VERULAM ANGLING CLUB

MATCH RESULT

 DATE:           18th January 2009

VENUE:         Willow Lake - Timberlands

TROPHY:        Winter Sweep

 

Commentary: After the previous two match dates lost due to thick ice there was some obvious concern that we would get to fish this one. Based on the owners advice we limited numbers to 18 but, fortunately only 15 turned up which was probably still a few more than is really comfortable on such a small water. The fun element started early as sat-nav’s were directing people to a car park just 100yds away but it might as well have been 100 miles because they couldn’t find the venue. Eventually all were ‘talked-in’ and the draw could commence.

 

Winds to gale force and temperatures around 3c made for tough fishing…unless you were in one of the few sheltered pegs. Eventually fish larger than 1oz started to show, the exceptions being a 2lb chub first cast to Steve Ax and a 2.06 perch to me on the first drop-in on the margin line. But we both failed to get another bite close in yet, near by, Jay was pulling out little roach in regular succession.

 

By mid way there was little in it for those with a few fish then Ivan landed a carp around 3lb and we all thought it was game over. But Kev Laird soon followed with a good carp…only to lose it at the net. In the last hour he had an action reply with the same outcome and one big 7lb ghostie that stayed on the hook. With a few bits n bobs he weighed in 10.13. One of those lost lumps might have been enough to beat Ivan who also had one of the ponds big ghosties in his net of 15.15. But it was clear it was Ivan’s day as he even foul hooked and landed a 3lb carp after missing a bite and shipping back a bit sharpish.

 

I was, it seems, just off the carp but by going to 16m, despite the cross-wind, I was able to winkle out some skimmers, roach, chub and a pair of tench for 5.13. So I didn’t need the bonus perch for 3rd as Jay was way behind on 2.06. With no points or sections at stake those with just a few sprats didn’t bother the scalesman

  

Stan

 

  

POSITION

NAME

WEIGHT

COMMENTS

1

Ivan Coleman

15.15

Carp to 6lb plus bits

2

 Kevin Laird

10.13

inc. 7lb ghostie

3

Stan Kiddle

5.13

 Perch of 2.06

4

Jay Marchmellow

2.06

 

5

Steve Axworthy

2.02

  2lb chub

6

 Cliff Myers

1.03

 

7

 Matt Young

0.14

 

8

  Brian Bangs

 

 

9

  Paul Bangs

 

 

10

Malcolm Jeffery

 

 

11

 Mick Johnson

 

 

12

 Josh Blavin

  

 

13

 Andy K

  

 

14

 Nick Darke

 

 

15

Kev Hawes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fished

15