Author: Ray Smallwood

After heavy frosts on the days before the match, but not on the match day, the feeling before the start was that the fishing would be very hard, as the water was very clear and cold. This proved to be the case …

After the last few matches where bites were hard to come by, Fox Hole provided plenty of bites although not necessarily throughout the day. Ray Smallwood took top weight on the method feeder with a net of small carp plus a few …

The first two legs of the Christmas Competition were fished in cold and unpleasant conditions, and this leg was no different, with a cold north westerly wind making bites hard to come by. Ray Smallwood took top weight, with one bream of …

After a mild couple of weeks, the weather suddenly turned very cold, and combined with a strong wind and vast amounts of leaves on the water, the fishing was very difficult. Les Eggleton took top spot with 5-3-0 which included the capture …

The water was cold and coloured at Roost Hole which meant hopes were not high for a good day from the start. This proved to be the case with bites hard to come by from silver fish (carp don’t count in the …

The water was high and very coloured at Birchenbridge, and for most the fishing was a struggle. John Hayes however had a great day fishing towards the far end of the pond and taking 3 Carp (best 12-4-0), a perch nudging 2lb …

Phil Kay took the top weight which included 2 perch of just over the 2lb mark. 1st Phil Kay 11-8-0 2nd Les Eggleton 10-8-0 3rd Wayne Hayes 7-4-0 …

With the water low and clear, and the fish still generally refusing any offerings with the pellet waggler, the fishing proved difficult with bites hard to come by. The winning weight came to method feeder from peg 2, where the shallower water …

With the water level low, bright weather and the lack of any wind, the fishing was difficult with bites hard to come by; this did however result in a close match. 1st Andy Chappell 25-0-0 2nd Ray Smallwood 22-10-0 3rd Jackson Deacon …