MATCH RESULTS (2010/2011)
George Gatehouse Memorial - Hitcham - 6th June The first Club Match of the new Season was the George Gatehouse Memorial held at Hitcham Ponds and the recent days of very warm weather meant the fish were very active in both ponds with plenty of spawning action going on. The fish were surprisingly also eager to feed with a new club record being recorded for the heaviest individual weight from the oldest venue in Intertype AS together with excellent other weights as well. 1st was Simon Boweren with the record weight of 50lb 12oz from the Round Pond with a mainly Carp catch with fish to 4lb and a couple of Crucian and Tench caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and also the Pole and Pellet. 2nd was Dave Wollington with 31lb 2oz with an all Carp catch from the Square Pond caught on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd was Phil Allen with a 26lb 10oz catch of Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. 4th was Dennis Critcher with all Carp catch of 25lb 10oz caught on the Pole and Pellet from the Square Pond. 5th was Daniel Blackwell also with all Carp catch of 23lb 14oz caught on the Pole and Pellet from the Square Pond. 6th was Aaron Norris with a catch of Carp and Tench for 20lb 4oz caught on the Waggler and Bread from the Round Pond.
Colnbrook Trophy (Rd.1) - Colnbrook - 13th June 16 Members turned up to fish the 1st Round of the Colnbrook Trophy fished on the Colnbrook Front Lake and the recent re-stocking by Head Bailiff Mick Rowan was very evident with many of the new small 'pastie' sized Carp being caught. 1st was Simon Boweren following up his win from last week. Being pegged on the North Bank he had some of the new Carp and a couple of Bream but the majority of his 88lb 10oz were the larger original fish with 5 of his fish into double figures and the majority of his fish being caught in the last 2 hours on the Pellet Waggler. 2nd was Dennis Critcher also on the North Bank with an all Carp catch caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 3rd was Junior Member Daniel Blackwell pegged on the South Bank with a weight of 41lb 15oz with half of his weight being made up of the new 'pastie' sized Carp and the other half all Bream with the fish all being caught on the Pole and Pellet. 4th and next to Daniel was Steve Hardy with a weight of 25lb 10oz also with Carp and Bream caught on the Method Feeder and the Pole and Pellet. 5th was Les Boweren on the West Bank with a Carp and Bream weight of 21lb caught on the Method Feeder and Pole and Pellet.
Junior Shield (Rd.1) - Hitcham - 20th June The Juniors turned up at Hitcham Ponds for the 1st Round of the Junior Shield on a warm summers day and the youngsters enjoyed some good sport. 2nd and next to the winner was his brother Stephen Gaunt with a weight of 10lb 4oz of Carp also on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd was Joe Gilliland also in the Square Pond with a Carp catch of 9lb 12oz on the Pole and Pellet. 4th was Jamie Seston with 6lb 12oz of Carp from the Square Pond on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 5th was Josh Bowes from the Round Pond with a mixed bag of Crucian and Roach for a weight of 6lb 10oz caught on the Pole and Maggot.
Treble Chance (Rd.1) - Stoke Place - 27th June The First Round of the Treble Chance Trophy was held at Stoke Place in the sweltering heat on the day of hottest day of the year. While so many of the lakes inhabitants were just sunning themselves on the surface and not particularly interested in feeding it was no suprise all the top weights came from the shaded North Bank. 1st was Gary Blackwell in who managed to catch 3 of the lakes good sized Bream for 20lb plus with 6lb of silver fish all being caught on the Pole and Maggot for a winning weight of 26lb 10oz. 2nd was Dave Harris who also managed to get 3 Bream on the Pole and Sweetcorn for a weight of 21lb 6oz. 3rd was Dave Dorset with a weight of 15lb 10oz comprising of Skimmers / Roach and a small Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet. 4th was Daniel Blackwell with one good Bream caught on the Method and Pellet with some Skimmers and Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot for a weight of 12lb 5oz. 5th was Phil Allen with 11lb 6oz of small Roach and Tench caught on the Pole and Maggot.
Ladies Plate - Hitcham - 11th July The Ladies Plate was fished for at Hitcham Ponds and luckily the weather was bit cooler than the 30 Degrees in previous days so it was a bit more comfortable and there were plenty of fish caught. 2nd was Pat Hardy with 11lb 6oz consisting of a mixed bag of Roach and Crucians and Carp also from the Round Pond on the Pole and Luncheon Meat. 3rd was Christine Foster with 4lb 14oz of Roach and Crucians also from the Round Pond on the Pole and Sweetcorn.
Junior Shield (Rd.2) - Hitcham - 18th July The Juniors turned up at Hitcham Ponds for the 2nd Round of the Junior Shield on a breezy and overcast day which did affect the sport especially for the youngsters who opted to fish in the Square Pond. 1st was Daniel Blackwell with a superb winning weight of 29lb 10oz consisting of Carp - Crucian - Tench all caught on the Method Feeder and Corn being cast to the Island in the Round Pond. 2nd and following his win in the 1st Round was Aaron Gaunt with a weight of 12lb 2oz of Carp from the Square Pond caught on the Leger and Meat. 3rd was Brent Peake in the Round Pond with a weight of 11lb 8oz with 3 Carp and some good sized Roach and Perch caught Short Pole and Meat. 4th was Amelia Gilliland in the Square Pond with one Carp of 5lb 2oz which was also the biggest fish caught during the match. 5th was Steven Gaunt with 3 Carp for 5lb 2oz from the Square Pond on the Pole and Pellet. The 3rd and Final Round will take place on September 19th after the summer holidays. Aaron Gaunt after a 1st and 2nd place is well in the lead with 23 points while 2nd is his elder brother Steven with 19 and in 3rd place is Brent Peake with 17 points. Pictures from this match can be found in the "Photo Gallery" section.
Datchet Shield - Longmere Lake - 25th July The Datchet Shield was held on the Clubs newest water - Longmere Lake at Datchet with high expectations of some good fishing as very good bags of fish are being caught from the venue but as usual on Match Day the fish went into hiding with only odd fish being caught. 1st - Dave Harris casting his Method Feeder and Corn hookbait close to large weedbed in front of him to catch 1 Tench and 1 Bream together with 2 Carp for a weight of 21lb 10oz although 3 lost fish in the weedbed in the last 1/2 of the match would have improved his catch considerably. 2nd - Dennis Critcher also fishing the Method Feeder and Corn close to the weed for 1 Tench and 1 Bream for a weight of 9lb 14oz. 3rd - Les Boweren with 1 Bream for a weight of 5lb 7oz also caught on the Method Feeder and Corn. 4th - Aaron Norris with 1 Tench of 4lb 4oz caught on the Straight Lead and Pellet.
Stoke Place Trophy - Stoke Place - 8th August The Stoke Place Trophy was held with a good turnout of 24 anglers. Following up his success for the Datchet Shield Dave Harris made no mistake of his good draw of Peg 1 recording his second successive victory weighing in 26lb 8oz with 3 Bream together with 1 Tench and 1 Carp all caught on the Pole and Banded Pellet. 2nd was Clive Williams on the opposite bank with 3 Bream with the biggest nearly 10lb and 1 Tench for weight of 21lb 12oz caught on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd was Ramsey King also with 3 Bream caught on the Pole and Pellet for a weight of 15lb 11oz. 4th was Jamie Gilliland with 2 Bream and 1 Tench caught on the Pole and Pellet. 5th was Dave Aubrey with a small fish bag of 8lb 8oz with a Roach with some Rudd and Skimmers caught on the Waggler and Pole and Maggot.
Colnbrook Trophy (Rd.2) - Colnbrook - 22nd August A good turnout with 20 members to fish the 2nd Round of the Colnbrook Trophy being fished on the Front Lake with consistent weights throughout the members with over 325lb being weighed in. 1st - Ramsey King pegged on the South Bank where he had a good number of the newly stocked Carp plus original stock all caught fishing shallow with the Pellet Waggler for a weight of 67lb 12oz. 2nd - Junior Member Daniel Blackwell also pegged on the South Bank with a weight of 42lb 4oz with just under half of his weight being made up of the newly stocked carp with the rest being good sized Bream and Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd - Dennis Critcher on the North Bank with catch of Carp on the Method Feeder and Pellet Waggler with Bream on the Pole and Pellet for a weight of 38lb 14oz. 4th - Barry Parker on the West Bank for an all Carp catch of 37lb caught shallow on the Pellet Waggler. 5th - Darran Chapman on the North Bank with a Bream and Carp catch for a weight of 23lb 12oz caught on the Pole and Pellet. ___________________________________________________
MATCH RESULTS (2009/2010)
George Gatehouse Memorial - Hitcham - 7th June The weather forecast of heavy rain and thunderstorms greeted the start of the new Club Match Season which resulted in a disappointing turnout with only 12 anglers turning up to fish the Hitcham Ponds but although by the time match started the rain had all but disappeared the Ponds fished well for some of those anglers. 1st - Barry Parker fishing in the Round Pond casting a Method Feeder and Corn to the island to catch 32lb 13oz of Carp. 2nd - Simon Boweren who arrived late but also fished in the Round Pond and managed 28lb 13oz of Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn - if only he could have woken up in time. 3rd - Phil Allen in the Square Pond with 16lb 14oz of Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 4th - Les Boweren in the Round Pond with 15lb 15oz of Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn.
What a difference a week makes with bright sunny and hot conditions to greet the 19 anglers who turned up to fish the first of the seasons matches on Colnbrook Front Lake. The conditions were only good for getting a tan for many of the anglers with 9 failing to catch as the fish were tightly shoaled and this helped to produce a new Club and Venue record for the winner. 1st - Barry Parker who put a superb net of 17 Carp all caught shallow on the Pellet and Waggler for fantastic weight of 133lb 9oz with over half of his fish being caught in the last hour as he enjoyed a feeding frenzy catching his last fish right on the whistle. 2nd and next to the winner with still a very good weight for a club match was Simon Boweren with 36lb exactly of Carp also caught shallow on the Pellet and Waggler. 3rd and fishing opposite 1st and 2nd showing how tight the fish were shoaling was Ramsey King with 2 Bream on the Method Feeder and 2 Carp on the Pellet and Waggler for 25lb 12oz. 4th - Colin Livy with 14lb 4oz with 2 Carp on the Method Feeder but losing 3 much larger fish proved expensive. 5th - Jamie Gilliland with 13lb 8oz with 1 Bream and 1 Carp caught on the Pellet and Waggler.
Twelve eager youngsters and parents turned up for the 1st Round of the Junior Shield held at Hitcham Ponds and their eagerness was not dulled as some good catches were made although the Square Pond was the place to fish with the top four places all coming from here. 1st - Steven Gaunt with 25lb 8oz with an all Carp catch with fish to 4lb caught on the Pole and Pellet. 2nd - Daniel Blackwell fishing opposite Steven also with an all Carp catch on the Pole and Pellet and also the Method Feeder for a weight of 14lb 8oz. 3rd - Joe Gilliland also with an all carp catch caught on the Pole and Pellet with a weight of 11lb 12oz. 4th - Aaron Gaunt with a Carp catch of 8lb 1oz caught on the Method Feeder. 5th and with top weight in the Round Pond was Astrid Webber with a catch of 5lb 11oz of Roach and Crucian caught on the Short Pole and Maggot.
Ladies Plate - Hitcham - 12th July The ladies turned up for the Annual Ladies Plate competition in overcast conditions but the fish responded to the drop in temperature and a cooling breeze with a new record weight for the Ladies Match. 2nd - Christine Foster with 7lb 5oz of small Carp caught from the Square Pond on Pole and Corn.
Junior Match (Round 2) - Hitcham - 19th July The juniors turned up at Hitcham Ponds for the 2nd Round of the Junior Shield on a blustery but warm day and the fish responded to the favourable conditions with the youngsters enjoying some very good sport. 2nd and next to the winner was his brother Aaron Gaunt with a weight of 15lb 6oz of Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 3rd - Joe Gilliland with a mixed bag of Tench - Carp - Roach caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and also the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond for a weight 4th - Daniel Blackwell with a 12lb 2oz a mixed bag of small Carp - Tench - Crucian -Roach on the Method Feeder and Corn from the Round Pond. 5th - Astrid Webber with 8lb 12oz of Roach and small Carp caught on the Pole Treble Chance (Round 1) - Stoke Place - 26th July The 1st Round of the Treble Chance was held at Stoke Place Lake where a 'full house' of 30 anglers were squeezed into all available pegs but even with so many anglers the fish were not put off with an average of 8lb per angler being recorded together with many tales of big fish being lost being echoed round the lake. 1st - Clive Williams who was on the back bank with 6 big Bream to 91/2 lb caught on the Pole and Corn plus some silver fish for a weight of 37lb 6oz. 2nd - Terry Keeble with 4 Bream and Carp caught on the Pole and Corn also the Method Feeder and Corn on the back bank for a weight of 35lb 4oz. 3rd - Barry Parker on the car park bank with 2 Tench - small Carp and silver fish caught on the Pole and Corn also the Waggler and Maggot for a weight of 15lb 10oz. 4th - Robin Gaunt on the back bank with 15lb 4oz with 1 Bream and 2 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn but he lost 6 Carp one of which broke his rod. This proved costly for Robin in more ways than one. 5th - Dave Wollington on the car park bank with 14lb 12oz with 1 Bream caught on the Pole and Pellet with silver fish on the Waggler and Maggot. 6th - Dave Aubrey on the back bank with an all silver fish catch of 14lb 6oz caught on the Pole/Waggler and Maggot.
The Stoke Place Trophy match was again well attended even at the height of the holiday season with 28 anglers being 'fitted' into the available pegs that were reduced by a tree that had fallen into one of the favoured swims during the week as a result of the torrential rain. Even so it was a very good match.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 2) - Colnbrook - 23rd August 1st - Ramsey King on the north bank with a level 38lb consisting of five Carp 2 caught onthe Method Feeder and Corn and 3 on the Pellet Waggler. 2nd - Barry Parker on the west bank with 29lb 6oz with 2 Carp and 1 Bream caught on the Pellet Waggler and 2 Bream caught on the Method Feeder and Corn. 3rd - Terry Parker on the south bank with 4 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn for 24lb 2oz. 4th - Burt Garlick with 13lb 14oz made up with 1 Carp and 1 near 6lb Tench caught on the
The 1st Round of the Thames Cup at Boveney was hampered by a clear low river with 2nd - Ken Heisler pegged in front of the Church with an all Gudgeon net of 3lb 12oz caught on the Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Ramsey King upstream of the Boathouse with 3lb 9oz of small Roach and Perch caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Stuart Thompson pegged in front of the Church with an all Gudgeon net of 3lb 4oz caught on the Pole and Maggot
The juniors turned up at Hitcham Ponds for the 3rd and final round of the Junior Shield on a warm sunny September day which the juniors and the fish enjoyed as new match record for the venue was recorded. 1st - Daniel Blackwell with 17 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn for a new junior record of 35lb 8oz from the Square Pond. 2nd - Steven Gaunt with 6 Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet for a weight of 12lb 3oz from the Square Pond. 3rd - Aaron Gaunt also with 6 carp but slightly smaller for a weight of 11lb 13oz caught on method Feeder and Corn from the Square Pond. 4th - Dax Pritchard with 2 carp caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet for 4lb 2oz.
Another lovely day as our Indian Summer continued for the 20 anglers who fished for the Denis Allen Memorial Trophy match at Hitcham. 2nd - Ramsey King next to the winner but with 1 less carp for 19lb 14oz also caught on the Pole and Corn. 3rd - Craig Webber with a mixed bag of Roach/Rudd/Perch/Tench and Carp for 12lb 11oz from the Round Pond caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Dennis Critcher with 7 Carp caught on the Pole and Corn from the Square Pond. 5th - Brian Rance with 4 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn for 10lb 10oz from the Square Pond.
Bob East Memorial - Colnbrook - 11th October The fine weather is continuing into October and signs of many fish showing themselves greeted the 17 anglers to compete in the Bob East Memorial at Colnbrook Front Lake so expectations were high but as we all know looks can be deceptive and the match finished with 5 anglers failing to trouble the scales and just a few odd fish taking the honours.
2nd - Frank Peck from 'Bob's' swim with 2 even better sized Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet for a weight of 23lb 3oz with the biggest Carp being 13lb 11oz. 3rd - the ever improving junior angler showing his seniors how to do it was Daniel Blackwell fishing on the South Bank with 3 Bream and 1 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and the Pole and Corn for a weight of 18lb 12oz. 4th - Simon Boweren on the West Bank with 1 Carp and 2 Bream caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and the Pole and Corn for a weight of 14lb 15oz.
Thames Cup (Round 2) - Jubilee River - 18th October With the fine weather still with us 14 anglers arrived at the Jubilee River for the 2nd round of the Thames Cup but what a fickle water this venue is and with reports of big Roach and Bream being caught from the water the mood was positive but after 5 gruelling hours only 3 anglers weighed in and they were all from below the bridge/weir. All the anglers above the bridge/weir failed to register a bite between them. 1st - Jamie Gilliland with approximately 40 small Bleak for 6oz on the Pole and Maggot. 2nd - Dave Aubrey with slightly better stamp of fish and his 7 fish were Dace and Perch caught on the Pole and Feeder and Pinkie weighing in at 3oz. 3rd - Phil Allen with 13 fish for 1oz but they were so small it was difficult to determine the species and they were caught on the Whip and Maggot. Treble Chance (Round 2) - Boveney - 25th October The end of British Summer time but when is the Indian Summer going to end? 1st - Dave Aubrey with 2 Perch caught on the Chopped Worm and Feeder for 12oz upstream of the Boathouse. Jt 2nd - Dave Johnson with 6 small fish caught in the last hour on Maggot and Whip for 3oz upstream of the Boathouse and Phil Allen with 1 Perch also for 3oz caught on the Feeder and Maggot upstream from the Church. 4th - Eddie Allen with 3 Gudgeon caught on the Feeder and Maggot for 2oz downstream from the Church.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 3) - Colnbrook - 8th November Nineteen anglers turned up to compete in the 3rd and final round of the Colnbrook Trophy which was also the final club match to be held at our Colnbrook venue this season so it was fitting that the fish should respond and give good sport with a total of 150lb of fish being brought to the scales. 1st - Dennis Critcher fishing from the north bank with the now favoured Colnbrook method that being the Method Feeder and Corn to land 9 Carp to double figures and 1 Bream for a weight of 52lb 10oz. 2nd - young (12 years old) Daniel Blackwell fishing from the south bank, with 5 Carp to double figures and a 2lb 2oz Crucian Carp with one Carp caught on the Pole and Chopped Worm with the others falling to the Method Feeder and Corn. 3rd - Dave Harris fishing next to the winner and using exactly the same tactics of Method Feeder and Corn but landing four Bream instead of Carp for a weight of 17lb 6oz. 4th - Simon Boweren from the west bank with 1 Carp and 1 Bream caught on the Method Feeder and Corn for weight of 11lb 12oz. 5th - John Harris from the south bank with 2 Bream for exactly 10lb also caught on the Method Feeder and Corn. Bill Knight Memorial - Hitcham - 22nd November A very wet and windy day greeted the 18 anglers who turned up to fish for the Bill Knight Memorial Trophy at Hitcham with plently of leaves on the water surface adding to the problems but even with all these difficulties to contend with the Ponds fished very well although the Square Pond was the better Pond providing the first four indivudual weights. 1st - Les Boweren with 11 carp for 17lb 8oz caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and the Pole and Corn. 2nd - Phil Allen with 7 Carp next to the winner with a weight of 13lb 14oz caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 3rd - Dennis Critcher with 8 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and the Pole and Corn for a weight of 13lb 12oz. 4th - Simon Boweren with 4 Carp caught on the Method Feeder and Corn for a weight of 8lb exactly. 5th - Ramsey King in the Round Pond with a mixed bag of Roach - Carp - Crucian caught on the Pole with Corn and Caster for a weight of 7lb 4oz.
Xmas Fayre - Hitcham - 13th December The last club match in 2010 was the the annual Xmas Fayre Match held at Hitcham Ponds with 21 anglers turning up to make the most of the good weather and to compete for the traditional prizes of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Chocolates and also some Tackle Vouchers kindly donated by Davies Angling. 1st - Robin Gaunt with a fantastic weight for the time of year at 36lb 10oz with 19 Carp all caught on the Pole and Corn. 2nd - Barry Parker with a weight of 19lb 14oz with 6 Carp but one being a 10lb Wild Carp again caught on the Pole and Corn. 3rd - Clive Williams also with 7 Carp for a weight of a weight of 13lb 3oz caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Les Boweren with 4 Carp for a weight of 10lb 15oz caught on the Pole and Corn. 5th - Simon Boweren in Round Pond with a mixed bag weight of 6lb 11oz comprising of Carp - Roach - Perch with the Perch being a beautiful speciman of 3lb 11/2oz caught on the Waggler and Maggot. Thames Cup (Round 3) - Bray Backwater - 14th February The Bray Backwater was supposed to be the venue for the 3rd round of the Thames Cup and although down to normal level after the last few weeks of snow and rain many of the swims no longer existed because of fallen trees and branches that meant dams of debris being created so the match was moved to Hitcham Ponds. 2nd - Phil Allen with 1 small Carp for a weight of 2lb 4oz caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 3rd - Junior angler Daniel Blackwell with some small Roach and Perch caught on the Waggler and Maggot for a weight of 5oz. Daniel is very keen young matchman and his talents have been noted which has landed him a sponsorship deal from SPRO (Sports Professional) Tackle. 4th - Dave Harris with a single 1oz Perch caught on the Lead and Maggot.
With weather being forecast for hurricane winds and torrential rain many anglers stayed at home with only 13 turning up to compete but not for the first time the weather forecast was incorrect and all that had to be endured was some rain and fairly mild temperatures. With the ponds now full of water after the snow and recent rain they fished very well for all the anglers. The Square Pond was the one to draw with the top five weights all coming from here as the Carp decided to feed with anglers in the Round Pond having to catch the Roach. 2nd - Ramsey King with 8 Carp caught on the Pole and Corn for a weight of 22lb 2oz. 3rd - Robin Gaunt with 6 Carp caught on the Pole and Corn and Caster for a weight of 16lb 1oz. 4th - Barry Parker with 3 Carp caught on the Pole and Corn for a weight of 10lb 9oz. 5th - Les Boweren with 3 Carp caught on the Pole and Corn for weight of 7lb 10oz. The top weights in the Round Pond were Phil Allen with 6lb 111/2oz of Roach and specimen Perch of 3lb 31/2oz caught on the Waggler and Pole and Maggot and John Harris with 4lb 11oz of Roach caught on the Waggler and Pole and Maggot.
Officially the last weekend of the season but unfortunately with Sunday clashing with Mothers Day meant the turnout of 17 anglers was down on the usual number for the Presidents Shield match at Hitcham. This match usually fishes well as the warmer weather starts to make a breakthrough and it was a warm bright sunny day so the fish generally did oblige for the anglers taking part. 2nd - Frank Peck with 9 Carp for 21lb 4oz caught on Corn fished on the Pole and Method Feeder in the Square Pond. 3rd - Phil Allen with 7lb 11oz with 5lb of Roach and a 2lb 13oz Perch caught on the Waggler and Maggot from the Round Pond. 4th - Ramsey King with 6lb 2oz of Roach caught on the Pole and Caster from the Round Pond. 5th - Daniel Blackwell with 4lb 7oz of Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. 6th - Les Boweren with a weight of 4lb2oz with some Roach and a 3lb Perch caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond.
Datchet Shield - Longmere Lake (Datchet) - 21st March The last Club Match of the 2009/2010 season saw 13 anglers turn up for the first match to be held at the new club water at Datchet and fished on the Longmere Lake. The recent re-stocking into the Lake made the fish very cautious with only 5 off the anglers weighing in. 1st and following up on his victory from the previous weekend in the President Shield was Jamie Gilliland with 3 Tench for a weight of 14lb 4oz on Corn fished on the Pole with the biggest of his Tench weighing in at 5lb 10oz. 2nd - Dave Harris with 2 Tench Caught on the Pole and Maggot for a weight of 9lb 7oz. 3rd - Head Bailiff Mick Rowan catching some of the fish he has recently stocked into the venue with 2 Tench for 8lb 7oz but with two other lost fish costing Mick victory. 4th - Barry Parker with 2 Tench for 7lb 7oz caught on the Pole and Corn. 5th - Clive Williams with 1 Tench for a weight of 4lb 10oz caught on the Pole and Corn. Being the last match the Club Champion Trophy was also decided with the Club Champion for this season being Phil Allen and Dennis Critcher in his first season in the Club being the Runner-up. ___________________________________________________
MATCH RESULTS (2008/2009)
George Gatehouse Memorial - Hitcham - 1st June The first match of the new season was held at Hitcham Ponds but with the fish still spawning and splashing around in the reeds some of the anglers struggled for bites. 1st - Simon Boweren - Square Pond - 32lb 1oz with an all Carp catch up to T6lb caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 2nd - Phil Allen - Round Pond - 18lb 14oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Les Boweren - Round Pond - 17lb of Carp and Tench caught on the Pole and Pellet. 4th - Dave Aubrey - 12lb 4oz with a mixed bag of Roach - Rudd - small Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot and the Pole and Paste.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 1) - Colnbrook - 15th June A good turnout of 18 anglers all hoping that the good pleasure sessions they have had could be repeated during the match which was certainly true for the winner fishing his perfected Splashing Waggler and Pellet method. 1st - Barry Parker - 76lb 6oz made up of 11 Carp to over 13lb fishing shallow on the Waggler and Pellet. 2nd - Simon Boweren - 35lb made up with 5 Carp using the same method as the winner but lost as many fish as he caught in the nearside weed and trees. 3rd - Ramsey - 24lb 2oz catching 3 Carp on the Waggler and Pellet and 1 Bream on the Feeder and Pellet. 4th - Jamie Gilliland - 21lb 14oz with 2 Carp on the Waggler and Pellet an 1 Tench on the Feeder and Pellet.
Junior Shield (Round 1) - Hitcham - 22nd June 10 juniors turned up on what was forecast to be a wet and windy day but ended up just windy. This meant that most of the competitors opted to fish the Round Pond to escape the wind but in hindsight this was the wrong decision as three of the top four weights came from the Square Pond. It was also the day Girl Power ruled with the only two girls taking the top two places. 1st - Georgia Gilliland - Square Pond - 13lb 6oz made up of 11 Carp caught on the Pole with Sweetcorn and Paste close to the Lily Pads. 2nd - Lydia Allen - Round Pond - 11lb 10oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Aaron Gaunt - Square Pond - 9lb 6oz with 4 Carp and a superb 1lb 10oz Perch caught on the Feeder and Pellet. 4th - Steven Gaunt - Square Pond - 6lb 14oz with 4 Carp caught on the Pole and Paste. 5th - Joe Gilliland - Round Pond - 5lb 8oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot.
Ladies Plate - Hitcham - 13th July 1st - Christine Foster - Round Pond - 13lb 6oz of Roach - Rudd - small Carp on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 2nd - Ruth Franklin - Round Pond - 3lb 12oz of Roach and small Carp on the Waggler and Maggot.
Junior Shield (Round 2) - Hitcham - 20th July A total of 8 juniors took part in the 2nd Round of the Junior Shield on a blustery but warm day where the fish responded to the favourable conditions with the youngsters enjoying some very good sport. 1st - Lydia Allen - Round Pond - 22lb 8oz with a mixed bag of Roach - Crucian Carp - Tench caught on the Pole with Maggot and Sweetcorn. 2nd - Steven Gaunt - Square Pond - 13lb 14oz with 5 Carp including the biggest of the day at 4lb 8oz caught on the Pole and Pellet and also Dog Biscuit. 3rd - Joe Gilliland - Square Pond - 12lb 12oz of small Carp caught on the Pole with Pellet and Sweetcorn. 4th - Georgia Gilliland - Round Pond - 12lb 2oz of small Carp caught on the Pole and Maggot. 5th - Aaron Gaunt - Square Pond - 6lb 15oz - of small Carp caught on the Lead and Pellet. After two rounds the girls are leading the way with Lydia Allen on 23 points and Georgia Gilliland on 21 points. Steven Gaunt is in 3rd place with 19 points.
Treble Chance (Round 1) - Stoke Place - 27th July The match was very well attended with 24 anglers on a hot sunny day. Both the number of anglers and the hot conditions meant for some the fishing would be difficult with six anglers failing to trouble the scales with others thinking what might have been after several large fish were lost in the lily pads. 1st - Dennis Critcher - 18lb with two Tench of 5lb and similar size Carp caught on the Pole and Corn from the most weed filled swim on the match. 2nd - Brian Dart - 12lb 14oz with a mixed bag of small Carp - Tench - Roach - Rudd - Crucians caught on the Waggler and the Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Dave Aubrey and Ramsey King - 11lb 8oz with Dave catching Small Carp - Roach - Rudd on the Waggler and the Pole and Maggot while Ramsey caught Skimmers and Roach on the Waggler and Maggot. 5th - Phil Allen - 11lb 6oz - of Roach and Rudd on the Waggler and Maggot.
Stoke Place Trophy - Stoke Place - 17th August 1st - Dave Aubrey - 14lb 9oz 2nd - Les Boweren - 12lb 12oz 3rd - Barry Parker - 11lb 2oz 4th - Rod Smith - 8lb 8oz
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 2) - Colnbrook - 24th August 1st - Ramsey King - 56lb 4oz 2nd - Barry Parker - 50lb 9oz 3rd - Dave Aubrey - 11lb 2oz 4th - Les Boweren - 10lb 1oz
Thames Cup (Round 1) - Boveney - 14th September An "angry" looking river greeted the 13 anglers with a fast flow and coffee colour as a result of the recent rains but looks can be deceptive with some respectable weights and all anglers weighing in. 1st - Les Boweren - 9lb 4oz - of Roach and Dace caught on the Stick Float and Maggot. 2nd - Dave Aubrey - 6lb 10oz - of Roach on the Stick Float and Maggot. 3rd - Brian Dart - 6lb 4oz - of Skimmers and Roach caught on the Groundbait Feeder. 4th - Phil Allen - 6lb - with one skimmer and Roach and Dace on the Stick Float and Maggot. 5th - Barry Parker - 4lb 10oz - of Roach on the Stick Float and Maggot.
Junior Shield (Round 3) - Hitcham - 21st September There were 11 juniors who turned up to fish the final round of the Junior Shield on what turned out to be a glorious hot sunny day with some of the young anglers enjoying tremendous sport together with a new Junior Match record weight being weighed in. 1st - Steven Gaunt - 30lb 4oz (new match record) made up of 12 Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet from the Square Pond with his biggest fish and the biggest individual fish also being recorded in a Junior Match a beautiful conditioned Wild Carp of 6lb 2oz. 2nd - Joe Gilliland - 21lb 8oz - Round Pond - made up of 11 Carp to 2lb caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 3rd - Lydia Allen - 16lb 4oz - Round Pond - of Roach - Rudd - Perch and one small Tench caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Aaron Gaunt - 12lb 12oz - Round Pond - of small Carp and Roach caught on the Pole and Pellet. The result of this final match means the winner of the Junior Shield for this season is Lydia Allen fishing her last match as a junior with 33 points while in second place and runner-up is Steven Gaunt with 31 points and in third place is Joe Gilliland with 28 points. After the match there was a raffle of tackle prizes donated by the club and also our Club President Ray Springett and supplied by Crowthorne Angling Centre with all the junior anglers winning prizes such as rods - reels - floats - feeders and various other items.
Dennis Allen Memorial - Hitcham - 28th September Another fine day greeted the 21 anglers who with our Indian Summer continued had high expectations for some good fishing after the weights from the Junior Match the previous week but fishing is a funny old game and with the fish not responding to what were considered ideal conditions there were 7 anglers who did not trouble the scales. 1st - Barry Parker - 25lb 4oz - with 13 Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet from the same swim that won the match last week. 2nd - Robin Gaunt - 13lb 12oz - with a mixed bag of Carp - Tench - Crucians caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 3rd - Dave Aubrey - 12lb 12oz - of Roach and Rudd caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 4th - Billy Garlick - 12lb 10oz - with 5 Carp caught on the Feeder and Pellet. 5th - Clive Williams - 11lb 6oz - of Roach - Carp - Tench caught on the Pole and Maggot.
Bob East Memorial - Colnbrook - 12th October A good turnout of 19 anglers with conditions looking good and signs of lots of fish movement but they did not feed and 10 anglers failed to weigh in. 1st - Simon Boweren - 25lb 12oz - with 3 Carp caught on the Feeder and Corn. 2nd - Dave Aubrey - 9lb 10oz - of small Roach caught on the Waggler and Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Rod Smith - 8lb 14oz - consisting of one small Carp caught on the Feeder and Pellet and some Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Dave Harris - 6lb 12oz - made up of one Carp caught on the Feeder and Pellet.
Thames Cup (Round 2) - Jubilee River - 19th October The first club match held on the Jubilee River was attended by 10 anglers who probably hope it might be the last with just 5 getting a bite and catching fish. 1st - Dave Aubrey - 4lb - made up of Roach and Dace caught on the Pole and Squatt and Topper and Pinkie. 2nd - Clive Williams - 1lb 4oz - of small Dace and Bleak caught on the Pole and Maggot. 3rd - Barry Parker - 2oz of small Dace and Bleak. 4th - Ramsey King - 1oz - with a small Roach and the fry of some other species. The unluckiest person in the match was Dennis Critcher who on his Feeder fished Worm thought he had caught a decent sized Perch or Chub only to be very disappointed when a beautifully conditioned Brown Trout of about 2 1/2 pound leapt from the water. The Trout was landed and returned unharmed.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 3) - Colnbrook - 26th October A strong westerly wind and heavy rain greeted the 13 anglers who turned up for the final round of the trophy which was going to be a fish off between Ramsey King and Barry Parker who were tied on 22 points each. 1st - Ramsey King - 17lb 2oz - with 2 Carp and 2 Bream caught on the Feeder and Pellet. 2nd - Brian Dart - 6lb 2oz - of Roach and Skimmers caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 3rd - Les Boweren - 5lb 14oz - being a single Carp caught in the last minute of the match on the Pole and Corn. 4th - Phil Allen - 4lb 9oz - of Roach and Perch caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 5th - Daniel Blackwell (Junior) - 4lb - made up with a Bream of 3 1/2lb and some small Perch caught on the Pole and Maggot.
Treble Chance (Round2) - Boveney - 9th November 1st - Ramsey King - 1lb 7oz 2nd - Phil Allen - 1lb 4oz 3rd - John Harris - 10oz 4th - Clive Williams - 7oz
Bill Knight Memorial - Colnbrook - 23rd November The match was attended by 11 brave anglers who disregarded the severe weather warning of snow - sleet - heavy rain - freezing conditions to compete in this match with most of them wishing they hadn't with only 5 weighing in and less than 1/2 fish being caught. 1st - Barry Parker - 3oz - with 3 small Perch and Roach. 2nd - Simon Boweren - 2oz - with 4 even smaller Perch and Roach. 3rd - Ramsey King - 1oz - with a "decent" Roach. 4th - Clive Williams and Dave Aubrey - 1/2 oz - one small Perch each.
Xmas Fayre - Hitcham - 14th December This years Xmas Fayre Match attracted 19 hardy members who turned up to compete for the traditional prizes of beer - wine - spirits - chocolates. Although there were no big weights the ponds fished well with only 3 anglers failing to weigh in. 1st - Ramsey King - 5lb 11oz with two Carp and some Roach caught on the Pole with Pellett and Maggot from the Round Pond. 2nd - Frank Peck - 5lb 2oz with a couple of un-seasonal Tench and Rudd caught on the Leger and Maggot from the Round Pond. 3rd - Colin Livy - 4lb 6oz with one Carp and some Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. 4th - Robin Gaunt - 3lb 14oz with a couple of Carp caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn from the Square Pond. 5th - Mike Hutt - 3lb 3oz of Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond.
Thames Cup (Round 3) - Bray Backwater - 15th February Due to the Backwater carrying an extra 4ft of water the match was moved to Hitcham Ponds where 13 anglers turned up for the first match of the year but as half the Round Pond was still covered in ice peg use was limited but the ponds fished well with only 2 anglers failing to catch. 1st - Dave Aubrey - 11lb 2oz - made up of 6 small Carp caught on the Pole with a variety of baits from the Square Pond. 2nd - Ramsey King - 10lb 6oz - made up of 3 good sized Carp and some Roach caught on the Method Feeder and Corn and Bread on the Straight Lead from the Round Pond. 3rd - Phil Allen - 9lb 6oz - with 5 small Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot from the Square Pond. 4th - Mick Sullivan - 8lb 2oz - made up of 2 good sized Carp and some roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. 5th - Frank Peck - 2lb 15oz of Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. This result means that Dave Aubrey is the winner of the Thames Cup with 35 points and the runner-up is Barry Parker with 25 points.
Treble Chance (Round 3) - Hitcham - 1st March 1st - Simon Boweren - 16lb 12oz of small Carp caught on the Method Feeder in the Round Pond. 2nd - Dave Aubrey - 7lb 13oz of small Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot in the Square Pond. 3rd - Clive Williams - 6lb 14oz of small Carp caught on the Pole and Maggot in the Square Pond. 4th - Stuart Thompson - 5lb 7oz of small Carp caught on the Lead and Maggot in the Square Pond. This result means that Dave Aubrey is the winner of the Treble Chance with 29 points and the runner-up is Ramsey King also with 29 points but with a lower aggregate weight.
Presidents Shield - Hitcham - 15th March There were 26 anglers at the match being the last one of the season and also competing for the famous Presidents Shield. Being a bright and sunny day expectations were high for a good days sport but the fish did not oblige with only 12 anglers bothering the scales. 1st - Ramsey King - 27lb 10oz of small Carp caught on Corn fished on the Pole and straight Lead in the Square Pond. 2nd - Dennis Critcher - 13lb 2oz with 8 small Carp caught on the Pole and Corn in the Square Pond. 3rd - Barry Parker - 7lb 12oz - made up of one Carp and some small Roach caught on the Pole and Waggler in the Round Pond. 4th - Clive Love - 4lb 11oz with 3 small Carp caught on the Pole and Corn in the Square Pond. After this the final match of the season the Club Champion is Dave Aubrey with 148 points and the Runner-up is Barry Parker with 117 points. ____________________________________________________
MATCH RESULTS (2007/2008)
George Gatehouse Memorial - Hitcham - 3rd June With the weather in glorious summer conditions at the start of the new Match Season the turnout was disappointing with numbers down on previous seasons with only 14 anglers turning up to fish the Hitcham Ponds which fished really well with the fish feeding well to give an average of over 13lb per angler. 1st - Ramsey fishing in the Square Pond with 27lb 2oz consisting of 16 small Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet. 2nd - Les Boweren also in the Square Pond with 25lb 6oz of slightly bigger Carp caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 3rd - Phil Allen in the Round Pond with 24lb 8oz of Roach andRudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 4th - Dave Aubrey also in the Round Pond with 23lb 2oz made up with a mixed bag of Carp - Crucian Carp - Roach caught on the Pole and Paste. The highlight of day was provided by Alan Champion who was 6th overall with a weight of 16lb 3oz which included the largest fish ever weighed in from a match at Hitcham in the shape of superbly conditioned Wild Carp of 10lb 1oz which Alan caught from the Square Pond on the Pole & Pellet a minute before the end of the match.
Junior Match (Round 1) - Hitcham - 17th June The juniors turned up for the 1st Round of the Junior Shield at Hitcham with the numbers disappointingly down on previous seasons as it being Father's Day with the threat of bad weather also may having had something to do with it. The 13 who did attend however enjoyed themselves catching plenty of fish on a variety ofmethods and baits with the top places being very close with many lost fish that could have seen a different result. 1st - Ashley Dean with 16lb 4oz of carp caught on the Pellet and Floating Crust from the Square Pond. 2nd - Daniel Walton also in the Square Pond fishing similar tactics with a level 11lb also made up of Carp. 3rd - Matt Swanson in the Round Pond with weight of 10lb 14oz which was a mixed bag of Tench - Carp - Roach on the Ground Bait Feeder and Meat & Pellet. 4th - Steven Gaunt in the Square Pond with a weight of 10lb 12oz of Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet. 5th - Lydia Allen with 10lb 10oz in the Round Pond of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 6th - Brent Peake with 10lb 8oz of Carp from the Square Pond caught on the Pole and Pellet but many lost fish including a possible double figure fish proved costly for Brent. 7th - Joe Gilliland
with 10lb 2oz consisting of a mixed bag of Roach - Rudd - Crucian Carp
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 1) - Colnbrook - 24th June
1st - Craig Webber with a new club record weight of 76lb 14oz with 16 Carp and a couple of Bream caught on the Feeder and his own secret recipe paste. 2nd - Gary Boweren
with 28lb 10oz made up with 6 Bream and 1 Carp on the Feeder 3rd - Phil Allen with 24lb 10oz consisting of 3 Bream - 2 Tench - 1 Carp and some silver fish caught on the Feeder and Maggot and the Pole and Waggler. 4th - Barry Parker with 18lb 2oz made up of 4 Bream and 1 Carp caught on the Pole and Feeder and Pellet and also Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 5th - Robin Gaunt with 17lb 13 oz catching 3 Bream and 1 Carp on the Feeder and Pellet.
Ladies Plate - Hitcham - 8th July 1st - Christine Foster with 14lb 12oz consisting of Roach - Rudd - Crucians - Carp and Tench all caught on the Short Pole and Sweetcorn from the Round Pond. 2nd - Ruth Franklin - 3lb 7oz of small Carp caught on the Waggler and Bread from the Square Pond. However a couple of much larger fish were lost which would have made the result a lot closer.
Junior Match (Round 2) - Hitcham - 15th July There were 11 Juniors who turned up for the 2nd round of the Junior Shield at Hitcham and they enjoyed a bumper session with the fish feeding well on a warm overcast day and a new Individual top weight for the Junior Matches being recorded and also the highest aggregate weight of fish being weighed in on a Junior Match. 1st - Daniel Wilton with a new Junior Individual record weight of 28lb made up of 17 Carp to 4lb caught on the Waggler and Pellet and Floating Crust from the Square Pond. 2nd - Joe Gilliland with 17lb 4oz consisting of a mixed bag of Tench - Carp - Crucians - Roach caught on the Short Pole and Paste from the Round Pond 3rd - Aaron Gaunt with 16lb 7oz of mainly good sized Roach and Rudd plus a superb Crucian of 1lb 15oz caught on the Waggler and Sweetcorn also from the Round Pond. 4th - Steven Gaunt with a weight of 16lb 5oz which consisted of 13 small Carp caught on the Pole and Pellet in the Square Pond. 5th - Lydia Allen with 15lb 7oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot in the Round Pond. 6th - Matt Swanson with a 13lb 9oz mixed bag of Tench and Carp from the Round Pond caught on the Pole and Pellet. 7th - Brent Peake with a 10lb 8oz mixed bag of Roach - Carp - Tench caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. The Total Aggregate
Weight of fish weighed in from this match was 133lb 12oz for another After 2 rounds Daniel Wilton is a comfortable leader with 23 Points but the pack following is really tight for the 3rd and final round in September with Stephen Gaunt 18 points - Matt Swanson and Joe Gilliand 17 points - Lydia Allen and Ashley Dean 16 points all looking for the probable Runner-Up spot.
Treble Chance (Round 1) - Stoke Place - 29th July The first club match on the new club water Stoke Place was attended by 16 anglers but low water levels and crystal clear water conditions suggested it might be a struggle compared to the favourable pleasure sessions that members have been enjoying on the water and that turned out to be the case with only 8 anglers weighing in. 1st was seasoned campaigner Burt Garlick winning his first club match with a beautiful conditioned Tench of 5lb caught on the Feeder and Pellet from next to a sunken tree in Peg 14. 2nd - Ramsey with 3lb 14oz of Rudd - Roach - Skimmers caught on the Pole and the Waggler and Maggot from Peg 1. 3rd - Derek Bradley with 3lb 9oz of small Roach - Rudd - Perch caught on the Pole and Maggot from Peg 15. 4th - Phil Allen with 3lb 5oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Waggler and Maggot from Peg 4. 5th - Dave Harris with 2lb of Roach and Rudd also caught on the Waggler and Maggot from Peg 2.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 2) - Colnbrook - 26th August 1st - Barry Parker - 68lb 11oz - Peg 5 2nd - Ramsey - 33lb 5oz - Peg 10 3rd - Craig Webber - 29lb 7oz - Peg 9 4th - Simon Boweren - 25lb 11oz - Peg 7 5th - Dave Aubrey - 20lb - 3 oz - Peg 14 6th - Les Boweren - 16lb 4oz - Peg 21
Thames Cup (Round 1) - Boveney - 9th September
1st - Dave Harris with a Roach catch of 11lb caught on the Stick Float and Tares in a swim downstream from the Church. 2nd - Dave Aubrey with another Roach catch of 9lb 14oz caught on the Pole with Bread and Caster in front of the Church. 3rd - Phil Allen with 7lb 11oz of Roach and small Dace caught on the Stick and Waggler with Caster upstream from the Church. 4th - Barry Parker with 6lb 14oz of Roach and small Dace caught on the Pole and Waggler with Caster and Tare also upstream from the Church.
Junior
Match (Round 3) - Hitcham - 16th September A total of 11 Juniors turned up for the 3rd and final round of the Junior Shield at Hitcham but unlike in the 2nd round the temperature was down due to a chilly wind and they struggled to catch the fish in the numbers they enjoyed previously with much lower weights being recorded. 1st - Lydia Allen with 9lb 2oz of Roach and Rudd and one solitary Carp from the Round Pond caught on the Short Pole and Maggot. 2nd - Daniel Adcock in the Round Pond with 7lb 4oz made up with 4 carp caught on the Feeder andPellet. 3rd - Daniel Wilton in the Square Pond with 4 carp for 6lb 8oz caught on the Waggler and Pellet. 4th - Brent Peake in the Round Pond with 5lb 14oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole & Maggot. 5th - Stephen Gaunt in the Square Pond with 4 carp for 5lb 12oz caught on the Pole and Pellet. After the 3 rounds the new Junior Shield winner is Daniel Walton with 33 points and an aggregate weight of 45lbs 8oz. Runner-up is Lydia Allen with 28 Points and an aggregate weight of 35lb 2oz. In 3rd position is Stephen Gaunt with 26 Points and an aggregate weight of 32lb 13oz. Congratulations to you all.
Dennis Allen Memorial - Hitcham - 30th September 1st - Barry Parker - 25lb 15oz - with a catch of 20 small carp caught from the Square Pond on the Pole and Pellet. 2nd - Frank Peck - 19lb 4oz - with another all Carp catch from the Square Pond on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd - Phil Allen - 17lb 12oz of Roach and Rudd caught on the Short Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. 4th - Dave Aubrey - 12lb 3oz - with another Roach and Rudd catch caught on the Pole with Maggot and Caster from the Round Pond. 5th - Alan Slade - 12lb 1oz - consisting of 3 decent sized carp caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet from the Square Pond.
Bob East Memorial - Colnbrook - 14th October The match was fished by 19 anglers in unseasonal warm weather with virtually no wind leaving a flat calm lake with lots of fishing showing on the surface but unfortunately not willing to feed leaving 8 anglers failing to weigh in and a very low total match weight of 108lb being caught. 1st - Frank Peck with 3 Carp for 19lb 13oz caught on the Feeder and Halibut Pellet 2nd - George
Beasley with 2 Carp for 16lb 10oz caught on the Feeder and 3rd - Dave Harris with 13lb made up with a 11lb 8oz Carp and some Roach caught on thePole and Maggot. 4th - Dave Aubrey with 11lb 12oz of Roach and Skimmers caught on the Pole and Caster. 5th - Derek Turton with 11lb consisting of 1 Carp on the Feeder and Maggot and Roach and Skimmers on the Waggler and Maggot.
Thames Cup (Round 2) - Boveney - 21st Oct This Thames match was only attended by 9 hardy anglers all willing to challenge the high fast flowing coloured river which had been badly affected by the heavy rain earlier in the week and made the fishing difficult as proved by the low weights. 1st - Les Boweren with a Roach catch of 5lb 1oz on the Stick Float and Maggot upstream from the Boat House. 2nd - Dave Aubrey with another Roach catch of 4lb caught on the Pole Feeder and Bread Punch downstream from the Church. 3rd - Phil Allen with 2lb 11oz of Roach caught on the Stick Float and Ledger upstream in the wides. 4th - Barry Parker with 1lb 8oz of Roach caught on the Pole and Waggler and Caster upstream from the Church. After 2 Rounds there is not much between the top 4 with Dave Aubrey leading on 22 points - Dave Harris and Phil Allen next both with 20 points - followed by Barry Parker on 18 points with the last round being on Bray Backwater in February to decide the winner of the Thames Cup.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 3) - Colnbrook - 28th October The 3rd and final round of the Colnbrook Trophy was held in wet blustery conditions but with the weather still being mild a few fish did decide to feed with some decent Carp - Tench - Bream -Perch being caught. 1st - Phil Allen with a weight of 22lb 11oz which was a mixed bag of Carp - Tench -Roachtogether with a 1lb 10oz Perch caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 2nd - Dave Harris with a level 18lb consisting of 4 Bream and1 Carp caught on the Feeder and Sweetcorn. 3rd - Barry Parker with 16lb 2oz with 3 Bream and1 Carp caught on the Feeder & Pellet. 4th - Craig Webber with 13lb 12oz but 13lb 8oz of that weight being a beautifully conditioned Common Carp caught on the Feeder & Pellet. 5th - Dave Aubrey with 10lb 14oz consisting of 1 Bream and Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot. With this being the Final Round the overall Winner of the Colnbrook Trophy is Craig Webber but only after count back on weight as Craig and Barry Parker both finished with 31 points (from 36) but Craig's overall weight of 120lb 1oz to Barry's 102lb 15oz being decisive in the end.
Treble
Chance (Round 2) - River Thames - Boveney - 11th November The 2nd Round of the Treble Chance was held in mild Autumnal conditions with very little wind and even that was upstream so conditions looked perfect with a nice ready flow on the river although the water clarity would not have been out place coming out of your tap at home. If you are looking for the results it's not a mistake. Nobody had a bite during the 5 hours so there are no results to give. Good job it was such a nice day as everybody stayed the full five hours trying to fool something into taking their bait but all varieties of bait and methods could not fool a single solitary fish of any description even with the anglers spread from the bottom right to the top of the venue which must cover around ½ mile of river. After 2 Rounds the points are looking a bit low with the top 4 - Burt Garlick leading on 12 points - Ramsey on 11 points - Alan Champion and Phil Allen next both with 10 points with the last round being at Hitcham in February 2008 to decide the winner of the Treble Chance Trophy.
Bill Knight Memorial - Colnbrook - 25th November After the very severe frost the day before and a north westerly wind to greet the hardy souls the pegs used were all towards the top end of the lake in the vain hope this would be where the fish might be holed up and if they were they certainly were not feeding with five of the anglers failing to catch and only 3 with more than a 1lb courtesy of the resident bigger fish. 1st - Barry Parker with 10lb 3oz comprising of 3 Bream caught on Feeder & Corn. 2nd - Simon Boweren with 7lb 12oz which consisted of a single Carp caught in the first 10 minutes on the Straight Lead & Corn. 3rd - John Harris with 5lb 6oz made up of a 5lb Bream caught second cast and a small Skimmer caught on the Feeder & Paste. 4th - Ramsey with 5oz mainly small fish. 5th - Dave Aubrey with 4oz also small fish.
Xmas Fayre - Hitcham - 16th December After the very
severe frosts during the week frozen ponds greeted the 19 mad anglers
who turned up for the Seasonal Xmas Fayre Match at Hitcham Ponds. After
various methods of ice breaking gave the anglers some water to fish
in the match started 1/2 hour later than planned. But in some swims
anglers really struggled as the water re-froze allowing them only to
fish really close to edge. To end the torture the match was reduced
to 3 hours as in 1st - Robin Gaunt with 3 small fish. 2nd - Ivor Phipps with 1 small fish. 3rd - 17other anglers all with 0 fish. All anglers received the usual festive cheer of Booze and Chocolates which were raffled off at the end of the match.
Thames Cup (Round 3) - Bray Backwater - 10th February Due to the recent flooding on the main river the backwater was only fishable in a couple of swims so the match was moved to Hitcham Ponds where some of the anglers enjoyed some decent sport with the resident Carp that decided to feed. 1st - Barry Parker with 24lb 14oz of small Carp taken on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 2nd - Les Boweren with 21lb 6oz of small Carp taken on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 3rd - Alan Ranscombe who caught 18lb exactly of small Carp also on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 4th - Phil Allen - 9lb 8oz of Small Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot. This being the final match for the Thames Cup means the overall Winner is Barry Parker with 30 points and the Runner-up is Phil Allen with 29 points.
Treble Chance (Round 3) - Hitcham - 24th February Another good turnout with 15 anglers arriving on a cold morning for the final round of the Treble Chance all hoping to draw a swim in the Square Pond where the top 3 anglers on the match eventually came from. 1st - Simon Boweren - 8lb 9oz - made up of 5 small Carp caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 2nd - Barry Parker - 6lb 9oz - consisting of 4 small Carp also caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn. 3rd - Stuart Thompson - 1lb 15oz - one small Carp caught on ledgered Maggot. 4th - Mick Sullivan - 1lb 7oz - of small Roach and Rudd caught on the Pole and Maggot. With this being the final match for the Treble Chance Trophy the overall winner is Barry Parker with 14 points and the Runner-up is Phil Allen also with 14 points but beaten on weight.
Presidents Shield - Hitcham - 9th March Another very good turn out with 20 anglers turning up to fish the last match of the season on a mild March morning but the fishing was not as one would have expected for the conditions. 1st - Phil Allen - 15lb 6oz - consisting of 11 small Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot and the Pole and Sweetcorn from the Square Pond. 2nd - Robin Gaunt - 10lb - made up of 4 Carp and a 1lb 9oz Crucian caught on the Pole and Sweetcorn from the Round Pond. 3rd - Dave Aubrey - 3lb 8oz - of small Roach and an excellent Perch of 2lb 8oz caught on the Waggler and Maggot from the Round Pond. 4th - Mick Sullivan - 2lb 10oz - with 1 small Tench and some small Roach and Rudd caught on the Pole and Maggot from the Round Pond. With all the matches now completed the Club Champion for this season is Barry Parker with 115 points with Phil Allen the Runner-up on 105 points.
___________________________________________________ MATCH RESULTS (2006/2007)
George Gatehouse Memorial - Hitcham Ponds - 4th June First really hot day of year with the fish going crazy in both ponds as their spawning instincts got the better of them which proved frustrating for the 20 anglers fishing but even so there were some good weights with over 200lb being weighed in. 1st - Darran
Day with a weight of 30lb14oz of Carp up to 5lb caught on the Long Pole
and Sweetcorn from the Square Pond. 2nd - Frank
Peck with 22lb 3oz, a mixed bag of Tench, Carp, Crucian and Roach from
the Round Pond on the Pole with Paste & Maggot. 3rd - Phil Allen
with 20lb 4oz from the Sqaure Pond of Carp & Roach on the Short
Pole & Waggler on the Maggot and Meat. 4th - Eddie Allen with 20lb exactly from the Round Pond with a mixed bag of Tench, Carp & Roach on the Pole and Paste.
Junior Match (Round 1) - Hitcham - 18th June 13 Juniors turned up on what was forecast to be very hot day but luckily cloud cover kept the temperatures bearable allowing the young anglers to enjoy some very good fishing. 1st - Matt Swanson
with fantastic weight of 23lb 7oz of mainly Crucain Carp on the Short
Pole and Sweetcorn fished to the Lily Pads in the Round Pond. 2nd - Lydia
Allen, the only girl in this years competition so far, with a weight
of exactly 15lb of Roach & Rudd on the Short Pole and Maggot in
the Round Pond. 3rd - Ben Vigor
with 9lb10oz of Carp on the Waggler & Maggot from the Square Pond
and Ben also had the largest fish of the day a 4lb 4oz Carp. Jt 4th with 8lb 6oz was Ashley Dean with a mixed bag of Roach Tench & Crucian from the Round Pond on the Short Pole and Past & Maggot and Kieron Cox with an all Carp catch from the Square Pond on Waggler and Pellet.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 1) - Colnbrook - 25th June A good turnout with 24 members making the most of the fine weather and the fish repsonded well for some anglers with a total of 289lb of fish being caught making this match the highest recorded weight for a Club Match at Colnbrook. 1st - Craig
Webber fishing from the Wheelchair Swim with a weight of 51lb 6oz comprising
of 5 carp to13lb and 5 Bream all caught on the Method Feeder and Paste. 2nd - Steve
Hacket from Peg 28 with 31lb 8oz comprising of 4 Carp & 5 Bream 3rd - Robin
Gaunt from Peg 9 with 29lb 8oz comprising of 5 Carp to10lb and 3 Bream
caught on the Feeder and Pellet andthe Pole and Pellet. 4th - Len Morancie
from Peg 2 with a weight of 22lb 6oz of 4 carp to 11lb all
Ladies Plate - Hitcham - 9th July 1st - Christine
Foster with 13lb 13oz of Roach, Rudd and small Carp caught from the
Round Pond on Pole and Sweet Corn. 2nd - Ruth Franklin with 2lb 11oz of Roach and small Carp caught from the Square Pond on Waggler & Maggot.
Junior Match (Round 2) - Hitcham - 16th July 12 Juniors turned up on another very hot day but the high temperatures did not stop the youngsters from enjoying some very good sport 1st - Stephen
Gaunt with a winning weight of 26lb 6oz - which is a new record weight
for the Junior Match - of around 20 small carp caught on Pellet and
Meat fished on the Pole in the Square Pond. 2nd - Georgia
Gilliland with a weight of 15lb 6oz of small Carp caught on the Pole
and Pellet from the Square Pond. 3rd - Matt Swanson
with a mixed bag of Crucian, Tench and Roach from the Round Pond for
a weight of 13lb 7oz caught on the Pole and Pellet and Sweetcorn. 4th - Keiron
Cox with 10lb 13oz with a mixed bag of Roach Tench and Crucian from
the Round Pond on the Pole & Maggot. 5th - Brent Peake with 10lb 2oz also with a mixed bag of Tench Roach & small Carp caught on the Short Pole and Luncheon Meat.
Charity Match Weekend - Colnbrook - 22nd / 23rd July Results will be posted here at a later date.
Treble Chance (Round 1) - Wapseys Lake - 30th July Summer holidys
kicking in meant a poor turn out with only 9 members turning up for
the match and the fish must have been on their holidays as well as the 1st - Dave Harris
with a solitary Tench of 4lb 4oz caught in the last minute of the 5
hour match being his only bite of the day on his Sweetcorn bait fished
on the Pole. 2nd - Barry
Parker also with one Tench and one small silver fish for 3lb 15oz on
the pole. 3rd - Jamie
Gilliland also with one Tench and some small Perch for 3lb 8oz caught
on the Pole and Worm. 4th - John Harris with probably the most fish caught for 1lb 5oz of small Roach and Perch caught on the Pole and Maggot.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 2) - Colnbrook - 27th August With other match
commitments there was a poor turn out of only 14 anglers so it was organised
so only the 'better' pegs were used. 1st - Dave
Aubrey with a weight of 34lb 6oz comprising of a dozen Bream and one
solitary Tench which were caught on the Feeder and Pellet 2nd - Phil Allen
with weight of 25lb 8oz of Roach, Rudd and perch caught on the short
pole and Maggot & Caster. 3rd - Gary Haisman
with a weight of 21lb 15oz made of Carp & Bream caught on the Feeder
and Corn. 4th - Darran Chapman with weight of 20lb 9oz also made up of Carp & Bream caught on the Feeder & Corn .
Thames Cup (Round1) - Boveney - 10th September This was another
poor turn out with only 6 anglers turning up on a very hot sunny day
with lots of boats and a low clear and static river so conditions did
not look good but looks can be deceptive as the fishing proved. 1st - Dave Aubrey
with a fantastic net of Roach upto a 1lb in weight for 24lb 6oz caught
on a Balsa Float & Caster. 2nd - Les Boweren
also with a bag of Roach upto a 1lb for a weight of 13lb 10oz also caught
on the Float & Caster. 3rd - Phil Allen
with a mixed bag Roach, Perch & Dace for 12lb 10oz, caught on the
Maggot Feeder and Float & Caster 4th - Dave Harris with mixed bag of Roach & Perch for 9lb 12oz caught on the Float and Maggot
Junior Match (Round 3) - Hitcham - 17th September 1st - Lydia
Allen in the Round Pond with a weight of 14lb 6oz comprising of Carp
& Crucian up to a 1lb and Roach & Rudd caught on the short pole
and Maggot and Caster. 2nd - Matthew
Swanson with a weight of 10lb 8oz of small carp from the Square Pond
on the Pole & Pellet. 3rd - Steven
Gaunt with a weight of 8lb 3oz of Tench to 2lb and Carp & Crucian
on the Pole & Paste from the Round Pond. 4th and only being just beaten by his older brother was Aaron Gaunt also fishing in the Round Pond with a weight of 8lb 1oz Carp, Crucian & Roach also caught on the Pole and Paste he could have beaten his brother as he did put one carp back into the Pond as it didn't 'look very well' bless him. The Result of this Match means the Winner of the Junior Shield for this season is Matthew Swanson with a total of 33 Points from a possible 36. Runner Up was Steven Gaunt with 28 Points and in 3rd Position with 23 Points was Lydia Allen.
Dennis Allen Memorial - Hitcham - 24th September Heavy overnight
and early morning rain did not deter the 20 anglers at Hitcham but it
certainly seemed to have a negative affect on the fish with only one
angler enjoying some good sport. 1st - Robin
Gaunt with a weight of 26lb 3oz made up of small Carp caught on the
Pole with Paste and Pellet from the Square Pond. Equal 2nd but
a long way back with 8lb 10oz were Mick Hutt with some larger Carp from
the Square Pond on Pole & Pellet whilst Dave Harris in the round
Pond had a mixed bag of Roach, Tench & Crucian on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Barry Parker with 7lb 15oz of Roach & Small Carp from the Round Pond on Long Pole and Pellet.
Bob East Memorial - Colnbrook - 8th October This normally
well attended match was only contested by 13 anglers and apart from
a few anglers the majority struggled to catch in what seemed perfect
conditions - slightly overcast, mild and gentle breeze with all anglers
on the north bank failing to weigh in. 1st was venue
expert Craig Webber fishing his favourite Paste & Feeder method
for weight of 35lb 1oz comprising of 2 Carp and 6 Bream his weight would
have been much higher if he had managed to land a very large Carp which
he lost after a long battle. 2nd - Frank
Peck with a level 28lb comprising 2 Bream and 3 Carp caught on the Feeder
and pellet. 3rd - Phil Allen with 17lb 8oz of Roach caught on the Waggler and Maggot.
Thames Cup (Round 2) - Boveney - 22nd October The heavy midweek
rain meant a very coloured and fast flowing river greeted the 13 anglers
who turned up to contest the 2nd Round of the Thames Cup and heavy rain
during the match did not help the conditions with 5 anglers 1st - Phil Allen
who found some steady flow above the Boat House to catch a level 19lb
where the highlight of the catch was a 6lb 2oz bream and several Roach
pushing the 1lb mark all caught on the Float and Maggot & Caster. 2nd - Dave Aubrey
just above the Church with a 4lb 10oz mixed bag of Roach / Dace / Skimmers
caught on a variety of methods - Pole, Float & Ledger. 3rd - Frank
Peck with 2lb 10oz the majority of which were superb 1lb 8oz Roach caught
on bunch of White Maggots on the feeder. 4th - Dave Harris on the last swim before the Lock Cut with 2lb 6oz which included one Skimmer and some small Roach caught on the Stick Float and Maggot.
Colnbrook Trophy (Round 3) - Colnbrook - 29th October There was a good turn-out for the 3rd and final round with 23 anglers lining the banks of Colnbrook Front lake which has increased its water levels after the recent rains. The fish were congregated in the North East part of theLake and the anglers pegged in that area had some good fishing whilst the others struggled for bites. 1st - Barry
Parker with a level weight of 50lb made up of 7 Carp up to double figures
caught on the Method Feeder and Pellet. 2nd - Len Morancie
pegged next to winner with a weight of 38lb 2oz made up 4 Bream to 7lb
and 3 Carp caught on the Ground Bait Feeder and Maggot. 3rd - Les Boweren with 36lb 2oz made up of 4 Bream to 7lb and 2 Carp caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Pete Boucher who was next to Les with a weight of 17lb 5oz with 2 Carp and 2 Bream on the Goundbait Feeder and Maggot. The final result over the three rounds of the Colnbrook Trophy means Dave Aubrey is the winner with 21 Points and the Runner Up is Craig Webber with 20 Points who tied with Len Morancie but a superior weight of 65lb to 60lb 8oz sways it in Craig's favour.
Treble Chance (Round 2) - Boveney - 12th November There was a very poor turnout with only 5 anglers turning up to fish a perfect looking River Thames at Boveney with a gentle flow and a tinge of colour together with a mild air temperature and very gentle breeze. But it is often said that looks can be deceptive and today the fish had just not read the script with only one angler only just breaking a pound. 1st - Dave Aubrey with 1lb 1oz made up of 3 quality Dace and couple of microscopic Perch caught on various methods. 2nd - Phil Allen
with 14oz made up of 6 small Perch caught on Maggot Feeder and .3rd - Alan
Ranscombe with 21/2 oz of very very small fish caught on the Waggler
and Maggot.
Bill Knight Memorial - Colnbrook - 26th November
1st - Gary Boweren
with 25lb 2oz consisting of 4 Carp and1 Bream caught on the Pole 2nd - Les Boweren (keep it in the family) with 2 good sized Carp for 19lb 6oz. One was caught on the Pole and Maggot and one on the Feeder and Maggot. 3rd - -Dave
Aubrey with 18lb 12oz made up with 6 Bream and some small silver fish 4th - Barry Parker with 16lb 6oz with 1 Bream and 2 Carp both caught on the last two casts of day on Feeder and Maggot. Biggest fish
of the day was a 12lb 4oz Carp caught by Craig Webber in his 5th placed
catch of 15lb 7oz with a Bream making up the rest of the weight both
caught on the Feeder & Paste.
Xmas Fayre - Hitcham - 10th December There were18
anglers who turned up to fish the Annual Christmas Match held at Hitcham 2nd - Barry Parker with 11lb 2oz made up of 7 Carp on the Pole and Pellet. 3rd - Les Boweren with 9lb 15oz with 5 Carp on the Pole & Sweeetcorn. 4th - Dave Aubrey
with 6lb 14oz consisting of 2 Carp and Roach on the Pole and All the anglers won festive prizes in the Raffle after the Match. The "Mystery Prize" which consisted of a free permit for next season (2007 / 2008) was won by Curtis Watson.
Thames Cup (Round 3) - Bray Backwater - 11th February The 3rd round of the Thames Cup was scheduled to be fished at the Bray Backwater but recent rain and melting snow meant the level was at least 3 feet above normal level and with the recent strong winds bringing some trees down there were not enough swims to accomodate everybody safely so the match was moved to Hitcham Ponds. After a slow start the fish did respond : 1st - Phil Allen with 16lb 6oz with 8 Carp caught on the Waggler and Maggot. 2nd - Dave Aubrey with 14lb 6oz with 8 Carp and some Roach caught on Pole with Sweet Corn and Punch Bread. 3rd - Alan Ranscombe with 7lb 3oz with 4 Carp and some Roach caught on the Pole and Maggot. 4th - Mick Sullivan with 6lb 2oz which included the largest fish of the day a 6lb Carp caught on Pole with Maggot andSweetcorn cocktail. The result means that Phil Allen and Dave Aubery tied on points with 34 points each but the winner of the Thames Trophy on total weight was Phil Allen with 48lb to Dave's 43lb 6oz.
Treble Chance (Round 3) - Hitcham - 25th February There was a good turnout with 20 anglers turning up to fish the Hitcham Ponds which are now full of water after all the recent rain which has left many of the pegs underwater in the Round Pond. Considering the mild weather the fishing was difficult for many and 4 anglers failing to trouble the scales. 1st - Barry Parker with 18lb 2oz made up of 13 Carp to 2 lb caught on the Long Pole and Pellet from the Square Pond. 2nd - Les Boweren with exactly 13lb with 5 Carp and the biggest being just 6lb caught on the Pole and Corn from the Square Pond. 3rd - Phil Allen with 8lb 9oz consisting of 4 Carp 1 Tench and some Roach caught on the Waggler & Maggot also from the Square Pond. 4th - Dave Aubrey
with 8lb 3oz with 2 small Carp and lots of little Roach/Rudd caught
on the Pole and Maggot and Punch from the Round Pond. With one match to go it is a two horse race between Dave Aubrey and Phil Allen to become this seasons Club Champion.
Presidents
Shield - Hitcham - 11th March
. 2nd - Les Boweren
fishing in the most flooded swim in the Round Pond with 10lb 12oz with
a mixed bag of Carp - Crucian - Roach and a bonus Perch of 1lb 10oz
all caught on the Pole and sweetcorn with even the Perch caught on sweetcorn. 3rd - Jamie Gilliland with a level 10lb from the Round Pond fishing Long Pole and Pellet for a catch of 6 Small Carp.
As the winner
of the match was a guest so unable to win the actual shield the winner
of the Presidents Shield is Les Boweren.
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