NOVEMBER 2018

The last quarter of the year and the leaves show their autumn colours before they fall and drift away on the breeze. British Summer Time has now gone along with those long warm summer evenings though we can still expect some spells of settled weather between the spells of cold winds and heavy rainfall.  As December rolls us into our winter season, the Christmas holiday is soon to follow then a new year opens bringing us new expectations and challenges.

Into December

Match results

Sunday  11.11.2018  Club River Match   River Stour

1st   C BURGESS  2lbs 3oz

2nd  C DIMMOCK  1lb 14oz

3rd  B HEAP   1lb 4oz

Jim is now firmly on the mend and back driving again.  Not strong enough for fishing but well on the way to a full recovery.

He is dearly looking forward to returning to repairing poles and fishing and he will soon be with us again and blessing us with gems from his knowledge and experience on just about everything.

Jim Finch

An interesting start to the series with two matches fished under quite different conditions.  The first match saw the river rising and carrying its first autumn floodwater.  Try as we did, we failed to catch anything larger than a few ounces so bleak and minnows were the order of the day. In the second match the river level was back to normal but there was very little flow and an east wind but it stayed dry and most had a reasonable days fishing bringing roach and dace to the scales.

The First Two River Matches

Sunday 11.11.2018  Club Stillwater Match  Packhorse Lake

1st  M JEPSON   14lbs

2nd  N SAXBY   11lbs

Sunday  18.11.2018  Waifs and Strays   Witherington Farm, Cottage Lake

1st  M TAYLOR  41lbs

2nd  M HIBBERD  16lbs

3rd   C PARMAN  12lbs

         P CHRISTOPHER  12 lbs

Sunday  25.11.2018  Club River Match   River Stour

1st  B PRESTON  11lbs 8oz

2nd  M TAYLOR  8lbs

3rd  B HEAP   6lbs 8oz

Sunday 25.11.2018  Club Stillwater Match  Packhorse Lake

1st  P CHRISTOPHER  17lbs 8oz

2nd  M HIBBERD  11lbs 8oz

3rd  A HORNE   9lb

Sunday  2. 12. 2018  Club Christmas Match  Packhorse Lake

1st  S MANCEY   28lbs 2oz

2nd  M JEPSON   28lbs

3rd  N SAXBY   21lbs 2oz

4th  C ALBISTON  17lbs 12oz

Following the successful two match trial last year the number of River Stour matches this year has been extended to a series of eight and the dates are shown below.  A points system will apply and a trophy for the winner, more details to follow.  Stillwater matches will carry on as normal as per your Club Book Match Lists so hopefully on days when the river is unfishable, there will be an alternative.

Sunday  November 11th  10.30-3.30pm  Draw 9.15am

Sunday  November 25th  10-3pm   Draw 8.45am

Sunday  December 9th  10-3pm   Draw 8.45am

Sunday  January 6th   10-3pm   Draw 8.45am

Sunday  January 13th  10-3pm   Draw 8.45am

Sunday  January 27th  11-4pm   Draw 9.45am

Sunday  February 10th  11-4pm   Draw 9.45am

Sunday  February 24th   11-4pm  Draw 9.45am

Contact Mike Cullen 01202 240875 for these matches and further information

Forthcoming events

The match section is always pleased to welcome new members and matches are arranged for most Sundays and for mid-week during the summer evenings.

Please contact Jim Finch 01258 453761 for these matches and further information.

Sunday 9th  December  Club Points Match   Packhorse

Monday 1st January  Club Match    Todber- Hillview Lake

Sunday 6th  January  Club Points Match   Packhorse

Sunday 27th January  Club Points Match   Packhorse