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Spring Festival Day 2 Results.

April 4, 2010 Eddie One comment

4th April

As the anglers returned for day two of the Easter Festival they were hopeful that the blustery conditions from Saturday had blown away, but as usual they were to be disapointed.

Day one section winners Matt Smith had drawn A section peg 8, Tim Guise had drawn B section peg 27 and Mark Malin had drawn C sections peg 15 so they were all confident of a good days fishing . For the rest of the anglers it was a case of catch up so what was needed was a good draw and a good days fishing { who does not fancy that}, so off they went for another 5 hours.

The weather so John tells me was a blustery day blowing from the car park bank towards the motorway bank and with plenty of fish crashing in the big lake hopes were high for another set of big weights that Rolfslake is famous for.

The summary of the day was that again in Section A it was very difficult except for Colin Wedgebrow and Matt Smith {who draws that well that i will ask him to choose my lottery numbers} who were having a very good battle that was eventually won by Matt by 3-01. In B section it was very difficult for the anglers fishing in the bowl by the hut pegs 9,10.27,30 and 31 as it looked like the fish had moved down to the bottom of the lake by the amount of fish topping there. The only three weights of note came from Jason Astle on peg 13 with 63-04 , Lee Giles on peg 14 with 76-04 and finally Andy Chandler with 60-12 from peg 28.

All the main action came from C section where the fish were up in the water and a great batlle commenced with Mark Malin on yesterdays winning peg 15, John Bennett on peg 17, Phil Powell on peg 23 and Mark Bowerman on peg 24. With so many fish topping in this area it was a battle royal between the up in the water specialists and John Bennett who after catching a few carp was forced to fish his least favourite method at 16 metres {also doing this with a bad back}.

After a fantastic 5 hours the winner of C section was Mark Bowerman on peg 24 who put together another fantastic double ton weight of 207-04. Hot on Marks heels was John Bennett opposite on peg 17 who was never far away and ended up with 173-12 and just a big skimmer head of his team member Phil Powell who had 170-12. For the rest of the anglers it also was a good days fishing with the lowest weight being 84-04 so i expect tomorrow to be even better.

After two days only one angler has a perfect score and that person is Matt Smith on two points the 2008 champion , but he has a host of anglers snapping at his heels so he will have to draw well in B section and score good points.

**Easter Festival Day 2**
A Section	PEG	WEIGHT	PTS
Matt Smith	8	89-08	1
Colin Wedgebrow	34	86-07	2
Derek Hammond	4	44-09	3
Chris Walters	2	41-13	4
Gary Haisman	7	34-08	5
Dave Whiteman	40	31-08	6
Paul Glenfield	37	13-10	7
Clive Pritchard	35	3-05	8

B Section
Lee Giles	14	76-04	1
Jason Astle	13	63-04	2
Andy Chandler	28	60-12	3
John Hague	10	57-10	4
Tim Guise	27	31-03	5
Chris Telling	9	22-08	6
Mark Bedford	30	19-13	7
Paul Newbury	31	12-13	8

C Section
Mark Bowerman	24	207-04	1
John Bennett	17	173-12	2
Phil Powell	23	170-12	3
Mark Malin	15	163-10	4
Andy Johnstone	21	139-08	5
Mick Lane	26	112-08	6
Mick Hughes	18	84-04	7
not used	19	–	8

**Points after day 2**
Matt Smith	2 points
Mark Bowerman	4 points
Mark Malin	5 points
Derek Hammond	5 points
John Bennett	6 points
Tim Guise	6 points
Jason Astle	6 points

Match Reports

Spring Festival Day 1 Results.

April 3, 2010 Simon 7 comments

3rd April

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE (click to enlarge)

A cold raining day saw the start to the Rolfs lake’s Easter festival, and the anglers had a chance to meet old friends and rivals they had not seen for a year. I was pleased to see all the anglers arrive down the lake {as i was on stewarding duties today } and surprised to see people who knew who i was due to the website, so new angling acquaintances were made.

With one angler dropping out leaving only 23 anglers, it was left with two sections of 8 anglers and one of 7 so the points would be reversed with the winning angler getting one point decending down to either 8 or 7 points which all the anglers agreed was a fair result. Also with the anglers spread out leaving a long walk to the scales it was decided by John for this weekend only that fish over 10lb could be put in the keepnet but only a maximum of 6 would be allowed in one net but any monster carp 17lb + would have to be weighed there and then.

As the anglers drew their pegs they preferred to have sections B {pegs 9,10,13,14,27,28,30,31} or section C {15,17,18,19,21,23, 24 or 26} as section A { 34,35,37,40,2,4,7,and 8} usually fishes better on day 3.

The summary of the day was with an annoying breeze making presentation difficult , the anglers found a slow start to the match with section C anglers having a few fish and Matt Smith {champion 2008} was making good progress from peg 15 and right opposite on peg 27 Mark Malin was also having a few carp. Derek Hammond on peg 19 started well but struggled towards the end, and the Swindon Mafia trio of Powell, Lane and Bennett had all drawn in B section so today we would see who would be the Godfather . In the dreaded A section Tim Guise and Mark Bedford {champion 2009} were catching fish but the anglers down the bottom bank 40,and 2 were struggling for bite and also had the wind blowing in their faces so it would be cold for them today.

Phil Powell struggling on peg 10.

As the match progressed more and more anglers started to catch all around the lake as the wind died down and the anglers could see their floats properly and the anglers that were using banded pellett were catching better than the ones using soft pellet and corn and even Chris Telling was catching on the paste .

After 5 hours the top angler on the day was Matt Smith with a fantastic top weight on the lake of 212-04 {sorry Simon} and he started off fishing long 16 metres on the deck and in the end was catching a lot shorter also on the deck fishing banded pellet and two ton weights from Tim Guise and Mark Bedford from A section also fishing the banded pellet made for good viewing from where i was sitting. Normally on days two and three the fishing gets better so i will keep you updated with the progress as it happens.

View from the small lake.

Festival Day 1
A Section	PEG	WEIGHT	PTS
Tim Guise	7	122-12	1
Mark Bedford	8	102-0	2
Chris Telling	2	65-4	3
Jason Astle	40	57-2	4
Andy Chandler	4	52-2	5
Paul Newbury	34	38-2	6
John Hague	37	18-0	7
Lee Giles	35	14-0	8

B Section
Mark Malin	27	93-12	1
Mick Hughes	14	66-4	2
Mark Bowerman	13	62-14	3
John Bennett	28	52-4	4
Mick Lane	9	41-0	5
Phil Powell	10	27-8	6
Andy Johnstone	31	25-2	7
—	30	—	—

C Section
Matt Smith	15	212-4	1
Derek Hammond	19	90-0	2
Dave Whiteman	23	85-0	3
Clive Pritchard	24	65-4	4
Gary Haisman	26	54-6	5
Paul Glenfield	17	47-0	6
Chris Walters	18	29-2	7
Colin Wedgebrow	21	26-13	8

Top 6
1st	Matt Smith	1point	212-04
2nd	Tim Guise	1 point	122-12	Fishermans Friend
3rd	Mark Malin	1point	93-12
4th	Mark Bedford	2 points	102-00
5th	Derek Hammond	2 points	90-00	Banbury Guns and Tackle
6th	Mick Hughes	2 points	66-04	Hydro 2000

Match Reports

Good Friday open 2nd April 2010

April 2, 2010 Eddie 4 comments

Rolfs lake viewed from the small lake.

Today saw the anglers turn up for a chance to practise for the up coming Rolfs lake Easter Festival, so hopes were high for a good days fishing. What the anglers were not anticipating was the skies above as it was going to be a horrible day as far as the weather was concerned as a very windy day with rain was going to spoil the recent good fishing.

John tells me that during today’s match presentation was ruined to the strong wind which meant fishing long anything longer than 12 metres was going to be difficult, and the very delicate presentation required to get bites went out of the window. The story of the match was that the anglers all caught at least a carp with many lost but as the wind got up which made presentation a nightmare ,the anglers switched to the waggler or the bomb which is a shame as the festival is pole only.

After 5 hours and a good soaking the winner today was John Bennett on peg 24 who tells me a sad story of lost fish and not being able to fish his usual dotted down rig as he could not see it but by switching between the pole and the bomb fishing pellet and corn John was able to catch carp to 12lb in his final weight of 71-08. In second place was Steve Rich with 61-00 from peg 9 and in third place was Mick Hughes with 50-12 from peg 14.

1st	John Bennett	peg 24	71-08	corn and pellet
2nd	Steve Rich	peg 9	61-00
3rd	Mick Hughes	peg 14	51-12
4th	Phil Powell	peg 26	32-08
4th	Mick Lane	peg 30	32-08
4th	Earnie Malyon	peg 18	32-08

I will be down the lake tomorrow to help John so i hope to see many of my friends that i have not seen for a while so if you see me with a camera don’t be shy and say hello so I can take your photo for the website .

Tight lines Eddie and Simon.

Match Reports

Rolfslake’s Easter Festival 2010

March 31, 2010 Eddie 2 comments

Well all you eager anglers just waiting for the weekend to come and for a chance to win the Rolfslake festival here is a current lake update to hopefully help you.

Over the last few weeks the carp have started to spread around the lake {in the big lake the fish are around the middle of pegs 14,16,18,22,23,24 and in the small lake around pegs 40, 2,, 6 and 34} and have started to feed confidently as the weather has started to warm up. The current top weight this year is from Simon Mound from peg 22 at 211-12 caught up in the water but last Sunday Maurice Woodley caught a superb 175-12 all caught on paste so John tells me.

As in previous festivals the ideal draw would be sections B,C then A as the small lake usually takes time to warm up and currently the top baits are corn , pellet and maggots if you need to catch silver. The carp are starting to come closer in as Mick Jones who has had a few good results recently has been catching carp closer than 9 metres on the meat, so if it gets warmer don’t neglect the edge swims as there has been a lot of fish in both parts of the lake.

The festival is fished over three days with the winner of each section getting 8 points desending down to 1 point for last place in section ,but you have to weigh-in to get the point. The winner of the festival is the angler with the most points at the end of the three days and in the event of a draw on points it will be decided on section placings count back and if that is the same then it goes down to weight.

Things to remember, the lake provides each angler with three keepnets and a landing net top to use but you will need to provide your own keepnet attachments to fix these onto your seat box as there are none down on the lake to use.

The fishery WILL enforce the no fish over 10lb in the keepnet rule as to be fair to all anglers, and as there are plenty of weigh stations around the lake within a short walk there is no excuse for this rule to be abused. The fish at Rolfslake are in fantastic condition and they have had to endure a really tough winter so John has to ensure that they are well looked after so no pulla bugs or brown hydro are allowed down on the lake. The current rules are on this site so please read them and if you have any questions please ask John before the match starts so there is no confusion.

There will be no bank walkers allowed around the lake except for John, Pauline and their match stewards on the three days so you will not be interupted or have your fish spooked by someone standing up by your swim.

The festivals at Rolfslake are always fished in great spirits and always enjoyed by all the anglers and hopefully everyone has a great time which is the aim for John and Pauline and there will be locals on hand to help our visiting anglers to make the Rolfslake experience a memorable one .

Have a great time from Eddie, Simon ,John and Pauline Bennett.

P.s dont forget to renew your rod license that runs out the end of March !

News

Neil Riddy’s Little Lake Match.

March 29, 2010 Simon One comment

21st March

Small Lake not match fished for a while

Neil Riddy and a few of his club mates had booked the little lake for a small knock up match. 7 anglers turned up to see how the little lake would fish. It had not been used for a match since the winter league.

Everyone fancied peg 34 as its normally always good for a few fish, who would draw it ? Adam much to his delight. I think he was going for his 4th win in a row, would he do it or not 😀

The weather at the lake was glorious, it looked perfect for everyone to catch a few fish but the lake had other idea’s.

Everyone started off fishing for carp. Adam on peg 34 had 2 in the first 5 minutes but then was biteless for the rest of the match. Elsewhere most people resorted to catching silvers but even they were proving tricky to catch. Everyone caught fish but only 4 people weighed in.

Neil Riddy ready for some action.

Ginge wondering why I was taking a picture of him

Tactics Talk maybe ?

Adam Managed the win in the first 5 minutes of the match and got his 4 in a row, Well done. I put it down to his new lucky luggage 😀

1	Adam Griffith	34	22-4
2	Chris Lovelock	36	14-8
3	Mark Orchard	38	4-12
4	Simon Mound	2	1-3 😀

I would like to thank Neil for the invite and I hope it fishes better for the next one 🙂

Match Reports

Rolfslake Spring league round 5

March 28, 2010 Eddie 4 comments

Report to follow.

A section
1st	John Bennett	peg 32	67-00	Swindon Mafia	4 points
2nd	Brian Jackson	peg 10	45-08	Woodentops	3 points
3rd	Gary Haisman	peg 9	25-04	Pikeys	2 points
4th	John Cowling	peg 30	8-08	DNW’s	1 point
B section
1st	Phil Powell	peg 14	118-04	Swindon Mafia	4 points
2nd	Fred Parker	peg 13	63-04	Woodentops	3 points
3rd	Daniel Blackwell	peg 26	62-04	Pikeys	2 points
4th	Steve Williams	peg 28	31-00	DNW’s	1 point
C section
1st	Maurice Woodley	peg 22	175-12	DNW’s	4 points
2nd	Paul Jay	peg 18	150-08	Woodentops	3 points
3rd	Mick Lane	peg 24	117-00	Swindon Mafia	2 points
4th	Herbie	peg 16	112-00	Pikeys	1 point