The lake turned on big time in the match today, especially the small lake with it producing big weights off peg 34 37 40 and 4
| 1st | peg 24 | mark taylor | 178lb-0 |
| 2nd | peg 34 | wayne higgins | 174lb-4ozs |
| 3rd | peg 4 | dean elliot | 134lb-0 |
| 4th | peg 30 | gary norman | 134lb-0 |
| 5th | peg 9 | ricky broadway | 114lb-0 |
| 6th | peg 14 | john cooke | 113lb-0 |
| 7th | peg 8 | tony shine | 107lb-0 |
| 8th | peg 40 | mick sutton | 103lb-0 |
| 9th | peg 7 | steve ford | 102lb-12ozs |
| 10th | peg 10 | allen sheenan | 96lb-0 |
20 anglers fished.
| 1ST | PEG 9 | JOHN BENNETT | 94LB-8OZS |
| 2ND | PEG 24 | GEOFF EDWARDS | 61LB-8OZS |
| 3RD | PEG 18 | MICK HUGHES | 57LB-4OZS |
| 4TH | PEG 22 | DAVE WHITEMAN | 53LB-0 |
| 5TH | PEG 16 | ANTHONY BROOKER | 50LB-0 |
| 6TH | PEG 32 | ADAM GRITHITHS | 39LB-4OZS |
I love the red T shirt John. 😛
Wednesday Open Match. 30th March 2011.
Todays winner Jon Walker takes the lake king title and gets his picture in the banner. This is nothing new for Jon though as he often frames at the lake.
He thinks the reason behind the big weight was the change in draw and fishing times. 1pm draw, fishing 2pm-7pm
A nice backup weight from lake owner John Bennett shows the fish are clearly waking up and are hungry for some proper food.
Big fish also showing early with a 22lb carp coming from peg 7 to go with another 18lb’er for Jon Walker. Last year the big fish put in quite an appearance. Lets hope they continue this year.
Results. Top 10
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Jon Walker | 8 | 248-14 |
| 2 | John Bennett | 16 | 177-0 |
| 3 | Barry | 9 | 136-4 |
| 4 | Morris Woodley | 18 | 102-12 |
| 5 | Mick Chapple | 27 | 88-4 |
| 6 | Gary Kelsey | 30 | 71-4 |
| 7 | Paul Jay | 21 | 59-8 |
| 8 | Liam Barry | 26 | 50-8 |
| 9 | Graham Ridgley | 15 | 50-0 |
| 10 | Dave Ridgley | 24 | 33-8 |
21 Anglers Fished today along with 5 Pleasure Anglers.
John Bennett may add a little more to this report later but has had to attend to some family business for the time being.
Thanks from Eddie, Simon and John.
Misfits are crowned Spring League champions 2011.
Report to follow.
Round 6 team results.
| A Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Mick Chapple | 34 | 96-8 | Misfits |
| 2nd | Jim McCann | 7 | 87-0 | Try Anglers |
| 3rd | Mick Lane | 2 | 48-14 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 4th | Jon Walker | 4 | 39-4 | Walker Floats |
| 5th | Frank Hardie | 37 | 29-12 | Heavy Weights |
| 6th | Kev Wittow | — | DNS | Wooden Tops |
| B Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Phil Powell | 28 | 130-4 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 2nd | Dave Whiteman | 9 | 87-0 | Misfits |
| 3rd | Neal Hutchins | 10 | 57-12 | Try Anglers |
| 4th | Derek Hammond | 13 | 50-4 | Walker Floats |
| 5th | Steve Palmer | 32 | 31-0 | Heavy Weights |
| 5th | Paul Jay | 30 | 30-8 | Wooden Tops |
| C Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Steve Waters | 18 | 200-12 | Walker Floats |
| 2nd | Pete Arnold | 16 | 156-4 | Misfits |
| 3rd | John Bennett | 24 | 129-8 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 4th | Ernie Malyon | 22 | 110-0 | Heavy Weights |
| 5th | Lol Summers | 14 | 88-0 | Wooden Tops |
| 6th | Dave Loseby | 26 | 54-0 | Try Anglers |
| DAY TEAM POINTS | POINTS | |
| 1st | Misfits | 16 |
| 2nd | Rolfs Team Gold | 14 |
| 3rd | Walker Floats | 12 |
| 4th | Try Anglers | 10 |
| 5th | Heavy Weights | 7 |
| 6th | Wooden Tops | 4 |
OVERALL LEADERBOARD
| TOTALÂ TEAM POINTS | POINTS | Total | |
| 1st | Misfits | 16+8+14+13+15+16 | 82 |
| 2nd | Rolfs Team Gold | 12+11+10+14+15+14 | 76 |
| 3rd | Walker Floats | 10+17+13+14+10+12 | 76 |
| 4th | Heavy Weights | 11+15+10+10+12+7 | 65 |
| 5th | Try Anglers | 5+7+11+8+7.5+10 | 48.5 |
| 6th | Wooden Tops | 9+5+5+4+3.5+4 | 30.5 |
2nd Place decided by Weight
Until our next report tight lines Eddie, Simon and John.
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Today the anglers were greeted with a lake full of cruising carp which were going to tease the 9 anglers down the lake by being visible but by not feeding for any length of time. Also added to the fact that the lake was covered with the blossom off the trees which the carp were happy to try and feed on and you know the anglers were going to have a tough day.
John tells me that the winner today was John Walker fresh from his Angling Times feature last Tuesday and who was fishing peg 13 in todays match. Jon fished the pole with pellet to catch his carp but it was hard going to keep the fish coming and after 5 hours Jon ended with a modest 61-14 weight for Rolfslske but still a match win { well done Jon }.
After visiting the lake on Friday there were literaly hundreds of carp cruising around the lake just waiting for the right conditions to start feeding properly and i expect the first big weight of the year a 200lb + to be only a week or two away. Coupled with the fact that the Wednesday opens have a later start time now this always brings out the big weights and also a bigger attendance in these matches, so if you want to catch a PB match weight or a double figure carp now will start to be your best chance of both.
9 fished todays match.
| Place | Peg | Angler | Weight | Â |
| 1st | 13 | Jon Walker | 61-14 | Walker Floats |
| 2nd | 18 | Frank Donaghie | 53-12 | Rolfslake |
| 3rd | 14 | Andy Rayment | 53-08 | Rolfslake |
| 4th | 28 | Geoff Edwards | 40-08 | Reading Angling Centre |
| 5th | 22 | Liam | 39-12 | Rolfslake |
| 6th | 24 | Tony Booker | 38-06 | Rolfslake |
| 7th | 9 | Steve Williams | 34-00 | Rolfslake |
| 8th | 16 | Trevor Stanley | 28-06 | Tumbley Bay Angling Club |
| 9th | 26 | John Benett | 26-10 | Rolfslake |
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John has asked my to inform all our visitors that the Wednesdays opens WILL now have a draw time of 1.00pm fish 2-7 pm.
Until our next report tight lines Eddie , Simon and John.