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Rolfslake Wednesday Open 7th April 2010

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Today saw a few anglers down on the lake either pleasure fishing or practising for a forthcoming club match and then there were us lot ready for another Wednesday open. With fish topping all over the big lake it was decided to fish both the carpark and motorway bank from pegs 14 all the round to 26 as the other anglers were in the small lake and from pegs 27 to 32.

As the draw took place John Bennett stuck his hand in the bag and out came peg 18 {which is John’s new peg 9 } just like magic as all the fish topping were in front of his peg so he was off to it like a shot. I had drawn one of my least favourite pegs peg 14, as with the wind gusting in front of me and the sun in my eyes i was going to have a tough 5 hours. Paul Jay had drawn flyer peg 24 which is great for bomb fishing and the judge { Mike Stimpson} was tucked away in the corner, peg 22 so i had a good view of all the anglers except John who i could hear talking from 5 pegs away.

The weather was a bit of everything rain ,sun and a gusting wind so for some anglers it was going to be easy and the rest it was going to be cold with a touch of blinding sun in your eyes followed by a bank of dark clouds making it look like it was night. As the all-in was called all the anglers on the carpark bank were fishing the tip rod ,whilst the anglers on the motorway bank were fishing the pole fished long and within the first hour everyone that i could see had caught a carp. Most anglers were fishing either banded pellet or corn as hook bait and feeding quite heavy for this time of the year.

In first place today was my fellow Cartel member John Bennett who was on peg 18 and after catching a quick carp on the pole found catching quite difficult after that, and John could be seen trying the bomb , waggler fished shallow, pole fished long and shallow but to no avail. A switch to the deck rig fished long down the edge using soft hooker pellet got the fish going for John towards the end and a run of fish to near 20lb got the win for John with his final weight of 113-00 well done John our score to date is 1-1}. In second Place was Paul Jay on winter flyer peg 24 and by fishing a combination of bomb and pole fished long on the deck, using both corn and banded 8mm pellet feeding quite heavy, Paul picked up a run of small fish that kept John on his toes and at the end was a roach short of a ton weight and he ended up with 99-08. Completing the frame was Mark on peg 26 who fished similar to Paul and ended up with 77-08.

After the match all of the anglers complained of lost big fish and a lot of foul hooked fish as they travelled up and down the water depths giving a lot of false bites. If the weather warms up i think the lake will start to give up some good weights as the fish appeared to want to feed properly today as in my swim it was like a jaccuzi for most of the match.

John Tells me there will be Saturday open for the next three weeks draw 10am fish 11-4.00, and Wednesday opens right through to October draw 1.00pm fish 2.00-7.00 .

Until my next report tight lines Eddie and Simon.

John with a small carp of 19lb

Results

1st John Bennett peg 18 113-00 Soft pellet / Banded 8mm pellet bomb/ pole1 4.5 mtr Rolfslake
2nd Paul Jay peg 24 99-08 8mm hard pellet bomb/ pole 11 mtr Rolfslake
3rd Mark peg 26 77-08 bomb/ pole 12mtr Rolfslake
4th Andy peg 15 70-08 Corn pole 8 mtr Rolfslake
5th Tony peg 17 57-00 pole 16 mtr RAF
6th Mike Stimpson peg 22 43-08 Pellet/corn bomb/ pole 16 mtr Rolfslake
7th Eddie T-Green peg 14 43-00 8mm hard pellet pole 12 mtr Rolfslake /

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Spring Festival Day 3 Results.

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5th April

Spring League Day 3
A Section PEG WEIGHT PTS
Mark Malin 7 179-14 1
John Bennett 8 80-12 2
Mark Bowerman 35 61-10 3
Phil Powell 37 45-04 4
Mick Lane 40 41-10 5
Andy Johnstone 2 38-04 6
Mick Hughes 4 37-08 7
Not used 34 – 8
B Section
Matt Smith 9 64-08 1
Derek Hammond 10 53-00 2
Dave Whiteman 30 47-06 3
Clive Pritchard 27 41-09 4
Colin Wedgebrow 31 18-10 5
Chris Walters 28 8-06 6
Gary Haisman 13 3-01 7
Paul Glenfield 14 54-00 Weight did not count

Rule infringement.

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C Section
John Hague 15 110-00 1
Lee Giles 17 86-08 2
Tim Guise 18 54-08 3
Andy Chandler 24 52-08 4
Chris Telling 21 47-08 5
Jason Astle 19 33-04 6
Mark Bedford 26 18-04 7
Paul Newbury 23 9-12 8
Results after 3 days
Matt Smith 3 points {perfect score}
Mark Malin 6 points
Mark Bowerman 7 points
Derek Hammond 7 points
John Bennett 8 points
Lee Giles 11 points
John Hagues 12 points

Spring Festival Day 2 Results.

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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
 

Spring Festival Day 1 Results.

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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
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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

Good Friday open 2nd April 2010

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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.

Rolfslake’s Easter Festival 2010

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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 !

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