Makins - Saturday after the Glebe Wed - Friday event

Guys

It looks like the additional cost of the extra night and days fishing for those who want to stay over and fish the Saturday as well will be about £40 on top of whichever Glebe deal you are one i.e. one night or two.

Keith has agreed to collect the additional payments whilst he is collecting the Glebe cash but it is a seperate match and seperate bill at the hotel at present so Keith, Rick or I need to know asap and certainly by the end of May if you are staying on the Friday as well so we can try to book hotel rooms and confirm the lakes at Makins for definite.

There is a meeting on Monday 12th May so it would be even better if you could let us know by then!!

KO Round 1

Round 1 of the KO has now been completed with 14 qualifiers going into Round 2 which will run for May and June. So thats Lloyds Badger, Hampton - Long, Old Hough - Big Max or Partridge - Covey 5 you need to fish and catch 20lb.

Same simple rules apply you have to catch just 20lb in a club match to progress to Round 3.

Those qualifying from Round 3 will make the Final in September

26th April - Fir Tree

Overall a tough day with the wind not helping even if the new platforms do make the venue slightly easier to fish....its still nearer 16m than 14m from most pegs and in the wind that was difficult. Billy Gore found some  bigger stamp carp amongst the baby mirrors and ide fishing tight over to the island on meat and pellet. Ian Lloyd had a similar net but fell just short with 29.9lb on corn and pellet again tight to the island.

Ian Simpson was best of the rest who never found any better stamp car and had to settle for 40-50 baby carp and about 25 small ide for 3rd and 16.3lb fishing in the slightly deeper water with corn and pellet. The shallower ledge tight over proved barren and many just couldn't fish it in the wind.

Dave Grimes and Rick suffered pole damage as poles whizzed off rollers a few times and the palleted walk ways looks great but is not pole friendly in the slightest.......looks like and feels like a railway track around the fishery.....don't get me wrong it will be awesome once the surrounding and fish stocks mature in properly with 40 pegs all exactly 10m apart and with an island to target!!

Result
1st - Billy Gore - 32.5lb
2nd - Ian Lloyd - 29.9lb
3rd - Ian Simpson - 16.3lb

20th April - Jacobs

A strange little venue with a real pleasure fishing type setting but match type stocking. After a few cooler nights it seemed to put the fish down and the reported all action F1 bashing became a little more refined in terms of trying to string a few together.

Rick struggled long and at 5m's but then found a nest of F1's in the left margin and with space to his left and empty pegs he made the most of it to run out the winner with 41.5lb. Ian Simpson was the opposite end again with some space to his left and caught F1's alternating long and down the left margin to run Rick close with 38.5lb. Barry Davis took the third slot with 36.4lb fishing opposite Rick and again had space with empty pegs to his right after a pleasure angler packed up.

Rick is looking at another match or two here although we may need to limit numbers as the pegging is tight around the corners so may be a first come booking required situation and needless to say space seemed to make a difference.

Result
1st - Rick Keeley - 41.5lb
2nd - Ian Simpson - 38.5lb
3rd - Barry Davis - 36.4lb

4th April - Gorsty

Result

1st - Dougie Walsh - 47.6lb
2nd - Colin Cook - 26.0lb
3rd - Ian Lloyd - 22.6lb

Glebefest 2014

As you are all already aware we were unable to book a Saturday this year at the Glebe and have booked Wed, Thurs, Fri at the Glebe with the Ronnie Ashbrooke pairs event taking place on the Thurs / Fri being the two days everyone can attend.

For the Saturday Rick has managed to book two lakes for about 24 anglers at Makins Phase 3 (on Derwent and Thames c50pegs so should be space).

It looks like the additional cost for those wanting the Friday night as well plus peg fee, plus pools will be around £45 each. If you are interested in the extra night please let Keith, Rick or myself know asap so we can sort extra rooms for the Friday night. Keith has agreed to collect the monies along with the Glebe cash.

29th March - WL10 - Conway

Result
1st - Barry Davis - 28.8lb
2nd - Ian Simpson - 27.0lb
3rd - Colin Cook - 22.4lb