Cost Cutter Match Smiggies 15/2/24 This week’s cost cutter match was held on Smiggies lake. For a pleasant change the weather remained warm and dry. Must be a first!! Mick Farmery won the day with 10lb 10oz, followed by Dave Kimber with 8lb10oz and third Alan Smith with 5lb 7oz. Next week’s match will be on BJ’s.
Away Day Match Canal Lake, Peatling Pools 11/2/24 There were seven anglers who turned up for an Away Day Match at Canal Lake, Peatling Pools. Top weight on the day was Graham Elliot who weighed in with 78lb 11oz from peg 13. In a close match Paul Slatcher took second place from peg 17 with 70lb 9oz. Shaun Carey with 70lb from peg 5 finishing third.
Cost Cutter Match Colver 8/2/24 Another Thursday and yet another terrible day for the latest cost cutter match. The hard freezing rain never stopped all day and left everyone soaked through even before we finished setting up! The match itself was fished on Colver (silvers only) and the eventual winner was that man again, Mick Nash with 6lb 15oz. Second was Mick Farmery with 5lb 8oz and third Alan Brightwell with 4lb. Next week’s match is on Smiggies.
Mink Traps New floating mink traps have been placed in the water on peg 1 on Sanctuary, and on peg 2 on BJs. Members are asked to leave these traps where they are and NOT interfere with them. Volunteers will be coming on site periodically to check on them.
Cost Cutter Match Sanctuary Lake 1/2/24 This week’s cost cutter match was held on Sanctuary lake. Following two nights of frost weights were expected to be low and so it proved. Alan Smith managed to win the day with a mere 1lb 7oz. Second was Mick Norton with 14oz and joint third with 12oz Chris Shore and Mick Nash. Next week’s match is on Colver, silver fish only.
Away Day Match Plough Lake, Peatling Pools 28/1/24 There were nine anglers who turned up for an Away Day Match at Plough Lake, Peatling Pools. Top weight on the day was Gavin Norton with 49lb 4oz from peg 20. Shaun Carey came in second with 44lb7oz from peg 12. Graham Elliot finishing third on peg 27 with 32lb. Cost Cutter Match Smiggies Lake 25/1/24 This week’s cost cutter match was held on Smiggies lake. For a change the weather was ok. Mick Nash again came out on top with 8lb 10oz, followed by Mick Farmery with 8lb and third Alan Smith with 7lb 8oz. Next week’s match is on Sanctuary.
Cost Cutter Match Colver Lake 18/1/24 Seven brave souls turned up for this week’s cost cutter match on what was a bitterly cold day. The match had to be switched to Colver as it was the only lake where we could break the ice as it was so thick. Chris Shore came out on top with 3lb 2oz, followed by Alan Smith with 1lb 9oz and third Alan Brightwell with 1lb 6oz. Next week’s match will be on Smiggies.
Away Day Match Gils Lake, Holly Farm 14/1/24 There were ten anglers who turned up for an Away Day Match at Gils Lake, Holly Farm. Top weight on the day was Graham Elliot with a very respectable 73lb 11oz from peg 8. Kev Hirons came in second with 40lb from peg 5. Shaun Carey, peg 1, took Section 1 with 35lb 7oz, with Section 2 going to Paul Edwards on peg 48, with 19lb 5oz. Cost Cutter Match Smiggies Lake 11/1/24 This week’s cost cutter match was held on a bitterly cold Smiggies lake. Ice was still present around the margins in some places, so weights were expected to be low. As it turned out Mick Nash again came out on top with a respectable weight of 9lb 14oz. Second was Alan Brightwell with 4lb 6oz and third Kevin Hirons with 3lb 15oz. Next week’s match will be on Sanctuary.
Knock up Match Gill Lake 7/1/24 After the cancellation of the Winter League Match eight members decided to hold an impromtu Knock up on Gils lake, Holly Farm. Shaun Carey won the day with 33lb 11oz from peg 1. Second was Paul Edwards with19lb 5oz from peg 39, and Julian Stretton, on peg 43, weighed in with 16lb 8oz for third place. Cost Cutter Match Colver Lake 4/1/24 This week’s cost cutter match was held on a partly flooded Colver lake. For a change, though, it did stay dry all day. Alan Smith came out on top with 10lb 11oz (silvers only) followed by Mick Nash on 7lb 8oz, and third Chris Shore with 5lb 15oz. Everybody had a decent day’s fishing as the lowest weight was 4lb 9oz. Next week’s match is on Smiggies if the flooding subsides.
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