Sunday 16th August dawned with a heavy leaden sky and later heavy rain fell into an already high and somewhat coloured river. It did eventually stop after about 3 hours, but it certainly didn't feel like August! Winner, from Peg 102, with 25 Lbs 14 Ozs was Paul Harrison. Second, with 11 Lbs 14 Ozs from Peg 13, was Colin Morris and third was Will Carr from Peg 27 with 11 Lbs exactly of silvers taken on the float! Paul extends his lead to 31 points over Jason Owen in second with 26 and Clive Biddulph and myself in joint third with 22. For the full result please click on the link.

MatCH 5 - 16 Aug 20.pdf (32.73 kb)

On a very low and gin clear river, it was always going to be hard to locate fish in the bright sunshine. The 19 matchmen and 1 lady who turned out to fish this one found out just how hard! Just 11 of us weighed in and those leading the league blanked! Winner, from Peg 75 was Colin Booth with 16 Lbs exactly (sorry Colin, but I didn't get to hear what your net consisted of!) Second was Colin Morris from Peg 97 with 3 barbel for 12 Lbs 14 Ozs and third from Peg 103 was Steve (NOT Ben) Boyd with a barbel and a chub for 11 Lbs 14 Ozs. 

MATCH 4 - 2 Aug 20.pdf (30.42 kb)

It has been reported to me that some members have been leaving line, hooks and other pieces of tackle on the bank. The most recent case found by one of our bailffs was a load of braid left on Peg 119 - see photo. This is just not good enough. Any bird, sheep, cattle, amphibian or dog could have become seriously tangled in this, which would almost certainly have resulted in a very painful death. If any member is caught leaving any litter or particularly discarded tackle on the bank, they will be BANNED from the Society. This is just the sort of thing that gets anglers a bad name. Please clear up any discarded tackle and litter - even if it is not yours. Protect the enviroment. Protect wildlife. Be a thoughtful angler.

I'm very pleased to report that after a few attempts in matches, Steve Boyd finally managed to tempt a good sized barbel out of peg 103 in last Sunday's match. The river was running low and gin clear after all the abstraction that farmers have been engaged in upstream. This made it very difficult to locate fish for most competitors. But Steve put this fish and a chub on the scales for 12 Lbs and third place. Well done Steve!

Member Colin Booth found a stainless steel flask on peg 76 last week. If it is yours, please get in touch with Colin on 07814 684337.

Would all members please note that when there is a Society Match (dates are all on your Membership Card) pleasure anglers must ask competitors, before selecting a peg to fish, if they are happy for them to fish in a peg up or downstream of them. Remember, competing members have had to pay for their peg on match days and this,plus their pools money, can mean that a considerable sum can be won, or lost, by disturbing them. There are plenty of pegs on the river to fish - 124 in fact - and on match days we seldom use more than 30 of them. So, there are around a 100 free for pleasure fishing.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Match 3 was fished on 19th July, which was a hot sunny day, with a gusty west breeze. This was the first Float Only match and was won by Clive Biddulph from Peg 9 with a fantastic float catch of chub for 52 Lbs - despite losing several! This peg is not easy to fish, as the fish are on the far bank and once hooked need to be played through fast, shallow water all the way to the net. Well done Clive. Second from Peg 27 was new member Tony Kilmister with a respectable 19 Lbs 8 Ozs and third from Peg 13 was Graham Jones with 9 Lbs 10 Ozs.

For the full result, click on the link.

MATCH 3 - 19 Jul 20.pdf (192.12 kb)

The first match of the Summer League under COVID-19 conditions was all fished on Cressage Meadow, to ensure that only the scales man touched the scales and our new weighing "bucket.' It was won by myself from Peg 9 with 7 chub and one barbel all taken on pellet for a weight of 39 Lbs 8 Ozs. Second from Peg 5 was Ken Arnold with 3 barbel for 16 Lbs 4 Ozs and third from Peg 10 was Brian Tinman with 2 barbel and a chub for 11 Lbs 4 Ozs. The river was low and clear and some torrential showers made the conditions difficult for some competitors - including me as I didn't bring a brolly!

The second match used two sections (Cressage Meadow and Taylor's Farm) as we now have 2 new weigh "buckets" to enable scales men to weigh everyone safely. The river had a bit of colour and was up about 18" after the previous days of rain. The match was won by Paul Harrison from Peg 10 with a "bag of bits" as he put it, for 13 Lbs 4 Ozs. Joint second were Paul Styche from Peg 74 and Ken Arnold from Peg 88 both with 12 Lbs 6 Ozs.

For the full result, please click on the link.

1st_2nd matches 2020.pdf (26.81 kb)

This is a reminder for all members planning to fish this coming Sunday's match. It's a FLOAT ONLY match which, just like the World Championships, means that you must not let a bait remain static, ensuring it does move under a float with the current. So, NO FLOAT LEDGERING is allowed.

Please book in with our Match Secretary, Will Carr on 07903 505123

Remember to bring your float gear and that the draw will be at 0845 Hrs to allow extra time for Covid-19 restrictions.

If anyone has found the middle section of a Drennan feeder rod at, or around peg 12 in Cressage Meadow, would they please call Steve Oliver on 07875 347732 to arrange getting it back to him.