The over 60's returned from their summer recess with a match on Knotts, looking for some big fish. However the big ones eluded them, with only small stuff caught, and not many of them. Steve Thame broke his run of 2 consecutive wins to place second behind Dave Smith. The result was:
1. Dave Smith 1-4-0
2. Steve Thame 0-15-0 and Brian Cripps 0-15-0
The over 70's (and over 80's) took their mid-August match to Dobsons where a field of 9 anglers tackled a very difficult water, with the fish not biting much at all. Only two managed to catch and weigh in. The points would push G Wooton and Eric Goswell to the upper middle of the points table, poised nidely for the next round. In short the result is:
G Wootton 1lb 8oz
E Goswell 6oz
The late July over 60's match was on Willows, where some people were able to tempt the carp. Steve Thame was a clear winner, but second place man Pete Grayson has a surprise crucian in his 2 fish bag. The full result was:
Steve Thame 35-14-0 4 carp peg 53;
Pete Grayson 17-6-0 1 15lb carp and a Crucian peg 39;
Paul Smith 8-9-0 2 carp peg 41;
The August event in the club championship was on Knotts, one of the lake matches scheduled for this year. Only Dave Chandler found any tench to give him an easy win, everyone else just catching roach. After this they go into the summer break (just like formula 1 drivers) with Brian Cripps and Malcolm Ward on 34 and 33 points vying for the lead. The result at Knotss was:
Dave Chandler 11-14-0 3 Tench peg 32;
Carl Godfrey 2-14-0;
Dave Smith 2-7-0;
The late July event in the club championship took place on the canal at Hambridge. Due to the holidays the field was quite small, but the fish were being caught. Brian Cripps won it by a good margin from second place man Richard Wiggins. The full result was:
Brian Cripps 6-8-0;
Richard Wiggins 3-9-0;
Steve Thame 2-6-0;