All the anglers and friends of Simon Mound and Gemma Doyle would like to congratulate them on the safe arrival of Caitlin Mound born this morning at 5.47 weighing 7lb 7 oz and both Gemma and Caitlin are doing well .
Proud new mum Gemma with little Caitlin
Proud new dad Simon.
Well done to the three of you.
Thanks for reading the Rolfslake blog team.
The sun comes out at last .
Today John tells me that on arriving down the lake the anglers were greeted with carp cruising all around the lake as the sun had decided to put an appearance as it was warmer than it had been for some time { does that mean summer is coming ? }.
With the amount of carp cruising around the small lake it was decided that the small lake was going to be used today but with 9 anglers today peg 9 in the big lake would be included.
The day started sunny and warmish but after an hour the wind started to blow from the south west making it much colder and started putting the fish down further in the water but John also tells me at this point the big lake looked perfect as Graham Ridgley who was pleasure fishing on his own was having a nice day catching carp on the tip.
In first place today was lake owner John Bennett who had drawn would you believe it end peg 9 and he had an enjoyable day catching from all areas of his peg 8 carp to 19lb on his favoured corn fished on the deck feeding micro pellets for his weight of 79-08 { well done John }. Hot on John’s heels was Middy backed angler and Easter festival winner Andy Quarmby who was 2 pegs away from John peg 7 and Andy also caught 8 carp but they were much small which gave him a final weight of 55-13 but well clear of Mick Jones in third as Mick weighed 22-04.
As the weather continues to get warmer i am sure that the carp will get down to having a proper feed and when this happens the weights start to rocket to 200lb plus so it could happen this weekend as the weather reports it could be at least 15 degrees which is 14 degrees warmer than it has been.
Results.
9 fished
Top 6 anglers.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | |
| 1st | John Bennett | 9 | 79-08 | Rolfslake |
| 2nd | Andy Quarmby | 7 | 55-13 | Middy |
| 3rd | Mick Jones | 8 | 22-04 | Rolfslake |
| 4th | Steve Farnon | 34 | 15-10 | Rolfslake |
| 5th | Dave Hill | 40 | 12-10 | Rolfslake |
| 6th | Gary Kelsey | 4 | 7-04 | Rolfslake |
The last Saturday Open for a few months due to club bookings will be this Saturday draw time 10 am fish 11 to 4 and after this the only way to fish Rolfslake will be on one of the Wednesday Opens which the draw time is 1 pm fish 2 to 7.
There will be a Bank Holiday Open on the 6th of May draw time 10 am fish 11 to 4.
Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie
A Perfect score for a perfect Performance from Middy’s Andy Quarmby.
Report to follow.
Results
| A Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Andy Quarmby | 2 | 69-12 |
| 2 | Danny Deakin | 38 | 26-01 |
| 3 | Dave Whiteman | 40 | 11-00 |
| 4 | Gary Kelsey | 6 | 4-01 |
| 5 | Chris Telling | 4 | 0-02 |
| 6 | Phil Powell | 36 | 0-01 |
| B Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Mick Lane | 7 | 68-07 |
| 2 | Mick Chappel | 13 | 41-10 |
| 3 | Geoff Edwards | 8 | 38-08 |
| 4 | Justin McCabe | 10 | 18-01 |
| 5 | Micheal Corsini | 32 | 17-12 |
| 6 | Kevan Orr | 28 | 2-10 |
| C Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Johnny Broadbent | 24 | 174-03 |
| 2 | Liam Bough | 16 | 66-05 |
| 3 | Anthony Flint | 26 | 54-07 |
| 4 | Paul Newbury | 14 | 50-02 |
| 5 | Derek Hammond | 18 | 13-15 |
| 6 | Steve Waters | 22 | DNW |
| Overall Points | |||
| Pos | Name | Points | |
| 1 | Andy Quarmby | 3 | Middy |
| 2 | Johnny Broadbent | 4 | Rolfslake |
| 3 | Anthony Flint | 8 | Tubertini South |
| 4 | Mick Lane | 8 | Rolfslake Cartel |
| 5 | Liam Bough | 9 | Rolfslake |
| 6 | Kevan Orr | 10 | Hall Bait and Tackle |
| 7 | Chris Telling | 10 | Colmic /Vespe |
| 8 | Geoff Edwards | 10 | Reading Angling Center |
| 9 | Dan Deaking | 10 | Rolfslake |
| 10 | Justin McCabe | 11 | Tubertini South |
Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.
King of the lake for 2013 smashed by Andy Quarmby.
John tells me that today when he got out of the caravan the entire lake was cover in ice up to 10mm due to the minus 3 degrees temperature last night.
His first job was to board the boat and break the ice up giving the anglers half a chance of a good days fishing which is a shame after a promising start to the festival, but as the first anglers arrived most of the swims were fishable { well done John }. The day started with bright sunshine but due to the floating ice the match was delayed by an extra 15 minutes to give the anglers a chance to set up and clear some floating ice out of the lake. Just as the all in was called the weather changed as it got cloudier and much colder and with a swirling wind made for fishing the long pole a much more difficult option.
John also tells me that a few anglers were into fish straight away and that there were quite a few carp lost too as it was very cold making it a challenge for the anglers with cold hands and there were also some tackle breaks making it also an expensive day. The small lake again was a challenge for those anglers targeting the carp and yesterdays top two anglers { Kevan Orr and Geoff Edwards} on day one slumped to 3rd and 5th in A section. The winner of this section was Micheal Corsini fishing peg 2 on the bottom bank and Micheal bounced back from his disaster from last place in C section on day one to first place with 66-06 { well done Micheal }.
B section was a straight battle between Johnny Broadbent on peg 8 and Derek Hammond on peg 32 as they both caught carp and in the end Johnny just stayed ahead to win the section with his weight of 50-05 to Derek’s 41-11.
The main battle and drama happened in C section where the fish had gathered in the deep part of the lake pegs 24,26 , 14 and 16 which is where they hide when it gets cold and Middy sponsored angler Andy Quarmby defied the conditions to catch carp to double figures and smash the the lake king for 2013 with his fantastic weight for these temperatures of 214-05 .
Andy caught his carp at long range 16 metres fishing with maggots on the deck which was quite a feat considering the windy conditions and with his section win today gives him a perfect score of two points and the current lead of the festival.
The drama in this section was at the end of the match just as the all out was being called Danny Deakin hooked a big carp in which he was given the 15 minutes overtime allowed to get the fish in the net but with his elastic being underpowered he could not get it close to the bank in time and he failed by one minute to get it in the net and the fish did not count although it went 15-10.
Had Danny got the fish in time it would of affected the top of the leader board as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th anglers were only seperated by 3-03 in this section { good effort though Danny }.
The festival enters its final day tomorrow and it is still wide open for any of the top seven anglers to win the three day event so please come back tomorrow for the final results.
New Lake King Andy Quarmby.
Derek Hammond with a nice net of beam.
Danny Deakin.
Johnny Broadbent.
Micheal Corsini.
Thanks to Chris Telling for the photo’s top man.
Results.
| A Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Micheal Corsini | 2 | 66-06 |
| 2 | Mick Lane | 38 | 16-01 |
| 3 | Kevan Orr | 4 | 15-04 |
| 4 | Justin McCabe | 40 | 14-11 |
| 5 | Geoff Edwards | 6 | 13-02 |
| 6 | Mick Chappel | 36 | DNW |
| B Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Johnny Broadbent | 8 | 50-05 |
| 2 | Derek Hammond | 32 | 41-11 |
| 3 | Liam Bough | 13 | 26-06 |
| 4 | Anthony Flint | 28 | 20-14 |
| 5 | Steve Waters | 10 | 11-07 |
| 6 | Paul Newbury | 7 | DNW |
| C Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Andy Quarmby | 14 | 214-05 |
| 2 | Gary Kelsey | 18 | 57-09 |
| 3 | Chris Telling | 24 | 55-15 |
| 4 | Danny Deakin | 16 | 54-06 |
| 5 | Phil Powell | 22 | 14-03 |
| 6 | Dave Whiteman | 26 | 8-03 |
| Overall Points | ||
| Pos | Name | Points |
| 1 | Andy Quarmby | 2 |
| 2 | Johnny Broadbent | 3 |
| 3 | Kevan Orr | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Telling | 5 |
| 5 | Anthony Flint | 5 |
Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.
The Rolfslake fish decide to have a feed today.
Today saw the start of the 2013 Rolfslake Easter Festival and the expectations were that the fish would finally have a feed as in the preceeding weeks the lake had fished really hard.
After a discussion about payouts at the start due to a small turnout than expected the anglers from far and wide got down to the business of drawing their section sequence for the next three days and who their opposition were going to be. The festival is decided on points with the winner of each section getting one point and the last in section gets 6 points ,so the angler with the lowest points score over three days wins the festival.
As i arrived towards the end of the match John tells me the anglers were greeted with a bright warm day turning cold and windy towards the end { i can vouch for that as i was freezing just doing the weights }. Dave Whiteman on 8 was the first to catch a carp on 8 closley followed by Danny Deakin on 7 but for the rest it was a case of being patient and hoping the carp would turn up. On peg 38 Anthony Flint was giving a great demonstration of catching silvers fishing at 13 metres as i had never seen a pole been shipped back so fast as Anthony caught over 100 silver fish for his final weight of 42-05 which did include one small carp.
In the main lake Andy Quarmby was catching all that swam as he caught carp fishing long {16 metres } down his right hand edge and bream and perch fishing 13 metres out in front for his weight of 78-12. Chris Telling on 10 was into a run of bream by feeding worn and even managed to catch a carp to boot but as it got calmer the bited were harder to come by.
The main battle for top spot today was between Geoff Edwards on 16 and Kevan Orr { Hall Bait an Tackle } on 24 straight opposite who caught big carp between them. Kevan was fishing long straight out fishing maggot for his 8 carp to big double figures which was even more impressive considering the windy conditions for his final weight of 91-02 and just one small carp in front of Geoff { Reading Angling Centre } who was fishing corn at 16 metres but Geoff caught 7 carp but they were slightly bigger for his final weight of 87-10.
Normally on these festivals the fishing gets better on days 2 and 3 as the fish get used to anglers fishing all around the lake and putting feed in so i have a good feeling that the weights and weather will improve and i think that all the anglers are still in with a chance of victory as long as they have a plan B.
We will do our best to keep you all informed with the weights as quickly as possible and will try also to get some photos as well.
Section A winner
Tubertini South angler Anthony Flint.
Section B winner
Middy sponsored Andy Quarmby.
Section C winner
Overall winner today Kevan Orr.
Results from day 1.
| A Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Anthony Flint | 38 | 42-05 |
| 2 | Johnny Broadbent | 40 | 14-15 |
| 3 | Steve Waters | 6 | 10-10 |
| 4 | Liam Bough | 4 | 9-00 |
| 5 | Derek Hammond | 36 | 7-13 |
| 6 | Paul Newbury | 2 | 1-00 |
| B Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Andy Quarmby | 13 | 78-12 |
| 2 | Chris Telling | 10 | 42-00 |
| 3 | Dave Whiteman | 8 | 31-08 |
| 4 | Danny Deakin | 7 | 27-04 |
| 5 | Phil Powell | 32 | 15-12 |
| 6 | Gary Kelsey | 28 | DNW |
| C Section | |||
| Points | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Kevan Orr | 24 | 91-02 |
| 2 | Geoff Edwards | 16 | 87-10 |
| 3 | Justin McCabe | 14 | 60-06 |
| 4 | Mick Chappel | 26 | 30-09 |
| 5 | Mick Lane | 18 | 0-03 |
| 6 | Micheal Corsini | 22 | 0-01 |
| Overall Points | ||
| Pos | Name | Points |
| 1 | Kevan Orr | 1 |
| 2 | Andy Quarmby | 1 |
| 3 | Anthony Flint | 1 |
| 4 | Geoff Edwards | 2 |
| 5 | Chris Telling | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Broadbent | 2 |
Rolfslake’s Phil Powell.
Tubertini South’s Justin McCabe. 4 carp for 56-00.
Colmic sponsored Chris Telling.
Reading Angling Centres Geoff Edwards.
Steve Waters. Banbury Gunsmiths and Tackle / Frenzee.
Micheal Corsini.
Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.
When will it ever get warm ?.
It was nice to see a few more anglers down the lake hoping that the carp would finally have a feed but a very cold day put paid to that except for Ade Williams who tells me that it was not cold { Ade it felt like -2 buddy } so a tough day lay ahead .
There was a breeze blowing into the carpark bank making it very tough to fish the long pole but on the motorway bank it looked flat calm so John decided that we were all going to fish C section pegs 13 round to 26 where there was not even a sign of a fish so most anglers started on the bomb rod fishing either maggots or corn to try and induce a bite but it was very cold so you had to drop a bait right in front of a fish to get a fish which only Pete Arnold managed to do for his one and only carp and the only fish caught on the rod today.
In first place today was Les Darvill who was sheltered on peg 13 who managed to catch 4 big carp fishing a combination of corn and maggot hookbaits fishing on the deck at a range of 9-11 metres for his first win down at Rolfslake with his weight of 42-04 which also included a few silvers { well done Les }.
Todays winner Les Darvill.
In second place was Acorn Anglings owner Tony Gee who was fishing peg 15 and it was also a case of wait for the fish to move in and from where i could see Tony was fishing short feeding quite heavy for this time of the year but managed to catch 3 big carp for 36lb and a few silvers for his weight of 38-09 which were caught on i believe also on corn and maggots
Second place Acorn Anglings Tony Gee.
Completing the frame was Mike Allen sandwiched between Les and Tony on peg 14 and after catching a carp by the bush to his right Mike found two more fishing 7-8 metres straight out in front but again it looked like Mike was also feeding quite heavy on both lines using again what looked like Maggots.
Ade Williams down for the day.
After the match Pete Arnold fished on for about another half an hour and was rewarded with 3 big carp for about 40lb fishing a pellet feeder using corn as he was convinced the fish would come and he was not disappointed.
Pete Arnold with another big Rolfslake carp.
One observation that Pete Arnold and i made today was although it was very hard going the fish wanted some bait to feed on as both Tony and Mike proved . Even Pete after fishing the bomb with a single grain of corn produced only one carp when he switched to the pellet feeder after the match he caught 3 fish straight away. In my case i had been using a small pot to feed with but when i changed to a big pot i caught two carp straight away { coincidence we were not sure } but it could of been the carp were happy to feed later in the match who knows.
Results.
9 fished
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | |
| 1st | Les Darvill | 13 | 42-04 | Acorn Angling |
| 2nd | Tony Gee | 15 | 38-09 | Acorn Angling |
| 3rd | Mike Allen | 14 | 21-01 | Acorn Angling |
| 4th | Eddie Taylor-Green | 26 | 20-07 | Rolfslake Cartel |
| 5th | Ade Williams | 23 | 7-01 | Jinx League |
| 6th | John Bennett | 18 | 3-04 | Rolfslake Cartel |
| 7th | Pete Arnold | 24 | DNW | Rolfslake |
| 8th | Paul Jay | 17 | DNW | Rolfslake |
| 9th | Dave | 22 | DNW | Rolfslake |
The Pirate pulls another point back against John.
As for me and John it was a tough day as John managed a very small carp for Rolfslake all of 3-04 which was his only fish of the day although he tried the bomb, pole and waggler but he could not buy a bite and even though he struggled to catch that did not stop him from giving me my normal dose of abuse which all the anglers love to hear. That stopped with about 45 minutes to go as i had only caught 8 silvers including a1lb perch because when after putting on 4 maggots and going back out on my 14 metre line the float settled then buried and a 10lb carp was on its way to the net only to hear John call me a lucky chap or something like that as i could not hear him properly due to me laughing at him. Next put in and the same thing happened and this time the carp was only 9lb but i did not hear anything from the other side of the lake as my final weight went 20-07 to John’s 3-04 but we both had a good laugh as is the normal way down the lake during the Wednesday opens.
The score now stands at
John using the old telescopic arms trick to make his fish bigger. This fish was only 3-04.
John 4
I could not do Johns trick as my fish were too big.
Eddie 3
Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.