Over 70's - Willows - 13.7.22

Fourteen anglers fished this match at Willows on a very hot day. Due to low water levels and heat, all Carp were weighed at the time of catching and not placed in keep nets. With various thoughts on tactics and baits, the match commenced. The winner with three Carp was Roy Speirs with 17lbs 14oz. Second was Richard Wiggins with 11lbs 3oz and third, the 86 year young Bill Dixon with 8lbs 10oz. Overall Dave Smith and Richard Wiggins both have 16 points followed by Henry Sadler and Bill Dixon on 11 points and Brian Pallet and Kim Hodges on 10 points. A well supported match. Long may it continue. Tight lines, Henry Sadler.

Result-  R Speirs 17-14-0, R Wiggins 11-3-0, W Dixon 8-10-0, W Bowsher 4-5-0, D Smith 3-15-0, S Thame 3-10-0, K Hodges 3-8-0, H Sadler 3-3-0, M Burrows 3-2-0, B Pallett 3-1-0, A McGarry 2-1-0, K Hallis 0-1-0.   T Wirth and K Rolfe DNW. 

Club Championship - Alders - 10.7.22

he first championship match for many years was attended by eleven anglers on a very hot day. With water levels low, it was always going to be a difficult day. The match started with just odd small fish being caught. Concentration was the central island of lily pads where the Bream reside, but not interested in feeding today. With 45 mins to go, Richard Faithful snared a Bream from Peg 22 to win the match. Dave Smith was second from Peg 1 with 3lbs 2oz, and third was Bill Bowsher on Peg 9 with 2lbs 8oz. We welcome Dave Anderson to the championship and hopefully more new faces for the next match. Tight lines, Henry Sadler.

Result -  R Faithfull 4-1-0, D Smith 3-2-0, W Bowsher 2-8-0, D Clarke 2-2-0, T Franklin 1-12-0, R Wiggins 1-4-0, H Sadler 1-3-0, S Myers 1-2-0, D Anderson 0-7-0, J Cox 0-2-0.   S Thame and T Wirth DNW.  

Over 70's Rover match report - Bellwood - 29.6.22

Eleven confident and keen anglers attended this match on a windy but sunny morning. Being the first match of the new season, all were keen to obtain a good result on a moody lake. From the whistle it soon became clear that this was to be a difficult day. Odd fish began to appear and the eventual winner was consistent Dave Smith with 4lbs 5oz, all perch (42), fishing against an aerator. Second was Brian Pallett with 3lbs of perch and roach fishing against the whip in the margins. Third was Henry Sadler with 2lbs 4oz, again roach and perch. Henry Sadler.

Final scores: D Smith 4-5-0, B Pallett 3-0-0, H Sadler 2-4-0, R Wiggins 2-2-0, K Hodges 1-1-0, M Burrows 1-0-0, S Thame 0-8-0, W Dixon 0-2-0, K Payne, R Speirs and K Hallis DNW. 

Over 60's match - Dobsons - 6.7.22

On a warm but blowy morning, twelve anglers prepared to tackle the moody Dobsons lake. Fishing was in general slow but fish eventually came to the net. The winner with an outstanding catch was Bill Bowsher, fishing peg 5, who weighed 19lbs 12oz (1 Carp, 3 Bream and 1 Roach). Second was Richard Wiggins on peg 40 with 7lbs 9oz, third Steve Myers, peg 37, with 4lbs 10oz. Hopefully catches will continue to improve with many matches over the next couple of months. Don't forget the club championship. All ages welcome. Tight lines, Henry Sadler.

Result:

W Bowsher 19-12-0, R Wiggins 7-9-0, S Myers 4-10-0, J Bartram 3-12-0, M Burrows 3-7-0, B Pallett 2-8-0, D Smith 2-2-0, K Hodges  and S Thame 1-3-0, H Sadler 0-14-0.   D Black and A McGarry DNW.

 

 

New Year Shield 2nd January 2022

The New Year Shield was fished on the canal at Lower Enborne on a very wet and windy Sunday. The seven new fishing pegs with purpose built stagings proved successful, keeping anglers away from the towpath and the continuous movement of walkers, runners and cyclists – dogs! Perhaps Newbury AA should consider increasing the number of stagings which would then give us a great match venue. A New Year but same old routines as Golden Arm Smith drew Peg 1 on Tim's River match. With a small turnout of 6 anglers, all quality acts, Dave Smith won with 18lbs 12oz followed by Henry Sadler with 10lbs 5oz and Steve Myers with 6lbs 12oz. The main catch by all anglers were perch and roach. This match was open to all age groups but sadly the anglers requesting more matches of this type did not attend. Tight lines, Henry.

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