Not too much change on the lead table for the winter league as you can see below, although Sensas Big Hits did manage to climb up a place. The next and final match will be on Sunday 14th March - don't forget to get ya Mum a card!
Not too much change on the lead table for the winter league as you can see below, although Sensas Big Hits did manage to climb up a place. The next and final match will be on Sunday 14th March - don't forget to get ya Mum a card!
Not too much change on the lead table for the winter league as you can see below. The next and final match will be on Sunday 14th March - don't forget to get ya Mum a card!
Our sincere apologies but we have had to cancel our qualifier and it has been re-arranged for Makins Fishery on the same day.
We have been trying to take it easy as possible on the lakes and fish after last year's problems and Fish-O-Mania is such a tightly pegged match we feel we don't want to put the fish or fishery under that pressure.
I also fully understand that many competitors have very far to travel and we always try to ensure a good match for everyone, this year more than others anglers will be seeking value for money.
Huge apologies to any local anglers that got a ticket - we hope to return to the Fish-O calendar next year. Also a great shame as we see many faces just once a year at this event - their presence will also be missed.
Please read the press release below which has been issued from the Angling Trust
Fish O Mania Qualifier Rearranged
Angling Trust and Matchroom have announced today that the Fish O Mania qualifier scheduled for Wednesday 21st April at Barford Lakes in Norfolk has had to be moved to Makins Fishery in Warwickshire on the same date for fish welfare reasons.
Barford suffered an outbreak of KHV last year, and although the fishery is now well on the road to recovery, Fishery Manager Sarah Thomson did not want to run such a large, tightly-pegged match so early in the match calendar and risk the recovery of the fishery. Sarah said: "obviously we are very disappointed not to be able to host such a high-profile match with the Angling Trust, but the welfare of our fish is absolutely paramount."
All anglers who were successful in drawing a ticket for Barford will be eligible for a refund if they don't want to fish the new venue. If they require a refund then they must return their unwanted ticket by the deadline date issued when they receive their ticket. Makins Fishery is the nearest venue which could accommodate such a large match to the standards required by the organisers. Tickets for all Fish O Mania successful applicants will be dispatched to anglers by the end of February.
The competition has proved as popular as ever this year, despite the requirement for all those entering the draw to be members of the Angling Trust. There were more than 4,200 entries this year, and all venues were oversubscribed, some by more than 200 anglers.
Sandra Drew, Competitions and Events Manager for the Angling Trust said: "we apologise to any anglers who have drawn a ticket for Barford and who will now have to re-arrange their travel and accommodation plans, but we will do all we can at the Angling Trust to manage the administration of this change smoothly. Anglers must return their tickets promptly if they require a refund so that we can re-allocate the tickets and offer them to those on the reserve list."
After two cancelled matches due to what seems to be the longest coldest winter ever - the Winter League finally got started at the weekend on railway, Willow and the Pleasure Lake. Unfortunately no alternative Sunday dates could be found to replace the cancelled matches so we are making the league 3 matches long.
All the weights came from Railway with the top 3 anglers as follows:
1st James Parnell (Anglers World) 42 - 11
2nd N Parkinson (Lathams) 42 - 00
3rd S Bracey (Anglers World) 39 - 02
Lathams Fishing Tackle team are the current leaders with all members of the team returning with a 1st or 2nd in section.
TEAM /NAME |
|
MATCH 1 |
|
WEIGHT |
SEC,POS |
Lathams fishing .co.uk |
|
|
R BOND |
37-02 |
1 |
R MARTIN |
34-01 |
2 |
D BRYDON |
29-10 |
2 |
N PARKINGSON |
42-00 |
1 |
T EVANS |
26-00 |
2 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
168-13 |
8 |
LEWIS ANGLERS WORLD A |
|
|
MARK SAWYER |
34-6 |
2 |
LEWIS MURAWSKI |
34-11 |
1 |
WARREN MARTIN |
18-08 |
5 |
CHRIS COOPER |
13-11 |
4 |
STEWART BRACEY |
39-10 |
1 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
140-14 |
12 |
LEWIS ANGLERS WORLD B |
|
|
JASON BREWSTER |
11-11 |
4 |
GERALD MARTIN |
14-13 |
4 |
JAMES PARNELL |
42-11 |
1 |
STEVE JOHNSON |
35-4 |
2 |
RAY SMART |
8-12 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
113-03 |
17 |
DAIWA ANGLING DIRECT SUFFOLK A |
|
|
ANDY MOSS |
10-9 |
5 |
JOHN KELLY |
12-13 |
5 |
BRIAN GOOCH |
23-12 |
3 |
MARK HAVERSON |
31-09 |
3 |
CHRIS KELLY |
11-00 |
5 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
107-11 |
21 |
DAIWA ANGLING DIRECT SUFFOLK B |
|
|
TONY GIBBONS |
32-01 |
3 |
MICK HANKS |
27-03 |
3 |
DAVE CRISP |
0-2 |
7 |
PETE HALLIDAY |
0-6 |
6 |
ADAM CRISP |
11-3 |
4 |
TOTAL |
70-15 |
23 |
SENSAS BIG HITS |
|
|
JIM RANDELL |
8-09 |
6 |
KEVIN FORD |
7-04 |
7 |
COLIN ALLPORT |
18-08 |
5 |
DAVID JARVIS |
8-09 |
5 |
ANDY TURNER |
19-00 |
3 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
61-14 |
26 |
BRIGHT SPARKES |
|
|
MATT ROUNDTREE |
1-06 |
7 |
BRIAN BYGRAVES |
8-12 |
6 |
IAN BAILEY |
23-01 |
4 |
DEREK SPARKES |
0-04 |
7 |
DENNIS GOODWIN |
5-04 |
7 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
38-11 |
31 |
Open Matches the next few days
Matches again a little undecided for this weekend. There is an open due Thursday and Saturday - anglers should contact the office on 01603 759624 to confirm venues - Railway hopefully - Barford if it's frozen.