FINAL ROUND OF THE WINTER LEAGUE. The final round of this seasons Federation Winter League was fished on Sunday March 15th on the London Road Match Length of the Nottingham Canal, conditions were not ideal wit a gusting South Westerly wind blowing upstream and slightly in at all the field add to that the rain which lasted the best part of the match so conditions were not playing ball either. On the plus side though some of the better Roach which frequent the canal which were absent in last weeks fifth round match showed up. One Angler who took advantage was match winner Simon Harper [Midland AS] drawing the downstream end peg below the County Road Bridge fishing Caster on several lines from a top three to ten metre’s he took a fine net of Roach & Perch to finish up with 11 lbs – 0-2 ozs. Second place went to Stu McLellan who fished Maggot from a favoured peg in the Bay above the County Road Bridge he put a fine net of mainly Roach together weighing 9 lbs – 06 ozs. Third place went to Match Organiser Gary Smith [Midland AS] who drew the same peg as he fished in Round 5 fishing his favoured maggot bait, taking a net of Roach & Perch to the scales weighing 8 lbs – 14 ozs. 4] Clive Williams [Midland AS] 7 lbs – 05 ozs. 5] George Elliott [Notts Castle AC] 4lbs - 09 ozs. 6] Pete Tomlinson [Midland AS] 4 lbs– 06 ozs.
TOP THREE FINAL LEAGUE POSITIONS. POINTS LBS OZS. 1] JOHN SIMPSON MIDLAND A.S. 8 46 11 2] SIMON HARPER MIDLAND A.S. 8 43 11 3] STU MCLELLAN NOTTS CASTLE A.C. 9 41 06 I would just like to say thanks to all those Anglers who once again fished the League despite a few cancellations due to the weather we eventually managed to finish the series, a special thankyou to Gary Smith the League Organiser for the sterling job he makes of it, finally we hope to see you all again next season, when yo will be more than welcome to bring a friend along.
ROUND 5 OF THE WINTER LEAGUE Yesterday saw the weather delayed Round Five of the Winter League finally fished after being called off twice due to weather conditions making it nigh on impossible to fish. The conditions yesterday whilst not perfect were much more favourable, with a gusting wind and squally showers all day , the canal was carrying a small amount of colour which was dropping out all day the wind was up stream and in at you most of the time, the water temperature as you would expect was cold and with all the gritters out and about there was salt in the water to. The fis h were in pockets up and down the match length and most of the field spent a lot of time pulling their hair out whilst waiting for some fish to show in the peg. One angler who struggled for the first hour & a half was Stu McLellan [ Notts Castle A. C.] who drew the down stream end peg below the County Road Bridge after a slow start caught steadily all match on maggot baits on several lines, but his short line was probably his most productive. He took a fine net of Roach and Perch to the scales for 9lbs – 02 ozs. Second place was secured by Simon Harper [ Midland A. S.] who drew a peg on the Willows Section just above te old Cowies Road Bridge, he fished both Maggot & Caster baits on several lines taking both Roach & Perch including a Perch of 2 lbs 8 ozs., in a net weighing 7 lbs – 3 ozs.Third place was secured by the League leader, John Simpson [ Midland A. S.] he drew the upstream end peg and fishing maggot baits caught Roach & Perch to finish with a weight of 6 lbs – 9ozs. 4] Clive Williams [Midland A. S. } 5 lbs – 09 ozs. 5] Pete Tomlinson [Midland A. S.] 5 lbs –0 5 ozs. 6] Gary Smith [ Midland A. S.] 5 lbs – oo ozs. With one match to fish which will be fished next Sunday with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub Meadow Lane, all Pools & final position pay out taking in place in the Pub after the match, the League to date top six is as follows, showing points only, any tie on points will be decided on the weight caught over the series, with each Angler allowed to drop his worst performance. THE LEAGUE TO DATE. 1] JOHN SIMPSON [MIDLAND A. S.] 8 POINTS. 2] STU McLELLAN [NOTTS CASTLE A. C.] 11 POINTS. 3] CLIVE WILLIAMS [MIDLAND A.S.] 11 POINTS. 4] SIMON HARPER [MIDLAND A. S.] 11 POINTS. 5] GARY SMITH [MIDLAND A. S.] 13 POINTS 6] PETE TOMLINSON [MIDLAND A. S.] 14 POINTS.
FOURTH ROUND OF THE WINTER LEAGUE Apologies for the late mail, please find the results of Round Four of the
Federation Winter League fished on Sunday Feb, 2nd. The conditions looked to be
quite favourable with the wind blowing slightly upstream & in at most of the
field, the colour despite all the overnight rain was slowly dropping out all
through the match, the water temperature was slightly lower than normal due in
part to the overnight rain & the recent cooler weather, definitely played
its part in a set of lower weights on the day. Taking the honours on the day was John Simpson [Midland A.S.] who drew a
peg just down stream of the County Road Bridge, fishing Bread Punch, Maggot
& Pinkie on the hook put together a fine net of Roach & Perch weighing
12lbs – 5ozs. Midland Club mate Simon Harper took second place fishing similar baits
caught Roach & Perch from a peg on the Tins Section weighing in at 6lbs –
7ozs. Third place was taken by Match Organizer Gary Smith [Midland A.S.] from a
peg on the Willows Section, fishing maggot hook baits also caught Roach &
Perch to finish up weighing 5lbs – 5ozs. 4] Pete Tomlinson [Midland A.S.] 3lbs –3ozs. 5] Clive Williams [Midland A.S.] 3lbs – 2ozs. 6] Chris Shaw [ midland A.S.] 2lbs – 11ozs. Although the weights were down on the previous results this series for a
Canal at this time of the year they are pretty good considering the recent
weather conditions we have been subjected too. Once again Midland A.S. stole
the top six places. Round Five is to be fished on Sunday February 16th with an 8 am Draw at the
Navigation Pub Meadow Lane.
THIRD ROUND OF THE WINTER LEAGUE. The Third Round of the Winter League was fished yesterday December 8th. on the London Road Match Length of the Nottingham Canal, Despite the over night rain following on from Thursdays down pour the canal, whilst carrying a brown tinge & an upstream gusty cold wind blowing in at most of the field was in fine form. There were some nice nets of fish caught from all over the length with 6 pounds being needed to secure a section win, the total overall weight averaged out at 7 pounds a man excellent return for the recent weather. First on the day from a Peg he drew in a Club match last Sunday just down from the County Road Bridge was Stu McLellan [Notts Castle A.C.] feeding Casters & Ground Bait & alternating between Maggot & Caster hook baits he put together a fine net of Roach, Perch & Skimmers weighing in at 15 lbs --0 ozs. Second Place was secured by John Simpson [Midland A.S.] from a peg on the Willows Section above the Cowies Road Bridge, feeding Casters & alternating between Maggot & Caster hook baits he caught Roach & Perch steadily to weigh in 10 lbs --12 ozs. Third Place was secured by the Hemp Master Simon Harper [ Midland A.S.] who took a fine net of Roach off the Tins Section weighing 8 lbs --2 ozs. 4] Pete Tomlinson [Midland A.S.] 6 lbs --07 ozs. 5] Chris Shaw [Midland A.S.] 6 lbs -- 06 ozs. 6] Clive Williams [Midland A.S.] 6 lbs -- 00 ozs. The lowest weight on the day was 2 pounds, but the rest of the strong field battled it out for the remaining points on offer with various weights of 5 pounds, those of you who did not Book in for this League have missed a great chance to fish a section the Nottingham Canal that always produces some great weights consistently. SECOND ROUND WINTER LEAGUE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17th. The second Round of the Winter League was fished yesterday on the London Road Match Length of the canal in horrendous conditions, once again the forecasters had it wrong. The canal was pulling hard chocolate in colour rand once again full of canoeists, why can't they practice on the Rower when the Trent is up, all they do is abuse the anglers as they paddle across the width of the canal in both directions as if they own the canal arrogance at its highest, we are all sportsmen, the canal is for all to share Paddlers show a little Respect. Despite the chocolate colour and pulling hard for the conditions the canal fished fairly well no dry nets and all anglers too at least 1 1/2 lbs to the scales. First on the day was Clive "The Caster Master Master"Williams, [Midland A.S.] drawn at a peg on the upstream end of the Tins length Clive put together a nice net of Roach & Perch weighing 7lbs -- 11 ozs. Second Place was taken by Club Mate Chris Shaw who drew a favoured peg in the Bay once again after trying Punch switched to Caster to take an all Roach net weighing 6lbs -- 12ozs. Third Place was taken by Stu McLellan "Notts Castle A.C.", also drawn in the Bay, who also fished Caster taking a nice net of Roach & Skimmers for 5lbs -- 13ozs. 4] Gary Smith [Midland A.S.] 5lbs -- 9ozs. 5] John Simpson [ Midland A.S.] 4lbs -- 10ozs. 5] Ian Mac [ Midland A.S.] 4lbs -- 10ozs. A decent set of results on the day bearing in mind the conditions with most of the top six loosing big Bream on the day, just remains now to get the kit dried out. Round Three is on Sunday December 8th with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane, Please check on our Face Book Page should we get some more bad weather that may put the Match in danger of being moved to an alternate date Gents, as I will post the details on this Board, FIRST ROUND RESULT OF THE 2019 WINTER LEAGUE. The first round of the Canal Winter league was fished on the London Road Match Length of the Nottingham Canal on Sunday November 3rd, despite the recent copious amounts of rain the results were very encouraging, whilst they did reach the heights of last seasons first round they were good. The canal was carrying a slight tinge of colour and was pulling through steadily, there was a lack of boat movement due to the River carrying extra water still. The only problem on the day was caused by the ignorance of the local Canoe Club who fail to respect that the canal is there for all water users and not just themselves as they chose to use the whole width of the canal to paddle in both directions, still they do say I believe" that ignorance is bliss ". onto the results. First on the day was Match Organizer Gary Smith,[ Midland A.S.] drawn at the top of the Tins Length, Gary fished Maggot taking small Roach & Perch to finish with a fine weight on the day of 9 lbs --06 ozs. In second place was Club mate John Simpson who fished Pinkies over Ground Bait taking an all Roach net of 8 lbs--06 ozs. Third place was secured by Club mate, Canal & Caster Master Clive Williams fishing Caster to take an all Roach net weighing 7 lbs--11 ozs to the Scales. 4] Stu McLellan [Nott's Castle A.C.] 7 lbs --08 ozs. 5] Lew Nightingale [ Midland A.S.] 6 lbs--15 ozs . 6] Simon Harper [ Nott's Castle A.C.] 6 lbs--13 ozs. The next Match in the series, Round Two is on Sunday November 17th with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation, Meadow Lane. Further Information can be obtained from Mr Gary Smith on 0115 7832076. SENIOR CITIZENS MATCH PORTLAND WATERS OLD WOOD LAKE WEDNESDAY JULY 31st 2019. The match was not fished in the greatest of conditions for the eighteen Senior Fed Members who booked in for the years event, with wind gust approaching 30 mph, and rain to greet the start of the match and typically again at the finish for the weigh in. Old Wood Lake has been reduced in size and restocked with carp up to 3lbs, Small Tench & Barble. The winner on the day was Midland A.S. member John Rick fishing Maggot over Hemp short from peg 6 for a fine net of fish weighing 115 lbs - 12 ozs. Second place was taken by another Midland A.S. member Gary Smith also fishing maggot from peg 11 weighing 67 .lbs - 04 ozs. Third place was taken by Dave Briggs another Midland A.S.member from peg 19 fishing maggot weighing in 67 lbs - 01 ozs. Fourth place Chris Shaw Midland A.S. peg 8. 62 lbs - 08 ozs. Fifth place Pete Warren Notts Castle A.C. peg 18. 61 lbs - 01 ozs. Sixth place Martin Lacey Midland A.S. peg 17. 60 lbs - 07 ozs. The Federation would like to say thanks to Portland Water Lakes for their hospitality on the day and we hope all the Seniors who fished the match enjoyed the fishing despite the poor weather. RESULTS OF ROUND SIX OF THE WINTER LEAGUE. The final round of this seasons League was fished on Sunday March 17th on the London Road match Length, and despite the appalling wind which at times came from all directions, add to that the Sleet and Snow showers and all in all it was not ideal conditions, the weights were excellent with fish being taken from all over the match length which was pleasing after the amount of rain and gale type conditions we have received in the area this week. Taking the Honours on the day was Coalville based Simon Harper, who drew a peg just down stream of the County Road Bridge, fishing Bread Punch at 8 metres and Hemp short Simon put a fine net of Roach together weighing in at 10 lbs - 14 ozs. Second place was taken by Ian Foulds who drew the end upstream peg in the Bay above the County Road Bridge, fishing Pinkies he caught steadily all match Roach and Perch to finish with 10 lbs - 03 ozs Third place was taken by Stu McLellan who drew the upstream end peg for the third time in the series and after a terrible first three hours which produced a Pike of around 10 lbs [which was witnessed] he had little to show for his efforts, a switch to Hemp paid dividends which saw him finish with 8lbs - 13 ozs of mainly Roach. There were no dry nets on the day and to finish the series with a good set of results on the day which augers well for Clubs who have booked on the water and Pleasure Anglers too. TOP EIGHT ON THE DAY. TOP THREE IN THE LEAGUE. A Big Round of Thanks to Gary Smith who organised the Winter League, we hope to see you all next November 3rd for the first Match of the 2019 Winter League Series. WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 5 Federation Winter League Match Report for Round Five Sunday February 17th 2019.
Despite an improvement in the weather conditions the Canal was in a mean mood
for the latest round of the League, it was running clearer and there was a
noticeable drop in the Water Temperature, the brighter sunnier conditions also
did not help on the day, causing the fish to shoal up in certain areas. First on the day was Match Organiser Gary Smith [ Midland A.S. ] who took
6lbs – 14ozs to the scales from a peg at the upstream end of the Tins Section,
Gary caught two Perch for 5 lbs, plus some Roach on Maggot. Second place went to Rob Sheriff [ Midland A.S. ] taking a fine all Roach
weight on Punch, from a peg on the Narrows at the top of the Match Length
weighing 5 lbs – 01 ozs. Third place was secured by Ian Foulds [ East Leake Est’s. A.C. ] from a peg
in the Bay above the County Road Bridge with a net of Roach & Skimmers
weighing 4 lbs – 13 ozs taken on Punch & Maggot baits.
TOP EIGHT ON THE DAY.
CLUB LBS.. OZS.
1] GARY SMITH MIDLAND A.S. 6 .14. 2] ROB SHERIFF MIDLAND A.S. 5 .01. 3] IAN FOULDS EAST LEAKE A.C. 4.13. 4] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 4 .06. 5] SIMON HARPER NOTTS CASTLE A.C. 4. 00. 6] JOHN SIMPSON MIDLAND A.S. 3.00. 7] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 2 12. 8] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND A.S. 2 02.
LEAGUE TO DATE.
1] GARY SMITH. 6 PTS. 2] ROB SHERIFF. 8 PTS. 3] CLIVE WILLIAMS. 9 PTS. 4] STU MCLELLAN. 10 PTS. 5] SIMON HARPER 11PTS. 6] PETE TOMLINSON 12PTS.
Despite the drop in weights on the day once again there were no dry
nets. Round Six of the League will be fished on Sunday March 17th with an 8am
Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane, fishing 9-30 am till 2-30 pm. All Pools
paid out in the Navigation after the Match. FOURTH ROUND OF THE FEDERATION WINTER LEAGUE. Round four of the League was fished today Sunday February 3rd on the London Road Match Length. The conditions were not ideal with a strong cold south westerly wind bowing up & in up the whole match length. There was a distinct lack of colour in the water, the water temperature was typically arctic causing the fish to shoal up in pockets over the match length. Taking the Honours on the day was Clive Wiliams, Second place was secured by Club Mate Pete Tomlinson who drew in the Bay above County Road Bridge, also fishing Punch & later Pinkie hook baits he had a decent net of Skimmers & Roach weighing in at 11 lbs - 01 oz. Third place was taken by Simon Harper [ Notts Castle A.C.] also drawn in the Bay fishing a variety of baits, Punch, Caster & Hemp taking a net of Roach to the scales weighing 8 lbs - 9 oz. 4] Rob Sherriff Midland A.S. 4lbs - 6 oz. LEAGUE TO DATE. Round Five to be fished Sunday February 17th with an 8am Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane, Pools paid out in the pub after the match. THIRD ROUND OF THE WINTER LEAGUE. Sunday December 9th was Round Three of the Winter League fished on the London Road match length. Once again the weather has been kind us despite the mid week rain there has been no frosts just strong gusting winds which hampered presentation at times. There was a slight tinge of colour which dropped out as the match progressed, a drop in the water temperature which meant a drop in the weights overall. If you managed to draw in a favoured area there were fish to be caught, whilst there were no dry nets most anglers found it difficult to keep a steady flow of fish through the match. First on the day was Chris Shaw [Midland A.S.] who drew a peg which has started to produce some good weights in the Bay above the County Road Bridge , fishing mainly caster he caught a fine net of Roach & Perch to finish with 9lbs - 3ozs. Second place was taken by Simon Harper [Nott's Castle A.C.] also drawn in the Bay just below Chris fishing caster & hemp hook baits also caught Roach & Perch to finish just shy of first place with 8lbs - 15ozs, Third place was secured by Rob Sherriff [Midland A.S.] who despite loosing 3 sections of pole during one of the strong gusts put together a nice net of Roach taken on caster from a peg just above the Meadow Lane Hump Back Bridge. 4] Gary Smith [Midland A.S.] 6lbs -10 1/2ozs. 5] Stu McLellan [Nott's Castle A.C.] 6lbs - 8 1/2ozs. 6] John Simpson [Midland A.S.] 6lbs - 05ozs. 7] George Elliot [ Nott's Castle A.C.] 5lbs - 10ozs. 8] Pete Tomlinson [Midland A.S. 5lbs - 8 1/2ozs. Round 4 of the Winter League Sunday February 4th with an 8am Draw at the Navigation Meadow Lane, all Pools paid out in the Pub after the Match. SECOND ROUND RESULT OF THE WINTER LEAGUE 18/11/18 Sunday November 18th was Round Two of the Federation Winter
League on the Nottingham Beeston Canal, once again the weather had been kind to
us no overnight frost but the canal was running clearer than for Round One which
is indicated by a slight drop in the weights. The forecasted strong North
Easterly wind did not appear as the forecast predicted it would be very gusty
which was good news for all the field as it can make certain pegs very tricky to
present the bait. First on the day was Match Organiser Gary Smith [Midland A.S.] who drew a
favoured peg on the Narrows that came in second on Round One fishing Caster
& Maggot baits he caught steadily all match taking Roach & Perch to
weigh in 12lb – 10oz. Second place was secured by Pete Tomlinson [Midland A.S.] who drew a peg in
the Narrows fishing Bread Punch & Maggot baits caught Roach & Skimmers
steadily to finish with 7lb – 10oz. Third place was secured by the Reigning Champion John Simpson [Midland
A.S.] who drew in the Bay above the County Road Bridge once again fishing Caster
& Maggot caught mainly Perch from a peg that does not often feature in the
results weighing in 7lb – 5oz. Round Three of the Winter League is on Sunday December 9th with an 8 am
Draw at the Navigation Pub, by Notts County Football Ground, all Pools paid out
in the Pub after the match.
TOP EIGHT RESULTS ON THE DAY. NAME.
CLUB. LBS. OZS. 1] GARY SMITH MIDLAND A.S.
12 10. 2] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S.
7 10. 3] JOHN SIMPSON MIDLAND A.S.
7 05. 4] DAVE BRIGGS MIDLAND A.S.
6 08. 5] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND A.S.
6 04. 5] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND A.S.
6 04. 7] SIMON HARPER NOTT’S CASTLE A.C.
6 03. 8] STU MCLELLAN NOTT’S CASTLE A.C.
5 06.
FIRST ROUND RESULT OF THE WINTER LEAGUE. 4/11/18 The first round of the Fed, Winter League was fished on the London Road Match length of the canal on Sunday November 4th, over the last couple of weeks the canal has suffered from the drop in temperatures but for the first round match it had its Sunday Best Hat on, producing some good weights from all over the length, which was a bonus for Match Organiser Gary Smith who had a few sleepless nights leading up to the match thinking weights would be well down. Any fears he had were displaced as the Weigh Boards came in. First on the day was Stu McLellan [ Nott's Castle A.C. ] who drew a favoured peg in the Bay above County Road Bridge, recently the peg has not produced its best, however feeding caster & hemp Stu finished up with a fine net of Roach & Perch weighing 17 lbs - 12 ozs taken down the peg on single & double caster with a few fish on Pinkie late in the match. Second Place was secured by Clive Williams [ Midland A.S. ] from a peg on the Narrows fishing single & double maggot over groundbait Clive took mainly Roach & Perch, however he did snare one the canals elusive Tench which went 4 lbs along with a bonus Perch to weigh 14 lbs - 8 ozs. Third place went to Match Organiser Gary Smith [ Midland A.S. ] on the coldest peg on the length, directly above the County Road Bridge fishing Maggot he caught all match taking Roach & Perch to weigh in 8 lbs 11 ozs. 1) Stu Mcllellan Notts Castle AC 17.2.0 2)Clive Williams Midland 14.8. 3) Gary Smith, Midland 8-11-0 4] Chris Shaw Midland A.S. 7 - 15 - 8. 5] Pete Tomlinson Midland A.S. 7 - 03 - 8. Round Two is Sunday November 18th, with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane, all Pools paid out in the Pub after the match. Tuesday Evening Open 30/7/18 After Monday night's overnight rain the Trent was carrying some extra fresh
water for this evening's match. The level was slightly up and the flow was
pushing harder than normal but there wasn't any colour to the water. After weeks
of low water levels but good catches the 11 anglers that attended had mixed
feelings about how the fish would respond. Those that were optomistic were
proved right as 6 double figure weights and a lowest weight in excess of 5lb
demonstrated.
Winner tonight was Tony Marshall (Shakespeare ) with a net of hemp and
maggot caught dace and roach from peg 19. Tony's weight of 13lb 10oz came on
pole at 11m in 3ft of water on a 4x10 rig.
Runner up was Nicky Moss ( Drennan Leicester ) fishing from peg 8. Nicky
caught mainly dace to 6oz on maggot over balled in groundbait and was kept busy
all evening with a bite every cast to finish agonisingly short with 13lb
2oz.
3rd place went to Simon Heaton (matchman supplies ) fishing from peg 15.
Simon had a net of quality dace and roach but also included a huge perch of 3lb
in his 12lb 6oz weight.
4th placed Jim Clayton ( Matchman supplies ) fished pole and maggot over
groundbait from peg 20 for a total weight of 11lb 8oz.
The secret pairs prize was claimed by Jim Clayton and Tony Marshall with a
combined weight of 25lb 2oz from Nicky Moss and Dave Clayton on 24lb 5oz.
As a consequence of the venue fishing so well the anglers that attended
tonight all wanted to include one final match so there will be another match
next Tuesday and once again it will be held at Clifton Bridge. Draw 5pm under
the bridge. Tuesday evening open 23/7/18
TUESDAY
JUNE 20th EVENING OPEN MATCH RESULT. Federation Winter League 26/3/17. Final Round The canal returned to something like its very best form, the weights of fish caught will indicate why this canal must be the best inner city canal for fishing in the country, certainly in the Midlands. Whilst not all the field made double figures which were needed even for a section win I don’t think any angler left disappointed by the the fish he caught on the day. First on the day from a peg on the Narrows Section was Match Organiser Gary Smith, who took a mixed net of fish to the scales all taken on Maggot for 23 lbs – 11 ozs, In Second place was Mr Canal Clive Williams fishing Caster from just below the Willows Bridge taking a mixed bag to the scales weighing 16 lbs – 9 ozs. Third place was taken by Chris Shaw drawn just up stream of Meadow Lane Hump Back Bridge fishing Bread Punch and Caster baits weighing in 16 lbs – 00 ozs of Roach and Skimmers. The canal produced a great days fishing for all the field the back up weights would have done many canals proud on another day.
lbs oz
WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 5 Round five of the Federation Winter League was fished on Sunday February 19th, we moved the pegs about a little in view of the disappointing results witnessed in the previous match, the canal had been on the Tow Path leading up to the match with little flow taking place strange conditions really the colour of the water pointed to the fact that it was carrying a lot of snowy salty water from the recent bad weather we witnessed in the Derbyshire Peaks. First on the day was the Clive Williams a canal wizard and good at the Draw Bag to boot, he took a mixed net to the scales weighing 11lbs – 10ozs taken on mainly Punch and Caster baits from the upstream end pegs. Second place fell to Dave Hillyard with a mixed bag weighing 7lbs – 11ozs taken on Punch & Maggot. Lou Nightingale came in third place with a mixed net weighing 6lbs – 5ozs taken on Maggot & Pinkies. The top five weight were taken from pegs at the top of London Road, which we do not usually include in the matches. RESULTS ON THE DAY. LBS. OZS. 1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 11 10. 2] DAVE HILLYARD POWER GEN. 7 11. 3] LOU NIGHTINGALE MIDLAND A.S. 6 05. 4] MICK EDGE NOTTS CASTLE A.C. 5 12. 5] RICHARD TURNER MIDLAND A.S. 3 13. 6] JOHN SIMPSON NOTTS CASTLE A.C. 3 10. LEAGUE TO DATE. POINTS, 1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 24. 2] RICHARD TURNER MIDLAND A.S. 24. 3] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND A.S. 18. 3] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 18. 3] MICK EDGE NOTTS CASTLE A.C. 18. 6] DAVE HILLYARD POWER GEN. 17. If there is a Tie on Points after Round Six the Final League Table will be decided on Weight. Round Six will be fished on Sunday March 19th with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub Meadow Lane. WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 4 The fourth round of the League was fished on a the canal yesterday Sunday February 5th, the Canal was pulling hard on the day and was carrying salt water from all the Grit being spread on the roads due to the recent frosty conditions, whilst there were no blanks in a strong field weights were very much down from the last round before Xmas, with most of the field struggling to catch fish in any numbers. The top three weights on the day came from the noted pegs on the length that always tend to hold fish. TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
The top six reflects how close the league is and with two matches left to fish almost all the dozen anglers are in with a chance of a top six finish. Next match is on Sunday February 19th with an 8 am Draw at The navigation Pub, Meadow Lane. Winter League Round 3. Yesterday saw Round Three of the Nottingham Federation Winter
League fished on the London Road Length of the Nottingham Canal, despite a big
drop in the water temperature due in part to the heavy rain fall on Saturday the
venue still managed to produce some very good weights with most of them being
made up with Roach taken on a variety of baits. First on the day was the evergreen Clive Williams who drew
well once again with a peg just above the Hump Back Bridge at Meadow Lane,
taking a fine net of mainly Roach on Punch and Caster to finish with 11 lbs
11ozs. Second place went to Richard Turner drawn in the Bay above the County
Road Bridge, fishing Pinkie and Maggot over Ground Bait taking an all Roach net
to the scales for 11 lbs 2 ozs. In third place from the peg above Turner, Chris
Shaw made it a Midland A.S. top three taking a fine net of Roach caught on
Caster weighing in 9 lbs 1 1/2 ozs. There were no dry nets with most of the
field taking between 4 and 5 Lbs of fish, the canal is still fishing really well
so with the Xmas holiday period approaching there is some cracking sport to be
had for the price of Day Ticket which is great value at just £4-00. TOP SIX ON THE DAY. 1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 11 11. 2] RICHARD TURNER MIDLAND A.S. 11 02. 3] CHRIS SHAW MIDLANDA.S. 09 11/2. 4] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 08 07. 5] DAVE BRIGGS MIDLAND A.S. 08 05. 6] PETE BROUGH NOTTM. DEAF. 06 11/2. Next match in the series is Sunday February 5th 2017, with
an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane.
Winter League Round 2 Despite a change in the weather conditions for the worst with heavy overnight rain and a severe drop in the air and water temperatures aided by a strong North Easterly Wind the canal still managed to produce some decent weights for the conditions on the day for Round Two of the Federation Winter League. For the second match of the series Richard Turner had the golden hand in the draw bag drawing in a favoured area two pegs away from his last draw in the first round, once again his favourite method of fishing Pinkies over Ground Bait produced the Fish on the day taking a net of mainly small Roach to the scales to finish with 7 lbs 15 ozs. In second place from a peg just beneath the County Road Bridge Pete Tomlinson fishing Pinkie & Maggot Hook Baits took a catch of Roach & Skimmers to the scales weighing 6 lbs 6 ozs. Clive Williams secured third place with another all Roach catch from a peg at the top of the Bay weighing in 6 lbs 3 ozs. Yet again in horrible conditions the Canal produced some excellent returns with no dry nets on the day. TOP SIX ON THE DAY. 1] RICHARD TURNER MIDLAND A.S. 7 15. If your Club or Association wish to book a match on the canal or any of our other waters please contact our Water Booking Secretary Paul Warwick on 0115 8089232 or paulwarwick61@gmail.com Next round of the Winter League is Sunday December 11th with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane. Winter League round 1 Result fished 6/11/16 Sunday November 6th saw the first round of the Federation Canal Winter League fore this season a strong field of anglers booked into this years series and once again the canal proved what a great stretch of water it is, despite a drop in temperatures and a strong Northerly wind blowing down stream, with the colour dropping out despite the unusually heavy boat traffic on the day the weights would have graced many a match. At the price of a £4-00 Day Ticket it has to be worth visiting if its Roach & Skimmer fishing you get your angling fix from but beware of the Traffic Wardens during the working week, do your parking space homework before visiting. First on the day from a peg below the Willows Bridge on the Tins was Richard Turner who fished Maggot & Pinkie over ground bait for a mixed net of Roach & Skimmers weighing 19 lbs –14 ozs. In second place from the same area was Mick Edge with 9 lbs – 2 ozs of caster caught Roach & Skimmers. Third place was taken by Pete Tomlinson drawn in the Bay above the County Road Bridge with a mixed net of Roach & Skimmers plus a bonus Perch weighing 7 lbs – 13 ozs taken on maggot. The match was overall was a really close affair all the way down the field as the top six weights indicate. The next Round is on Sunday November 20th with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Pub, on Meadow Lane. TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
Open Match 15/10/2016 Open match result fished on the Viaducts on 15/10/16. 13 fished the river today, the river was in fine form and it has fished really well.
Open Match 10/9/2016 The latest open match was fished yesterday on the viaducts and the weights were good but attendance was down due to recent problems with pleasure anglers.
1. D Jones 22lb Perch on flat float P32
2. S Raynor 16lb Roach on stick P22
3. A Starkey 15lb 2 Bream and a few perch flat float and feeder P3
4. H Clapham 14lb Roach on wag P18
5. S Heaton 13lb Roach on wag and pole P30
6. A White 10lb Roach on wag and pole P10
Ten fished
Next match 15 Oct
Senior Citizens match 2016 Thursday the 4th August was the Federations annual Senior Citizens Match
fished this year at Aldercar Lane Fishery, Aldercar. twenty anglers fished on
the day and all enjoyed the day out special thanks should go to Pete Thexton,
the proprietor for making us all very welcome and allowing us to have Railway
and Acorn Lake for the match and also a big thank you to Dynamite Baits for the
Goody Bags to each angler fishing, it was a very nice gesture and finally thanks
to all those who joined us on the day next year bring a friend providing he is a
member.
The only down side was that the weather could not see its way
clear to behave its self for the duration of the match better luck next year on
that front is needed. On the day former Trentman veteran Roy Toulson led the way
with a level 67 lbs of carp taken on banded pellet on Acorn Lake. Second place
was taken by Bob Bent on Railway Lake weighing 57 lbs - 15 ozs of mainly Carp.
Third place Alan Hatton Federation President on Acorn Lake weighing 55 lb - 04
ozs in a mixed bag of Carp and Silver Fish.
Once again many thanks to all those who took the time to
support the match, we look forward to meeting again next year and don’t forget
to bring a mate along.
OPEN MATCH RESULT 23/7/16 Although there were problems with pleasure anglers the match produced some good weights. Winner Tony Marshall, Shakespeare weighed 19lb 8oz of quality Roach on Hemp plus a bonus 2lb Eel on worm. Second placed England International Steve Hemmingray, Drennan weighed 10lb 12oz made up of mainly Dace on waggler and maggot plus some bonus Perch on worm. Nigel Bull, Derby was third with 10lb 2oz mixed bag of Dace, Roach and Perch on pole and running line. Fourth placed Neil Fisher, Bottesford weighed 8lb 8oz of Roach on hemp plus Perch and Dace. There were plenty of 6 to 8lb backing weights of mainly Roach and Dace. Next match Saturday 6th August. Book on with Matchman Supplies. 0115 9813834 Open Match Result 9/7/2016 The Matchman Supplies Notts Fed Open has fished well today on a rising
river at Radcliffe Viaducts after heavy rain before the match. Winner Dan
Varney, Drennan weighed 35lb 2oz of Bream (x7) plus a few decent Perch on pole
and flat float. Stable mate Steve Hemingray, Drennan came close with 30lb 13oz,
3 Bream plus big Perch also on pole and flat float. Third was Neil Pitfield,
Drennan Leicester with 19lb 9oz of silver fish plus 2 Bream on long pole. Fourth
David Clayton with 17lb 14oz - 3 Bream on feeder plus silver fish on pole. Fifth
with 16lb 1oz was Tony Marshall, Shakespeare - 2 Bream and some big Perch on
pole feeder.
There were good back up weights on running line - stick float and waggler -
with 4 weights between 10 and 12lb.
Next match Saturday 23rd July
Draw at Poppy and Pint, Lady Bay at 9.00 am
Good breakfast from 8.15
Book on with Matchman Supplies 0115 9813834 Open Match Result. Match fished 18/6/16 at Radcliffe Viaducts River in flood with 5 foot of extra water on 1st Pete Wills, Leicester 17lb 8oz 2nd Neil Fisher, Bottesford 8lb 13oz 3rd Wayne Swinscoe, Drennan 8lb 8oz 4th Stu Raynor, Matchman Supplies 7lb 2oz Winner caught 4 Bream and a few silver fish on pole feeder off peg 16. Neil Fisher had 2 Bream and some silver fish on pole feeder off peg 43. Wayne Swinscoe caught mainly Dace on short pole and maggot. Stu Raynor had 2 Bream on pole feeder. Winter League Round 6. The last round of the Federation Winter League was fished on the London
Road Match Length of the Nottingham Canal on Sunday March 20th, the conditions
were excellent with the canal carrying a good colour, the water temperature though still suffering from the cold snap of recent days. On the day the Master of the
Canal Clive Williams once again drew a sought after peg on the Tins and fishing
caster took a fine net of Roach to the scales weighing 15 lbs 04 ozs. In second
place from the next peg peg was Richard Turner who weighed 9 lbs 14 ozs of Roach
& Skimmers taken on maggot fishing a Lollipop Float. Third place was taken
by match organiser Garry Smith from a favoured peg just above the Meadow Lane
Hump Back Bridge 7 lbs 11 ozs of Roach & Dace taken on caster & maggot
baits. Once again there were no dry nets and all though the top four weights
were well exceptional on the day the back up weights ensured that it remained a
competitive match through out for the section prizes and points for the final
League placing's.
Although Clive Williams had already won the League after match 5, his win
today cemented the result for him.
TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
LBS. OZS.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND
A.S. 15 04.
2] RICHARD TURNER VICTORIA
TACKLE. 9 14.
3] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND
A.S. 7 11.
4] BOB BENT POWER
GEN. 6 02.
5] MICK EDGE VICTORIA
TACKLE. 4 13.
6] DAVE HILLYARD POWER
GEN. 3 14.
FINAL LEAGUE TABLE.
POINTS.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND
A.S. 34.
2] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND
A.S. 25.
3] MICK EDGE VICTORIA
TACKLE. 24.
4] RICHARD TURNER VICTORIA
TACKLE. 23.
5] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND
A.S. 20.
6] IAN MAC MIDLAND
A.S. 19.
Winter league Round 5 Sunday February 21st saw Round 5 of the Federation Winter League on the London Road
length of the canal, the strong gusting wind made presentation of baits almost
impossible at times, once again the those who were lucky enough to draw the
areas where the fish are shoaled up reaped the rewards. With one match still to
fish Clive Williams has won the league with another great performance from a
sought after peg, taking 11 lbs 10 ozs of Roach caught on Caster & Hemp
baits from a peg just above the Meadow Lane Humpback Bridge. Second place was
taken by match organiser Garry Smith fishing maggot, he took 8 lbs 8 ozs to the
scales despite having his pole blow in. Richard Turner took third place with a
mixed net of fish on Pinkies weighing 6 lbs 9ozs . Once again there were no dry
nets. The last match sees plenty of opportunity for the top ten to fish for
second and third places.
RESULTS ON THE DAY.
LBS. OZS.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S.
11 10.
2] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND A.S.
8 08.
3] RICHARD TURNER GERRY’S.
6 09.
4] JOHN RICK MIDLAND
A.S. 5 11.
5] MICK EDGE VICTORIA TACKLE.
3 11.
6] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND A.S.
3 05.
LEAGUE TO DATE.
POINTS.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND
A.S. 28.
2] MICK EDGE VICTORIA
TACKLE 21.
3] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND
A.S. 19.
4] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND
A.S. 18.
5] RICHARD TURNER
GERRY’S. 18.
6] JOHN RICK MIDLAND
A.S. 16.
The last match of the series is on Sunday March 20th with an 8 am Draw at
The Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane. Winter League Round 4 (Fished 7/2/2016. Sunday February 7th was round four of the Federation Winter League fished
on the London Road length of the Nottingham canal, the conditions were far from
ideal with a strong upstream wind gusting at times severely, with the fish being
shoaled up in pockets a good draw was essential on the day.
Mick Edge took the honours on the day weighing in a mixed net of small
Skimmers, Roach and Dace for 5 lbs 10 ozs on maggot hook bait from a favoured
peg just above the Meadow Lane Hump Back Bridge. Second place went to the
Evergreen Clive Williams, drawn on the Tins fishing Pinkies and Bread Punch he
put together a net of small Roach and Dace, plus one specimen Roach in a fine
net of silver fish weighing 5 lbs 51/2 ozs. Third place went to Dave Hillyard
drawn in the peg above the match winner, fishing Bread Punch weighed 4 lbs 14
ozs taking Roach and Skimmers. There were several mixed nets of nets of 3lbs
plus taken on the Tins section of the match and once again there were no dry
nets in the strong field of anglers.
TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
LBS. OZS. DRMS.
1] MICK EDGE VICTORIA
TACKLE. 5 10 00.
2] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND
A.S. 5 05 08.
3] DAVE HILLYARD POWER GEN
A.C. 4 14 00.
4] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND
A.S. 3 13 08.
5] RICHARD TURNER VICTORIA
TACKLE. 3 12 00.
6] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND
A.S. 3 06
08.
LEAGUE TABLE TOP SIX TO DATE WITH TWO MATCHES TO FISH.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND
A.S. 22 points.
2] MICK EDGE VICTORIA
TACKLE. 17 points.
3] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND
A.S. 16 points.
4] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND
A.S. 15 points.
5] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND
A.S. 15 points.
6] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND
A.S. 14 points.
The league table is very tight and any of the top ten are still well placed
to finish in the top three, which makes for an interesting race to the finish
over the last two matches.
The next match is on Sunday February 21st with an 8 am Draw at Navigation
Pub, Meadow Lane.
Winter League Round 3 (Fished 13/12/2016. Sunday 13th was the latest round of the Federation Winter League fished on the
London Road match length of the canal, despite the drop in temperature and the
persistent rain and drizzle once again the venue lived up to its good name with
a double figure weight taking the honours and no dry nets, it must be one of if
not the best stretch of canal in the east midlands, for those who have not
visited it they are not aware of what they have on their doorsteps, Day Tickets
available on the Bank from the Bailiff at £4-00, definitely worthy of a
visit.
Clive Williams took the honours on the day with a net of mainly Roach up to
10 ozs taken on Hemp, Caster & Maggot taking 12 lbs 15 ozs to the scales
from a peg just upstream of the Meadow Lane Humpback Bridge. Stu McLellan took
second place fro a favoured peg on the reliable Tins section of the canal, in
recent matches the Tins have produced the winning weight but to day had to
settle for second and third places. Stu weighed 8 lbs 2 ozs of Caster caught
Roach & Dace. Third place went to Chris Shaw who was at the next peg
weighing in 7 lbs 11 ozs of Roach & Dace also taken on Caster.
The next match in the series is on Sunday February 7th 2016, with an 8 am
Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane.
TOP SIX ON THE
DAY.
LBS. OZS.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 12 15.
2] STU McLELLAN NOTTS. CASTLE. 8 02.
3] CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND A.S. 7 11.
4] MICK EDGE VICTORIA TACKLE. 6 04.
5] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 5 11.
6] DAVE HILLYARD. NOTTS. CASTLE. 5 08.
Winter League round 2 (Fished 22/11/2015) Yesterday was the second round of the Federation Winter League fished on
the London Road match length of the Nottingham Beeston canal, as in round one
you needed to draw a peg in Section Two to win the match currently the fish are
residing in the Bay and the Tins length above the County Road Bridge. Section
One from Meadow Lane Hump Bridge to below County Road Bridge whilst holding
plenty of small Roach, Perch, Dace & the odd Skimmer does not provide the
quality fish showing above the Bridge.
Taking the honours was match organiser Garry Smith from a peg in the middle
of the Tins length, fishing maggot & feeding small balls of ground bait he
put together a net of Skimmers & Perch weighing 16 lbs 4 ozs. Second place
went to club mate Pete Tomlinson drawn in the Bay above the Bridge fishing
maggot he caught Roach & Skimmers to weigh in 10 lbs 6 ozs. Third place was
taken on the next peg by another club mate Clive Williams fishing caster he put
together a net of quality Roach & dace weighing 9 lbs 2 ozs. As a
comparison the best weight in Section One below the County Road Bridge was 4
lbs 14 ozs. so the section to draw at present is Section Two.
Next Match Round Three is on December 13th with an 8 am draw at the
Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane.
TOP SIX ON THE
DAY.
LBS OUNCES
1] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND A.S.
16 04.
2] PETE TOMLINSON :: :: ::
10 06.
3] CLIVE WILLIAMS :: :: ::
09 02.
4] MICK EDGE VICTORIA TACKLE.
06 08.
5] IAN MAC MIDLAND A.S.
04 14.
6] STU McLELLAN NOTT’S CASTLE.
04 11.
Winter League round 1 (Fished 1/11/2015) Sunday was the first round of the Federation Winter League and all six
matches will be fished on the London Road Match Length of the Nottingham /
Beeston Canal. On the day despite the amount of rain that had fallen the canal
was carrying very little colour which did not help the cause of an eighteen
strong field. Just like last seasons League the area of the canal to draw proved
to be the Bay and the Tins length above the County Road Bridge. The length above
above the Hump Back Meadow Lane Bridge saw most of the field struggling to put
fish in the net on a regular basis, but hopefully as they move down the length
as the series progress that will change.
Taking the honours from a favoured peg in the Bay above County Road Bridge
was Rob Sherriff weighing in 8lbs – 03ozs of Skimmers & Roach taken mainly
on maggot. Second place went to Pete Tomlinson drawn higher up the canal on the
Tins stretch weighing in 7lbs – 10 ozs of Skimmers taken on maggot over ground
bait. Third place went to Richard Turner with a mixed net net of small Roach,
Dace & Perch taken on maggot weighing 7 lbs – 8ozs from the next peg
Tomlinson.
TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
LB. OZS. DRMS.
1] ROB SHERRIFF MIDLAND A.S.
8 03 00.
2] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 7 10 00.
3] RICHARD TURNER GERRY’S. 7 08 00.
4] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S.
7 05 08.
5] BOB BYRNE NOTT’S CASTLE A.C.
6 14 00.
6] LOU NIGHTINGALE MIDLAND A.S. 6 04 00.
Next match is Sunday November 22nd, with an 8 am draw at the Navigation
Public House, Meadow Lane. Open Match Result (8/8/15) 30 fished,numbers were down a bit due to the first division
national,at this latest fixture the river conditions were poor very low and
clear but it didn't stop Shakespeare's Tony Marshall drawn peg 33 ,dismissing
his usual hemp tactics in favour of long pole chopped worm he amassed 17lb 13oz
of perch and eels for his third win in four matches.Runner-up Nigel Bull balled
it with groundbait on the long pole,later switching to waggler and maggot for a
level 15lb of roach.Third off peg 45 was Nicky Moss again fishing groundbait and
long pole for 10lb 14oz of roach and dace. Senior Citizens and Disabled match result. The match was fished this year on
Railway Lake at Aldercar Lane Fishery, near Langley Mill, this is a new venue
for the Seniors Match & those fishing were not disappointed in the change of
venue, Pete Thexton the proprietor made all the anglers welcome with an
excellent Breakfast on offer for those choosing to take advantage. First place on the day fishing banded pellet was Golden Oldie Roy Toulson former
Trentman when the Federation ruled the waterways of England & Europe,
fishing to the island & down the side he weighed in 66lbs – 02ozs of Carp +
a few Sliver fish. Second place was taken by Ian Parfrement {Calverton Colliery A.C.} with a
fine net of all Carp weighing 62lbs – 11ozs, taken on pellet fishing to the
island & down the side. Third place went to Federation President Alan Hatton {Power Gen A.C.} with a weight of 41lbs –
03ozs of mainly Carp taken on Paste fishing down the track. Fourth place was taken by Garry Smith (Midland)A.S.} with a mixed net of
fish weighing 37lbs – 41/2ozs. taken on Banded Pellet.Fifth was Dave Hillyard (Powergen) weighing 29lbs – 15ozs and completing the frame was Pete Tomlinson (Midland)26lbs – 03ozs. All who fished enjoyed the day, the only black spot was two anglers who had booked in failed to turn up without letting us know. Evening Open Result for 28/7/15. Once again the viaducts section came up with goods for the anglers on
Tuesday evening despite carrying 8 inches of extra water.
1st was the in form (Matchman Supplies) angler, Wayne Truman, with another
outstanding all Roach catch of 15lb 14oz containing samples to over 1lb. Wayne
fished peg 3 and caught on Tares at 8m.
2nd was Stu Raynor (Matchman Supplies ) with another fabulous net of Hemp
caught Roach going 13lb 6oz from peg 10 at 13m.3rd as Neil Pitfield ( Drennan Leicester Sensas ). Fishing from peg 11 he
caught Dace and Roach on stick and Maggot for another double figure catch on the
night of 12lb 8oz. In 4th place was Dave Limbert (Matchman Supplies ) with 8lb of Roach and
Dace on stick and maggot from peg 3.
Next week will be the last match of the summer series as the nights are
drawing in sharply now and many of the regulars are away on holiday,. It is not
expected that the attendances will improve when they return as the evenings
are drawing in. The last match will be a pairs match with the anglers drawn into
pairs rather than anglers having to find a partner and decided on a points basis
with weight coming into it in the event of a tie. Despite being a pairs match it
is still open for those that just want to fish as an individual.
To Book in please contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 / 0115
9140210.
Last round of the evening summer league. On a breezy night the 15 anglers that turned up for the last round of the
matchman supplies/Notts fed. summer league were treated to a roach bonanza on
the viaducts section. 1st with an outstanding weight of 13lb 14oz was Wayne
Truman ( matchman supplies ) who caught roach to 1lb at 13m on hemp and tares
from peg 10. He caught straight from the start on a .5 gramme rig alternating
between hemp, tare and maggot on the hook. 2nd from next peg 11 was match stalwart Wayne Swinscoe ( Drennan ) who
fished pole at 13m using maggot over groundbait for a cracking net of roach and
dace to 8oz going 11lb 5oz.3rd was Clive Fletcher ( matchman supplies ) with an all roach catch of 9lb
9oz from peg 4 caught on stick float and caster,4th placed neil pitfield ( Drennan Leicester Sensas ) had a mixed net of
fish from peg 8 which included 2 large 2lb perch amongst roach and dace on
waggler and maggot going 8lb 10oz It was particularly pleasing to see the river responding to a variety of
methods and it is expected that the remaining matches will just keep getting
better and better. The league was close right up to the very last match with the top 4 all
within 4lb and with the weights improving every week it was all to play for.
Match winner Wayne Truman ( matchman supplies ) took the honours following his
excellent performance on the night with a combined 4 match weight total of a
level 38lb winning £60 plus a tackle voucher. Despite leading the series since the second round Neil Pitfield ( Drennan
Leicester Sensas ) faced a battle to stay in top spot but had to be satisfied
with second place just holding off Wayne Swinscoe ( Drennan ) 34lb 10oz to 34lb
3oz. Despite being the last match of the summer evening league there will still
be further matches for the next few weeks. To book in contact matchman supplies
on 0115 9813834 /0115 9140210.
Round six evening open match results. The Roach have now taken up residence on the water which is great news for all float anglers Waggler, Stick float plus pole, all these methods guaranteed to bring the Red Fins to the net, with either Hemp, Tares or just the humble Maggot as hook bait. Twelve Anglers fished the latest match and once again they were not left disappointed. 1st Neil Pitfield 28 lbs ----- 05 ozs. The next match is Tuesday July 21st, to Book in please contact Tim Aplin at Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 / 9140210. Forth Evening open Match Result. Round Four evening open match results. The Roach have now taken up residence on the water which is great news for all float anglers Waggler, Stick float plus pole, all these methods guaranteed to bring the Red Fins to the net, with either Hemp, Tares or just the humble Maggot as hook bait. Twelve Anglers fished the latest match and once again they were not left disappointed. 1st Neil Pitfield 28 lbs ----- 05 ozs. The next match is Tuesday July 21st, to Book in please contact Tim Aplin at Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 / 9140210 Round Two Saturday Float Only Opens. Sat 11th July Shakespeare's Tony Marshall continued his great form to win this match with 20lb 8oz of Roach on pole and hemp. Second was Rob Quinn, Shakespeare with 13lb 10oz of Roach on both stick float and waggler and maggot. Sean Ashby, Sensas was third with 10lb 6oz on the same methods. Harvey Clapham completed the main list with 9lb 9oz on waggler and maggot. There were good backing weights with the sections won with an average of 8lb. Next match Sat 25th July. Book on with Matchman Supplies. Third Evening Open Result The glorious weather and bright sunshine did not knock the recent good start to the new seasons Tuesday evening matches on the head, in fact it appears to have encouraged the Roach on the Viaducts to go on a feeding spree which is what this water has been noted for in recent years. The warm weather is forecast to continue for the for see able future, which could the next few weeks could see some cracking Roach catches for all the anglers fishing this water. In Fifth place Simon Heaton, [Matchman Supplies], weighing in 5 lb – 1 ozs of Hemp caught Roach from peg 14. 1 Neil Pitfield 19 Lb ---- 4 ozs. Next Match Tuesday July 7th to Book in contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 9140210. Round one Saturday Float Only Opens 40 anglers fished this opening match of a series of 6 float only matches on the Trent at Radcliffe Viaducts. Veteran Terry Dorman rolled back the years to win with 11lb 8oz. The bulk of the catch consisted of a Barbel weighing 10lb 8oz, which he skilfully landed on light stick float tackle. Mark Godfrey was second with 10lb 13oz of Roach and Dace on waggler and maggot. Dave Limbert was third with 10lb 9oz of Roach and Dace on stick float and maggot. Matt Hall was fourth with 6lb of Roach and Dace on stick float. A notable capture was England international Simon Wilsmore's Brown Trout, weighing a staggering 8lb 8oz. Unfortunately for Simon Trout don't count!
The venue showed good promise for a successful series, although the hot bright conditions were not ideal and kept weights down. The next match is on Saturday 11th July. Draw at Poppy and Pint at 9.15 am. To book on phone Tim Aplin at Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834. Places are filling fast.
Senior Citizens Match. There are a few places left for the above match which will take place on the 30th of July at Aldercar Fishery. Any one whishing to book a place should contact Brian Cross on 01159275980. Viaducts Evening Open Series. Match Two Result. Perfect weather conditions greeted the nineteen strong field for the second of the Nottingham Federation Tuesday evening Open Matches on the Radcliffe Viaducts Fishery on the River Trent. On a near perfect river Clive Fletcher, [Matchman Supplies} took the Honours with 8 lb -- 8 ozs of Roach to to 6 ozs on Pole fished Hemp from peg 14 winning him £127 for three hours work. Second place was taken by match organiser Neil Pitfield, [Drennan Leicester Sensas] for the second week running Neil was left cursing his luck with lost fish that cost him the match, fishing Waggler & maggot he took Roach & Perch to finish with 7 lb – 11 ozs one Perch weighing in at a lb from peg 42, but it was the three Big Billy’s he lost that cost him dearly. Third place was taken by “The Young” Lee Morley, [Drennan Leicester Sensas] fishing Stick Float & maggot from peg 40 he took Dace steadily all match to weigh 5 lb – 11 ozs. Fourth place was taken by Nick Moss, [Drennan Leicester Sensas} he drew peg 32 took a Perch of 2lbs plus some bits to weigh in 4 lb – 3 ozs. Fifth place was taken by Stan Piecha fishing Stick Float & maggot finished with a mixed net of Roach & Dace weighing 3 lb 14 ozs. Sixth place was taken by Wayne Swinscoe [Dennan} taking a mixed net weighing 3 lb 12 ozs. Another good turn out for the second match in the series really enjoyed the evening & cannot wait for next Tuesday June 30th for the next match. To Book in or for Information contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 / 9140210. Viaducts Evening Open Series. Match One Result. The first match in this seasons series of eight Tuesday Evening Open
Matches on the Federations Radcliffe Viaducts Fishery took place on the opening
evening of the new season last night, after four months of hard work on the
water, re siting pegs cutting back trees & bushes, the laying of a new track
behind the pegs with a parking bay at each peg, the water was put to the test by
a seventeen strong field field for the first match. Neither the anglers who
booked in or the match organisers Neil Pitfield, Wayne Swinscoe or Simon Heaton
were disappointed with the result or the turn out for the first match. Which
turned out to be a really close top three weights.
Taking the honours after three hours of fishing was Wayne Truman [Matchman
Supplies], using Waggler & maggot tactics from peg 42, running his float
through to the first buttress of the Viaduct Bridge, he was kept busy all night
with plenty of bites, no fish weighing more than 6 ozs, catching Roach &
Dace steadily to finish with a net of fish weighing 8 lbs – 9 ozs. & £90
first prize on the night for his efforts.
Second place was taken by Golden Oldie Colin Walton [Newark Fed.], fishing
Stick Float & maggot from peg 10, he finished with a nice net of quality
Roach & dace weighing 8lbs -- 7 ozs, he was left ruing many pricked fish
that cost him the win.
Third place was taken by Neil Pitfield weighing 7 lbs – 14ozs [Drennan
Leicester Sensas], fishing Stick Float & Maggot,he caught two Bream plus
some bits from peg 32 but sadly lost two Bream & a Barbel which would have
won him the match.
Fourth place was taken by Garry Smith [Drennan Leicester Sensas] weighing 6
lbs 10 ozs, of Roach & Dace taken on Stick Float & Maggot from peg 40.
Fifth place was taken by Wayne Swinscoe [Drennan], weighing 5 lbs – 12 ozs,
of Roach, Dace & Perch taken on Stick Float & Maggot from peg 36.
Sixth place went to Jim Clayton [Matchman Supplies], weighing 4 lbs – 15
ozs taken on Waggler fished maggot at peg 20.
Seventeen Anglers fished on a river still carrying 6 inches of extra water
after the weekends heavy rain it fished really well, all anglers took fish to
the scales the lowest weight recorded was 2 lbs –14 ozs. Every one agreed it was
a great start to the series which on the evidence of these results will only get
better as the weeks pass.
For further information about the Evening Series & the Saturday Opens
or to book in please contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834 / 9140210. WINTER LEAGUE ROUND SIX. The final round of the Federation Winter League was fished on the London
Road Match Length of the Nottingham canal yesterday, once again it did not
disappoint a strong field had another good days fishing, this canal must be the
best in the country at present with most of the field finishing with respectable
weights.
On the day match organiser Garry Smith took the honours drawing a peg on
the Tins length he took a mixed net weighing 13 lbs – 15 ozs taken on maggot over ground bait. Second place went to Bob
Byrne who caught mainly quality Roach from a peg near the Hump Bridge at the
Meadow Lane end of the length using caster & maggot baits weighing 12 lbs
dead.
Third palce went to Stu McLellan drawn on the Tins next peg to the winner
another mixed net weighing 11 lbs – 15 ozs taken on maggot & caster over
ground bait.
TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
1] GARRY SMITH MIDLAND A.S. 13 LB – 15
OZS.
2] BOB BYRNE VICTORIA TACKLE 12 LB – 00
OZS.
3] STU McLELLAN :: :: ;; ;; 11 LB –
15 OZS. 4] P TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 8LB - 9OZS
5] JOHN RICK VICTORIA TACKLE 6
LB – 13 OZS.
6] CLIVE WILLIAMS ;; ;; ; ; 6 LB
– 09 OZS.
TOP EIGHT IN THE LEAGUE.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 27 PTS.
2] GARRY SMITH ;; ;; ; ; 25
PTS.
2] STU McLELLAN VICTORIA TACKLE 25 PTS.
4] PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 21 PTS.
5] BOB BYRNE VICTORIA TACKLE 19 PTS.
5] RICHARD TURNER GERRYS TACKLE 19 PTS.
6] MICK EDGE VICTORIA TACKLE. 17 PTS.
6] BOB BENT POWER GEN 17 PTS.
Would just like to add many thanks to Garry Smith for running the series
& to all who fished it, see you next season & bring a fellow Fed Member
along with you next time around, not forgetting a special thank you to Leigh
Curtis for his support on the Post Angling Page.
WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 5. Well nice to the Sun in the sky after Sunday not ideal fishing conditions
by a any stretch of the imagination, but the fifth round of the Fed. Winter
League was fished on the London Road Match Length yesterday.
Conditions were not ideal the Canal carrying cold water it had a greyish
tinge of colour & once again if you failed to pull out a peg number on the
Tins Section you were in for a Grueler, it was no so long ago that the Tins were
the Kiss of Death now it is the in place to draw.
Once again Clive Williams the man with the “Golden Hand” took the Honours
weighing in 5 lbs – 15 ozs of Skimmers & Roach taken on Caster. Second place
went to club mate Chris Shaw fishing Caster taking a net of Roach weighing 4 lbs
-- 15 ozs with one Roach weighing in at 1 lb –10 ozs. Third place went to Bob
Byrne with a mixed net of fish once again taken on Caster weighing in at 4 lbs
– 07 ozs. Sadly those drawing in Section One below County Road Bridge struggled
to catch any quality fish & as a result the League Table has really turned
around with some new faces in the top six places.
The final match Round Six will be fished on Sunday march 22nd with an 8 am
Draw at the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane.
RESULTS ON THE DAY.
1} CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S 5 LBS --- 15
OZS.
2} CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND A.S. 4 LBS ---
15 OZS.
3} BOB BYRNE VICTORIA TACKLE. 4 LBS --- 07
OZS.
4} PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 3 LBS --- 06
OZS.
5} STU. McLELLAN VICTORIA TACKLE. 2 LBS --- 03
OZS.
6} BRIAN SANDOM EAST LEAKE A.C. 2 LBS --- 1
0ZS –08 DRMS.
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE.
1] CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 24
PTS.
2] STU McLELLAN VICTORIA TACKLE 20 PTS.
3} GARRY SMITH MIDLAND A.S. 19
PTS.
3] RICHARD TURNER GERRY’S TACKLE 19 PTS.
5} PETE TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 16 PTS.
6} CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND A.S. 15
PTS.
WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 4. Round four of the Winter League was fished on Sunday February 8th on the
London Road Match Length & despite a heavy frost & snow & salt water
in the canal it fished pretty well overall there were no dry nets. The three top
weights came from consecutive pegs on the Tins Section which normally does not
throw up winners but on this occasion the fish were shoaled in that area.
Taking the honours was Clive Williams fishing Bread Punch & Caster
baits to put together a mixed net of Roach & Dace weighing 10 lb – 13 oz.
Second Place was taken by Stu McLellan fishing Caster for 6 lb – 09 oz of mainly
Roach. Third place was taken by Pete Tomlinson who fished Bread Punch &
Maggot to take a mixed net of Roach & Perch weighing 5 lb – 13 oz.
Once again despite the recent cold spell the Canal produced a really good
match for those who turned out on the day & the League is really tight. Next
match is Round five with an 8 am draw as usual at the Navigation Pub, Meadow
Lane.
TOP SIX ON THE DAY.
1} CLIVE WILLIAMS
MIDLAND A.S. 10 – 13.
2} STU McLELLAN
VICTORIA TACKLE. 6 – 09.
3} PETE TOMLINSON
MIDLAND A.S. 5 – 13.
4} MICK
EDGE VICTORIA TACKLE 5 – 07.
5} IAN
MAC MIDLAND A.S. 3 – 07 – 08.
6} RICHARD TURNER
GERRY’S TACKLE 3—03.
WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 3. Winter League Round Three fished was on London Road & despite the drop in
temperature it fish pretty well overall or though as you would have expected the
weights were reduced somewhat from the last Round due to the conditions.
In first place we had a tie, both anglers weighing 4 lbs 11ozs, Pete
Tomlinson drawn on London Road a few pegs down from the County Road Bridge put
together a mainly Roach net taken on maggot. Drawn above the Bridge in the Bay
Ian Mac caught a mixed net of Roach & Perch on maggot one Roach weighing a
pound. Third place was taken by the evergreen Bob Bent well into his later
years & still giving all a run for their money, he was pegged at the bottom
of London Road & once again fishing maggot took 4 lbs 1 oz to the scales
which included an Eel weighing 11/2 lbs, once again there were no dry
nets.
TOP SIX WEIGHTS.
NAME CLUB LBS.
OZS.
1) PETE
TOMLINSON MIDLAND A.S. 4 11.
1) IAN
MAC MIDLAND A.S
4 11.
3) BOB
BENT POWER GEN. 4
10.
4) GARRY
SMITH MIDLAND A.S. 4 08.
5) RICHARD
TURNER GERRY’S TACKLE. 2 10.
5) BOB
BYRNE VICTORIA TACKLE. 2 10.
5) IAN
FOULDS EAST LEAKE A.C. 2
10.
Round Four to be fished on Sunday February 8th with an 8 am Draw at the
Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane. WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 2. The second round of the Federation Winter League was fished on the London
Road stretch of the Nottm. Beeston canal today, despite the heavy rain which had
fallen most of the night the canal fished pretty well through the length of the
match with all anglers facing the scales, as the top six weights indicate it was
very close match through out the whole field.
On the day Stuart Mcllelan Victoria Tackle, took the honours, he fished
maggot for a mixed net of small Perch, Roach & Dace weighing in 7 lbs dead
from a favoured peg just above Meadow Lane Humped Back Bridge. Second place was
taken by match organiser Garry Smith Midland Anglers, weighing 6 lbs 11 ozs of
Roach & Perch with a bonus Skimmer Bream taken on maggot from a peg on the
Tins. Third palace fell to club mate John Rick at the next peg being narrowly
beaten by 1 ounce weighing in 6 lbs 10 ozs of caster caught Skimmer Bream &
Roach.
The next match in the series is on Sunday December 14th with an 8am draw at
the Navigation Pub, Meadow Lane.
Top six weight shown below Leigh.
NAME.
CLUB. .
1 STUART
McLLELAN. VICTORIA
TACKLE. 7 00.
2 GARRY
SMITH. MIDLAND
A.S. 6 11.
3 JOHN
RICK. MIDLAND
A.S. 6 10.
4 PAUL
COATES. BUILDING
TRADES. 6 05.
5 BOB
BENT. POWER
GEN. 6 03.
6 CLIVE
WILLIAMS. MIDLAND
A.S. 5 15.
Winter League Result. RESULT.
It was the first round of the Fed Winter League today (2/11/14), this season all the
matches will be fished on the London Road Match Length, if todays match was a
taster of what is to come it was a real appetizer for the six match series,
eighteen anglers fished on the day with a couple of absentees due to other
commitments booked in. Even the rain cleared away before the match started &
it managed to keep off for the whole match.
Clive Williams of Midland A.S. the honours with 10 lbs – 11 ozs of mainly
Roach to 10 ounces on Caster. Second place went to Richard Turner weighing 10
lbs – 09 ozs of small Roach & Dace taken on Caster & Maggot. Third place
went to match organiser Garry Smith weighing 8 lbs – 14 ozs of small Roach &
Perch taken on Maggot. The next match in the series is on Sunday November 23rd
with an 8 am Draw at the Navigation Public House, Meadow Lane.
The top six weights shown below.
NAME.
{1} CLIVE WILLIAMS MIDLAND...................................10lb 11 oz
{2} RICHARD TURNER UNATACHED............................ 10lb 9 oz
{3} GARRY SMITH MIDLAND......................................8lb 14oz
{4} CHRIS SHAW MIDLAND......................................7lb 14oz
(5} BRIAN SANDOM RUDDINGTON.............................. 7lb 9oz
{6} MATT WINSTON UNATACHED................................6lb 12oz The 2014 / 2015 winter league date are as follows. November 2nd November 23rd December 14th February 8th February 22nd March 22nd For further details and to book in contact Gary Smith on :- 0115 9875852. 2014 senior citizens match result. Twenty one Federation members fished the match on Four Islands, which was a pleasing turn out for the organisers. A cool breeze helped to keep the temperature down for all the field but the hot weather made fish hard to come by for most of the field. With the exception of the winning weight it was a very close match, there were a few D.N.W's. but that was down to the fact they chose not to weigh in.
First on the day was Dave Hillyard (Powergen) from peg 18, weighing 89lbs - 07 ozs, mainly Carp taken on dead maggot, on the day this was more than enough to win the match but the next three places were separated by only 2 pounds. Full result below. Thanks go to Brian Cross and Mick Lakin for taking time to organised the match. 1st Dave Hillyard Power Gen 89.7.0 2nd D. Waitt Matchman Supplies 29.4.0 3rd Chris Shaw Midland A.S. 27.8.0 4th Ian Foulds Ruddington Estates A.C. 27.6.0
SECTION WINNERS.
(A) Ian Parfrement Calverton Colliery. 17.8.0
(B) B. Bent Power Gen. 26.14.0
(C) D. Brough Hucknall. 25.13.0
(D) Garry Smith Midland A.S. 25.05.0 (E) Pete Tomlinson Midland A.S. 24.8.0
Due to unforeseen circumstances all the matches below have been cancelled 2014 Open matches on the Viaducts Tuesday Evening Opens:- JULY:- 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and the 29th. AUGUST :- 5th, 12th, 19th, and the
26th. SEPTEMBER :- 9th. The draw will be at 4.30pm to 5pm and fishing from 6 - 9 pm, pools will be £10.00 all in. Sunday Opens:- JULY 27TH AUGUST 10TH
AND 31ST SEPTEMBER 21ST The draw will be at 8.30am and fishing from 10am - 3pm, pools will be £10.00 all in. ============================================================================ Executive Match Result. 2013 1st S Knowles 113lb 10oz 2nd K Pashley 101lb 0oz 3rd A Hatton 87lb 10oz 4th P Tomlinson 74lb 2oz 5th M Kirkland 73lb 12oz 6th M Dawes 67lb 8oz 7th M Lakin 67lb 6oz 8th C Williams 60lb 10oz 9th D Bottemley 53lb 8oz 10th I Foulds 50lb 0oz FEDERATION MATCHES 2013 /2014 The match secretary has announced the new match list for 2013/2014. There will be a new evening summer league run on Tuesday evenings at the Viaducts fishery. The dates are as follows, July:- 9th 16th 23rd and 30th, August 13th and 27th. The draw will be at 4.30pm to 5pm and fishing from 6 - 9 pm, pools will be £10.00 all in. There will be two open matches at Clifton and Powergen on Sunday 11th of August, Sunday 1st of September and one at the viaducts on Sunday 22nd of September. The draw will be at 8.00am and fishing 9.30am-3.30pm. The Winter league has been extended to 9 matches this year and the dates are:- November 3rd and 17th, December 15th, January 12th, February 9th, March 9th and 23rd, April 13th and 27th. For further details and booking information SENIOR CITIZENS MATCH The senior citizens match will be fished at Portland water on Heron and Long Island lakes on Wednesday the 31st of July. Draw will be at 9.00am and fishing from 10.00am to 3.00pm and the pools will be £10.00 all in. There are 30 pegs available for the match. The cafe will be open at 7.30am for breakfast. To qualify you need to be 60 years of age or registered disabled. Interested anglers should contact :- Brian Cross, Telephone 0115 9275980
Match result:- The match was fished in wet and some times windy conditions but the anglers who braved the weather had some good sport. Many thanks go to the organisers and to the four tackle shops who donated some very good prizes for the top four anglers. 1 A. HATTON POWERGEN 54 - 11 + CENTRE PIN DONATED BY WALKERS of TROWELL. 2 C. WILLIAMS MIDLAND A.S. 49 - 09 + ROD DONATED BY GERRY’S of NOTTINGHAM. 3 P. TOMLINSON MIDLAND A S: 47 - 08
+ KEEP NET+ BAG DONATED BY VICTORIA TACKLE. 4 D. BROUGH RALEIGH 44 - 10 + LANDING NET DONATED BY MATCHMAN SUPPLIES.
SECTIONS.
1 --- 4 C. SHAW. MIDLAND A.S. 26 -
00
5 --- 8 B. CROSS RALEIGH 37 -
10
9 --- 12 C. WOLFE MIDLAND A.S. 38 - 05
13 --- 16 E. NIGHTINGALE RALEIGH 40 - 08
17 --- 20 M. LAKIN CALVERTON 27 - 07
21 --- 24 K. SHAW RALEIGH 28 -
02
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