The over 60s staged their third match on the Enborne Canal. Brian Pallett took the win with a big perch and 6 skimmers, with Steve Thame running up with a tench, perch and some smaller fish. Further down the order just ounces separated the places, and all 15 anglers weighed in.The complete result was:
Brian Pallett 5-8-0
Steve Thame 4-10-0
Dave Smith 4-0-0
The third event in the club championship was held on the canal at Step-up cottage, with 14 anglers on the day. Brian Cripps won by a good margin with a couple of bonus bream in his bag, the win moving him into the series lead. The canal fished well and everybody weighed in. The full run down is:
Brian Cripps 11-5-0
Martin Pallett 8-14-0
Ade Ager 5-15-0
The club championship fish-off took place on Sunday 13th July. This is fished as two matches on the Enborne Canal and Speen Moors, the winner decided on points. In the morning on the canal Dave Chandler caught a Tench over 2lb and a Perch of 1-8-0 up against the only patch of lillies on the entire stretch. The rest had to scratch for what they could find. In the afternoon the River did not fish at all well. Dave Smith was in the Chub hole and caught a chub and a small perch, everyone else had to do chase what bits there were. Not good fishing but the result was tight with Martin Pallett beating Dave Smith by a single point for the £200 prize. The full result was:
Canal: River:
Dave Chandler 6-14-0 Brian Pallett 2-15-0
Martin Pallett 3-10-0 Dave Smith 2-14-0
Vinny Bonnick 3-9-0 Martin Pallett 2-7-8
The Over 70's visited Willows for their second outing looking for some carp to fill their nets. It was a runaway win for Bill Dixon who netted several fish for nearly 47lb and losing one which would have taken him over 50lb. It left Alec Pearce and Ken Hunt to scratch for a single fish fish each for the runner up places. It puts Bill and Ken in a tie for the series lead at this stage. The full score was:
Bill Dixon 46lb 15oz
Alec Pearce 9lb 12oz
Ken Hunt 7lb 14oz
The over 60's went to Willows eagerly expecting to get amongst the carp, but they were playing hard to get. There was a big field of 17 anglers and they fell into three groups; those who got a carp, those who got a silver fish, and those who got nothing. The results reflect this very clearly, the top four places having a single carp each, the winner decided by how big the carp was. More than half the field blanked. The winner was Steve Myers to make it two in a row and on maximum points, Second Steve Thame and the other carp catchers were Dave Smith and Brian Cripps. The full results is:
Steve Myers 11-5-0 peg 26 1 Carp;
Steve Thame 8-4-0 peg 54 1 Carp;
Dave Smith 8-3-0 peg 34 1 Carp;
