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Sunday 21 March 2010

The Glebe - September Weekend Away

We are now fully booked for the WBAC weekend away on September 4th and 5th, subject to deposits and balances being paid of course for the 2o anglers.

Details for the fishing on the Sat (Lake 1) and Sun (Lake 6&7) are the same as last year - click www.malloryparkfisheries.co.uk for more details. For those planning to go down Friday we are still working on confirmation of an alternative venue or even a 3rd day on the Glebe.

Anyone now wishing to put their name down will be added to the reserve list and will be a offered a place on a first come first served basis in the event of deposits/payments not being made or anglers having to drop out.

Knockout Series

Final Match - Partridge Lakes

Just a quick reminder its the final opportunity to fish off your first round ties on April 17th at Partridge Lakes. If you can't make it the Committee will determine which match applied or if a bye is carried forward.

20th March - Eisteddfa Match

It may be a fair old trek out to deepest welsh wales but the fishing was good with an average of 16lb a a man with lots of skimmers and roach and a fair few carp in most weights even though they are a small size (but very welcome after a winter roaching).
It was our closest match for a long time with only 3lb seperating the top 5 and 6lb seperating the top 7.

Result
  • 1st Ian Simpson - 25.6lb
  • 2nd Yozza Hughes - 23.6lb
  • 3rd Dougie Walsh - 22.8lb
  • Sec Andy Thompson 22.6lb
  • Sec Billy Gore 22.1lb

Ian had a real mixed bag of carp, skimmers, roach, rudd and chub on pellet over micros at depth with an odd fish shallow. Yozza had a similar net but as usual for the gnome he fished shorter, both had the benefit of the wind off their backs on a cold day for those side on or facing.

Dougie was face on and included a big carp in his net on paste, backed up by the obligatory skimmers, roach and small carp. Andy worked hard, again facing the wind for his catch with no carp, a busy days fishing, hasten to add from a flyer and being a venue expert, we expect no less!!

So weights on pellet up and down, paste for big fish, bags of silvers any other method we need to know of - nearly forgot Billy Gore who should have easily won it on the method, He had a treemendous day, caught 22lb and spent most of the day either in the tree on the island or the trees around him due to the wind. At the all out Billy was also seen scambling around in the bushes next to him. Apparently the trees hassled his method plans and the bushes stole his pole pot, eventually he found it but nature and Billy don't get on!

All round a good day and thanks to the 14 who supported it, and thanks to WBAC for putting £5 a ahead up for travel costs.

If anyone sees Andy W or Henry back on the Wirral this week, drop me text, "just to let me know they got home safe".......they rang Andy T 4 times in the morning lost in the Welsh hills!!! Andy W had said I know a quick way across via Bala.......hmmm maybe not And!!!

Sunday 7 March 2010

WBAC Winter League - Final Results

Well, after 9 matches fished through some of the worst conditions we have seen for a few years here are the final results: -

Firstly a few thank you's are in order: -
  • John Heald for suggesting, booking and organising it all and also sponsoring it with £100 of his own money.
  • Conway Fishing who also kindly sponsored with £100 and put on some food and beers for the presentation on Saturday.
  • WBAC anglers themselves for having the foresight to not win the Golden Peg and then allow WBAC to sponsor a further £100.
  • Finally to all those hardy souls(fools) who caught 2570lb of mainly roach over 9 matches at an average of nearly 18lb and donated a £1 per match into the final kitty.

Overall £444 was paid in and we were able to payout all members who fished at least 5 matches, that was 15 in total.

The final results were:-

  • Winner: Ian Simpson 8pts (2 firsts, 3 seconds - 281lb)
  • Runner Up: Mick Flanagan 9pts (2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third - 211lb)
  • 3rd: Ian Lloyd 12pts (1 first, 1 second, 3 thirds - 171lb)
  • 4th Jeff Grantham 16pts
  • 5th John Wynyard 22pts (152lb)
  • 6th Jamie Pickup 25pts
  • 7th Ian Hughes 26pts
  • 8th John Heald 27pts (260lb)
  • 9th Kenny Pickup 29pts
  • 10th Billy Gore 30pts (150lb)
  • 11th Dave Gentile 35pts
  • 12th Keith Williamson 49pts
  • 13th Harry Simpson 50pts
  • 14th Rick Keeley 52pts
  • 15th Sonny Cooper 65pts

Overal some tremendous fishing this winter and dates are already provisionally booked for 2010/11 with 10 match dates and 5 to count towards the league. Details will be discussed at the next meeting as we are considering incorporating some pairs or team element as well to add another fun element.

6th Mar - Conway Final Winter League




What a way to finish the league with a new WBAC record catch!

John Heald had one of those days:-

  • Had a flyer drawn for him!
  • Broke his pole (only a cheap Airity model though)
  • Snapped his elastic and lost his rig
  • Fished the "new" Airity bagging waggler as his top 3 bobbed around the lake for 20 mins (clearly its a winning method as Ian Lloyd did the same when winning last time out)
  • Had his pole come apart about 3 times behind him
  • Oh by the way - blitzed the match with a tremendous 126.5lb
Well done, in spite of the "gay" whooping noises!!! John fished 6mm banded pellet up in the water feeding 6mm pellets.

Jeff Grantham was nudged into second (by about 99lb) with 27.6lb with 2 decent "stray" carp that escaped from JH's peg but the rest silvers. Ian Lloyd took 3rd with 22.2lb a mixture of F1's and silvers. Mick Flanagan and Ian Simpson took the sections with 20.8lb and 21.4lb virtually all roach.
The average was 20.6lb but despite the weather the roach were hard to keep settled and most of the carp were balled in front of John, or as became the case, took up residence in his keepnets!!

Thursday 4 March 2010

27th Feb - Gorsty Hall

Considering the weather Gorsty fished okay with 5 double figure weights from the 15 who fished on Saturday.

Jamie (tackle tart) Pickup ran out the winner with 20.2lb of mainly carp on pellet and pole. Ian Simpson took second with a mixed roach and carp bag for 15.3lb on maggot and pellet just edging Norman Smith into 3rd who recorded 14.5lb of carp and skimmers.

Sections went to Billy Gore with 12.6lb and Kenny Stuart with 10.2lb

Roll on summer or Conway for some guaranteed bites!!