Category: Easter Festival

Rolfslake Easter Festival Day 1.

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Easter festival day 1

Today saw 24 anglers arrive for the 2019 Easter Festival on a sunny day for a change.

The festival is held over 3 days with the anglers having an open draw on day to determine their sections.

The anglers are separated in to 3 sections of 8 with the angler getting the highest weight getting 1 point for first place and  the angler  with the lowest weight getting 8 points.

The angler with the lowest points score is the winner and in the event of a draw it goes to total weight ( the highest weight wins ).

Today’s top weight was Francis O’Reilly Frenzee / Bagum match baits with 100-07.

Results

24 fished.

A Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Kev Simpson 63-05 7 Rolfslake 1
2nd Gary Kelsey 51-00 40 Rolfslake 2
3rd Reg Brant 33-09 34 Rolfslake 3
4th Mick Denton 27-00 3 Drennan 4
5th Taff Davies 12-03 38 Rolfslake 5
6th Adrian Harris 10-08 5 Rolfslake 6
7th Mark Harrison 9-02 4 Rolfslake 7
8th Malc Doyle DNW 36 Jinx League 8
B Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Dave Wilsden 54-14 31 Rolfslake 1
2nd Richard Farrow 48-03 8 Rolfslake 2
3rd Liam Bough 43-02 10 Rolfslake 3
4th David Bradshaw 40-07 13 Rolfslake 4
5th Jamie Amer 24-08 9 Rolfslake 5
6th Stuart Green 10-12 32 Rolfslake 6
7th John Morgan   1-03 28 Rolfslake 7
8th Neil Hutchins   DNW 29 Rolfslake 8
C Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Francis O’Reilly 100-07 14 Frenzee/ Bagum baits 1
2nd Geoff Edwards  54-12 23 Guru 2
3rd Andy Rayment  51-01 26 Preston Blackhorse 3
4th Mark Newbold  31-02 15 Rolfslake 4
5th Steve Stayte  27-04 17 Rolfslake 5
6th John Beesley  26-05 18 Drennan Oxford 6
7th Albert Williams  23-14 25 Rolfslake 7
8th Paul Newburt  22-12 22 Rolfslake 8
  • Overall current standings top 6 angler
Angler Sponsor Pts
Francis O’Reilly Frenzee/ Bagum match baits 1
Kev Simpson Rolfslake 1
Dave Wilsden Rolfslake 1
Geoff Edwards Guru 2
Gary Kelsey Rolfslake 2
Richard Farrow Rolfslake 2

Thanks for reading John, Eddie and Simon.

Rolfslake Easter Festival 2019.

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Below is a list of the current anglers wishing to fish the Easter Festival on the 20th,21st and 22nd of April.

THERE WILL BE AN OPEN MATCH ON 19TH APRIL GOOD FRIDAY.  (OPEN TO ALL)  DRAW TIMES WILL BE THE SAME FOR A 4 DAYS,  9-30 DRAW.  FISH 11-4 EACH DAY. A BUFFETT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY22ND AFTER THE WEIGH IN AND PRESENTATION.

The cost of the 3 days fishing is £130 which is inclusive of pools and peg fees, and a deposit of £30 is required to secure your place. expected payouts are with 24 anglers fishing.

DAY 1 SECTION MONEY. TOP 2  1ST £50  2nd £30.  x3 sec

DAY 2 SECTION MONEY. TOP 2,  1ST £50  2nd £30. x3 sec

DAY 3 SECTION MONEY. TOP 2  1ST  £70. 2nd £50. x3 sec

OVERALL PAYOUT  TOP 6

1st  £425

2nd £350

3rd £300

4th £250

5th £200

6th £150

THEASE AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON 24 ANGLERS FISHING. ANY LESS, THE PAYOUT WILL BE AMEND ACCORDINLY.

First priority will go to the anglers who supported the event last year and if all the remaining  places have not been secured they will then be available to any anglers wishing to fish.

All enquires must go through John Bennett who will add you to his list.

The event is set to 24 places this year.

This Festival is POLE ONLY as per usual.

PLEASE NOTE THE FISHERY BAIT RULES IE. FISHERY ONLY FEED PELLETTS, 2KG DRY LIMIT GROUND BAIT, LUNCHEON MEAT HOOK BAIT ONLY, SWEETCORN 1 STANDARD TIN ONLY HOOK BAIT AND FEED. WE WILL BE MAKING BAIT CHECKS.

ALSO A LITTLE REMINDER ON UP IN THE WATER FISHING, MIN. DEPTH 12IN. NO MUGGING, NO CHASING FISH, TAPPING SLAPPING OR HELICOPTER SWINGING OF THE RIG. YOU MUST FEED THE AREA YOU ARE FISHING, WE AGAIN WILL BE MONITERING.

Place Angler Deposit Paid Paid in Full
1st John Beesley PAID IN FULL YES
2nd Steve Stayte PAID IN FULL YES
3rd John Morgan    
4th Taff Davies PAID IN FULL YES
5th Albert Williams    
6th Francis O’Reilly    
7th Mark Newbold £30 DEP PAID  
8th Andy Rayment £30 DEP PAID  
9th David Bradshaw    
10th Dave Wilsden £130 Paid YES
11th Richard Farrow £30 DEP PAID  
12th Gary Kelsey PAID IN FULL YES
13th Stuart Green £80 DEP PAID  
14th Paul Newbury    
15th Neil Hutchins PAID IN FULL YES
16th Mick Denton £130 Paid in Full YES
17th Kev Simpson PAID IN FULL YES
18th Nick Williams    
19th Malc Doyle    
20th Adrian Harris £30 Dep Paid  
21st Jamie Amer £30 Dep Paid  
22nd Reg Brant PAID IN FULL  
23rd Liam Bough    
24th Geoff Edwards    

Fridays match is now full

Rolfslake Easter Festival Day 3.

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A thrilling end to the Easter Festival.

Firstly a massive thanks to all the anglers who returned to fish day 3 after two really hard days fishing in rubbish weather conditions.

The day started with the top 9 anglet’s separated by only 3 points so a plumb draw was certainly first priority today. The current festival leader Jack Griffiths just needed to have a half decent draw but failed drawing peg 28 in B section.

John Beesley had draw moody peg 18 in C section and had Anthony Carter who was 1 point behind next to him on peg 17, so that was going to be a good battle.

In A Section the draw everyobe wanted was peg 34 but that went to Judd Jepsom with Andy Rayment drawing good silver peg 38.

During these 5 hours the anglers had to keep an eye out for what was being caught in their section and then plan wether to fish for carp or silvers to get good section  points.

The match was again very hard for the anglers with gusting winds and very cold lake water putting the carp off feeding and those anglers fishing for silvers were rewarded with big points for there efforts.

After the final whistle it was an exciting weighin as some of the early leaders had blown out but there two standout performances in John Beesley ( Drenban Oxford) who had won his section again.  Anthony Carter ( Ace tackle and Bait) who for the last two day had fished for silvers scoring  yet again another big haul of points.

The tables below show the final.points results but after fishing a brilliant 3 days the 2018 Rolfslake festival winner was Drennan Oxford”s John Beesley who ammased a total of 4 points very well done John.

John had two section wins and a second making sure from his three draws 34, 32 and 18 that he maximised every opportunities in gaining big points against his opponents.

Rolfslake 2018 Easter Festival Champion John Beesley (Drennan Oxford)

In second place was Anthony Carter who fished his first festival and a great performance by fishing for silvers and also being in John”s section.

We would like to thank John and Pauline for hosting the event and preparing the hot hot food which was very much appreciated.

To run such an event in horrid conditions for the benefit of others takes a lot of effort and John worked extremely hard to keep the lake water levels down .His sole aim is to run a fun event but also a safe event and hopefully the anglers enjoyed their three days.

Thank you also to Dai, Jack and Andy for helping with the weighins.

Left to right. Andy Rayment, John Bennett,John Beesley, Anthony Carter, Micheal Corsini and Jack Griffiths.

Some pictures from the three days.

Dan Deakin.

Micheal Corsini ( Browning)

Paul Newbury Rolfslake Royals.

A Section

Place Angler Peg Weight Points
1st Andy Rayment 38 15-09 1
2nd Taff Davies  5 4-14 2
3rd Neil Hutchins  7 1-15 3
4th John Morgan 40 0-4 4
5th Gary Kelsey 4 DNW 5
6th Mac Doyle 2 DNW 6
7th Judd Jepsom 34 DNW 7

B Section

Place Angler Peg Weight Points
1st Micheal Corsini 9 28-13 1
2nd Paul Newbury 13 28-04 2
3rd Dave Wilsden 30 2-09 3
7th Mark Newbold 10 DNW 7
7th Mark Chard 8 DNW 7
7th Ian Haynes 32 DNW 7
7t h Jack Griffiths 28 DNW 7

C section

Place Angler Peg Weight Points
1st John Beesley 18 20-14 1
2nd Anthony Carter 17 14-08 2
3rd Dan Deakin 15 12-11 3
4th Albert Williams 14 11-15 4
5th Steve Stayte 26  8-01 5
6th Jack Wilson 22  7-04 6
7th Francis O’Reilly 24  6-08 7

Top 10 results

Place Angler Points Weight Sponsor
1st John Beesley 4 Drennan Oxford
2nd Anthony Carter 6 Ace Tackle and Bait.
3rd Andy Rayment 7 Rolfslake
4th Micheal Corsini 7 Browning
5th Jack Griffiths 10 89-08 Top Tackle
6th John Morgan 10 79-02 Rolfslake
7th Dan Deakin 10 41-13 Rolfslake
8th Taff Davies 11 Rolfslake
9th Dave Wilsden 11 Rolfslake
10th Gary Kelsey 12 Rolfslake

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

Rolfslake Easter Festival 2018 (pole only)

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Rolfslake Easter Festival 2018.

The popular Rolfslake Easter Festival will once again be hosted by John and Pauline Bennett on the three days of Saturday the 31st March and Sunday and Monday the 1st and 2nd of April.

First priority will go to the anglers that supported the event in 2017 and after that any remaining spaces will be opened up from  Sunday the 18th of February.

The cost of fishing the Festival is £130 which includes all pools and peg fees and a deposit of £30 to hold your places needs to be paid by the 18th of February.

The balance need to be paid by Sunday the 11th of March or by special agreement with John.

All bookings to made directly to John Bennett by phone (number on the website) and not through any other methods.

There will be as per usual a Good Friday Open .

24 names Maximum

Place Angler Deposit Paid in Full Sponsor
1st Francies oRiely
2nd Paul Newbury con firmed
3rd Jack Wilson
4th Judd Jepson
5th Jack Griffiths
6th John Beasely £130. paid
7th Dan Deakin
8th Micheal Corsini
9th Andy Rayment £130. paid
10th Mark Newbold £30. paid
11th Steve Statye £130. paid
12th Dave Wilsden
13th Malc Doyle £100. paid
14th Gary Kelsey £130. paid
15th Taff Davies £130. paid
16th Ian Haynes
17th Mark Chard
18th Albert Williams
19th Neil Hutchins £130 paid
20th Anthony Carter £100. paid
21st John Morgan

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

Rolfslake Easter Festival Day 3

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A super close finish at the end of three days.

Report to follow.

A Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Steve Stayte 47-07 7 Rolfslake 1
2nd Kevin Simpson 31-06 34 Rolfslake 2
3rd Andy Quarmby 29-15 2 Middy 3
4th Dan Deakin 16-10 4 Rolfslake 4
5th Mick Chappell 16-07 40 Rolfslake 5
6th Derek Newsome 4-09 38 Rolfslake 6
7th Jud Jepsom DNW 5 Black Bull 7
B Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Anthony Flint 134-00 32 Drennan Bordon 1
2nd Micheal Corsini 87-15 30 Burts Baits 2
3rd Andy Johnstone 76-15 9 Drennan RAF 3
4th Jack Griffiths 38-02 13 Top Tackle 4
5th John Morgan 38-02 10 Rolfslake 5
6th Paul Newbury 29-06 8 Rolfslake 6
7th Steve Waters 21-13 28 Drennan 7
C Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Chris Telling 140-11 18 Colmic 1
2nd Mark Newbold 82-00 22 Rolfslake 2
3rd Dave Wilsden 63-10 14 Rolfslake 3
4th Mick Lane 60-12 17 Rolfslake 4
5th Andy Rayment 40-04 24 Rolfslake 5
6th Malc Doyle 37-05 15 Jinx League 6
7th Jack Wilson 16-15 26 Black Bull 7
Overall Points Total
Angler Sponsor Pts Weight
Michael Corsini  CHAMPION 5 325-06
Mark Newbold Rolfslake 6 229-10
Andy Quarmby Middy 6 193-09
Mick Lane Rolfslake 8 205-04
Kevin Simpson Rolfslake 8 149-09
Chris Telling Colmic/ Marukyu 9 250-03
Dan Deakin Rolfslake 9 115-12
Jack Griffiths Top Tackle 10 149-10
Steve Stayte Rolfslake 10 107-01
Anthony Flint Drennan Bordon 11 229-13
John Morgan Rolfslake 11 182-09
Malc Doyle Jinx League 12 218-11
Andy Johnstone Drennan RAF 14 131-02
Derek Newsome Rolfslake 14 41-10
Steve Waters Drennan 15 125-10
Andy Rayment Rolfslake 16 114-00
Dave Wilsden Rolfslake 16 106-07
Jack Wilson Black Bull 17 94-14
Paul Newbury Rolfslake 18 60-01
Mick Chappell Rolfslake 18 37-02
Jud Jepsom Black Bull 19 33-11

Thanks for reading John, Eddie and Simon.

Rolfslake Easter Festival Day 2

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Granstand finish to become champion on day 3.

With day two the day that normally sorts out the anglers for the the big finale on day 3, it also saw the 2016 champion Anthony Flint crash out of contention for the title.

The day was alot tougher than yesterday with weights lower in all sections, but the top two on the day were well into ton weights.

The big challenge has always been moody A Section which is either ok or really tough and today it was the latter.

Anthony Flint was the classic example of what happens when you put a good angler on a barren peg , you just don’t catch.

The winner of A Section and following his good result from day 1 was Michael Corsini.

Michael after losing a quick fish  then settled down to fishing his edge swims fishing with corn feeding groundbait . This drew a steady run of carp to double figures in his winning weight of 141-08.

Winning B Section was Malc Doyle who was on car park bank 28. Malc fished his tried and tested paste hook bait feeding heavy with pellet to continue his run of ton plus weights.

Malc caught 1 bream and 11 carp for his total weight for 137-09 to put himself back in contention of being champion.

In C Section it was a very close battle between Kevin Simpson and Andy Quarmby on pegs 26 and 24 , which was eventually won by Kevin with his weight of 96-01 to Andy’s 88-06.

Tomorrow’s A Section will have a massive bearing on who will become champion with Andy Quarmby in this section and Micheal is in B.

A Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Micheal Corsini 141-08 38 Burts Baits 1
2nd John Morgan 88-13 34 Rolfslake 2
3rd Steve Waters 50-00 7 Drennan 3
4th Andy Johnstone 39-14 2 Drennan RAF 4
5th Jack Griffiths 6-12 5 Top Tackle 5
6th Paul Newbury 2-09 4 Rolfslake 6
7th Anthony Flint DNW 40 Drennan Bordon 7
B Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Malc Doyle 137-09 28 Jinx League 1
2nd Mick Lane 90-14 32 Rolfslake 2
3rd Mark Newbold 66-11 10 Rolfslake 3
4th Chris Telling 47-13 30 Colmic 4
5th Andy Rayment 39-08 5 Rolfslake 5
6th Dave Wilsden 17-00 13 Rolfslake 6
7th Jack Wilson 16-02 8 Rolfslake 7
C Section
Place Angler Weight Peg Sponsor Pts
1st Kevin Simpson  96-01 26 Rolfslake 1
2nd Andy Quarmby 88-06 24 Middy 2
3rd Dan Deakin 52-01 14 Rolfslake 3
4th Derek Newsome 37-01 22 Rolfslake 4
5th Jed Jepsom 21-07 18 Rolfslake 5
6th Steve Stayte 14-01 17 Rolfslake 6
7th Mick Chappell 0-10 15 Rolfslake 7
Overall leader board 
Angler Sponsor Pts
Andy Quarmby Middy 3
Micheal Corsini Burts Baits 3
Mark Newbold Rolfslake 4
Mick Lane Rolfslake 5
Dan Deakin Rolfslake 5
Kevin Simpson Rolfslake 6
Malc Doyle Jinx League 6
John Morgan Rolfslake 6
Jack Griffiths Top Tackle 6
Steve Waters Drennan 8
Derek Newsome Rolfslake 8

Thanks for reading John, Eddie and Simon.

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