Goodig, Fishtoft AC, 25lb 12oz .
