Rolfslake’s Wednesday Open 14th July 2010

The calm before the storm at todays match.

As the anglers arrived at the draw today what they wanted was an enjoyable days fishing at a lovely venue, what we actually got was rain of biblical proportions and i expected to see Noah and the arc go past us. What i also found out was that that my tried and tested Halkon Hunt clothing that i had had for a few years was not up to the job as it acted like a sponge and did not repell the water. This is not because it is no good but the reverse as i have had it for many years and it has given me many great years protection but it has now reached the end of its life.

The reason i talk about clothing is because we at Rolfslake had experienced fantastic weather for the last six weeks so it was by luck that most anglers had brought wet weather clothing rather than the shorts and flip flops that had been worn in previous weeks as it was supposed to be summertime in this country.

Even the horse Beauty was stunned when John Bennett did not draw peg 9 in todays match.

With the little lake being used for todays match as it gave the regulars a different view for a change and also gave the pleausre anglers a different area to fish. With the draw completed and the big lake out what was not a surprise was that draw bag John Bennett had drawn end peg flyer peg 7 in the gap between the two parts of the lake. Elsewhere around the small lake master float maker Jon Walker was to have another special day ,Paul Jay was going to turn a great peg into an average peg { only joking Paul } and both Pat Pritchard and myself were going to be peg kings if we could catch as pegs 39 and pegs 3 were in.

After about 30 minutes the rain started and after an hour the sky turned black and the heavens opened but it did not hamper the fishing it actually improved it as anglers could be seen playing fish all around the lake as i suppose it added oxygen to the water. Today also saw the return to the lake of Festival winner Andy aka Pellet King and i had a great view of him as he started catching all types of fish fishing shallow at the start and then he came closer as the match went on . Both Pat and myself had a slow start fishing corner pegs but towards the end the fish moved in and we could not catch them fast enough. Jon Walker was up to his normal specimen hunting tricks as his first fish after half an hour was massive and it went 21-12 so he was off and running and from where i could see both Mick Jones and Paul Jay were catching so good weights should be had by all.

Todays winner John Bennett.

The winner today was lake owner John Bennett who was on peg 7 and after catching a few fish from the far bank on the bomb fished with meat noticed his edge line that he had been feeding to his left towards peg 8 was boiling with fish and never looked back. John fished this line with paste fished tight to the edge and had fish to double figures { in fact 101lb of them } and had a real struggle with some of the bigger fish as he was broke 4 times as the real big fish moved in in what he said was a really enjoyable / frustrating match but still had 245-00 { well done John }. In second place was specimen hunter Jon Walker on peg 38 who was also chasing the peg king for this peg put fell just short in the end.

The amazing thing about Jon’s weight was he had no carp to weigh -in at the end as they were all on the board but had a fantastic 14 fish for 195lb and had carp of 21-12, 20-08 and 20-04 and many other doubles in his weight. I have been fishing Rolfslake for over 10 years and never had a 20 but Jon has a nack of catching 20’s as he has caught a few over the years, and Jon today caught a few carp fishing long but the majority of his carp at 6 metres fishing paste and pellet hook bait in his weight of 205-12. Completing the frame was Andy on peg 4 who had a very close battle with me but in the end ended one fish in front fishing his usual pellet hook bait. Andy started fishing long shallow catching carp and skimmers but fishing was slow for him but in the last two hours was able to get the fish closer at a range of 6-7 metres and this helped his final weight of 151-08.

Results.

Place Angler Peg Weight Bait  
1st John Bennett 7 245-00 Paste Rolfslake
2nd Jon Walker 38 205-12 Pellet/ Paste Rolfslake / Walker Floats
3rd Andy 4 151-08 Pellet Rolfslake
4th Eddie Taylor-Green 3 142-12 X4 Paste Rolfslake / Walker Floats
5th Mick Jones 6 127-12 Meat Rolfslake
6th Pat Pritchard 39 120-04 Meat Rolfslake
7th Paul Jay 34 73-00 Pellet/ Paste Rolfslake

New peg kings ,John Bennett peg 7 ,Pat Pritchard for peg 39 and me Eddie Taylor-Green for peg 3.

The score between John and myself stands at John 6 Eddie 7 .

Elsewhere around the lake the pleasure anglers have been catching big fish with Taff catching big fish like this 18-08 common carp.

Taff with a 18-08 common

Until our next report tight lines Eddie and Simon.

cove a.c match

1st peg 16 morris woodley 264lbs 8ozs

2nd peg 9 adey 203lbs 4ozs

3rd peg 29 stuart yeomans 192lbs 8ozs

4th peg 38 Dave Vincent 173lbs .o

5th peg 34 Vic 168 lbs 8ozs

6th peg 4 John cowling 166 lbs 12ozs

7th peg 26 Mick Vincent 133 lbs 4ozs

8th peg 32 Lynas 131 lbs 8ozs

9th peg 8 Tim 127 lbs.o

10th peg 22 Brian 123 lbs 4ozs

Next Rolfs Lake Night Match

The next Rolfslake night match is on Friday the 23rd July. The draw is at 6-30pm, fishing 7-30pm – 12-30am. The draw may be a little late as the last 2 matches people were late getting to the draw.

You could get a new Personal Best match weight like John Hague did on the last night match with a terrific weight of 397-08…

Please call John Bennett to book in.

Rolfslake Wednesday Open 7th July 2010

 

Today as i arrived at the lake to watch as i was working late i got to see just the last hour and a half of the match but could see anglers catching all around the lake.

The winner today was Vespe sponsored angler Chris Telling who had drawn form peg 32 by the hut on the car park bank, and as i sat behind him to watch he had told me he had caught 14 fish. Chris today caught fishing two lines one behind the bush to his left and the other at a range of 6 metres in line with peg 9, and fished both with his trademark paste hook bait to catch fish to double figures in his final weight of 248-08.

In second place was Nick Merry on peg 8 who started fishing across at 16 metres against the grasses and caught small carp but a switch to the bush to his left fishing with a combination of pellet and paste brought a flurry of carp visiting Nick’s keepnet and as the match reached the last hour he was catching a fish a cast but in the end fell a few fish short of victory with 211-12

In third place was lake owner John Bennett who was lucky to draw peg 9 again as his tackle was already ready for him as he had drawn it quite alot recently so it was not going to take a long time to set up. John fished as ususal down the edge to his right but also fished a 5 metre line straight out in front and by using paste also caught big fish in his weight of 174-12.

Vespe sponsored Chris Telling

 

Place Angler Peg Weight  
1st Chris Telling 32 248-08 Vespe.com
2nd Nick Merry 8 211-12 Match Fishing Scene
3rd John Bennett 9 again 174-12 Rolfslake
4th Pat Pritchard 4 168-12 Rolfslake
5th Pete Arnold 6 144-04 Rolfslake
6th Kev Dalton 30 131-08 Rolfslake
7th Paul Bennett 34 80-02 Rolfslake
8th John Walker 2 71-08 Walker Floats

Black Bull Angling Club Weekend match.

Today Rolfslake welcomed back Black Bull Angling Club from the Sheffield area to fish their two day match which they normally fish annually. After the recent good weights the anglers were hoping that today the fish were going to have a go but with a very warm day and very little breeze most of the anglers found it quite difficult.

The winner of today’s match was Ray fishing Wednesdays open winning peg 4, and Ray had to work hard to keep the fish coming and after five hours put 124-12 0n the scales for a deserved win {well done Ray }. Hot on Rays heels was Wally on peg 9 who had 108-04 and third was Jack Trew who was fishing peg 32 by the hut who caught the only other ton weight with 100-08.

Results day one.

Place Angler Peg Weight
1st Ray 4 124-12
2nd Wally 9 108-04
3rd Jack Trew 32 100-08
4th Steve 8 88-04
5th Steve Bailey 34 82-04
6th Dave Hallam 40 61-12
7th Molly 23 57-08
8th Jack Wilson 10 55-04
9th Nodd 22 46-08
10th Graham 38 46-00

As the anglers got ready to draw today the weather was again warm but with a breeze coming from the south and it also helped that it was also overcast which normally helps the fishing.

John tells me that the anglers had a much better day with fish being caught all around the lake and the winner today was  Wally who had a great day fishing peg 30 on the car park bank ,and he enjoyed not only fish to double figures but a very well earned winning weight of 206-08 { well done Wally }. In a very close match on the next peg was Judd who was matching Wally fish for fish but just fell short with his weight of 200-08. Completing the frame was Jack Trew who was also in the fish catching area on peg 8 and he also enjoyed a busy match catching across to the far bank but he fell two fish short of his double ton attempt with 181-12.

Results day 2.

Place Angler Peg Weight
1st Wally 30 206-08
2nd Judd 32 200-08
3rd Jack Trew 8 181-12
4th Ray Copey 6 173-04
5th Steve Bailey 10 158-12
6th Wilf 34 128-00
7th Steve 2 122-04
8th Alan Oaks 13 107-00
9th Pete 22 97-00
10th Maurice 18 81-12

John and Pauline would like to thank all the visiting anglers and will meet them soon on their next match.

Until our next report tight lines Simon and Eddie.

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