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Wednesday Open Match. 21st July 2010
Jul 21st
Fred Parker won today’s open match with his first double ton weight. Fred was fishing from peg 8 and caught fishing the feeder across on meat and down to the bush on his left. Well done Fred.
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Fred Parker | 8 | 212-12 |
| 2 | Mick Lane | 32 | 194-12 |
| 3 | Chris Telling | 30 | 183-8 |
| 4 | Steve Rich | 28 | 153-8 |
| 5 | Trevor Stanley | 9 | 135-12 |
| 6 | Paul Jay | 4 | 119-8 |
| 7 | Pete Archer | 39 | 110-4 |
| 8 | Justin Watkins | 6 | 97-4 |
| 9 | Gary Kelsey | 38 | 90-12 |
| 10 | Shaun | 7 | 79-8 |
Dont forget also that there is a night match this coming Friday (23rd July) If you would like to fish please call John to book in. His number can be found by clicking on the ‘Contact’ Button above.
Fishing is from 7-30pm to 12-30am. The draw will take place at 6-30pm.
Rolfslake’s Wednesday Open 14th July 2010
Jul 15th
As the anglers arrived at the draw today what they wanted was an enjoyable days fishing at a lovely venue, what we actually got was rain of biblical proportions and i expected to see Noah and the arc go past us. What i also found out was that that my tried and tested Halkon Hunt clothing that i had had for a few years was not up to the job as it acted like a sponge and did not repell the water. This is not because it is no good but the reverse as i have had it for many years and it has given me many great years protection but it has now reached the end of its life.
The reason i talk about clothing is because we at Rolfslake had experienced fantastic weather for the last six weeks so it was by luck that most anglers had brought wet weather clothing rather than the shorts and flip flops that had been worn in previous weeks as it was supposed to be summertime in this country.
With the little lake being used for todays match as it gave the regulars a different view for a change and also gave the pleausre anglers a different area to fish. With the draw completed and the big lake out what was not a surprise was that draw bag John Bennett had drawn end peg flyer peg 7 in the gap between the two parts of the lake. Elsewhere around the small lake master float maker Jon Walker was to have another special day ,Paul Jay was going to turn a great peg into an average peg { only joking Paul } and both Pat Pritchard and myself were going to be peg kings if we could catch as pegs 39 and pegs 3 were in.
After about 30 minutes the rain started and after an hour the sky turned black and the heavens opened but it did not hamper the fishing it actually improved it as anglers could be seen playing fish all around the lake as i suppose it added oxygen to the water. Today also saw the return to the lake of Festival winner Andy aka Pellet King and i had a great view of him as he started catching all types of fish fishing shallow at the start and then he came closer as the match went on . Both Pat and myself had a slow start fishing corner pegs but towards the end the fish moved in and we could not catch them fast enough. Jon Walker was up to his normal specimen hunting tricks as his first fish after half an hour was massive and it went 21-12 so he was off and running and from where i could see both Mick Jones and Paul Jay were catching so good weights should be had by all.
The winner today was lake owner John Bennett who was on peg 7 and after catching a few fish from the far bank on the bomb fished with meat noticed his edge line that he had been feeding to his left towards peg 8 was boiling with fish and never looked back. John fished this line with paste fished tight to the edge and had fish to double figures { in fact 101lb of them } and had a real struggle with some of the bigger fish as he was broke 4 times as the real big fish moved in in what he said was a really enjoyable / frustrating match but still had 245-00 { well done John }. In second place was specimen hunter Jon Walker on peg 38 who was also chasing the peg king for this peg put fell just short in the end.
The amazing thing about Jon’s weight was he had no carp to weigh -in at the end as they were all on the board but had a fantastic 14 fish for 195lb and had carp of 21-12, 20-08 and 20-04 and many other doubles in his weight. I have been fishing Rolfslake for over 10 years and never had a 20 but Jon has a nack of catching 20′s as he has caught a few over the years, and Jon today caught a few carp fishing long but the majority of his carp at 6 metres fishing paste and pellet hook bait in his weight of 205-12. Completing the frame was Andy on peg 4 who had a very close battle with me but in the end ended one fish in front fishing his usual pellet hook bait. Andy started fishing long shallow catching carp and skimmers but fishing was slow for him but in the last two hours was able to get the fish closer at a range of 6-7 metres and this helped his final weight of 151-08.
Results.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | Bait | |
| 1st | John Bennett | 7 | 245-00 | Paste | Rolfslake |
| 2nd | Jon Walker | 38 | 205-12 | Pellet/ Paste | Rolfslake / Walker Floats |
| 3rd | Andy | 4 | 151-08 | Pellet | Rolfslake |
| 4th | Eddie Taylor-Green | 3 | 142-12 | X4 Paste | Rolfslake / Walker Floats |
| 5th | Mick Jones | 6 | 127-12 | Meat | Rolfslake |
| 6th | Pat Pritchard | 39 | 120-04 | Meat | Rolfslake |
| 7th | Paul Jay | 34 | 73-00 | Pellet/ Paste | Rolfslake |
New peg kings ,John Bennett peg 7 ,Pat Pritchard for peg 39 and me Eddie Taylor-Green for peg 3.
The score between John and myself stands at John 6 Eddie 7 .
Elsewhere around the lake the pleasure anglers have been catching big fish with Taff catching big fish like this 18-08 common carp.
Until our next report tight lines Eddie and Simon.
Rolfslake Wednesday Open 7th July 2010
Jul 8th
Today as i arrived at the lake to watch as i was working late i got to see just the last hour and a half of the match but could see anglers catching all around the lake.
The winner today was Vespe sponsored angler Chris Telling who had drawn form peg 32 by the hut on the car park bank, and as i sat behind him to watch he had told me he had caught 14 fish. Chris today caught fishing two lines one behind the bush to his left and the other at a range of 6 metres in line with peg 9, and fished both with his trademark paste hook bait to catch fish to double figures in his final weight of 248-08.
In second place was Nick Merry on peg 8 who started fishing across at 16 metres against the grasses and caught small carp but a switch to the bush to his left fishing with a combination of pellet and paste brought a flurry of carp visiting Nick’s keepnet and as the match reached the last hour he was catching a fish a cast but in the end fell a few fish short of victory with 211-12
In third place was lake owner John Bennett who was lucky to draw peg 9 again as his tackle was already ready for him as he had drawn it quite alot recently so it was not going to take a long time to set up. John fished as ususal down the edge to his right but also fished a 5 metre line straight out in front and by using paste also caught big fish in his weight of 174-12.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | |
| 1st | Chris Telling | 32 | 248-08 | Vespe.com |
| 2nd | Nick Merry | 8 | 211-12 | Match Fishing Scene |
| 3rd | John Bennett | 9 again | 174-12 | Rolfslake |
| 4th | Pat Pritchard | 4 | 168-12 | Rolfslake |
| 5th | Pete Arnold | 6 | 144-04 | Rolfslake |
| 6th | Kev Dalton | 30 | 131-08 | Rolfslake |
| 7th | Paul Bennett | 34 | 80-02 | Rolfslake |
| 8th | John Walker | 2 | 71-08 | Walker Floats |
Herbie Invitational Match. 30th May 2010
May 31st
Herbie and Friends had the lake for the day today. 17 anglers turned up on quite a sunny day. Many of the guys had not fished the lake before and were full of anticipation after hearing stories about big weights. We had the whole lake so there was a bit of space between the anglers.
The draw took place at 10 ish and fishing today was from 12-5pm. Plenty of time for everyone to get set up. John Bennett went round and helped out the guys that needed some info.
Orinoco on peg 13 had hooked in to his first rolfslake carp and was experiencing the power of the fish, In the process of landing the fish he managed to loose the landing net of his handle
John and Pauline were on hand quickly running round with a spare net to help him.
Lee on peg 7 had been catching well along with Roland down on peg 2. Having a slow start Dave on peg 26 had worked out where the fish were and was slowing building up a terrific weight. Larry on peg 9 was struggling but was ever determined to do his Rolfs Ton. Simple on peg 30 had managed 5 fish shallow and then got fish feeding on a 5 meter line. Dave bull down on peg 24 had a cracking start on the pellet waggler fishing in to the middle of the lake but had lost the fish as the sun went off the lake.
A special Mention goes to big Ron on peg 28 who had foul hooked a carp. It had taken him round the bush to his left and then under both platform legs and out the other side towards Simples peg. He did some magic elastic waggling and somehow managed to get the fish from under the platform adn round the bush and back in to his peg only to land it. To say I was amazed would be an understatement
Well done Ron
With the match over and the weigh in complete it was clear that the first timers had caught plenty of fish and were impressed with the lake. The weights were also impressive with Roland down on peg 2 managing a fantastic 181-8. This was also good enough to give Roland the Peg King for peg 2. Dave on peg 26 had been catching plenty of fish, enough to give him second place with a great weight of 172-12. Completing the frame was Lee on peg 7 with 148-12, Lee had the luxury of fishing peg 7 on his own as peg 8 never got drawn.
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Roland Lucas | 2 | 181-8 |
| 2 | Dave Stockton | 26 | 172-12 |
| 3 | Lee Jan | 7 | 148-12 |
| 4 | Simon Mound | 30 | 147-8 |
| 5 | Craig Gilroy | 38 | 86-6 |
| 6 | Dan Ball | 32 | 82-0 |
| 7 | Orinoco | 13 | 79-8 |
| 8 | Herbie | 34 | 78-0 |
| 9 | Andy Eagles | 10 | 71-8 |
| 10 | Marcus Burgess | 22 | 66-8 |
| 11 | Barry | 18 | 60-4 |
| 12 | Big Ron | 28 | 59-4 |
| 13 | Jamie | 4 | 57-4 |
| 14 | Dave Bull | 24 | 49-0 |
| 15 | Sparky | 16 | 48-4 |
| 16 | Paul | 14 | 43-12 |
| 17 | Larry T Pot | 9 | 11-8 |
Thanks for the invite Herbie, was a good match and I actually caught some much needed fish on the day too. Great bunch of lads, nice to meet you all.
After the Match Gem had a go on my gear and managed 4 carp, here is a short video of her in action, minus the pink hat
John had also fed the fish down by peg 34 and this was the result




























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