New Season – more Fluff !!
The fine and settled weather had given the Willow trees time to shed their fluff on the lake. Very light winds meant that the lake surface was a constant challenge to find a clear spot. Thirteen anglers including one of our junior members fished the opening match of the 2025-26 Club day calendar.
Todays competition today would be round 1 of 3 in the Wade Cup. The angler with the highest weight from 3 rounds being the champion. Current holder is Stuart Baxter who won last year by a clear margin of 20lbs.
Also, the luck of the draw bag would play a second part in pairing up anglers for the Individual Knockout Cup. The winner of each pairing would go through to the next round. The current holder is Ray Torrington who beat Stuart Baxter in the final.
The overall winner on the day was Antony Johnson with 92lbs 3oz. Antony drew peg 18 (same as last years 1st round) and fished Pellet waggler where he could see his targets and finished up on the Hybrid feeder with pink Wafter to the far bank.
Second on the day was Ray Torrington with 84lbs 7oz from Peg number 15. Ray fished method feeder to the railway bank and dropped to the margins on cat meat for his last 2 fish. One of these was a fine 13lbs 2oz specimen.
Third place to Stuart Baxter with 55lbs 7oz from peg number 33. Stuart opted for his favourite surface fished dog biscuit on the pellet waggler.
Sections wins for Mick Wright and Dylan Baxter.
Full Result
1st Antony Johnson 92 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 18
2nd Ray Torrington 84 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 15
3rd Stuart Baxter 55 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 33
4th Mick Wright 53 lbs 10 oz – Peg No. 19
5th Dylan Baxter 46 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 35
6th Paul Sugarman 40 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 37
7th Phil Price 28 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 13
8th Lee Annis 18 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 11
9th Jason Chatham 17 lbs 11 oz – Peg No. 14
10th Alfie Kendall 14 lbs 9 oz – Peg No. 17
11th Neil Speechley 6 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 31
12th Joe Price 4 lbs 11 oz – Peg No. 39
13th Joe Brudenell DNW – Peg No. 16
Individual Knockout Cup Result
Jason Chatham beat Neil Speechley
Lee Annis beat Alf Kendall
Stuart Baxter beat Paul Sugarman
Antony Johnson beat Joe Brudenell
Mick Wright beat Phil Price
Ray Torrington beat Joe Price
