Category: Match Reports

Saturday Open Match. 18th February 2012

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With all the ice gone and the weather seeming to be improving it seem some of the fish down the lake were in the mood for a bit of food today, The fish were not carp though. The illusive Bream and skimmers showed up today and in big numbers too.

During the winter league I think only myself and Dave Wightman caught a bream but today Steve Waters fishing from peg 33 had them queuing up for his bait. At the end of the match he was showing no signs of slowing down either, a possible ton of skimmers/bream today if he had a bit longer John Bennett said.

He managed 4 carp for 26-12 and 60lb of bream/skimmers to take the win today. Well done.

Results

     Pos Name Peg Weight
1 Steve Waters 33 86-12
2 Pete Arnold 34 31-8
3 John Bennett 24 24-12
4 Mick Chappell 26 12-8

 

 

Steve's Cracking bag of bream.

Another shot

Rolfslake’s Wednesday Open 15th February 2012

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Report to follow.

14 anglers fished.

Place Angler Peg Weight  
1st Dave Whiteman 10 24-00 Hydro 200
2nd Paul Jay 24 17-08 Rolfslake
3rd John Cowling 9 7-08 Rolfslake
4th Pete Archer 26 2-12 Vespe
5th Neil Hutchings 29 2-04 Rolfslake
6th John Draper 13 2-00 Rolfslake

John has asked me to ask the anglers fishing this weekends pairs match to please bring a silvers keepnet as the ones down the lake currently need repairing so as to not loose valuable fish through holes in the nets.

Also there will be an open match on Saturday as the lake is now virtually ice free and the draw is 9.30 fish 10.30 – 3.30

 

Thanks for reading Simon, John and Eddie

Rolfslake’s Wednesday Open 8th February 2012

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A tough day down the lake as the artic weather continues.

John tells me that as the anglers arrived down the lake they were greeted with ice so thick you could of driven a car across the lake. It was decided that todays match was to be a walk off with the anglers deciding on which swim would take the least amount of effort to break through, but i can tell you that would of been no easy choice. With the weather at about minus 2 and a horrible cold breeze going across the lake you could of though the seven anglers must of been mad to spend 5 hours freezing hoping for a bite.

The winner today was John Draper fishing peg 30 by the hut and John had managed to cut out a swim to 13 metres and by using expander pellet he managed to put together an all silver weight which consisted of some good skimmers which were happy to feed in the cold, and at the end of a tough 5 hours weighed 15-08 for another victory { well done John }.

In the second place was Paul Jay who was also on the carpark bank this time peg 25 and Paul also caught all silvers this time using maggots for his weight of 8-08 closely followed by Neil Riddy on peg 10 who also caught silvers for his weight of 8-04.

Whilst many fisheries around the country remain closed due to the lakes John and Paul have been working really hard in keeping parts of the lake ice free so not only can the anglers fish but also that the fish stay protected by having some open water for the oxygen to enter and the gasses to escape. The fact that there were no carp caught today just goes to show two things  1. carp dont like feeding in really cold water and 2. there are plenty of other species to catch at Rolfslake.

Results

7 fished.

Place Angler Peg Weight
1st John Draper 30 15-08 Rolfslake
2nd Paul Jay 25 8-04 Rolfslake
3rd Neil Riddy 10 5-00 Rolfslake
4th Mick Chappell 14 4-12 Rolfslake
5th John Bennett 13 1-00 Rolfslake

Thanks for reading Simon, John and Eddie

 

Rolfs Lake Spring League. Round 2. 5th Feb 2012

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Another cold day at the lake.

John and Paul had been down the lake on the Saturday to break the ice and give the anglers a head start on Sunday.

This is what greeted the anglers on the Sunday morning. (Thanks Pat Pritchard for the pictures)

The big lake

Steve Waters breaking the ice on peg 34

Michael Corsini on peg 8

The Little lake

Pegs 5, 6, 7 and 8

Results….

A Section
Pos Name Peg Weight Points
 1 MARK NEWBOLD 10  9LBS-0  10
 2 STEVE WATERS 34  2LBS-8OZS   9
 3 MICHAEL CORSINI  8  1LBS-4OZS   8
 4 JEFF EDWARDS  2  1LBS-0   7
 5 PAT PRITCHARD  7  DNW   0
 6 JIM McCANN 36  DNW   0
 7 JOHN DRAPER  DNF   0
 8 PETE ARNOLD  DNF   0
 9 DAVE LOSEBY  DNF   0
 10 PHIL POWELL  DNF   O
B Section
Pos Name Peg Weight Points
 1 PAUL JAY  25  29LBS-8OZS  10
 2 ANDY QUARMBY  17  27LBS-8OZS   9
 3 MICK LANE  15  27LBS-0   8
 4 DEREK HAMMOND  14  10LBS-4OZS   7
 5 NEIL HUTCHINS  30  8LBS-8OZS   6
 6 JOHN BENNETT  26  4LBS-0   5
 7 ANDY RAYMENT  18  DNW   0
 8 DAVE WIGHTMAN  DNF   0
 9 MICK CHAPPLE  DNF   0
 10 PETE TAPPE  DNF   0
Overall Leader Board
Pos Names Points
1 MARK NEWBOLD/ANDY RAYMENT  27
2 STEVE WATERS/DEREK HAMMOND  25
3 JOHN BENNETT/JEFF EDWARDS  24
4 JOHN DRAPER/PAUL JAY  24
5 JIM McCANN/NIEL HUTCHINS  21
6 MICK CHAPPLE/MICHEAL CORCINI  18
7 ANDY QUORMBY/PAT PRITCHARD  21
8 DAVE WIGHTMAN/PETE ARNOLD  12
9 MICK LANE/PHIL POWELL   8
10 DAVE LOSEBY/PETE TAPPE   6

 

Wednesday Open Match. 1st February 2012

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A cold day down the lake today but strangely no ice on the lake despite minus temperatures.Very hard fishing today down the lake for the anglers.

Today’s winner Pete Archer has not been down the lake for a while but returned to take the win fishing from peg 28. Pete was using maggot on the pole trying for silvers but go plagued with those pesky carp.

Neil Riddy managed to catch 3 carp for his weight from last Sundays winning peg, Peg 13. Neil is currently the peg king for peg 13 so knows how to fish it but the carp had other idea’s today.

Completing the frame was Dave Wightman fishing from peg 10. Dave’s weigh was made up completely of silver fish, he also had 3 bonus skimmers to help build his weight.

 Results

     Pos Name Peg Weight
1 Pete Archer 28 29-8
2 Neil Riddy 13 20-8
3 Dave Wightman 10 14-8
4 John Bennett 24 9-8
5 John Draper 9 7-0

9 Anglers Fished.

Todays winner in Sunnier times down the lake. Pete Archer.

The temperature is set to drop further still and then start to rise again Saturday so hopefully it wont be too cold for everyone fishing the second round of the Spring Pairs League this Sunday.

There is an Open match this Saturday also.

Thanks for Reading, Eddie, John and Simon.

Rolfs Lake Spring League. Round 1. 29th Jan.

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Today was the eagerly awaited pairs series based on 6 matches with you been able to drop your worst result.

 

I was very much looking forward to this as I have practically been in hibernation since I arrived back from Whiteacres last October. There were 9 other pairs fishing and on paper they all  looked very strong teams so the competition was going to be good along with plenty of banter.

John Bennett conducted the draw for the sections we were going to fish, unbelievably the first 8 pairs all drew A section with only the last pair breaking the sequence of A section draws.

Once the draw for the sections was done, we were on for drawing our pegs for the day. The fancied pegs in A section went to Paul Bennett, Paul Jay and Mick Chappell. I was personally in B section and having fished the section the day before without a lot of success, I was secretly hoping I would of avoided, even more when I drew peg 22 as I had struggled off 18 before

Conditions wise the lake was like a mill pond, well this was until Steve Waters plumbed up the depth and caught a carp on a bare hook. Solid springs to mind. Typical Steve Waters peg then !!!!

With the match kicking off at 10.45, Mark Newbold on peg 26 was running to the weigh station at 10.46 with his first carp. Looking round the lake it looked like the fish were having a bit of a feed as most people seemed to be catching except the guys between 17 and 23 who sat looking at motionless tips or floats.

Come the final whistle the carp had moved to our end of the lake but it was all to late. Mick Chappel on peg 13 was rumoured to have caught well plus Andy on peg 10 next to him. Come the weigh in Mick Chappel was confirmed as the winner catching mainly on banded pellet or corn over micro pellet. Andy next to him on peg 10 was only one fish behind him again catching on corn over pellet.

Overall the battle for B section was won by Mark Newbold on peg 26 fishing 14m fishing double corn over pellet. This was also enough to ensure his team were top pairs on the day with 17 points.

With the next match this coming Sunday, the teams at the top will be looking to consolidate there lead and the ones at the bottom will be looking for an improved performance, However with Baltic conditions forecast, anything can happen !!!

Lastly on the behalf of all the anglers at Rolfs, I would like to wish Phil Powell a speedy recovery and we will look forward to seeing you back on the bank soon.

(Report by Pat Pritchard)

Results….

A Section
Pos Name Peg Weight Points
1 mick chappell peg 13  92lbs-12ozs  10
2 andy quarmby peg 10  82lbs-8ozs   9
3 Neill Hutchins peg 4  48lbs-8ozs   8
4 Dave wightman peg 9  42lbs-12ozs   7
5 Paul Bennett peg 34  42lbs-12ozs   7
6 paul jay peg 7  31lbs-9ozs   5
7 john bennett peg 36  26lb-12ozs   4
8 derek hammond peg 38  24lbs-0ozs   3
9 pete tapp peg 2  0-4ozs   2
10 not drawn peg 8  dnw   0
B Section
Pos Name Peg Weight Points
1  mark newbold peg 26 68lbs-6ozs  10
2  john draper peg 30 58lbs-8ozs   9
3  jeff edwards peg 18 31lbs-0ozs   8
4  jim mc cann peg 25 28lbs-0ozs   7
5  steve waters peg 28 26lbs-8ozs   6
6  pete arnold peg 23 22lbs-8ozs   5
7  dave loseby peg 15 18lbs-13ozs   4
8  pat pritchard peg 22 13lbs-4ozs   3
9  michael corsini peg 17 dnw   0
10  not drawn peg 14 dnw   0
Overall Leader Board
Pos Names Points
1 mark newbold,paul bennett  17
2 jim mc cann, neil hutchins  15
3 john draper,paul jay  14
4 andy quarmby pat pritchard  12
5 dave wightman,pete arnold  12
6 john bennett,jeff edwards  12
7 mick chappell,michael corsini  10
8 derek hammond,steve waters   9
9 dave loseby, pete tapp   6
10 mick lane,phil powell (did not fish this round)   0

 

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