Is that big enough for you Michael

THE THICKNESS OF THE ICE IS  NOT REALY A PROBLEM AS REGUARDS THE SPRING PAIRS MATCH AS WE HAVE BROKEN ICE IN MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS.

,HOWEVER WITH THE FORCAST OF SNOW DEPENDING ON WHICH WEATHER REPORT YOU LOOK AT, WITH A POSSIBLE 5 INCHES OR MORE I HAVE TO CONSIDER TRAVELLING CONDITIONS, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO PUT ANYBODY IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION, SO KEEPING A LOOK ON THE WEATHER REPORTS I WILL MAKE A DECISION BY 5-30 TOMORROW.

I WILL HOLD AN OPEN ON THE LAKE FOR THE INTREPID ( OR DAFT) ANGLERS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO GET OUT

On the first round the pairs will draw for A or B and then A section  will draw from the following pegs. 31  34 THE NEXT PEG IS EITHER 36 37 OR 38 WE HAVE NOT TOTALY DECIDED ON THIS ONE YET, THEN PEG 2 this peg will relie on the anglers integrity with the weighing of big fish,The next pegs are 4  7  8  9  10 13.

B section will then draw from the following pegs,  14  15  17  18  22  23 25  26  28  29 ..

Payouts..on day one we will be one team short mick lane and phil powell are unable to attend so will drop this match from the series ( that will be 2 flyers left for us mere mortals to draw)  Team money round 1 is as follows 1st team £82 2nd £72 3rd £62.

with 20 anglers the payout will be 1st team £90 2nd £80 3rd £70.

with 20 anglers fishing the final money payout will be 1st £150 2nd £135 3rd £115. at the end of the 6 match series

I MUST APOLOGISE TO JOHN DRAPER WHO HAS ALREADY HAS DONE ALL THE PAPER WORK FOR THE PREVIOUS FORMAT, WE WILL KEEP THAT ON FILE SHOULD WE DECIDE TO DO SOMTHING OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE.

I think Andy Rayment cant make the first match i dont know if his partner Mark Newblold can get a partner or not it would make it a lot easier if he could please let me know.

THERE IS AN OPEN MATCH ON SATURDAY IF ANYBODY WANTS A PRACTICE ETC.

Listen out for Malcs topkit breaking on the night match video

The 29th of January will see the first pairs competition fished at the lake, and for the first 12 teams of two to apply it will hopefully be a change from the tried and tested teams of three league.

John has given me a provisional list of pairs which will need to be confirmed as soon as possible as this series will be limited to 12 pairs.

If all these pairs are confirmed to John then it only leaves places for two more pairs.

There will be a reserve list available for anglers that would like to be considered to fish if required.This is for anglers who are available to fish as substitute for anglers and pairs unable to fish each round.

SUBS LIST

NEIL RIDDY

PETE TAPP

The series will be fished over 6 matches with teams being able to drop their worst result leaving the results to be decided over the 5 best scoring rounds.

The matches will be held over the following dates.

29th January

5th Feb

19th Feb

4th March

11th March

25th March.

The cost of entering a team will be £20 per angler = £40 per team

There will be a £20 per angler pools on the day { minus peg fees } and both team members must enter this on the day as there will only be a top 3 teams payout on the day.

Both the big and small lake will be used for this series which will be divided into 4 sections A,B,C and D and this will be explained on the morning of the first round.

The anglers will be able to use both pole and rod in this series.

If there is a maximum 12 team attendance then the payouts will be as follows.

24 anglers paying £20 pools per round = £480 – £8 per peg peg fees 24x £8 = £192 and this leaves £ 288 to be paid per round.

The winning team per round gets £120

The second team per round gets   £98

The third team per round gets      £70

There will be no section winners payouts.

The series payout.

24 anglers x £20 entrance money = £480 to be paid out

The winning team of the series will be paid £210

The runners up will be paid £150

The third placed team will be paid £120

THIS IS DEPENDANT ON 12 TEAMS OF TWO, if there are less than twelve teams then the payout will be reduced accordingly.

If a team was to win the 6 rounds and the series then their payout could be £930 payout.

I hope this all makes sense.

If there are any questions please give John Bennett a call.

Thanks for reading The Rolfslake fisheries team.

Among the categories that will be voted for are the best tackle of the year, top catches, team of the year, best river and stillwater, bait of the year,  lifetime’s achievement and the greatest angler of all-time.

The awards will be revealed in Angling Times Christmas Special issue on Tuesday, December 13 – a bumper edition featuring two free gifts!

You can vote for whichever name, product or event you want – however, a short-list of leading contenders has be drawn up to assist with the voting process.

Voting closes at midnight on December 4th

Although Rolfslake was not one of the short-listed fisheries you can still vote for the lake by click “Other” and entering Rolfslake. Click below to vote…

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Thank you.

Team Walker Floats

John is now taking teams for the winter League. If you have a team or are a single person wanting to fish please call John on 07774 618688.

Teams So Far.

1. Rolfs Team Gold… John Bennett, Mick Lane and Phil Powell
2. Team Walker Floats… Derek Hammond, Steve Waters and Jon Walker
3. Wooden Tops… Paul Jay, Neil Riddy and Simon Mound
4. Misfits… Dave Wightman, Andy Rayment and Pete Arnold
5. ???… Frank Hardie, Joff Rogers and Roger Young

Names so far.

1.John Bennett
2.Paul Jay
3.Adam Griffiths
4.Dave Wightman
5.Chris Lovelock
6.Bill Lovelock
7.Simon Mound
8.Mick Jones
9.Marcus Burgess
10.Jon Walker

Comment on this if you would like to fish also. Thanks.