To all the anglers of Rolfslake, now the Open matches are turning to silver fish matches it only seems right that Simon and I put up a new peg king board for silver fish only.
We hope you enjoy the challenge to get your name on the board before the end of the year.
The current Silver fish king is Mick Lane with a great 38-08 can you beat his weight ?.
Today a small band of anglers turned up together with 5 pleasure anglers hoping that Rolfslake’s very indiffernt form was a thing of the past but today was good for some and challenging for the rest. The one thing that all the anglers experienced today was a battle with the monsters of Rolfslake, and at the weigh-in of the 23 carp landed only 2 were under 10lb so it was a challenge with which rig to choose .
Paul with a beautiful common of 20-02
In first place today was Paul Jay fishing peg 24 and Paul used a combination of the pellet waggler and the pole fished with banded pellet. Paul over five hours caught 10 carp capped by this beautiful common of 20-02 caught in the last 5 minutes, but also caught carp of 17-00 and 15-00 in his final weight of 112-08 {well done Paul }.
In second place was Rolfslake form angler Mick Jones who was fishing peg 28 on the car park bank. Mick used a combination of short pole and the bomb using meat hook bait feeding pellet and was able to pick off carp at regular intervals and also caught carp to double figures in his weight of 80-12.
Pat with a 20-08 net of silvers.
That perch is what beat me today well done John B.
With the forthcoming silver fish opens Rolfslake will open a few anglers eyes with the quality of silver fishing to be had.
With the chance of catching silvers in nets upto 50lb Rolfslake will not only show how good a carp fishery it is but how brilliant an alround fishery it is with bites to be had on all baits and methods. So if you fancy a great days fishing with plenty of bites get yourself down to the lake and book on one of the silver fish opens you will love it.
Results the Top 5.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | Bait |
| 1st | Paul Jay | 24 | 112-08 {2-08 silvers} | Banded Pellet |
| 2nd | Mick Jones | 30 | 80-12 {6-08 silvers} | Meat /Pellet |
| 3rd | John Bennett | 28 | 41-08 {8-00 silvers} | Caster /Maggots |
| 4th | Eddie Taylor-Green | 32 | 38-08 {7-08 silvers} | Corn /Maggots |
| 5th | Pat Pritchard | 26 | 31-00 {20-08 silvers} | Worm |
A days silver fishing
Today Dan Blackwell visited Rolfslake to see if he could catch a 20lb bag of silvers, with his dad Gary on hand to record the days events. Dan was today fishing peg 4 in the small lake and by fishing a combination of long and short pole using groundbait and worm Dan was able to catch quality Perch to 3-08 and roach to over 1lb . At the end of his session Dan put together a fantastic net of fish which when put on the scales went 28-00 {well done Dan } so for more details read Dans report on www.fishing101.co.uk
Dan Blackwell with a hard earned 28-00 bag of silvers.
Dan with a 3-08 Perch
As for me it was a nice days fishing until i saw John Bennett catch his first carp then i felt obliged to try and catch one myself and by doing so messed up my silver fish line. In the end i had the carp feeding on my short line swim and drove the roach away and took them a while to come back, and had i concentrated just on silvers i recon i could of had about 40lb in five hours. The roach were happy to feed on sensas roach groundbait and maggot hook bait and i was catching a fish a cast using a fairly heavy rig so all was well until i hooked a carp on my roach rig and wrecked both the swim and the rig.
The most annoying thing was losing to John Bennett by 3lb and going 12-9 down and time is running out to catch him up.
Today Rolfslake welcomed back Atomic A.C for another battle with Rolfslake’s monsters but unfortunatley the carp were still not ready to settle down to the colder conditions which were with us for the previous week or so.
The anglers were greeted to a sunny day but an eastly wind made presentation difficult but with fish topping all over the lake the anglers still had to work hard to catch the few fish that were feeding. In first place today was Gary Kelsey who was fishing peg 8 between the big and small lake and by fishing down the track at 5 metres on the deck, Gary was able to catch fish on the pellet and paste and after 5 hours put a well earnt 93-00 to record the win { well done Gary }.
| Place | Peg | Angler | Weight |
| 1st | 8 | Gary Kelsey | 93-00 |
| 2nd | 34 | Carl Jefferies | 88-08 |
| 3rd | 18 | Sue Collins | 66-04 |
| 4th | 4 | Martin Olsen | 57-12 |
| 5th | 19 | Chris Widdows | 39-00 |
| 6th | 28 | Sean Jennings | 38-12 |
John and Pauline Bennett would like to thank the visiting anglers and hopes to see them soon.
Until our next report tight lines Eddie and Simon.
Winter league series Starts the 7th of November
John Bennett has asked my to remind all competing team captains to confirm their teams to him as soon as possible so he can start preparing for this years winter league.
The target for all the anglers again will be to see if they can beat the invincibles aka Rolfs Team Gold { Lane ,Powell and Bennet } in their quest to win their 10 series in a row. Their team captain Mick Lane told me the secret to their success was to be consistent and ensure that all the team members weigh in, as in previous series there had been good weight from two of the team members from the opposition but a blank would wreck their teams chances.
So all anglers have a great series and give Rolfs Team Gold a run for their money.
Rolfs Team Gold { Powell, Bennett and Lane } the invincibles.
Rolfslake was a tough nut to crack in todays open.
Report to follow.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | |
| 1st | Clive Pritchard | 6 | 128-00 | Jinx League |
| 2nd | Trevor Stanley | 32 | 77-00 | Tumbley Bay A.C |
| 3rd | Mick Hughes | 7 | 63-00 | Hydro 2000 |
| 4th | Mick Chappell | 26 | 56-08 | Rolfslake |
| 5th | Dave Whiteman | 16 | 53-04 | Hydro 2000 |
| 6th | Paul Jay | 9 | 47-08 | Rolfslake |
| 7th | John Bennett | 10 | 26-08 | Rolfslake |
| 8th | Eddie Taylor-Green | 18 | 17-08 | Rolfslake |
| 9th | Steve Waters | 28 | DNW | Rolfslake |
| 10th | Colin | 14 | DNW | Rolfslake |
My day comprised of watching plenty of fish topping out on pegs 21 and 22 but even by fishing the waggler shallow and the bomb the fish were just not interested. I had a few fish fizzing and liners but the fish just did not want to feed properly, and the icing on the cake was after working really hard to get a proper bite and with 5 minutes to go the float buried on my 3 metre line and after playing the fish { which was about 10lb } i was just going to net the fish and the hook pulled and it swam away leaving me one fish short of John Bennetts weight.
The score now between me and John stands at John 11 Eddie 9.
One carp seperates top 4.
After a mad rush form work to get to todays match i was greeted with another top field in todays mid-week open. I have Neil Riddy to thank for my peg 8 draw and another battle with the big carp thank live in this peg { thanks Neil }.
Around the lake the ususal suspects were on the flyers with Derek Hammond on peg 9, John Bennett on form peg 6, Paul Jay on 10, Neil Riddy was on peg 4 and Andy Quarmby on peg 32 by the hut. As the all in was called i was still setting up but no one was flying away so i was not bothered to be starting 20 minutes late.
Spare a thought for Nick Dean on peg 7 as he was not upto speed with my and John Bennetts season battle and also the pirate theme so he was bemused when i showed him the gifts of an eye patch, a pistol a skull necklace and a bag of gold coins left on my empty peg waiting for my arrival. Also Nick had to endure the banter between us for the five hours and also my terrets which was in full flow by the end of the match.
From what i could see the anglers on the car park bank were having the odd few fish with Roy making a few visits to the weigh station so he seemed to be pulling away. It was slow in the small lake with only Nick on 7 really having any success by fishing the bomb over to the rope but only coming back with small carp to 5lb so it was going to take a few to make a good weight.
In first place today was Andy Quarmby on peg 32 who like most started very slow but Andy was still picking off a few fish either fishing shallow long with pellet, 6 metres on the deck or over the bush towards peg 33. Towards the end of the match Andy started to get a few bigger fish on his two short lines and in the end was only one fish ahead of the rest { well done Andy }.
Andy Quarmby and another victory down on the lake.
In second place and on a very good run of drawing pegs { sorry i mean form } was Neil Riddy on peg 4 and Neil was another angler out of view so he was catching without anyone taking notice. Neils main catching line was the margins to his right as he saw fish boiling there and also caught big fish to double figures and after five hours caught 165-14 for another framing weight. Completing the frame was Paul Jay on peg 10 and Paul mainly fished long down the margins to his left using banded pellet feeding heavy and had fish to double figures in his net { sorry on the board } in his weight of 164-14.
Neil Riddy on a roll down on the lake.
The one thing i have noticed in the last few weeks is that the really big fish to 20lb + are really having a go and pushing the small carp of 10lb out of the way and during each match there are at least 40 weigh fish on the boards and most are around the 12 to 19lb bracket. There are also many big fish being hooked and destroying both strong rigs and top kits so please make sure your gear is up to to the job.
| Place | Angler | Peg | Weight | |
| 1st | Andy Quarmby | 32 | 172-12 | Rolfslake |
| 2nd | Neil Riddy | 4 | 165-14 | Rolfslake |
| 3rd | Paul Jay | 10 | 164-14 | Rolfslake |
| 4th | Roy | 26 | 162-10 | Rolfslake |
| 5th | Derek Hammond | 9 | 140-00 | Banbury Gunsmiths |
| 6th | John Bennett | 6 | 128-00 | Rolfslake |
| 7th | Nick Dean | 7 | 120-04 | Rolfslake |
| 8th | Eddie Taylor-Green | 8 | 60-08 | Rolfslake |
As for me i had another nightmare day not only being stuck close to John and having to endure his banter for five hours , but having the right method and feeding but i was smashed out of sight by the big fish under the bush to my left. By fishing just down the ledge under the bush i had lots of bites and hooked fish but their desire to want to get either to the far bank or into the big lake cost me dear as i lost between 20-25 fish and got smashed up 5 times. I just could not calm down and sort it out and at the end was in full terret mode as i was totally frustrated. Add the fact by the way that John was giving me stick i thought i was going to be thrashed by him and lose my two month lead to him made it even worse, but in the end it was the three big fish in a row 18-12, 18-12 and 19-12 that did it for him to take John into a 10-9 lead.