Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Virus leads to cup cancellation
Angling
Although there have been many great catches this month, the Blundell Cup competition was cancelled due to a nearby outbreak of koi herpes virus (KHV), requiring the ban of keep nets, writes Dip tanks have been installed into all club waters and must be used for all nets, mats and slings. At Fordwich, a 35lb common was landed by Simon Pagdin, and Stuart White fought commons of both 18 and 21lb. Meanwhile, Reece Payne recorded a 13lb 12oz mirror. Fishing the north bank was Steve Shepard, who used boilies at 100m to land two commons, the largest of which was 20lb, while nearby Mark Jarett fought with a 27lb common. Adding some variety to the mix was Andy Davis and his 22lb mirror, caught in the same fashion. Gavin Stewart fished the deeps at an 80-yard range to capture a 21lb mirror. Stour Lake saw Terry Culley successfully catch three carp on his boilies at close range, the largest of which was a 19lb mirror. Over at Stonar, Alan Plant graced his net with several bream up to 5lb, as well as four carp including a 12lb 12oz common. Gareth and Bill Wordsfold together landed 15 carp up to a respectable 20lb. Phil Bing landed two reasonable carp, while Dave Kemp battled with a 26lb 10oz mirror, along with a 16lb 8oz common and nine other smaller-sized carp. Daniel and Floyd Cromack together reeled in five carp, ranging from a 10lb pound common to a near 15lb mirror. Elsewhere on the lake, two Coopers were also catching carp, with John landing fish up to a 20lb mirror and Arron surpassing that by 2lb 6oz, again a mirror. Father and son Terry and Chris Culley’s visit saw a large variety of fish, including Chris’ tench to 3lb, several rudd from 1lb to 1lb 8oz and a number of carp up to 28lb 3oz. Terry’s haul also included rudd and a mirror of 23lb 8oz. Other Stonar catches include Stacey Pennel’s three carp – two 12lb commons and a 15lb mirror. Jason Peterson deceived a mix of roach, tench, bream and common carp with a legered cocktail of worm and corn, while Tony Cox bagged himself a 14lb fully scaled mirror. George Dowle deceived bream up to 3lb as well as nine carp up to 16lb 8oz. Tony Atwood netted a few small beam alongside three small commons and Martin Wright float fished to see a series of rudd and bream on the end of his line. Undoubtedly, the session of the week was Andy Warner’s on Fordwich. Not wanting to be outdone by his son Jack, who the previous week caught four carp to 35lb, Andy’s catch resulted in 12 carp, the largest of which saw him staring eye-to-eye with a 34lb common caught at long range from the north bank.