Tuesday 28th July - Canal practice prior to the Nationals in Wakefield, 11-3pm. All welcome to come along wether you are going to Wakefield or not.
Nationals in Wakefield Saturday 1st August.
All welcome to enter, but parents will be needed for transport and supervision. This is a large event, and not all members will be in the same section of the Calder & Hebble canal. There is an amazing amount of prizes up for grabs, and the lucky peg draw, so all entrants come away with something. It is a long day, but a great experience. Entry forms are out now! Diane can let you have on if you want to go.
Remember that you have to be in Wakefield BEFORE 8am!!!!
NIGHT FISHING (24hrs) Wednesday 5th August (places are limited, get your names down now)
8th August this may be a days fishing at The Villa, not a match, just a fun days fishing. Instructors will be there to supervise 11am until 3pm. After that there may not be adults there.
22nd August Canal fishing @ Detrongate 11am-3pm
29th August- Match 6 Littledale (Day Ticket from Morecambe Angling Centre)
12th September Canal fishing @ Detrongate 11am-3pm
19th September Police match @ Detrongate, nr Carnforth.
DATE CHANGED- 26th September- Match 7 Borwick. (Day Ticket) Fur & Feather
3rd October- Match 8 Horseshoe Lake (changed from the 18th)
12th December AGM & Presentation Party Cumberland View Hotel, Morecambe
AGM 2pm-3pm, Party 3pm-6pm. Please let Diane know numbers as soon as you can. Please bring a raffle prize. Thanks.
Some changes are possible, keep checking the site.
PLEASE READ YOUR CLUB RULES
All the rules are in the year book and MUST be read, understood and obeyed.
The basic rules are: No running or shouting, No litter or ANY kind, No hook larger than a 16 is to be used at Horseshoe Lake, Barbless hooks only, A disgorger is needed at all times, Please do not fish boilies, nuts or other large carp bait as we do not have any large carp in the lake.
Please bring to ALL lessons enough bait, barbless hooks and your disgorger, waterproofs and something to sit on. If you need to borrow tackle you are asked to let the club know. Tackle may not be available unless you request it.
Members can use the cafe and toilets at Docker Park Farm.
In dry weather you could be able to drive your car to Horseshoe Lake, however you do so at your own risk. If you get the car stuck in the field the farmer may charge a fee to tow your vehicle free.
Please try to use natural baits, such as maggots, casters, worms, pinkies and bread. Please try to avoid sweet corn, absolutely NO boilies and NO tins!!
The Villa, Carnforth. 16th May 2009
Match sponsors- Morecambe Angling Centre
This was our 1st visit to the Villa, as a club, and as it was a great sucesss, no doubt we will be going again.
The match started at 11am, the weather was cloudy, with the odd sunny spell, and heavy showers.
9 juniors fished the match, with 4 parents joining in just for fun. However non of the parents managed to catch more than the juniors. Nobody got a Carp, but most other species were caught, inc Peter's 2lb Chub.
The match finished at 3pm.
The winner of the match was Robbie!!! Well done.
2nd was Peter,
3rd, our was our youngest club member, Jack.
All the junior members caught something, and enjoyed their day.
Thanks to Paul for organising the match in Ken's absence.
Thanks also to the parents who stayed to help supervise.
Special thanks to Terry at the Villa, for his hospitality and to Howard & Stephen at Morecambe Angling Centre.
Photos now on the 'Photos page'
6th June, Borwick
9 juniors entered the match on a rather chilly, windy, showery day. The hats and gloves were out. Umbrellas were up, to try to block out the wind.
Following a week of high temperatures it was a bit of a shock to the system.
The match was held on pond 1, Fingals Fishpond. The starting time was 11.15, and nothing happened for the first half hour, the Jamie & Tom were both into a big fish at the same time. Tom landing a very nice 6lb 8oz Carp, which was returned to the water, Jamie got his personal best, a Carp weighing 5lb 12oz.
After that, a few smaller silvers were caught. Followed by a few more Carp towards the end of the match.
Time was called at 3.30, and after the weigh in, Tom was declared the winner, with a total of 10lb 8oz. Jamie with an excellent 8lb 13oz finished 2nd, and Liam came in 3rd with 5lb 8oz.
Other places were Peter 4th, Jack 5th, Robbie 6th, Danny 7th, Adam 8th, and James 9th.
3 parents also fished, well done to Sue who caught 3lb 9oz, beating the other 2 (who were Dad's) fantastic!
Everyone enjoyed the day, and all won a prize for their efforts.
A big THANK YOU to Paul for running the match, and to other parents for their assistance with supervision, helping at the weigh in.
Thanks to Jimmy for his hospitality.
Take a look at the photos!
Carp match.
20th June 09.
8 juniors came along to the match which was free of charge, compliments of Morecambe Angling Centre.
Unfortunately no one caught a Carp, so the Trophy will 'roll over' to the next match there on 29th August.
Quite a few Bream were caught however, and a parent caught a Perch weighing 1lb 14oz.
It was a lovely day, partly cloudy, sunny breaks, so not too hot, too cold, or too wet!! Just a light shower early on.
The match ran from 11am until 4pm.
Jamie caught the most fish, so well done to him.
PICS NOW ON 'PHOTO PAGE'
Match 4, Horseshoe Lake 4th July 09
The day started with a working party, thanks to all who worked hard.
The match was due to start at 5pm, an evening match for a change.
The weather had been fairly warm and dry, until about 4.50 when the sky went dark and the heavens opened, everyone got a soaking.
The match went on regardless until 7pm, by which time it had faired up and it was time for the BBQ.
The Winner of the match was Jamie with 1lb 5oz. 2nd was Danny with 1lb 1oz and third was Jack.
Other members fishing were Tom, Robbie and Steven.
Thanks to MORECAMBE ANGLING CENTRE for the prizes.
1 or 2 pics on photo page.
Cleveley Bridge, 18th July
8 Junior members took part on the canal section @ Cleveley Bridge, with 3 adults joining in as well.
The weather was mainly mild & dry, with just an odd shower and a bit of a breeze.
The match ran from 11am - 3pm.
Peter was the match winner with 2lb 10oz, Jack was 2nd with lots of small silvers weighing 1lb 8oz, his brother Tom was a close 3rd with 1lb 7oz. Robbie 4th, Jamie 5th, James 6th, Danny 7th, Steven 8th.
Ken, of course, was 1st in the adults.
Most members fish on after the match, moving on to the doughnut.
Well done to all who took part.
Many thanks to Keith for having us, and we look forward to the 24hr fishing on 5th August.
NIGHT FISHING was a huge success, 6 junior members fished for 24hrs, along with 4 adults (3 fishing) lots of fish were caught, but no big carp, better luck next time lads! The real bonus was the weather, mild, sunny and DRY!!! perfect. Thanks to Keith for his hospitality.
Littledale 29th August 7 Junior members fished this match with 4 adults trying their best to beat them. This match included the prize for the biggest Carp caught. This went to Tom Mc, with a fish weighing 3lb 8oz, well done to him. The match ran form 11am-3pm, in light winds and frequent showers. Liam E was the overall winner with 6lb 10oz . 2nd was Tom Mc, 3rd was James H, 4th Robbie , 5th Danny, 6th Peter and last but by no means least Steven. So, don't be wondering how the points are adding up, because from now on, it's a secret! You will not find out who will be the Individual Champion until Presentation night. 2 more matches to go, and there is no clear leader, that's all you need to know. Many thanks to Howard and Stephen at Morecambe Angling Centre for the use of the lake.
FUR and FEATHER
26th September 2009
Well what lovely day it was, mild, dry and mostly sunny :)
9 junior members fished the match which started at 11am, 6 adults joined in as well, Ken, John, Sue, Diane, Charlie and Barry. So a good turn out.
Things started off pretty well, with a good few catches, but then it all stopped for most at the car park end, possibly due to a pike which snatched Jack's catch just as he was bringing it in!
A few Carp were caught, but not as many as were expected. The match winner was Tom, who just had 2 Carp of around 5lb each. 2nd was Liam ,with a very odd, small fat Carp! and 3rd Robbie, followed by Jamie, Peter, James, Jack, Danny and Tom Mc.
The adult weighing in the most was Charlie, well done!
Tom wins a Christmas Turkey which he will be presented with at the Presentation Party in December, Liam and Robbie win a joint of Beef/Pork/Chicken each, please let Ken or Diane know which you prefer soon please.
Quite a few good catches were made after the match too, as some members fished on for a while, to take advantage of the lovely weather.
Many thanks to Jimmy, as always, for his hospitality and support of the club. His help is much appreciated.
There are a few pictures on the photo page.
Horseshoe Lake 3rd October 2009
Well, what a windy day this was, after last weeks perfect sunny day. It was cold to, and very wet at the start of the match. 8 junior members turned out in the wild conditions to fish the final match of the year. 1 or 2 were absent due to illness. The start time was 11am, as usual, with all members fishing on the near bank which was slightly more sheltered form the wind. Fish were caught in the first few seconds. and this continued until around 12.30 when it went rather dead. Still the odd fish was caught, but things had definately slowed down.
Time was called at 3pm and the weigh-in resulted in a win for Peter with 2lb of fish. 2nd was Jack with 1lb 8oz, 3rd was Danny with 1lb 2oz. Also fishing was Jamie, Tom Mc, Ben, Robbie & Tom D. Adults who joined in caught around 2lbs of fish each, Diane had 2lb 4oz!!!!!!! which included 2 nice 8oz Perch.
So the final results are in. But you will have to wait until the Presentation Party to find out who is the Individual Champion 2009.
Match 1, Horseshoe Lake: Peter 2pts, Liam 2pts, Robbie 2pts, Jamie 2pts, Jack 2pts, Tom 2pts.
MATCH 1b, The Villa: Robbie 25pts, Peter 24pts, Jack 23pts, Adam 22pts, Jamie 21pts, Tom 20pts, Liam, James, Danny 2pts
Match 2, Borwick: Tom 25pts (total 47), Jamie 24pts (47 also!), Liam 23pts (27) Peter 22pts (48), Jack 21pts (46), Robbie 20pts (47), Danny 19pts (21), Adam 18pts (40), James 2pts (4)
Match 3, Littledale (carp only) No carp caught. Liam (29), Peter (50), Tom (49), Adam (42), Steven (2), Danny (23), Jack (48) & Jamie (49) all got 2pts each.
Match 4 Horseshoe Lake. Jamie 25pts (74), Danny 24pts (47), Jack 23pts (71), Tom 22pts (71), Robbie 2pts (49), Steven 2pts (4)
Match 5 Cleveley Bridge Peter 25pts (75), Jack 24pts (95), Tom 23pts (94), Robbie 22pts (71), Jamie 21pts (95), James 20pts (24), Danny 19pts (66), Steven 2pts (6).
Match 6 Littledale Liam 25pts, Tom Mc 24pts, James 23pts.
Match 7 Fur and Feather Borwick Tom D 25pts, Liam 24pts, Robbie 23pts.
Match 8 Horseshoe Lake, Peter 25pts, Jack 24pts, Danny 23pts.
Individual Champion is...........PETER with 141 points.
Runner up is Jamie 139 points, and 3rd is Jack with 138 points. Close wasn't it?
Good luck in 2010 everyone, who knows who it will be next year.
