CLUB RESULTS

MATCH RESULTS - 29th JANUARY

The top rod in last Wednesday match on Heesom’s Pool was George Barber. Drawn on peg 10 and fishing pole and caster at 11 metres, George landed roach and small skimmers to secure his win with 4-10-0. Second was John Barton, peg 11, who used the same method to put 4-7-0 of roach on the scales. Terry Middleton, peg 18, completed the frame with 3-15-0 of roach and skimmers..

The Pool was also the venue for the Club’s Saturdays match. A hard overnight frost did not put competitors off and there was a good turn-out of ten anglers in attendance. First was John Cheetham, peg 16, who used a tip rod with maggot and worm on the hook to put together a net of roach and skimmers that weighed-in at 5-6-0. Barry Owen on peg 13 was second with 4-15-0 of roach and the third slot was filled by Ian Titchard, peg 8, with 2-15-0 of roach.

Round 1 of the six-match series for the Amanda Lester Cup was held on Sunday morning on the Red Lion, Barnton stretch of the Trent and Mersey Canal. Another hard overnight frost made for a difficult match in which bites were few and far between. Mark Emmison was the clear winner with 0-13-8 of roach and gudgeon and back in second was John Lyon who netted a single perch and a gudgeon for 0-1-6. Things were even more difficult for the rest of the field and Roy Garton only had to catch a solitary perch of 0-0-8 to claim third place.

MATCH RESULTS - 22nd JANUARY

Terry Middleton, peg16, used a tip rod with worm and maggot on the hook to put together an net of roach and skimmers that registered 4-9-0 on the scales which was enough for him to secure the top pay-out in last Wednesday’s match at Heesom’s Pool. A close second was John Barton on peg 17who weighed-in with 4-7-0of roach and perch, all tempted by worm and caster fished on the pole at 10 metres. Bob Foster, peg 13, was third with 3-12-0 of skimmers, roach and perch.

Victory in the latest of the Club’s Saturday late-season matches on Heesom’s Pool went to Steve Walker with 4-14-0. Drawn on peg 7, Steve used a tip rod to present maggot at distance to take a dozen palm-sized skimmers, plus roach and perch. Ronnie Durr, peg 8, was second with 4-0-0 of roach and the frame was completed by Dave Blears on peg 13 with 3-11-0 of roach and perch.

On Sunday the final round of the Scott’s Shield Series was held on the Middle Cistern. In first place on the day was Calvin Tagg who used a pole to fish pinkie at 7 metres to weigh-in with 4-6-0 of roach, skimmers and perch. The second spot went to Bob Foster with 1-10-8 of skimmers to 7ozs and a few small roach and third was Roy Garton with 0-12-12 of rudd, roach and perch. The overall winner of this 6-match Series for 2011/12 is Mark Emmison with a total of 143 points. In the runner-up spot is Calvin Tagg with 140 and third is Tony Carr who finished with 92 points.

MATCH RESULTS - 15th JANUARY

Calvin Tagg was the top rod in last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool. Drawn on peg 17, Calvin used a pole to present worm at 10 metres to take roach to 4ozs together with few perch to put 5-7-0 on the scale. Second was John Barton, peg 8, who fished caster at 11 metres to take a perch of 2lbs, plus smaller specimens and roach, for 4-7-0. The frame was completed by Terry Middleton, peg 15, with 4-1-0 of roach. 

The Pool was also the venue for the Club’s Saturday’s match. After a hard overnight frost, bites were hard to come by and only 4 of the 12 anglers who took part in this match were able to weigh-in. First place went to Steve Walker on peg 37 who used a tip rod with maggot and pinkie on the hook to take a single skimmer of 12ozs together with roach for 2-2-0.Terry Middleton, peg 33, was second with 1-13-0 of roach and in third was Ronny Durr, peg 35, with 1-10-0 of roach and skimmers.

On Sunday the 5^th round of the Scott’s Shield Series was held on the Broken Cross length of the Trent & Mersey Canal. With hard night time frosts knocking the colour out of the Canal and no flow, this was another difficult match. Roy Garton needed only 0-7-0 of small perch to secure the maximum points on offer. Second was Tony Carr with 0-1-2 of perch and gudgeon and sharing third place were Mark Emmison and Calvin Tagg who both finished with 0-0-13.

With one match to go in this Series, leading the way is Mark Emmison with 121 points. In second place is Calvin Tagg who has 115 and third is Tony Carr with 92 points.

MATCH RESULTS - 8th JANUARY 2012

Two fine performances by Barry Owen last week resulted in back-to-back wins at Heesom’s Pool last week. His first victory came on Wednesday when he headed the field thanks to a net that weighed-in at 9-9-0. Drawn on peg 13, Barry landed 67 roach plus a couple of small perch, all tempted by worm and caster presented at 11 metres. Back in second was Calvin Tagg, peg 7 with 4-3-0 of roach, perch and palm-sized skimmers and the frame was completed by Bob Foster on peg 17 with 2-10-0 of roach. Barry’s second win at the Pool came on Saturday when he again dominated the opposition as he used the pole to fish worm and caster at 12 metres off peg 14 to put 12-6-0 of roach and perch on the scales. The second slot was filled by Ronnie Durr, peg 12, who fished worm and caster at 11 metres for 6-12-0 of roach and perch and in third place was Mike Smith, peg 7, with 5-13-0 of roach

The 4^th round of the Scott’s Shield series was held on Sunday on the Dredger length of the River Weaver on Sunday morning. The River was still running off and carrying colour which put the skimmers on the feed. Mark Emmison, peg 418, took advantage of the conditions as he used a tip rod with worm on the hook to take skimmers, hybrids and roach to finish the match with 6-11-0. Bob Foster, peg 416, was second with 4-1-0 of skimmers, roach and perch, all taken from mid-way across the River on a tip rod with maggot as bait. Third was Andy Gregory, peg 417, with 3-14-8 of skimmers and roach.

With two matches to go in this series Mark Emmison is leading the way with 98 points, followed by Calvin Tagg who has 92 and Tony Carr with 68.                                     

MATCH RESULTS - 1st JANUARY 2012

The top rod in last Wednesday’s match at Heesom’s Pool was Barry Owen. Fishing from peg 10, Barry used a pole to present worm and caster at 11 metres to take a steady flow of roach and perch to end the match with 7-0-0, Steve Lewis, peg 9, used the same method to secure the second slot with 6-1-0 of roach and perch. Third was Trevor Jones, peg 8, with 4-0-0.

Heesom’s Pool was also the venue for the Club’s Saturday match. The top pay-out went to Ronny Durr on peg 7, who used a pole to present worm and maggot at 11 metres to put 5-15-0 of roach on the scales. Peter Harradine, peg 17, was second with 5-6-0 of roach to 6ozs, all taken on caster fished down the margin at 3 metres. In third place was Steve Walker, peg 9, who used a tip rod with maggot as bait, to land roach and palm-sized skimmers to weigh-in with 4-13-0.   

The 3^rd round of the 6-match Scott’s Shield series was held on New Year’s Day on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge Green. The maximum points on offer went to Tony Carr who fished pinkie on the pole at 1 and 2 metres for 1-15-9 of gudgeon, roach and perch. Second was Mark Emmison with 1-10-6 of roach and third was Andy Gregory with 0-12-9 of small roach.

MATCH RESULTS - 25th DECEMBER

Strong winds and heavy rain did not stop Barry Owen catching in last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool. Drawn on peg 12, Barry used a pole to present worm and caster at 11 metres to land over 60 roach up to 4ozs to put 10-9-0 on the scales. Second was Steve Lewis, peg 6, used a tip rod with maggot on the hook to weigh-in with 4-13-13 of roach and perch and the frame was completed by George Barber on peg 16 with 4-0-0 of roach and perch.

                          MATCH RESULTS - 18th DECEMBER

Barry Owen was the clear winner of last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool. Drawn on peg 17, Barry used a pole to present worm and caster at 11 metres to put together an all-roach net that weighed-in at 9-0-0. Second was Steve Walker, peg 8, who used a tip rod with maggot on the hook to finish with 6-8-0 of skimmers and roach. In third place was Terry Middleton, peg 14, with 2-3-0 of perch and roach, including one of over the 1lb-mark.

A hard frost the previous night put the weights down and Mike Smith, peg 9, secured the top pay-out with 2-15-4 of roach and perch, all taken at 11 metres on pole-fished worm and caster. A close second was Ian Titchard on peg 11who put 2-12-4 of roach and skimmers on the scale. The frame was completed by Steve Lewis, peg 13, with 1-15-0 of perch, plus a single crucian.

The second round match of the Scott’s Shield series was held on Sunday morning. The match was due to be held on the Top and Middle Cisterns but these fisheries were covered in over ½ inch of ice so the contest was moved to the Heesom’s Pool. Only two anglers turned up and Calvin Tagg, peg 12, secured the maximum points on offer with 0-5-8 of small perch and second was Mark Emmison on peg 9 with 0-4-8 of perch.

                                 MATCH RESULTS - 11th DECEMBER

Despite gale-force winds and heavy rain and hail showers, the top weights in last Wednesday’s match at Heesom’s Pool were excellent for this time of the year. Leading the way was Barry Owen who put 10-6-0 of roach and perch on the scales. Drawn on peg 13, Barry took all of his catch on worm and caster presented on the pole at 11 metres. Second was Steve Walker, peg 16, who used a tip rod with maggot on the hook to weigh-in with 7-8-0 of skimmers and roach. The pay-out was completed by Les Akenhead on peg 8 who used the same method to finish the match with 5-3-0 of skimmers, roach and perch.

 Saturday’s match on the Pool was very different with bites hard to come by. First was Steve Walker, peg 49, who landed seven roach and a skimmer of 10ozs for 1-11-0. Terry Middleton on peg 37 filled the second slot with 1-3-0 of roach and perch and in third place was Chris Hargadon, peg 45 with     0-15-0 of small roach.

The first round of the six-match series for the Scott’s Shield was held on Sunday morning on the Red Lion length of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The maximum points on offer went to Mark Emmison who landed roach, gudgeon, small skimmers and three perch, the largest of which was 1¾ lbs, for a total weight of 5-15-9. Mark took all of his fish on the pole at 10 metres with worm and bread punch on the hook. A close second was Calvin Tagg with 5-12-0 of roach, hybrids and a single dace and in third was Dave Blears with 4-5-6 of roach, skimmers and gudgeon.

MATCH RESULTS - 4th DECEMBER

In last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool Peter Harradine, peg 11, used a tip rod with a small groundbait feeder and maggot on the hook to take palm-sized skimmers and a few roach for a match-winning weight of 5-0-0. Second was Barry Owen on peg 25 who weighed-in with 4-2-0 of roach, all tempted by worm and caster presented on the pole at 11 metres. The pay-out was completed by Mark Emmison, peg 18, with 4-0-0 of roach, perch and a single skimmer.

The top weights were up in Saturday’s match on the Pool with Steve Walker heading the field with 9-6-0 of crucians, skimmers and roach, all taken on a tip rod with maggot off peg 16. Barry Owen, peg 13, again filled the second slot as he put 8-5-0 of roach on the scales and in third place was Terry Middleton on peg 6 with 7-6-0 of skimmers and roach.

The Club’s final match of the week was held on Sunday morning on the Middle Cistern. Bites were hard to come by and Calvin Tagg needed only 0-14-8 of roach and skimmers to claim the win. All of Calvin’s catch were taken at 7 metres on pole-fished red maggot. Second was Mark Emmison with 0-6-0 of perch and gudgeon and in third was Chris Parry with 0-5-2 of small roach.

MATCH RESULTS - 27th NOVEMBER

The first slot in last Wednesday’s match at was filled by Paul Lowe who put 7-15-0 on the scales. Drawn on peg 35, Paul used a tip rod with maggot and worm on the hook to take 3 bream to the 4lbs-mark and a couple of skimmers. Barry Owen, peg 48, was second with 6-7-0 of roach and perch, all tempted by worm and caster presented on the pole at 11 metres. Sharing third were George Barber and Kenny Carter who both weighed-in with 2-5-0.

There was a good turnout of 30 anglers for the Club’s annual ‘Fur & Feather’ match which was held on Heesom’s Pool on Sunday morning. Wayne Percival on peg 6 headed the field with 7-10-8 of  crucians and skimmers and a close second was Terry Middleton, peg 16, with 7-7-0 of crucians, skimmers and roach. Third was Jamie Davies, peg 10, with 5-14-2 of skimmers and roach and in fourth place was Stan Butterworth, peg 8, with 4-3-4 of skimmers and roach. All of the top anglers in this match used a tip rod with maggot or worm as bait and all of the 30 competitors picked up a prize.

MATCH RESULTS - 20th NOVEMBER

Fifteen anglers took part in last Wednesday’s match at Heesom’s Pool and it was John Cheetham who secured first place with 8-6-0 of roach to 1½lbs, plus a single skimmer. John was drawn on peg 18 and tempted all of his catch with worm and maggot fished on a tip rod. Second was Barry Owen, peg 12, who used a pole to present worm and caster at 13 metres to take roach to 8ozs and a few perch to put 7-15-0 on the scales. In third was Paul Lowe, peg 7, with 6-9-0 of roach and skimmers. 

Saturday’s match on Heesom’s Pool was dominated by Steve Walker who obliterated the rest of the field by taking more than double the weight of fish than his nearest rival. Using a tip rod with maggot on the hook from peg 39, Steve weighed-in with 10-7-0 of skimmers, roach and crucians. Ian Titchard on peg 32 was second with 4-15-0 of roach, perch and a skimmer and the pay out was completed by Mark Emmison, peg 38, with 2-15-0 of roach.

The final round of the six-match series for the Brown Cup was held on the Top and Middle Cisterns on Sunday morning. In first place on the day was Steve Furfie on the Middle Cistern who used a pole to present maggot at 8 metres close to some reeds to put together a net of roach, rudd and perch that weighed-in at 5-4-0. Second was Les Akenhead with 3-6-12 of the Middle Cistern’s skimmers, roach and rudd. Also on the Middle Cistern was Calvin Tagg who finished the match in third place with 1-14-7 of roach.

The overall winner of the Brown Cup for 2011 is John Lyon who finished the Series with 123 points. In the runner-up spot is Mark Emmison with 121 and sharing third are Steve Furfie and Chris Simmons with 89 points.

MATCH RESULTS - 13th NOVEMBER

The first of the two matches held on Heesom’s Pool last week was the regular Wednesday contest and it was Ray Rigby who went home with the top pay out thanks to net of 5 crucians that registered 7-8-0 on the scales. All of Ray’s fish were taken off peg 32 on a tip rod with maggot on the hook. Second was John Cheetham, peg 41, who used the same method, but with worm as his bait, to weigh-in with 5-13-0 of skimmers and roach. Completing the frame was Terry Middleton on peg 44 with 4-4-0 of crucians, roach and a single skimmer.

Round 5 of the six-match series for the Brown Cup was held on the same venue on Sunday morning. Heading the field was Chris Simmons, peg 7, with 4-12-2 of roach and skimmers all taken on the tip with red maggot. Mark Emmison on peg 9 was back in second with 4-5-4 of skimmers, roach and perch and a close third was Dave Stewart, peg 25, with 4-3-1.

With one match to go in this series, the current points leader is John Lyon with 104. A close second is Mark Emmison with 103 and third is Chris Simmons with 67 points.

MATCH RESULTS - 6th NOVEMBER

With the weather staying quite mild the crucians at Heesom’s Pool are still on the feed and John Cheetham landed 5 of these, plus skimmers and roach, to secure the win in last Wednesday’s match at this fishery. Drawn on peg 17, John took all of his catch on a tip rod with maggot on the hook. Barry Owen, peg 12, presented caster and worm on the pole at 10 metres to take second thanks to an all-roach catch of 9-9-0. The frame was completed by George Barber on peg 7 with 4-0-0 of skimmers, roach and perch all taken on a swing tip with maggot as the bait.

Dave Stewart went home with the top pay out from Saturday’s match on Heesom’s Pool thanks to 11-7-0 of skimmers, roach and crucians. All of Dave’s fish were taken on a tip rod with worm and maggot from peg 47. The second slot was filled by Terry Middleton, peg 50, with 7-12-0 of tip-caught skimmers and roach. Third was Ian Titchard, peg 41, who weighed-in with 7-6-0.

The fourth round of the Brown Cup series was held on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Broken Cross on Sunday morning. Roy Garton claimed the maximum points on offer as he put 2-8-2 of perch to 12ozs together with roach and gudgeon. All of Roy’s fish were taken on worm and red maggot presented at 11 metres close to the far bank. Second was John Lyon with 2-5-10 of gudgeon and roach taken at 1 metre and the third slot was filled by Calvin Tagg with 2-2-3. With two matches to go in this 6-match series, the current points leader is John Lyon with 87. He is followed by Mark Emmison with 79 and Andy Gregory who has 48 points.

MATCH RESULTS - 30th OCTOBER

John Cheetham was the top rod in last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool as he landed 6 skimmers, plus a crucian, to put 7-6-2 on the scales. All of John's fish were taken from peg 40 on a tip rod with groundbait feeder and maggot and worm on the hook. Second was Terry Middleton, peg 31 who used the same method for 5-1-4 of skimmers, roach and a crucian. Also in the money was Barry Owen on peg 42 with 2-10-8 of roach to 6ozs.

Heesom’s Pool was also the venue for the Club’s Saturday match and it was Ian Titchard, peg 12, who secured the win with 7-2-0 of tip-caught skimmers, roach and perch. Ronnie Durr on peg 8 was second with 6-9-4 of roach, perch and skimmers and the frame was completed by Dave Stewart on peg 22 with 5-14-0, a catch that included a perch of around 2lbs.

The third round of the Brown Cup series was held on the Top and Middle Cisterns on Sunday morning. It was a very close match with less than 1oz separating first from third. Andy Gregory took first place as he netted 70 of the Top Cistern’s rudd, together with a few roach, to weigh-in with 2-4-12. All of Andy’s fish were tempted by pinkie and maggot presented on the pole at 10 metres from a peg in the centre of this Cistern’s left-hand bank. In second place was Dave Blears on the Middle Cistern who finished the match with 2-4-2 of roach, small skimmers and gudgeon and third was Arthur Kenney, also drawn on the Middle Cistern, with 2-4-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 23rd OCTOBER

Steve Walker took the top slot in last Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool. Drawn on peg 11, Steve used a tip rod with red maggot on the hook to put 4-12-0 of skimmers, roach and rudd on the scales. Second was Les Akenhead, peg 10, with 2-2-0 of roach, perch and rudd and in third was Terry Archer on peg 7 with 1-15-0.

The Pool was also the venue for the latest of the Club’s Saturday matches. The clear winner was Ian Titchard, peg 33, with 9-8-0 of crucians, roach and a single skimmer, all taken on a tip rod with maggot as bait. Steve Walker, peg 37, was again in the money as he secured the second slot with 3-9-0 of skimmers and roach and the frame was completed by Paul Lowe, peg 35, with 2-15-0 of crucians and skimmers.

Round 2 of the six-match series for the Brown Cup was held on Sunday morning the Billinge Green length of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The maximum points on offer went to Alan Forster who put 2-5-12 of roach, gudgeon and perch on the scales. John Lyon was second with 2-0-14 of mainly gudgeon, plus a few roach and third was Andy Gregory with 1-14-10 of roach and gudgeon.

MATCH RESULTS - 16th OCTOBER

Last week’s Wednesday match at Anderton was the Club’s last contest on the River Weaver in 2011. First was Arthur Kenney who landed 3 bream, together with roach, to put 6-10-0 on the scales. Drawn on peg 18, Arthur tempted all of his fish with red maggot presented at 6 metres on the pole. Les Akenhead, peg 16, was second with 6-6-0 of roach, dace, skimmers and 2 bream to 2½ lbs all taken on maggot at 6 metres. The frame was completed by Bob Foster, peg 28, with 3-4-0 of skimmers and roach.

There was a good turn out of 17 anglers at Heesom’s Pool on Sunday for round 1 of the six-match series for the Brown Cup. The maximum points on offer were secured by Chris Simmons on peg 28 who used rod-and-line with a slider float to present red maggot at distance to weigh-in with 6-6-0 of skimmers and roach. Second was Terry Archer, peg 29, who finished the match with 4-4-0 of skimmers, roach and perch, and the third slot was filled by Steve Furfie on peg 15 with 3-3-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 9th OCTOBER

Steve Walker was the top rod in the Club’s Wednesday match at Heesom’s Pool last week. Drawn on peg 53, Steve fished a waggler up-water on rod and line with maggot and caster as his hook baits to take rudd to 4ozs to put 7-5-0 on the scales. Second was Barry Owen, peg 54, with 5-8-0 of roach, perch, plus a single tench and a crucian, all tempted by pinkie and worm fished on the pole at 8 and 10 metres. The frame was completed by Terry Archer, peg 50, with 4-11-0 of crucians and skimmers.

Heesom’s Pool was also the venue for Saturday’s match and it was Barry Owen on peg 53 who was the clear winner with 10-4-0 of crucians, roach and perch, together with a common carp and a mirror carp both of about 8ozs. All of Barry’s fish were taken at 11 metres on pole-fished worm and caster. Kenny Carter, peg 43, was second with 7-0-0 of crucians, skimmers and roach and in third place was Steve Walker on peg 41 with 6-14-0 of skimmers and crucians.

The Junior sections annual Christmas match was held on the Junior Cistern on Saturday morning. Following a season-long trend, there was a disappointing turnout with only Adam Robinson competing in the 8-12 years section. Despite this, Adam did fish and finished with 2-1-0 of roach and rudd. There were two anglers in the 13-16 years section with James Webb taking the win with 0-10-0 of roach and gudgeon; unfortunately the other competitor, Joe Hunt, failed to catch.

  On Sunday morning the Top and Middle Cisterns was the venue for the Club’s last match of the week. First was Mark Emmison, drawn half way down the road-side bank of the Middle Cistern, with 6-3-6 of skimmers, crucians and roach. All of Mark’s fish were taken on caster and worm presented on the pole at 10 metres. The second slot was filled by Calvin Tagg, fishing on the opposite bank of the Middle Cistern to the match winner, who weighed-In with 5-11-0 of roach and small skimmers and the pay out was completed by Steve Walker with 5-2-0 of the Top Cistern’s rudd.

MATCH RESULTS - 2nd OCTOBER

The River Weaver at Anderton was the venue for the Club’s Wednesday match last week. In first place was Bob Foster, peg 27, with 3-8-0 of roach, perch and skimmers, all taken at 7 metres on pole-fished red maggot. The second slot was filled by Arthur Kenney on peg 21 with 2-4-0 of dace and roach and third was Bob Griffiths, peg 18, with 0-15-0.

On Saturday morning Heesom’s Pool was the venue for the Terry Heath Memorial Open match in aid of St. Luke’s Hospice. The clear winner was Chris Simmons with 13-2-0 of skimmers to 2lbs, plus a few roach. Drawn on peg 36, Chris used rod-and-line with a slider float to present single maggot at distance. Steve Walker, peg 16, used a tip rod with maggot on the hook to secure second with 9-4-0 of skimmer to 1lb. The frame was completed by John Lyon, peg 24, with 5-10-0 of skimmers, roach and perch.

The Club’s final match of the week was held on Sunday morning on the Red Lion length of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The top pay out went to Dave Blears who weighed-in with 4-13-2 of roach, skimmers and perch, all taken on bread punch and caster fished on the pole on the far shelf. Second was John Lyon with 3-12-14 of roach, gudgeon and perch and a close third was Calvin Tagg with 3-11-12.

MATCH RESULTS - 25th SEPTEMBER

Mick Cowley was the clear winner of last week’s Wednesday’s match on Heesom’s Pool. Fishing worm and pinkie on the pole at 9 metres off peg 21, Mick put together a net of skimmers and roach that weighed-in at 12-4-0. Second was Bob Foster, peg 27, with 5-4-0 and a close third was Steve Furfie on peg 24 with 5-2-0.

  Heesom’s Pool was also the venue for Sunday’s Members match. It was close at the top and it was Ronnie Durr on peg 22 who secured the top pay-out with 6-14-0 of skimmers, all tempted by big maggot fished at distance on a tip rod. Only 2ozs behind was Barry Owen, peg 27, who put 6-12-0 of skimmers and roach on the scales and the frame was completed by Arthur Kenney on peg 26 with 6-4-0 of roach and skimmers.

While this contest was taking place the Club’s annual Committee Match was being held on the Vale Royal Arches of the River Weaver. First was Peter Robinson on peg 364 who fished maggot on the pole at 4 metres to put 5-5-0 of roach on the scales to lift the ‘Etherington Cup’ for 2011. Second was Chris Parry, peg 370, with 3-13-3 and in third place was Bob Norris on peg 374 with 3-12-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 18th SEPTEMBER

The Club’s regular Wednesday match was held on the River Weaver at Anderton last week. Weights were poor and Arthur Kenney needed only 2-12-0 to secure the top slot. Drawn on peg 21, Arthur fished maggot and pinkie on the pole at 5 metres to land roach, perch, dace and a couple of small skimmers. Second was Bob Foster, peg 28, with 1-11-0 and the pay out was completed by Ray Lambert on peg 16 with 1-9-0.

On Sunday morning the Club held a match on Heesom’s Pool and the clear winner was Stan Atkinson on peg 26 with 14-6-0 of skimmers, roach and perch. All of Stan’s catch were taken on the pole at 9 metres with big maggot on the hook. A rather distance second was Steve Furfie, peg 28, with 6-3-0 of skimmers, roach and crucians and third was Mark Emmison, peg 18, who weighed-in with 5-4-0 of skimmers, crucians and roach.

MATCH RESULTS - 11th SEPTEMBER

THE BARRY OWEN SHOW

Barry Owen won last week’s Wednesday match at Heesom’s Pool. With 9-1-0.  Drawn on peg 21, Barry used a pole to present worm and caster at 8 metres to put together a net of crucians, skimmers and roach. Second was Peter Harradine, peg 44, who used a tip rod with maggot and pinkie on the hook for 5-5-0 of skimmers and roach and the frame was completed by Chris Simmons on peg 22 with 4-11-0.

On Sunday the Club held a ‘Teams of Four’ match on Heesom’s Pool match to raise funds for McMillan Nurses although a strong wind and clear water made conditions difficult for the competitors. The top team on the day was the ‘Castermen’, (Stan Atkinson, Dave Coyle, Arthur Kenney, and Barry Owen), with a combined weight of 31-6-0. The overall individual winner was Barry Owen on peg 18 with 17-5-0 of skimmers, roach and crucians.

MATCH RESULTS - 4th SEPTEMBER

The Club’s annual August Bank Holiday match was held on Heesom’s Pool last week and it was John Lyon who went home with the top pay-out thanks to his net of crucians and roach that weighed-in at 11-5-0. Drawn on peg 20, John tempted his fish with pinkie presented on the pole at 5 metres. Second was Steve Furfie, peg 14, with 10-4-0 of skimmers, crucians and roach, all taken at 12 metres on pole-fished red maggot. The frame was completed by Peter Harradine on peg 7 with 8-8-0 of crucians, skimmers, roach and perch.

The River Weaver at Anderton was the venue on Wednesday for the latest of the regular mid-week matches. It was a difficult day with clear water and an unsteady flow making it a tough match for the nine competitors. Chris Simmons drew peg 37 and he used a pole to fish squatt and pinkie at 11 metres to secure first place with 5-13-0 of roach and chub to 12ozs. Calvin Tagg, peg 40, was second with 3-2-0 of roach and small skimmers and the third slot was filled by Peter Robinson on peg 42 with 2-15-0 of dace and roach.

The action moved down-river on Sunday morning with a Club match on the Weaver’s Red Lion, Barnton, stretch. The top weights were very close with only 3ozs separating first from third. Edging the win was Arthur Kenney with 6-13-0 of small roach and skimmers taken on maggot and pinkie at 11 metres. In second place was Steve Walker with 6-12-0 of roach and skimmers and Peter Harradine was again in the money as he finished in third with 6-10-0, a catch that included a skimmer of around the 1lb-mark. Both Steve and Peter took all of their fish on the pole at 3 metres with pinkie on the hook.

MATCH RESULTS - 28th AUGUST

There was a good turn-out of 20 anglers at Heesom’s Pool for the Club’s regular Wednesday match last week. The clear winner was Barry Owen on peg 28 with 12-8-0. After a slow start Barry’s peg turned on and a succession of crucians and skimmers, plus a few tench, were landed, all tempted by caster and worm presented on the pole at 7 metres. Second was John Banahan, peg 6, with 9-10-0 of crucians, perch and gudgeon taken on pole-fished maggot at 3 and 7 metres and a close third was John Lyon on peg 4 with 9-8-0 of crucians, roach and skimmers.

The River Weaver at Anderton was the venue for Sunday morning’s match. Arthur Kenney was first with a net of roach, skimmers, dace and perch that weighed-in at 5-12-0. Drawn on peg 42, Arthur took all of his fish on pole and caster at 10 metres. John Lyon, peg 37, was second with 2-10-0 of small roach, perch and gudgeon, together with a single eel and the frame was completed by Bob Foster, peg 40, with 1-10-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 21st AUGUST

Veteran angler Bob Foster claimed first place in the mid-week match on the River Weaver at Anderton on Wednesday. Drawn on peg 22, Bob fished red maggot on the pole at 2 metres for 4-8-0 of dace, roach and perch. Second was Calvin Tagg, peg 21, with 2-1-0 of mainly dace, plus a few roach and perch, all taken on pinkie at 2 metres.

On Sunday the Club held a ‘Teams of Four’ match on Heesom’s Pool to raise funds for Macmillan Nurses.        A combined weight of 33-9-0 gave victory to ‘Plonkers: The Next Generation’ (Dave Cowley, Mark Emmison, Chris Parry and Steve Walker). The runners-up slot was filled by ‘The All Stars’ (Dave Blears, Kenney Carter, Ronny Durr and Dave Stewart), with 30-14-0. Dave Stewart on peg 14 took the heaviest individual catch on the day with 17-14-0 of skimmers and crucians. This event raised £57 for McMillan’s.

MATCH RESULTS - 14th AUGUST

Heesom’s Pool was the venue for the 6^th and final round of the Club’s veterans’ series for the William (Bill) Haddock and E & H Cross Trophies. Conditions were difficult with some heavy rain showers but Ted Isherwood on peg 12 put in a solid performance as he claimed the top spot on the day with 14-8-0 of crucians, all tempted by pellet fished on the pole at 6 metres. Trevor Jones, peg 18, pole-fished maggot at 7 metres to take second with 11-12-0 of skimmers and roach. Third on the day was Terry Archer on peg 15 with 11-4-0 of skimmers. The overall winner of this Series was Arthur Kenney who secured the Bill Haddock Trophy with a total of 104 points and Mal Stanley was the runners-up and claimed the E & H Cross Trophy with 101 points.

The annual I.C.I. C & P Junior/Senior Cups match was held on the River Weaver at Anderton on Sunday morning.  Sadly, no Junior anglers turned-up to compete in this match and the fishing was poor.  The winner of the Senior Cup was Bob Foster who weighed-in with 5-5-0 of roach, perch and a single bream of 3½ lbs. Drawn on peg 52, Bob took all of his fish on red maggot presented on the pole at 7 metres. Second was Mick Malam, peg 40, who landed a bream, a skimmer and a few small roach for 3-15-0 and Mark Emmison, peg 41, netted a bream of 2-12-0 to finish the match in third.

MATCH RESULTS - 7th AUGUST

The penultimate round of the Club’s veterans’ series for the William (Bill) Haddock and E & H Cross Trophies was held last Wednesday on the River Weaver at Anderton. Arthur Kenney secured the maximum points on offer with a net of eels, roach, dace and skimmers that weighed-in at 6-0-0. Drawn on peg 42, Arthur took all of his catch on pinkie and caster fished on the pole at 11 metres.. Second was John Acton, peg 41, who used rod and line to waggler-fish maggot for 3-3-0 consisting of 8 eels to 15ozs and a single roach. Bob Foster, peg 40, was third with 2-3-0 of dace, roach and perch. With one match to go in this Series, Arthur Kenney is leading the way with 89 points. A close second is Mal Stanley with 87 and Bob Foster is third with 85 points.

Later in the week the 4^th and final round of the Friday All Night series was held on Heesom’s Pool. Only Dave Cowley turned-up but he decided to fish through the night and, fishing from peg 17, Dave presented pellet at 2 and 4 metres to put together 32-1-0 of skimmers, crucians and a single tench. The overall winner of the Series this year, and recipient of the ‘Terry Heath Memorial Rose Bowl’ for 2011 is Dave Cowley with 60 points.

Top rod in Sunday’s match on the Red Lion, Barnton, length of the River Weaver was Chris Parry with 6-5-0, a net consisting of skimmers and roach. All of Chris’s fish were taken on the pole at 6 and 8 metres with maggot on the hook. Second was Bob Foster with 2-10-0 and in third place was Arthur Kenney with 1-13-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 31st JULY

The final match in the Club’s Monday Evening Series was held last week on the River Weaver at Anderton. Top rod on the night was Mick Malam who weighed-in with 9-11-0 of roach and three bream to 3½ lbs. Drawn on peg 39, Mick took all of his catch on maggot and corn presented on the pole at 10 metres. Bill Frame, peg 40, was second with 5-13-0 of bream and eels and also in the money was Steve Walker with 4-1-0 of roach, dace, gudgeon and small chub.

This Series ended with joint winners as Mark Emmison and Ian Morrison both accumulated 101 points apiece and they share the ‘Hazlehurst Cup’ and ‘Cookson Cup’ for 2011 while Chris Parry was third with 78 points. Bob Norris was the winner of the ‘Appleton Thorn AC’ Cup for the largest individual weight recorded in a round of this Series thanks to the 18-13-0 he put on the scales in the 5^th Round match at Heesom’s Pool.

There was a good turn-out of 14 anglers at Heesom’s Pool on Wednesday for the 4th round of the Club’s veterans’ series for the William (Bill) Haddock and E & H Cross Trophies. First was Ted Isherwood on peg 3 with 27-8-0 of skimmers, crucians and roach, all taken on pellet and maggot on the pole at 4 metres. Calvin Tagg on peg 14 fished maggot on the pole at 6 metres for 25-2-0 of skimmers, roach, crucians and rudd. Third was Arthur Kenney, peg 10 with 21-14-0.  With two matches remaining in this Series, the overall points leader is Mal Stanley with 70. Arthur Kenney is a close second with 69 points and Bob Foster is third with 67.

Heesom’s Pool was also the venue on Friday night for the 3^rd round of the Club’s ‘All Night’ series for the Terry Heath Rose Bowl. The clear winner was Dave Cowley, peg 7, with 42-6-0. Dave fished pellet and corn at 3 metres to put together his catch which consisted of skimmers, crucians and 4 tench to 3lbs. Tony Carr on peg 10 was second with 26-8-0 of crucians, skimmer and tench all tempted by pellet and paste fished on the pole at 3 metres.

The final match of the week was the Junior/Senior pairs match for the Green Cup which was held on the Junior Cistern on Sunday morning.  The team of Jamie Stebbings and Chris Parry lifted the trophy this season thanks to a combined net of roach and rudd of 13-4-0. In second place was the team of  Adam Robinson  and Calvin Tagg who put a total weight of 10-13-0 on the scales and a close third were Joe Clarke and Andy Gregory with 10-10-0 The individual Senior winner on the day was Dave Cowley 21-10-0. 

MATCH RESULTS - 24th JULY

Round 5 of the Club’s 6-match Monday Evening series was held on Heesom’s Pool last week and it was Bob Norris who secured the maximum points on offer. Drawn on peg 1, Bob used a pole to fish pellet at 2 metres to put together a net of crucians and skimmers that weighed-in at 18-13-0. Second was Mark Emmison, peg 5, who presented caster and maggot at 8 and 3 metres for 13-11-0 of crucians and skimmers and the frame was completed by Stan Atkinson on peg 22 with 12-14-0, The current overall points leader with is Mark Emmison with 87 closely followed by Ian Morrison who has accumulated 85 points while Arthur Kenney is third with 74 points.

The Club’s veterans were on the River Weaver on Wednesday morning for the 3^rd match of series for the William Haddock and E & H Cross Trophies. Top rod on the day was Peter Robinson, peg 42, who used a pole to fish white maggot at 8 metres to take roach and dace for 4-6-0.  Bob Foster on peg 41 was second with 3-8-0 and in third was Mal Stanley, peg 33, with 2-12-0. At the half-way mark in this Series Mal Stanley is leading the way with 55 points. In second is Bob Foster with 54 and Terry Archer is third with 52 points.

Ian Morrison was the top rod in the final match of the Wednesday Evening Series on the Red Lion, Barnton, stretch of the River Weaver. Drawn a peg just through the entrance gate, Ian was kept busy throughout the match as he took a succession of roach, skimmers and a few small eels at 6 and 13 metres on pole-fished pinkie, maggot and hemp for a winning weight of 12-9-0. The second slot was filled by Stan Atkinson who used maggot fished on the pole at 7 metres to land roach, eels and a bream of 3lbs for 7-1-0 and third was Bob Foster with 6-2-0 of bream, roach and rudd. The winner of this Series and recipient of the ‘Firthfield Trophy’ for 2011 is Ian Morrison with 103 points. Sharing second, and joint-winners of the ‘Clarke Cup’, are Mark Emmison and Arthur Kenney who both finished with 85.

On Thursday evening the final match of the Junior’s Early Season Series took place on the Junior Cistern. Adam Robinson led the way in the 8-12 years section with 7-5-0 of roach, rudd and bream and second was Declan Lamb with 1-0-8. Once again Jamie Stebbings was the sole participant in the 13-16 years age group and he weighed-in with 5-1-8 of roach, rudd and a tench.

Round 2 of the Club’s ‘All Night’ series for the Terry Heath Rose Bowl was held on Heesom’s Pool on Friday night. Victory went to Dave Cowley on peg 30 with 48-4-0 of skimmers, crucians and a bream of 4lbs, all tempted by pellet and corn presented on the pole at 2 and 5 metres. In second place was Tony Carr, peg 32, who fished pellet at 2 metres to weigh-in with 33-10-0 of  mainly crucians together with a couple of skimmers.  ( well done, new member Tony Carr, send us a pic)

Barry Owen went home with the top pay-out from the Club’s Sunday morning match on Heesom’s Pool. Drawn on peg 26, Barry fished caster and worm at 8 metres for 26-14-0 of skimmers and crucians. Mark Emmison was second with 25-15-0 of crucians and skimmers from peg 18 and Stan Atkinson, peg 11, was third with 17-14-0.

MATCH RESULTS - 17th JULY

The 4^th round match in its Monday Evening Series last week was held on the River Weaver’s Red Lion, Barnton, length. Top rod was Steve Walker with 12-9-0, a catch consisting of skimmers, roach and three bream to 3½ lbs, all taken on red maggot presented close to the far bank on a tip rod. Back in second was John Davies who used the pole to fish maggot and worm at 6 metres to put 6-14-0 of small skimmers and roach on the scales and Arthur Kenney was third with 4-9-0. With two matches to go in this Series, Ian Morrison is leading the way with 70 points with Mark Emmison a close second with 68 and Arthur Kenney in third with 62.

On Wednesday morning the Club’s veterans were on Heesom’s Pool for the second round in their series for the William Haddock and E & H Cross Trophies and less than 1lb separated the top three matchmen. The maximum points on offer went to Terry Archer with 15-15-0 of skimmers, crucians and roach, all caught on maggot fished on the pole at 8 metres from peg 33. Arthur Kenney, peg 39, put together a roach and crucian catch of 15-10-0 to secure the second slot and Mal Stanley, peg 35, was third with 15-0-0

Later in the day the action switched to the River Weaver at Anderton for the 5^th round of the Wednesday Evening Series. First was Mark Emmison, peg 39, who fished dead red maggot on a tip rod to take a couple of bream and a chub and a roach to weigh-in with 6-7-0. John Lyon, peg 40, was second with 4-9-0 and the frame was completed by Steve Walker, peg 33, with 3-1-0.

The penultimate round in the Juniors’ six-match Early Season series was held on Thursday evening on the Junior Cistern. There were two competitors in the 8-12 years section and it was Adam Robinson who was the clear winner with 5-6-8 of bream, rudd and roach while Declan Lamb was second with 0-14-0 of rudd and gudgeon. In the 13-16 years section only Jamie Stebbings fished and he put 7-2-0 on the scales, a catch that included a carp of over 5 ¼ lbs

On Friday evening the first match of the Club’s ‘All Night’ series for the Terry Heath Rose Bowl was due to be held on the River Weaver at Anderton but, unfortunately, no anglers turned- up to compete.

The Club’s last match of a busy week was held on Sunday morning on the Red Lion, Barnton, stretch of the River Weaver. Arthur Kenney went home with the top pay-out thanks to a winning net of 8-2-0 consisting of roach, plus a bonus roach/bream hybrid of around the 2lbs-mark. Drawn on a peg opposite the Works, Arthur took all of his fish on caster and maggot presented at 8 and 11 metres. Second was Chris Parry with 7-10-0 of skimmers, roach and rudd and in third place was John Lyon who put 6-3-0 on the scales.

MATCH RESULTS - 10th JULY

Mick Malam was the clear winner of the 3^rd match in the Club’s Monday Evening series last week. The venue was the River Weaver at Anderton and Mick secured a convincing win with 12-6-0. Drawn on peg 47, he used a tip rod to present corn close to the far bank to land 4 bream, the largest of which was 3¾ lbs. Sharing second place were Mark Emmison, peg 40, and John Lyon, peg 50, who both put together nets of roach, skimmers and bream of 5-10-0. At the half way point in this Series, Mark Emmison and Ian Morrison are sharing the lead with 54 points each and in third is Chris Parry with 47.

The maximum points on offer in the 1^st match in the series for the veterans’ Bill Haddock and E. & H Cross Trophies on Wednesday morning went to Bob Foster. Again, the venue was the Weaver at Anderton and Bob made sure of the win with 6-2-0 of roach, and skimmers, plus a bream of 3½ lbs and a chub of round the 1lb-mark. Fishing from peg 38, he took all of his catch at 9 metres on red maggot fished on the pole. Mal Stanley, peg 28, was second with 3-6-0 of roach, perch and skimmers and the third slot was filled by Arthur Kenney, peg 40, with 2-11-0 of roach.

Heesom’s Pool was the venue for the 4^th match in the Club’s Wednesday Evening Series. There was a decent turn-out of 17 anglers for this contest and in first place was Stan Atkinson who put 22-0-0 of crucians, skimmers, tench and roach on the scales.  All of Stan’s fish were tempted by maggot presented at 8 metres on the pole from peg 29. Second was Calvin Tagg, peg 23 who fished red maggot on the pole at 10 metres to land crucians, skimmer and roach for 17-5-0. Peter Harradine, peg 8, fished pellet at 2 metres to take third with an all-crucian ‘golden’ net which registered 16-6-0 on the scales. With 2 rounds left in this Series, Ian Morrison is in first place with 69 points, followed by Arthur Kenney with 60 and Mark Emmison and Calvin Tagg who both have 52 points each.

Only two anglers turned up to the Middle Cistern on Thursday evening for the 4^th match in the Juniors Early Season Series. Both were in the 8-12 years age group and the winner was Adam Robinson who fished maggot up in the water to take a good bag of mainly roach and rudd for a final tally of 9-1-0. Second was Declan Lamb, fishing his very first match, who took coaching advice to start with pellet fished on the bottom and, later, up in the water on maggot. Sport slowed after a bright start but he eventually placed about a dozen fish on the scales to record a weight of 1-4-0.

                                                                                                           Declan Lamb

On Sunday the Club held its annual Bob Hunt Memorial match on Heesom’s Pool. The winner of the Bob Hunt Trophy this year was Dave Stewart, peg 45.  Fishing caster on the pole at 3 and 8 metres, Dave put together a bag of skimmers and crucian totalling 25-1-0. Second was John Lyon on peg 30 who fished caster at 6 metres who took skimmers, crucians and a few tench for 23-15-0.  Barry Owen, peg 47, was third with 19-6-0 of crucians and skimmers and the pay-out was completed by Ian Titchard, peg 46, with 16-5-0 of skimmers.

MATCH RESULTS - 3rd JULY

The 2^nd match in the Monday Evening series was held on Heesom’s Pool last week and it was Mark Davies who secured the win with 13-13-0. Drawn on peg 32, Mark fished red maggot up water at 8 metres to take a steady stream of roach, rudd, crucians and skimmers throughout this 3½ hours match Barry Owen, peg 38, was second with 12-11-0 of roach and skimmers, tempted by caster and worm presented on the pole at 10 metres. In third place was Ian Morrison on peg 50 with 12-2-0 and also in the money was Mark Emmison, peg 42, with 11-2-0.

Round 3 of the Wednesday Evening Series was held on the Red Lion, Barnton, length of the River Weaver. First was Arthur Kenney who used a tip rod to fish double red maggot close to far-bank rushes to land skimmers of around 12ozs, plus a few roach, to weigh-in with 9-14-0. Steve Walker was second with 5-6-0 of roach, rudd, skimmers and ‘boot-lace’ eels, all taken at 11 metres on poled-fished maggot. Ian Morrison was again third with 4-14-0 roach, all caught at 13 metres. At the halfway point of this 6-match Series, Arthur Kenney is leading the way with 54 points. A close second is Ian Morrison with 52 and third is Mark Emmison with 43 points.

Once again, sadly, only Adam Robinson turned up at Heesom’s Pool on Thursday evening for the 2^nd match of the Juniors Early Season series. Probably due to the lack of competition Adam did not fish to his usual standard and placed only 1-5-8 of rudd, roach and perch into the weigh net, all taken on maggot fished up in the water on a short pole.

The Club held its annual ‘teams-of four’ match for the ‘G. P. O. Trophy at Heesom’s Pool on Sunday. A combined weight of 46-13-0 gave victory to ‘The Castermen’, (Stan Atkinson, Dave Coyle, Arthur Kenney, and Barry Owen), and second was ‘The Village Idiots’ team, (Mike Appleton, Stan Butterworth, Mark Davies, John Osbourne), which put 43-15-0 on the scales. The third slot was filled by ‘Barstock’ (Gareth Evans, Geoff Hayward, Adam Robinson, and Steve Robinson) with 35-2-0. The overall individual winner was John Osbourne, peg 51, with 16-14-0 of crucians and perch.

MATCH RESULTS - 26TH JUNE

The clear winner of the 1^st match of the Club’s Monday Evening Series on the red Lion, Barnton length of the River Weaver was Ian Morrison. Drawn opposite the 200 Yard Post by Winnington Bridge, Ian used the tip rod with maggot on the hook to land a bream of 3½lbs together with skimmers to put 18-9-0 on the scales. Back in second place was Chris Parry who used pole with maggot from a peg below the bungalow to put together a net of roach and skimmers that weighed-in at 7-10-0and third was Mark Emmison with 6-0-0 of rudd and roach.

Later in the week, Ian Morrison made it back-to-back wins as he secured the maximum points on offer in the 2^nd round match of the Club’s Wednesday Evening Series. The venue was the River Weaver at Anderton and Ian secured the win with 6-3-0 of roach, rudd, dace and chublets, all taken from peg 37 on pinkie presented on the pole at 6 metres.  John Lyon, peg 38, was second with 5-11-0 of roach and dace, plus a bream of around 3lbs and the frame was completed by Arthur Kenney on peg 49 with 4-13-0.

The news on the junior match front doesn't get any better on the junior match front when only one competitor presented themselves at the draw on the Middle Cistern on Thursday evening for the 2^nd round match of the Juniors Early Season series. As Adam Robinson had travelled from Stockport to take part, it was decided that it was only fair to allow him to fish the allotted two hours to see what sort of weight he could accumulate. Starting hard on the bottom with pellet brought Adam a few fish before he found that fishing maggot up in the water gave him a much faster catch rate. By the end he had amassed an impressive 10-9-0 of roach and rudd with a solitary perch.

On Sunday 23 anglers took part in the Club’s annual John Burdett Memorial match on Heesom’s Pool to raise funds for St. Luke’s Hospice.  Lifting the John Burdett Trophy for 2011 was Dave Coyle with a weight 18-15-0. Drawn on peg 15, Dave fished maggot on the pole at 4 metres to net mainly crucians. The second slot was filled by Barry Owen on peg 12 with 17-7-0 of roach and a few skimmers and crucians, all taken on worm and caster presented at 7 metres. Third was John Osborne, peg 1 16-7-0 of crucians, roach and gudgeon and the pay out was completed by Mark Emmison and Dave Stewart who both weighed-in with 13-12-0.

THEY’RE OFF

The Club’s 2011/12 match season got underway last week at Heesom’s Pool with the first match in the Wednesday Evening Series. The maximum points on offer went to Mark Davies on peg 46. Mark had a slow start to the contest but in the last hour he caught consistently to finish with 9 crucians to over a pound together with small roach and perch for a winning weight of 11-3-0. All of his fish were taken at 2 metres on the pole with maggot and caster as bait. Second was Bob Norris, peg 50, who used the same method to land 5 crucians, roach and perch for 7-12-0 and in third place was Calvin Tagg on peg 48 with an all-roach net of 5-15-0.

On Thursday evening the first match in the juniors’ early Season series was held on the Junior Cistern. Disappointingly, the trend for low attendance figures in junior matches continued with only two young anglers turning out. Both of these were in the 8 to 12 years group so at least there was a contest. Adam Robinson started on a waggler set-up to fish maggot up in the water to take mainly small rudd for just over 3lbs. He then switched to pole to present pellet at 9 metres to take a last-gasp tench of over 3½ lbs for a comfortable winning weight of 6-10-0. Second was Daniel Forster set his stall out for silver fish, presenting maggot on a pole. He weighed-in with 1-15-0 of these but suffered the misfortune of losing three clonking fish during the match..

The final match of the opening week came on Sunday with 21 anglers turning up at Heesom’s Pool to fish for the Secretary’s Cup. The Pool fished well and the trophy was won by Mal Stanley with 12-15-0. Drawn on peg 27, Mal used the pole to present red maggot at 5 metres to net skimmers, crucians, roach and perch. Calvin Tagg was again in the money as he finished the match in second place with 12-4-0 of crucians, roach and perch, all taken up-water at 8 metres off peg 1 on pole-fished maggot. Also in the money were John Banahan, peg 5, with 11-9-0 and Dave Coyle who put 10-12-0 on the scales.