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MEMBERS NOTICE On Tuesday 17th June 2025 access to the Lake will be restricted between 09:00 and 15:00 for health and safety reasons. Large farm machinery will be in use to help remove tree branches between River pegs 7 and 12. A small team of Club members will be helping in the clear up and managing traffic. We ask you to be patient during this time.
Match Result: Sunday 1st June 2025 Venue: Decoy - Horseshoe Lake Decoy and its Horseshoe lake for the first visit of this season. Seventeen anglers turned out for what should have been a bright warm start to June. Some were regretting the choice of shorts whilst others regretted not bringing a jumper in the windy conditions. Today’s overall winner would be replacing Nathan Grech’s name on the Doxam Committee Rosebowl with the 3 time consecutive winner not fishing today. The original Doxam trophy was a stuffed fish in a case, which was donated by Fred Doxam who used to live at The Mere in Deeping St James. This venue was often used by the club for Junior and Committee matches. The stuffed fish was sold on the internet and the proceeds used to buy the Rosebowl. It was also the first round of the Fenland Cup. Fished over 4 rounds at both Decoy and Kingsland and won by the angler with the highest points total from the 4 rounds. Current Fenland Cup holder Pete Wray would be looking to get off to a good start. Finally in a rather shorter time span this year, it would also be the 3rd and final round of the individual Knockout Trophy. Ray Torrington would be looking to retain his crown, fishing a 3 way final against Jason Chatham and Stuart Baxter. The overall winner and new name on the Doxam Trophy was Club Match Secretary Jason Chatham, finishing with 47lb 8oz from peg number 18. Jason Fished method feeder to the far bank using F1 sweet micros and 7mm Pink Wowsers. Jason also gets his name back on the Individual Knockout Trophy beating Ray and Stuart. The “weigh in” team would like to apologise to Jason for the winning picture, emptying the weigh sack before his moment of glory in front of the camera, with his catch ! Second Place was Club Chairman Andy Wilson (wearing the Treasurer’s Jumper). Andy finished with 41lb 2oz from peg number 6, using a variety of different coloured Wafters on the pellet feeder to the far bank and to the side of the Lily pads. Third Place was Club Treasurer Ray Torrington (had a coat and long trousers). Ray finished with 40lb 1oz from peg number 2 Sections wins for Neil Speechley, Pete Wray and Joe Price. Full Result 1st Jason Chatham 47 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 18 2nd Andy Wilson (chairman) 41 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 6 3rd Ray Torrington 40 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 2 4th Stuart Baxter 35 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 10 5th Neil Speechley 32 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 1 6th Pete Wray 29 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 13 7th Lee Annis 28 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 3 8th Joe Price 26 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 16 9th Phil Price 21 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 15 10th Gary Boxall 20 lbs 12 oz – Peg No. 14 11th Paul Sugarman 15 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 11 12th Ron Needham 14 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 17 13th David Marzell 7 lbs 5 oz – Peg No. 5 14th Steve Borrett 6 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 4 15th Neil Footitt 4 lbs 0 oz – Peg No. 8 =16th Colin Fisher DNW – Peg No. 12 =16th Joe Brudenell DNW – Peg No. 20
MEMBERS NOTICE On Tuesday 3rd June 2025 access to the Lake will be restricted between 09:00 and 15:00 for health and safety reasons. Large farm machinery will be in use to help remove tree branches on the access road to the lake A small team of Club members will be helping in the clear up and managing traffic. We ask you to be patient during this time.
Match Result: Sunday 18th May 2025 Venue: DSJAC Horseshoe Lake An algae bloom at Float Fish Farm on Horseshoe Pool prevented our match from going ahead. So an alternative location was needed for the 12 Anglers. Other local venues were fully booked, so it was a return to the fluff at our own Horseshoe Lake. Consideration was given to the pleasure anglers already fishing and pegs were selected in the fluff free zones. Today anglers were competing in the Club Cup and with last years winner Nathan Grech not available to defend his crown, a chance for a new name on the trophy. Also, the second round of the Individual Knockout Cup with Anglers paired up for an additional edge. The overall winner from one of the hot pegs was Phil Price. Drawing peg number 19 his much favoured surface controller and dog biscuit would be his go to method. Despite finishing with 103lbs 5oz, Phil still bemoaned the many fish that got away. Second place to Steve Borrett with 64lbs 1oz from peg number 33. Steve caught using dog biscuit on the surface until he was fluffed out and opted for 2+2 on the pole with Luncheon Meat. Third place for Stuart Baxter with 42lbs 13oz from peg number 36. Stuart also fishing the surface controller and dog biscuit, along with the straight bomb and 6mm pellet. Full Result 1st Phil Price 103 lbs 5 oz – Peg No. 19 2nd Steve Borrett 64 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 33 3rd Stuart Baxter 42 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 36 4th Ray Torrington 30 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 18 5th Ron Needham 19 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 35 6th Jason Chatham 16 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 25 7th Mick Wright 16 lbs 0 oz – Peg No. 29 8th Alan Thomas 14 lbs 12 oz – Peg No. 17 9th Lee Annis 9 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 3 10th Paul Sugarman 7 lbs 14 oz – Peg No. 31 11th Ian Benton DNW – Peg No. 5 Individual Knockout Cup Result Jason Chatham beat Lee Annis Ray Torrington beat Mick Wright Stuart Baxter v Antony Johnson (To be fished)
Match Result: Sunday 11th May 2025 Venue: DSJAC Horseshoe Lake 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. Today's 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
2024 – 2025 DSJAC Trophy Winners A brief write up of each of the 24 Club trophies. 1. Club Cup Seventeen anglers fished at Float Fish Farm on Wagtail Pool Sunday 19th May 2024 This year’s winner and a new name on the Club Cup was Nathan Grech. Nathan finished with 93lb 10oz from Peg number 8. Fishing on the Bomb and Pellet and occasionally switching to the Pellet Waggler at 20-25m 2. Doxam Committee Rosebowl Nineteen anglers fished at Decoy Lakes on 6 Islands Sunday 2th June 2024 Nathan Grech achieved a 3 year Hat-trick in the Doxam Rosebowl with wins in 2022, 2023 & 2024. Nathan finished with 89lbs 2oz from peg number 13. Fishing his favourite method at top 2 + 2 on the paste over micros. 3. Exeter Trophy Ten anglers fished at Kingsland on the Small Lake Sunday 16th June 2024 Following his hat-trick of wins in the Doxam Rosebowl, Nathan Grech completed a second hat-trick. This one being three wins on the trot in Club Day matches. Nathan finished with 164lb 8oz nearly 50lb ahead of second place. Nathan fished Pellet waggler and bread, Top 2 + 2 on Paste and finished on 8mm Pellets in the margin. 4. John Harris Memorial Cup Eleven Anglers fished at Kingsland on the Big Lake Sunday 7th July 2024 First Place on the day was Pete Wray with 128lbs 6oz from Peg number 8. Pete fished Paste on the pole at 2+3 in the left and right margins as well as in front, finishing 15lbs ahead of second place. 5. Committee Cup Fished at Kingsland on the Big Lake Sunday 7th July 2024 Winner of the Committee Cup with Second place on the day was Ray Torrington with 113lbs 2oz from Peg number 2. Ray fished Paste on the pole at 2+1 in the margins. It proved to be a day for “hook-a-duck”, with 2 anglers managing to hook up and have that unfortunate but unique battle ! Middle Nene Team Championships Organised by Nene Anglers and fished in teams of 3 at 3 Venues – Fotheringhay, Nassington and Wadenhoe on Saturday 20th July 2024 Taking 1st place over all for Deeping St James Angling Club was Antony Johnson, Stuart Redman and Jason Chatham. 6. Newman Cup Eleven anglers fished at Float Fish Farm on Phoenix Lake Sunday 21st July 2024 Continuing his recent run of form Nathan Grech finished in first place with 99lbs from peg number 28. Nathan started the first hour on the method feeder but spotting Pete Wray catch on Paste quickly made the switch. Nathan fished top 2 + 2 over 8mm pellets noticing the heavier pellets were giving less line bites. 7. John Slack Memorial Cup Fished at DSJAC Horseshoe Lake Sunday 4th August 2024 as an evening match Drawing the flyer isn’t always a guarantee of fish and certainly Peg 19 made this clear today. But getting to grips with the approach needed after a couple of hours and finishing in first place was Phil Price. Phil caught up in the water on his new favourite method the “Bagging Waggler” and dog biscuit with 97lbs 3 oz as his winning weight. 8. Dennis Clarke Cup Fourteen anglers fished at Decoy Lakes on Yew Sunday 11th August 2024 Taking all the glory on a very difficult day’s fishing was Peter Wray with 48lb from peg number 6. Pete fished Maggots in the margin and at 11m as well as paste on top 2 +2. 9. Fenland Cup Fished at Decoy and Kingsland over 4 rounds with the 4th round at Decoy Lakes on Yew Sunday 11th August 2024 With his First place on the day and 10 additional points the Fenland Cup winner for 2024/25 Season was Pete Wray, Pete finished six points clear of Nathan Grech. 10. Pairs Cup Fished at Sibson / Yarwell (or Wansford) on the River Nene Sunday 8th September 2024 Individual winner on the day was Steve Borrett with 5lbs 2 oz (which included an excellent Perch). But in the Pairs Cup Andy Wilson and Jason Chatham were the winners with a combined weight of 9lb 4oz, just over 2lb clear of second place pairing. 11. Jim Measures Memorial Trophy Fished at Rookery Waters, Pidley on Jay Lake on Sunday 22nd September 2024 It was back to winning ways for Ray Torrington with 117lbs from Peg number 5. Ray fished a variety of methods trying to locate the fish. Method feeder to the far bank, Paste in front and pellet shallow, but his favourite cat meat in the margin proved to be the winning method 12. Individual Knockout Trophy Final round also fished at Rookery Waters, Pidley on Jay Lake on Sunday 22nd September 2024 The long awaited final of the Individual Knockout Cup, between Stuart Baxter and Ray Torrington. Paused for a longer than normal period, whilst cruises and harvesting took priority. Ray beat Stuart by 55lbs on the day. 13. Away Day Cup Nine anglers fished at Buttonhole Lake Sunday 6th October 2024 One of the warmest welcomes by any fishery owner, with Pete Wray finishing in top position with 82lb 12oz from Peg 19. Pete started on the pole at 14.5m to the island, fishing 6mm hard pellet over 4mm pellets. Switching to top 2 + 2 fishing double dead red maggots over micros and dead reds. 14. Les Wiles Trophy Fished at DSJAC Horseshoe Lake on Sunday 20th October 2024 Winner on the Day of the Les Wiles Trophy for 2024 was Mick Wright with 77lbs 6 oz from Peg number 19. Mick fished a Hybrid feeder and Bomb line using 8mm Pellets at distance. 15. Wade Cup Fished over 3 rounds at DSJAC Horseshoe Lake. Second place by only 4oz on the day was Stuart Baxter with 77lbs 2oz from Peg number 35. Stuart fished against the reeds on Pellet Waggler using dog biscuit. Whilst a narrow margin to lose on the day, Stuart is the 2024 winner of the Wade Cup finishing with a 20lb lead. 16. Remembrance Shield Fifteen anglers Fished on DSJAC River Nene stretch Sibson on Sunday 10th November 2024 Antony Johnson finished in prime spot from newly created peg 32 with 9lbs 10oz. Antony fished a 7m bolo rod with a 3 gram float, holding back 3/4 of the way across for the majority of his catch. Switching to a Caster and Worm line down the inside netted him a superb bonus Chub. 17. Dawkins River Cup Fished on River Nene at Sibson in January and the Fish Refuge at Stibbington in February Dawkins cup winner for 2023/2024 season was Alan Thomas. Alan finished with 12lb 14 oz over the 2 rounds winning by a margin of 3lb 3oz over second place. 18. Several Fisheries Championship Would normally be on the River Welland, but this year the Nene at Sibson in March 2024 First place on the day went to Paul Dotchin with 6lb 8oz from Peg number 16. Paul’s methods included the flat float and pole feeder on top 4 and a bleak rig on top 2. Fishing pinkie over ground bait. 19. Deeping Individual League Series (DILS) The angler with the highest points totals from any four rounds of the five rounds fished December - March Fished on the River Nene at Sibson, the Fish Refuge at Stibbington as well as Horseshoe Lake. Heading into the final round of DILS any one of three anglers could take the win. Alan Thomas kept up his top winter form by taking his third win. This gave him maximum points and a clear 6 point gap over Steve Borrett in second place. Alan finished with 7lb 11 oz from peg number 5. Fishing at 11m on the pole, with double red maggot over ground bait, he found 2 nice Skimmers. Adding some Roach from his 5m line on pinkie. 20. Non-Cup Winner Cup Fished for at the last match of the season on Horseshoe lake Second place on the day, but a new name on the “Non Cup Winners Cup” was Stephen Smith. Stephen took 4lb 11oz from peg number 35. Stephen fished single pinkie on the top 2 for Roach, with his second line at 10m where he caught his single bream over ground bait. 21. Billing Challenge Cup Best 3 Summer weights plus best 3 winter weights in 2024/2025 Last year’s winner was Nathan Grech with 388lb 9oz. This year again, there were some big weights caught in the Summer and going into the winter there was a 30lb lead to overcome. Despite not fishing a single winter match the leader was not caught. So, with a final lead of 19lb the Billing Challenge Cup winner is Nathan Grech. 22. Club Champion Fished over 10 points matches in both the Summer and Winter during 2024 / 2025 Last year’s winner was Ray Torrington with a clear margin of 28 points. This year’s winner by a slightly smaller margin of 22 points over second place Pete Wray with a Total of 74 points is Jason Chatham. 23. Specimen Cup Best Specimen fish caught in 2024 / 2025 Some nice fish were caught this year including a specimen Bullhead – which needed several anglers to identify. A Nice Perch and Chub from the River Nene. Some nice Pike – whilst Carp fishing in Horseshoe ! Several Double figure Carp were landed throughout the Summer, but this year’s specimen fish award goes to Richard Grech for not wanting to be totally eclipsed by his son Nathan. Richard landed a 12lb 13oz Carp from Float fish Farm’s Wagtail Lake on 19th May 2024. 24. Russel Hole Cup The Russel Hole Trophy is given to a member of the club identified as going beyond what is expected of a club or committee member. This year for running the continued work on Maintenance and work party organisation it goes to Andy Wilson
Horseshoe lake re-opens on Thursday 1st May 2025 Make sure you have the new Gate Code with you. The Committee and a few volunteer members have been working hard to get the lake looking its best for the start of the new season. Most of the issues were as a direct result of the continual flooding through the winter. Among many other jobs, we have managed to; Replace some of the platforms that had rotten. Trimmed trees back. Tidied out the Containers. The wiring to the electric fence has been replaced due to heavy corrosion. The control panel for one of our aeration systems also needed replacing. Improved the Security Camera position and Solar Panels. And finally, we have swapped the Portaloo Company this year and they have just delivered a nice new toilet to the lake. Please take some time to remind yourselves of the Club & Lake rules, particularly around your tackle. We will be performing more spot checks this year following the discovery of oversized barbed hooks and braded lines. The rules can be found on our Club website.
