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Winter League R2 2012
Sunday 25th November - Winter League Round 2 With the canal the colour of an expensive cup of coffee it was odds on that the worm baits and big fish would decide where the points would be going in round 2. It was the pole fished worm over groundbait that...
Winter League R1 2012
Sunday 11th November - Winter League Round 1 The 'breamaster' Nathan Underwood struck again as he nailed a big slab with his first cast of the day and then managed to stay comfortably clear of the chasing pack until the final whistle. However, it was not the trusty pole and...
Pairs League Final 2012
The Halwill Hustlers clinched the title in emphatic style by winning the last Pairs league match of the season. The fishing was harder than in previous weeks which gave a much closer contest. Nathan Underwood topped the Lower Wharf section with 8lbs of silvers boosted by a bonus 2lb carp,...
Summer League R9 2012
It was a close call but a 5lb Bream half way through the match secured the Summer League title for Simon Allen. With the Second Basin not producing Paul Braund was making a challenge from the Lower Basin taking a succession of skimmers on worm, but his net of 8lbs...
Summer League R8 2012
Nathan Underwood fished the inside line and amassed a 23lb bag of mostly silvers from peg 30 to take the Reg Howard Trophy and bring him back into contention for the Summer League title with only one match remaining. His nickname of the 'Bream Master' is slipping though as he...
Pairs League R7 2012
The Halwill Hustlers maxed out the points to extend their lead in the league by winning both sections. Nathan Underwood banked 13lbs from the Lower Wharf while son Dan bagged 10lb plus from the Second Basin (losing a large carp into the bargain). Consistency is what you need in pairs...
Summer League R7 2012
With the canal in top form the average weight per angler record was broke again with a total of 134lbs coming to the scales averaging 9lbs 8ozs per angler. What was more amazing was that the weights included only one slab bream of around 4lb mark taken by Kevin Hill...
Summer League R6 2012
With only roach and rudd counting in the Phyllis Turner Cup a variety of baits including hemp and bread punch were brought into action to avoid all other species. Ever the traditionalist, Paul Braund fishing off peg 16, stuck to the classic 'up in the water' method to bring over...
Charity Match 2012
004.jpg Mrs Di Bowman, Simon Allen and Winner Adrian Hill The weather forecast did us no favours and we all got a soaking with the first three hours fished in torrential rain, luckily the sun came out for the last hour and help dry things out. The important thing is...
Falcon Cup
One hundred and twenty five pounds of fish were brought to the scales by the 16 anglers contesting the annual Falcon Cup, an average weight of 7lbs 8ozs per angler! What was equally pleasing was that the big nets of fish were spread amongst the pegs and most of these...
Pairs League - Stu Bell Trophy
Sailor Hill and Paul Willshire managed to find the slabs from pegs 34 and 12 respectively to win the coveted Stu Bell Trophy and put them within half a point of the leaders. The Breamster Nathan Underwood charmed a few slabs from the Lower Wharf to have the heaviest bag,...
Summer League R4 2012
Torrential rain had turned the canal the colour of coffee and the weights at the end of the day looked more like a winter league contest than one held at the height of our so called summer. Simon Allen thwarted Nathan Underwood's attempt at a hat trick, winning out with...
Summer League R3 2012
Defending champion Nathan Underwood completed a double and stays out in front in the world rankings with a fine 24lb haul of bream (including 3 slabs for around 12lbs) roach and rudd taken on his trusty pole from peg 30. Peter 'Tacker' Giles found a slab to boost his weight...
Pairs League R3 2012
The bream put in an appearance with most of the anglers picking up a slab or two to boost their weights. It was the first maximum of the season with Nathan and Dan Underwood winning their respective sections. The result moves the Halwill Hustlers to the top of the league...
Summer League R2 2012
With plenty of silvers coming from the Upper Basin you needed to find some big fish to feature at the pointy end if you drew the Lower Basin. Duncan Edwards netted a brace of slabs from peg 16 but it was not enough to out weigh a fine winning 12lb...