Category: 2014 Results

2014 Rolfslake Match

Rolfslake Open Wednesday 12th March 2014.

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The fish are starting to wake up down the lake.

Today saw an increased attendance on the open match and the anglers where hoping the sun was going to come out as promised by the weathermen. At the draw both parts of the lake big and small were included so we were going to hopefully find out where the fish had been hiding.

On pegs 22 to 26 the regular pleasure anglers were camped out and catching their usual haul of carp to double figures topped by a beautiful carp of 23 lb caught by Taff’s ( very well done buddy ).

As for the rest the draw was underway and the usual suspects were on the flyers Pete Archer on peg 8 John Draper on 5 and Geoff Edwards on peg 4. As for me today I had the pleasure of fishing next to star angler Steve Waters on peg 10 and the annoyance of fishing opposite of my main competition John Bennett on flyer peg 32 who was just receiving his mail from the postman as he draws it so much.

The match started slowly for most except for Steve Waters who was stringing together a nice run of bream to 3 lb and Ade Williams on peg 9 who was having a few fish now and then.

From what I was told the small lake was fishing difficult except for Mick Jones on peg 34 who had abandoned his plan of trying to catch 30 lb of silvers as there were a few carp to target today. As for the rest in the small lake it was a case of targeting the silvers and trying to build a decent weight.

As for me i was having my own dramas on last week’s winning peg 13 as i caught a quick carp then losing the next 4 fishing to my left just past the first tree. For the next couple of hours all i could hear were the pleasure anglers catching and seeing Steve continue to catch bream with the odd carp chucked in.

In first place today was me Eddie and after my slow start  my left hand edge sprung into life with bites coming on a regular basis. I was fishing on the deck in about 4 feet of water using corn and paste hook baits feeding pretty heavy to catch carp all 20 of them but it was a case of what could of been as i lost about 11 carp and visited the tree a couple  of times but all in all i enjoyed my day with my final weight of 158-10.

In second place and my star performer of the day was Steve Waters on peg 10 who manager to catch a steady stream of big bream fishing at about 13 metres on the deck using maggot hook bait feeding pellet. In between his bream Steve managed to catch 4 carp and in the end was kicking himself as he missed the silver fish match record by 13-08 or about 4 bream but he vowed to return for another attempt.

Completing the frame was Ade Williams who was fishing peg 9 and Ade caught a mixed bag of carp and silvers for his weight of 55-06.

 

Steve Waters 2nd place today with 94-0 { 66-10 of silvers }

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Pat Pritchard Peg 38

 

Geoff Edwards peg 4

 

 

Pete Archer peg 8

 

Ade Williams peg 9

12 fished

Place Angler Peg Weight
1st  Eddie Taylor-Green  13  158-10 Rolfslake
2nd  Steve Waters  10  94-03 Banbury Gunsmiths / Frenzee
3rd  Ade Williams  9  55-06  Jinx League
4th  Mick Jones  34  47-14  Rolfslake
5th  Pete Archer  8  45-06  Rolfslake
6th  Pat Pritchard  38  36-02  Rolfslake
7th  John Draper  5  29-03  Rolfslake
8th  Geoff Edwards  4  27-06  Reading Angling Centre
9th  Paul Jay  40  25-02  Rolfslake
10th  Steve Wilson  2  25-00  Jinx League
11th  John Bennett  32  14-10  Rolfslake
12th  Neil Hutchins  7  DNW  Rolfslake

The Pirate returns to hammer John B in todays match.

Being away from the lake for a few weeks i was concerned i was going to fall another point behind John as i was out of touch with how the lake was fishing and also seeing John draw flyer peg 32 by the hut which has thrown up both big silver and carp weights recently.

As you can read from above John did not have a good day compared to me as he failed to catch compared to my bagging under the tree on peg 13.

After 5 hours i was relieved to get my first point on the board in our years battle but i know John will want revenge quickly.

Match win for me Eddie.

The score now stands at

John 3

Eddie 1

Thanks for reading John ,Simon and Eddie

Rolfslake Wednesday Open 5th March 2014.

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Bites galore down the lake as the Silver fish match record is broken.

John tells me that today the pleasure anglers were bagging in the small lake as the carp finally decided to have a proper feed as between them they caught over 30 carp and a few doubles included.

Most of the carp came from peg 38 with the angler there catching 18 carp and Taff also caught 9 carp leaving the rest still catching a few so things are finally starting to happen in the long run up to the Easter festival.

In the big lake it was a different matter as i believe the water is currently too deep and cold for the fish to feed properly but the silver fishing is fantastic at the moment with plenty of bites and some really big roach and perch coming to both maggots and casters and both Mick Jones who caught over 24lb of silvers and Pat Pritchard who had a great all silvers catch of 28-07 were kept busy with lots of bites to come 2nd and 3rd in the match .

The big surprise was with Steve Wilson who was fishing peg 32 by the hut and when it was his time to weigh in he needed help to bring out one of his nets which normally means alot of carp but when the net was clear of the water the anglers were gobsmacked when it was full of bream all 80-02 of them. Steve was fishing down the track towards peg 8 and was fishing with 8mm hookbait feeding pellet to catch his bream. John tells me the amazing thing was Steve also spent a while fishing the tip and when he went back on the pole the bream were still there so he thinks a 100lb weight of silvers could of been on today. Together with his carp Steve weighed in 84-11 for not only the match win but to also claim the top weight of silvers caught in a match down the lake { very well done Steve }.

Results.

Place Angler Peg weight
1st Steve Wilson 32 84-11 80-02 silvers new silvers record
2nd Mick Jones 22 30-00 24lb silvers one carp
3rd Pat Pritchard 26 28-07 all silvers catch.
4th Paul Jay 30 14-07
5th John Bennett 28 14-02

John has asked as a polite reminder to all the anglers fishing the Easter Festival that the deadline for the deposits need to be paid by the 13th of April {thank you }.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie.

Rolfslake Wednesday Open 26th February 2014

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A mixed day down the lake.

Today saw a low attendance down the lake but there were still a few bites to be had with anglers starting with catching carp in mind but swapping to catching silvers if the carp did not repsond and this was evident in the catches of the top two.

In first place was Paul Jay on peg 22 who started on the tip fishing sweetcorn which got him two quick carp { one going 17lb } then swapping to to the long pole catching another two but after that had a a go at the silvers which he had 20lb + of silvers which after 5 hours gave him a winning weight of 65-08.

In second place was Kev Dolton who started on the tip trying to catch carp but after an hour with no joy opted to go for silvers and had a lovely day catching a near all roach catch of roach to nearly a pound but nearly 350 of them for his best weight of roach down the lake of 29-15. Kev played around with the speed of his caster hookbait falling which determined what size of roach he caught the slower the fall the bigger the roach.

Place Angler Peg Weight
1st Paul Jay 22 65-08
2nd Kev Dolton 28 29-15
3rd Butch 26 12-08
4th John Bennett 30 6-11
5th Russ 24 DNW

After the match I had a go for a carp and casted a waggler fished at 18 inches spraying pellet fishing a pellet hookbait into about 20 carp on the surface and caught a carp of 12lb within 5 minutes. Kev had a go but this time on peg 25 in to about 50 / 60 feeding carp on the surface and caught a common of about 10lb but it was crazy to see so many carp up in the water on a cold evening.

Thanks for reading John, Simon and Eddie

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