Spring League 2010, Round 2.
28th February 2010
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A dull day at Rolfs Lake
Today saw 16 angler at the lake to fish round 2 of the spring league. The weather this morning was very dull, raining and a slight wind blowing down the big lake towards pegs 19, 20 and 21. The temps were a lot warmer too so would the carp want to play today was the question everyone was asking.
All the matches are been held in the big lake only for the spring league so everyone was saying the carp would be in the little lake 🙂
The fields around the lake were flooded and John Bennett had had the pumps running since Thursday to keep the levels on the lake down. The water was just lapping some of the platforms so he had done a great job.
The brook was Really High
Lots of mud everywhere due to all the rain.
At the start of the match Simon on peg 22 was straight in to carp fishing 16m to the bush next to peg 21. He was fishing corn on the deck. He managed to catch 7 carp in the first hour. Derek on peg 9 was catching some excellent bream. Gary on peg 10 and John on peg 30 were both bagging up on Silvers catching one a chuck. Silvers were been caught all around the lake.
Simon in the second hour had switched from corn on the deck and started fishing half depth with a White boilie as bait and was getting a very good response, he had been getting a lot of Liners and had decided to give mid water. The fish were taking the bait just as the float cocked on the 3ft mark. After hour 2 he had 17 carp in the net (not all one net)
The rest of the lake were struggling with only a few carp been caught but plenty of silver fish action, where were they all in the winter league ?? They certainly were making a come back now.
View from Simon's Peg. Peg 22
The car park bank
Slight ripple on the water
Camera shy Paul Jay on 18 🙂
By the end of the third hour the silvers were still showing round the lake and the carp were still biting on peg 22. Simon by this time had 25 carp in the net. The final hour saw him only catch a further 2 carp to give him a total of 27. He tempted the last 2 by going back on the deck with the corn again.
Derek on peg 9
Gary's fish from peg 10
No Picture of Simon’s fish as it was raining again sorry. But with the first big weight from the lake this year it looks like things maybe on the up for the lake. We shall see what happens in round 3 next week on the 7th March.
Results
SPRING LEAGUE, ROUND 2. 28th February.
A SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Derek Hammond | 9 | 24-0 | Wood Tops |
| 2 | John Cowling | 30 | 18-0 | DNW’s |
| 3 | Gary Haisman | 10 | 15-12 | Pikeys |
| 4 | John Bennett | 32 | 8-4 | Mafia |
B SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Fred Parker | 14 | 19-8 | Wood Tops |
| 2 | Big Ron | 26 | 16-12 | Pikeys |
| 3 | Phil Powell | 28 | 13-0 | Mafia |
| 4 | Steve Williams | 13 | 2-4 | DNW’s |
C SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Simon Mound | 22 | 211-12 | Pikeys |
| 2 | Mick Lane | 24 | 21-12 | Mafia |
| 3 | Mauice Woodley | 16 | 21-4 | DNW’s |
| 4 | Paul Jay | 18 | 17-8 | Wood Tops |
DAY POINTS
| Pikeys | 9 pts |
| Wooden Tops | 9 pts |
| Swindon Mafia | 6 pts |
| DNW’s | 6 pts |
OVERALL LEADERBOARD
| Wooden Tops | 17 pts |
| Swindon Mafia | 16 pts |
| Pikeys | 16 pts |
| DNW’s | 11 pts |
Simon’s Blog report on the day can be found HERE
