OUR PICK OF THE WEEK
DEVIZES AA CHRISTMAS MATCH (SAT) Kennet & Avon Canal, Horton (21 pegs) Colmic Devizes MG men turned in a clean sweep of this festive event, taking the top four places. Kev Rowles won it with 11-0-0 of roach and skimmers as he fished breadpunch at 12m. Gary Williamson in second also relied on punch to finish with 7-15-0 of roach and a few skimmers.
Result: 1 K Rowles, Colmic Devizes MG, 11-0-0; 2 G Williamson, Colmic Devizes MG, 7-15-0; 3 M Marsden, Colmic Devizes, 7-11-0; 4 R Kepner, Colmic Devizes, MG 6-0-0. DRENNAN TODBER MANOR SILVERFISH WINTER LEAGUE (SAT) Homeground & Hillview Lakes (22 pegs) The Homeground Lake produced first and second in this latest leg, with Thatcher’s man Gary O’Shea winning off peg 82 with 27-4-0 of skimmers and a few bream on pinkie fished over groundbait at 12m. Stu White, on peg 88, used caster on the long pole to follow with 22-8-0 of skimmers.
Result: 1 G O’Shea, Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, 27-4-0; 2 S White Wiltshire Angling, 22-8-0; 3 M Kay, Todber Manor, 16-8-0; 4 B Dukes, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 15-13-0; 5 J Moody, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 15-6-0; 6 G Houghton, Todber Manor, 15-4-0. FRAMFIELD FISHERY (WEDS) Spring Lake (20 pegs) The midweek honours went to Faulkner’s man Dave Walker with 75-5-0 of carp to 8lb plus a few roach. He drew peg 65 and alternated between maggot and pellet at 10m to get well clear of Alan Stewart in second on 57-3-0.
Result: 1 D Walker, Faulkner’s, 75-5-0; 2 A Stewart, Framfield, 57-3-0; 3 K Harper, Warlingham, 43-15-0; 4 D Cooper, Framfield, 39-3-0; 5 M Parrett, Faulkner’s, 24-25-0; 6 R Waples, Framfield, 20-0-0. GILLINGHAM AA CHRISTMAS MATCH (SUN) River Stour, Stour Provost - Fifehead (25 pegs) A cold snowy day failed to stop the anglers fishing this annual festive event and Richard Cake took home plenty of goodies for his 10-4-0 win. Drawing peg 56 at Marnhull, he used maggot feeder and lobworm to land four chub, ahead of Jack Stamp’s 6-2-0 of roach on feeder and maggot from peg 21 on Stour Provost section.
Result: 1 R Cake, Gillingham AA, 10-4-0; 2 J Stamp, Gillingham AA, 6-2-0; jt3 P Edwards and D McCoy, both Gillingham AA, both 5-8-0; 5 D Anders, Gillingham AA, 4-6-0; 6 J Mills, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 4-4-0. LAKE JOHN (SUN) Top Lake (15 pegs) The snow saw a few anglers cry off what was going to be a full house but, despite the cold, the leading weights were impressive. Graham Baker took 48-12-0 to win from peg 36, where he used maggot at 13m and 9m for mainly skimmers and roach plus the odd bream. Simon Willsmore was second with 41-8-0 of skimmers plus a bonus carp off peg 10.
Result: 1 G Baker, Lake John, 48-12-0; 2 S Willsmore, Rive/Spotted Fin/D&A Tackle, 41-8-0; 3 M Amos, Lake John, 32-0-0; 4 A Gregory, Drennan Bordon Angling, 28-8-0; 5 D Clark, Lake John, 24-0-0; 6 C Vandervliet, Drennan, 19-12-0. OCKENDON BAIT & TACKLE (SUN) Puddledock Farm, Snake Lake (24 pegs) The snow settled as slush on the lake surface in this match, and that saw many anglers wrap up early – but they may have missed out on a brown envelope after all. Colin Luff found the carp on peg 7 where he fished maggot across at 12m to win with 79-14-0 of fish to 8lb.
Tony Smith was on nearby peg 5, also fishing maggot across at 14m to bag second with 43-4-0 of fish to 5lb.
Result: 1 C Luff, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 79-14-0; 2 T Smith, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 43-4-0; 3 E Feaver, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 18-12-0; 4 G Hughes, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 18-0-0; 5 M Higginbottom, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 12-2-0; 6 J Brooks, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 9-0-0.