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Winter League, 8,  Sunday 11th March: Things are obviously warming up as no one blanked and the silvers started to put in a belated appearance.  Whilst gonk bashing Ady Larkins hooked a carp on 22 hook and single pinkie; god was obviously on Ady's side that day as an hour later he was…

Winter League, 7,  Sunday 25th February: After carp anglers had been fishing on peg 20 all day Saturday, Matt Sampson went after a lump early doors and banked a 13lb winner with only 20 minutes of the contest gone!  Everyone else was left scratching with a complete shut out in the Second…

Winter League, 6,  Sunday 11th February: An icy northerly wind with wintry showers made for tough conditions, especially for those drawing the Lower Basin.  The match itself was effectively decided in the first and last 30 minutes of the contest.  Paul Braund was off to a flyer on…

Canal Fish Stock 2018 Guy and Steve Supervise You possibly wonder what your rod license pays for these days so I am happy to report that Courtesy of the Environment Agency we received a delivery of fish from their Calverton Fish Farm.  We received:    500 Roach, 500…

Winter League, Fur and Feather Round 5,  Sunday 14th January: At least no one could complain about the weather this time around.  A bumper turnout on a cold but sunny day, the only thing that was missing were the roach, not even the eyes seemed interested (red fined ba***rds!). With…

Winter League Round 4,  Sunday 26th November: It looked like a day for the bread punch early doors as only tiny roach were coming over the bank.  However, it was the anglers sticking to the maggot who were eventually rewarded, picking up the larger fish.  Peter Slade fished red…

Winter League Round 3,  Sunday 12th November: Apologies for the late posting, have been bashing the barbel and chub in France! Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Kevin Hill 6lbs 13oz 20 17 2 Adrian Hill 6lbs 12oz 15 16 3 Tony Hilias 4lbs 14ozs 17 15 4 Len Hancock 4lbs 7oz 16 14…

Winter League Round 2,  Sunday 29th October: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Nathan Underwood 13lbs 13oz 15 20 2 Simon Allen 8lbs 15oz 14 19 3 Peter Slade 8lbs 16 18 4 Adrian Hill 6lbs 15oz 13 17 5 Mark Gratton 6lbs 12oz 19 16 6 Tony Hilias 4lbs 14oz 32 15 7 Steve…

CormorantWatch 2The Angling Trust has called on the government to do more to protect rivers and lakes from fish-eating birds.In a letter to Fisheries Minister George Eustice, the Angling Trust is demanding a doubling of the number of cormorants licensed to be shot in England annually to 6,000. It…

Winter League Round 1,  Sunday 15th October: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Simon Allen 11lbs 1oz 30 23 2 Nathan Underwood 9lbs 11oz 13 22 3 Tony Hilias 7lbs 11oz 14 21 4 Peter Slade 6lbs 12oz 26 20 5 Rob Fuller 6lbs 9oz 32 19 6 Trevor Vernalls 6lbs 6oz 18 18 7 Adrian…

Pairs League Round 8 (Final Round) Sunday 1st October 2017 The New Halwill Hustlers ended the season as league champions with a win in the final pairs match of the season.  It was a case of good, but not section winning bags from both Nathan Underwood and Ian Gray that tipped the balance in…

Sunday 17th September 2017 - Reg Howard Trophy A 9lb carp from Matt Sampson on his second cast saw most of the anglers in the Lower Basin chase the lumps for the rest of the competition and as a result a number of small weights were recorded (that's my excuse and I am sticking to it!).  Matt…

Sunday 10th September - Chairs Trophy 2017 Held on the Cornish Bank of Upper Tamar three teams of five captained respectively by the Match Secretary Simon Allen, Chairman Paul Braund and Angling Celebrity Nathan Underwood contested the annual Chairs Trophy.  Whilst the anticipated big bags of…

Pairs League Round 7 Sunday 3rd September 2017 This has to go down as the wettest and windiest match ever!  Well done to everyone for sticking it out and commiserations to Guy Pessell who had a pole smashed when his umbrella broke free in a gust.  Tony Johns also had a close call when the…

Sunday 20th August 2017 - Phyllis Turner Trophy (Roach 'n' Rudd) Simon Allen got the red fins going 'on the drop' and he amassed nearly 11lbs of our silver and gold friends to win the Phyllis Turner Trophy off peg 32.  Adrian Hill banked close on to 6lbs, with no silver or gold bars to bulk…