The vultures are hovering over the pirate in today's match.

What type of bird is this then ?.

  Above Pictures Taken by Pete Archer.

Simon, John and and me Eddie Would like to thank all our visitors to Rolfslake.com over the last two and a half years.

We have now had over 100,000 page views with this year being the most successful with an expected 60,000 page views by the time we reach our third anniversary in October.

In this time we have posted 100′s of match reports and taken 1000′s of photographs made some funny videos to make your visits to the website both informative and we hope enjoyable and we do this as a hobby that is why we do not clutter the  website with adverts.

We would like to thank all our visitors for their continued support both visiting the lake and visiting the website, so lets look forwards to the next 100,000.

Until then take care John, Simon and Eddie.

The only thing missing today was Noah and the ark.

John tells me that today that the weather was awfull with driving rain, soggy muddy ground underfoot and an annoying swirling wind in other words treacherous. The 10 brave or mad anglers today had not only to contend with the weather but the rising water in the lake so our visiting club anglers please dont forget you boots or your feet will get wet on some of the pegs.

Anyway today saw a return of 3 of the 4 Cartel members with the only one missing being me Eddie but as usual some things do not change like Phil , John and Lurker Lane all drawing flyer pegs so the rest of the anglers were going to have to put a real effort in todays match. John tells me the story of the day was both Geoff Edwards and Mick Lane caught big fish early on with Phil on peg 8 catching a mixed bag of fish with the other anglers catching a steady run of carp throught the match.

First place for Phil Powell with 195-00.

In first place today was Phil Powell fresh from his victory last week, but today was two pegs down on peg 8 in the junction between the big and small lake. Phil today fished across to the far bank grasses catching chub to 5lb to start with then catching bream and carp to finish using what John tells me was pellet and meat hook bait feeding pellet, and after 5 hours Phil put a hard earned 195-00 { well done Phil }.

Mick Lane in second place.

In second place was Cartel member Mick Lane on motorway bank peg 16 who started on the tip catching 4 big carp for 60lb in the first hour switching to the pole to catch even more carp on pellet feeding pellet for his weight of 163-00. Completing the frame was Geoff Edwards who also claimed the peg king for peg 40 and John aslo tells me Geoff started off fishing down the edge catching some big carp to start with switching to an out line fishing on the deck again catch fish to double figures for his weight of 137-08.

Geoff Edwards in third place.

Results.

10 fished.

To all our visiting anglers please do not forget to bring both your wellies and your landing nets to the lake as John and Pauline are currently both repairing and replacing them but please make sure that they are big enough to land fish to 20lb as there are currently lots of big carp coming out from all pegs around the lake. If the weather settles down for the weekend then I expect a winning weight in excess of 200lb as the regulars are getting close to that in rubbish conditions in what should be the start of the main bagging session and with half good weather then you will be able to present the bait to the fish correctly.

You could catch a carp the size of Olllie who weighs 18-08.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

Cold lake water slows the fishing down.

With this being the last Sunday match until at least September due to the club match bookings taking over from now, it was nice to see 14 anglers showing up at short notice for todays open match. On arriving I got my normal amount of abuse from John but because I was sporting a black eye I ended getting plenty of banter from the rest ,so a quiet return to fishing was going to be a thing of fantasy and a long 5 hours for me today.

The weather was mild with a swirling breeze and a chance of sun at sometime in the day but the water in the lake was really cold due to the heavy rain in the previous week so that could put the fish off feeding but with crusing fish to be seen at least it gave the anglers some hope. With draw under way i found it amazing how the same anglers always draw the flyers as Geoff Edwards had drawn peg 18 with the wind blowing into it, Paul Jay had been evicted from peg 18 and was now the neighbour on peg 16 and John Bennett who never draws a bad peg was on peg 8 in the junction between the two lakes. For me with three pegs left found out that my favourite peg 6 was still there together with 14 and 26 so with my theory of whatever peg i touched first was the peg i pulled out was blown apart as i drew peg 26 on the car park bank leaving Mick Hughes on 6 and Malc Doyle on 14.

The story of the match saw in form Dai Thomas on peg 7 catch fish straight away and led the field for most of the match but towards the end was caught by Hydro 2000 angler Mick Hughes who was fishing next door on peg 6. Mick caught fish to double figures by fishing a short 6-7 metres line straight out and down the edge fishing i believe pellet hook baits and after 5 hours put a hard earned 133-12 for a match win { well done Mick }. In second place saw Dai on peg 7 also catch big carp but in the end fell 3 carp behind with his weight of 113-04 of pole caught carp. In third place was Geoff Edwards who was on motorway bank peg 18 who had a frustrating day catching 8 carp for 74-00 but also losing 11 fishing long down the edge to his left.

Results.

14 fished.

The pirate goes down with the ship.

Today mine and Johns seasons battle resumed after our last match which was a team event, and with John leaving the megafone by the hut at least it was going to be more quiet than normal. With John drawing 8 and me 26 it was never going to be a competitive battle as the fish had to travel between the two parts of the lake and John was there waiting for them and after 5 hours i was sure he had thrashed me only to find out that it had fished hard for him and he only had 72-04 to my 37-06 so maybe i should of tried harder for 3 more fish but in the end it was another victory for John { well done John ].

This was the score before todays match.

The score now stands at

JOHN 6

EDDIE 2

All angler please take note.

Until further notice could all club and match anglers bring their own landing nets as the current one are being repaired and replaced and there are not enough to go around for all anglers, but please make sure they are big enough to get big fish in as there are currently big fish being caught to over 20lb  thank you.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie

Any more water in the lake and you will need to fish from the car.

Report to follow.

10 fished

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

The weather Gods are not kind to the anglers in todays match.

After the two day Jinx match on Friday and Saturday hopes were high for a good attendance in todays match, but with the horrid weather the previous night with gale force winds unpegging tents on the grass, John tells me that on reflection these anglers decided to call it a day and go home leaving only 8 anglers to brave 5 hours of endurance.

The weather today was a right mixture of everything, strong gusting wind, driving rain and to tease the anglers a glimpse of the sun for two minutes so a very difficult days fishing lay ahead for our 8 brave souls. With the strong wind making fishing long near on impossible most of the anglers fished between 4 and 8 metres to give them the best possible chance of bait presentation { so paste fishing was a non starter today }.

John also tells me that all the anglers were pegged in the big lake today which was a shame as the small lake was black with carp feeding on the fly hatch rising to the surface, and with the lake rising over the platforms during the match it was a good job that they all had wellies on.

In first place for a change was lake owner John Bennett on flyer peg 8 but not when the wind is blasting through the gap so John opted on fishing two lines the first was a 4 metre line straight out in front and the second towards the bush to his left at 5 metres. John fished both lines on the deck using both soft pellet and meat as hook bait and feeding 4mm pellet which kept the bites coming until the sun came out then it went dead. John had the majority of his carp early in the match and these included fish to 17lb in his final weight of 169-04 { well done John }.

In second place was Gary Kelsey who was next to John on peg 9 and Gary fished a short line straight in front just down the shelf on the deck and again Gary caught a good stamp of carp and was rewarded with the only other ton weight of the day with his weight of 112-12. There was  a 3 way chase for third place which was won by lake regular Derek Hammond who was fishing on motorway bank peg  13 and Derek managed to catch a few carp for 51-00 to stay ahead of 4th place by a pound and a half.

Results.

8 fished.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

The anglers get a battering from the horrid weather in todays match.

Today winner Matt Edwards.

Report to follow

12 fished.

Results.

John has asked me to remind our visiting anglers this weekend to bring suitable wet weather clothing and wellies as some as the platform are under water and there is more rain predicted.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

Today was another day the Rolfslake’s carp decided to have a feed, and topping the frame was Kev Doulton fishing peg 16 on the motorway bank who put a big weight of 269-08 of carp to double figures.

Todays winner Kev Doulton.

Results.

6 fished

It looks like the Monday matches seem to throw up the bigger weights after the weekend matches as there have been more 200lb weights from the Mondays than there have been from the Wednesday matches. So if you fancy catching a big weight or a 20lb carp now is the time to visit Rolfslake and give it a try ,you wont be disappointed.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie

Today at Rolfslake was the annual challenge match with Chinnor Works Angling Society the current trophy holders against Chinnor Garden Centre, and in the gardens centre quest to regain the trophy they had roped in John ,Paul and myself to help them with some local expertise and hopefully some big weights. With 21 anglers instead of 22 there was some trading of anglers and it was decided that Chinnor AS would have 11 anglers to i believe compensate for the garden center have three venue regulars.

With the match draw time there was time for the anglers to have a walk around the lake and observe the hundreds of carp in the margins all around the lake and hopes of plenty of carp never really materialised because as soon as the match started the carp drifted off towards the middle of the lake. Today started off sunny turning cloudy after two hours with a southern breeze breeze blowing out of the big lake into the small lake so it was not a great day for me to draw peg 18 on the motorway bank. The story of the match was after a slow start they carp decided to have a feed with the anglers in the big lake and on the car park bank having good action as the match went on with the anglers in the small lake stuggling due to it being shallower and the water colder.

The prized trophy on offer for the victors.

As John and I were fishing in the same team it was decided that our season battle would be suspended for one match only and the megafone would be set to silent for 5 hours { that was a result after my performance today }. On my side of the lake I had Andy for company on peg 16 and he told me he had never caught a 100lb of fish but today he smashed it with his weight of 141-08 of carp to double figures all caught on maggot fished on the slope down the grass bank down to his right { well done Andy ]. Also a well done goes to section A winner Barry who put a good weight of 89-12 from peg 9 with a catch of carp and bream and to Brian who put the third ton weight of the day from peg 22 by fishing about 9 to 10 metres down the right had margins.

The winner today overall was John Bennett who after a very slow start managed to get the carp lined up by fishing just down the shelf but not at the bottom of it and by using paste today he caught a very good stamp of big carp to 18lb in his final weight of 158-00 and just ahead of Paul.

Paul was fishing peg 8 in the gap between the two parts of the lake and by rotating between the 8 metre line straight out in front from where I could see and the bush to his left Paul also managed to catch big carp on 8mm banded pellet for his weight of 151-00.

The teams starting to assemble.

I can see you.

I am not saying my peg is solid but !!.

Results.

21 fished.

Section winners A and B

Paul and John 2 of the 3 ringers.

Sorry John

I would like to say a big thank you to Dave and Fred for inviting John, Paul and myself on the match today and also a big thanks to the anglers for fishing the match in good spirits with plenty of banter and also showing the regulars how weighing in 21 anglers can only take 25 minutes if everyone gets involved. Also a very well done to Chinnor angling club in retaining their trophy for another year in which was a very close match with anglers gaining PB’s in both match weights and sizes of fish caught which just shows what can happen in any match down at Rolfslake.

The two captains with the sought after trophy.

The winning team Chinnor Works Angling Society with the trophy safe for another year.

Well done Chinnor Works Angling Society.

Thanks for reading Eddie, Simon and John.

Today Rolfslake welcomed Atomic Angling Club down to the lake.

Results.

Top 5 anglers.

We hope the visiting Atomic AC anglers had a good day and hope to see them soon.

Thanks for reading John,Simon and Eddie.