Plenty of carp coming out in Thursday's open at Dynamite Makins phase 3.
EVENT: THURSDAY ‘KOBRA’ OPENVENUE: DERWENT LAKE, DYNAMITE MAKINSDATE: October 27Number of pegs: 19Steady rain throughout the Thursday KOBRA Open on Derwent at Dynamite Makins failed to stop fish feeding and with everyone catching it was a good match. Top weight went to Wigston’s All Seasons Angling boss John Hall. Pole fishing pellet tight to the island on peg 23, John landed 12 carp (losing five) to put 60-08 on the scales.
This was the first round of 10 matches to be held over the year and the competitors were met with cold and wet conditions and a clear canal. This was reflected in the results with end pegs taking all the places.
K&A Canal, Bishops Canning | 19/10/11Number of pegs/anglers: 35 Mike Poolman (HQLF) was the best on the day with a 3. 820kg mixed bag taken on maggot and caster over groundbait on the end peg of 'A' section and the match length.
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.
Great fishing as all competitors got on the scales with some cracking weights.
Sherwood Forest Fishery Weekend match Holmedale Lake Sunday 23/10/11 23 Fished The weekend competition turned out to be a cracking match, with all anglers weighing in and 52lb 7oz being the lowest section-winning weight. Andy Lakey is doing nothing wrong at the moment, drawing peg 24 he was into fish from the off on the pole and pellet fished out on two lines at 13m to land 21 carp up to 8lb in his 109lb 6oz net. Second placed Ben Holmes must have had over 60 carp in the net, catching on the pole and pellet he landed stockies to 3lb.
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.
