Cracking carp catch for Dawkes on the Elm Pool

Lakes complex in red-hot form

by RAMSEY Ramsey & District Angling Society fished on Sunday on the Willows at Decoy Lakes with Liam Darler taking first place from unfancied peg nine.

The Huntingdon rod put a level 87lb to the scales fol- A string of very good results down on the Decoy Lakes complex saw Steve Dawkes round it all off with a cracking net of carp weighing in at 123lb 12oz. That was more than enough to top the latest JVAC event which was fished on the Elm Pool in summer-like conditions.

Dawkes drew peg 22 and for the majority of the match fished close into the margins on either side of his peg with meat.

Runner-up was Terry Tribe on peg 15. He fished the margins as well concentrating on fishing red maggot for barbel to finish on 72lb 4oz.

Dave Pearson took third place fishing pellet both up in the water and on the deck for 69lb 6oz.

This Saturday, JVAC take on the Rutlanders and Oakham in round one of the national Angling Times Knockout event.

With our city-based side having the home draw it was inevitable they would be setting up the match at Decoy Lakes and they have chosen the Yew Lake for the fixture.

With home advantage they should be too strong for either of the challengers, but in carp fishing you just never know what’s going to happen. lowed by Kieran Payne on 77lb 8oz and Andrew Wilding with 71lb 7oz. HADDON LODGE At long last someone has managed to knock Stamford rod George Bates off the top spot at Haddon Lodge fishery.

After a string of match wins he had to settle for third place after George Scally topped the field with 29lb 11oz.

It was hard work for the Eye-based rod as he had to cast his feeder very close to the far bank and with some skill I might add.

Most of his fish fell to red maggot with the odd fish taken on corn.

Runner-up was Alan Forrest. He caught on the long pole for 25lb 1oz followed by George Bates on 24lb 12oz. DECOY OPENS Feeder expert Rob Goodson has made a name for himself fishing the tip but in the Midweek Open at Decoy on the Beastie Lake he switched to the pole on peg six - a move which saw him catch on the pellet and then coming into the margins late on netting carp and barbel to record a match-winning 92lb.

Chris Barley came in second on 81lb 1oz, followed by Shaun Coaten on 75lb 15oz.

The Saturday Open at Decoy switched to the Beastie and Four Island pools and it was the Beastie that threw up the winner, Richard Linnell from peg four.

He alternated between a feeder to the island, a 13 metre pole line, and then late on maggot in the margins to record 83lb 5oz.

Rob Goodson came in sec- ond on 77lb 6oz, followed by Chris Neal with 76lb 13oz.

There were s o me huge weights recorded in the Sunday Open match with Whittlesey rod Simon Godfrey way out in front.

He fishing fancied peg 14 on the Horseshoe Pool with a massive 195lb 5oz of small carp all taken on the pole and pellet fished shallow. Second place went to Jimmy Brooks on 149lb 8oz, then came Simon Dow with 130lb 11oz. BUTTONHOLE As expected the Buttonhole Lake Open matches are starting to attract quite a few anglers to the fishery including several rods from Peterborough eager to qualify for the grand final later in the year. Top rod in the latest match was Angling Times journalist Tony Grigorjevs on peg 18.

He had a few small carp fishing shallow on pellet on the long pole across and a few on the deck against the mud bank on meat. But as he had lots of space to the left he utilised that to his advantage fishing down to the next platform in about five feet of water.

He fed maggot and groundbait to start but that brought too many bites from silver fish so decided to heavily feed luncheon meat cupped in and the bigger carp moved in.

He had five double-figure fish in his catch along with a 4lb tench and a 3lb barbel and together with smaller carp he finished with an impressive 110lb 3oz.

Next came Danny Button, who fished the pole and paste on peg six to record 95lb 10oz, followed by Les Barry with 38lb 4oz.