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Match Result – Sunday 6th July 2025
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Match Result: Sunday 6th July 2025 Venue: Float Fish Farm - Captain Tom's Following the Algae bloom crisis at Float Fish Farm this would be our only visit of the year to the local fishery. The Met Office had issued a “severe storm” warning for the region and no-one was sure how Captain Tom’s lake would respond. Ten anglers braved the weather and brollies were needed as they set up. The anglers would be competing in the John Harris Memorial Cup. John Harris owned the Tackle shop and general stores in Deeping St James and the current holder of this cup is Pete Wray. David Pike finished in first place with 27lbs 5oz from Peg number 6. David fished the long pole at 16m all day using 6mm & 8mm hard pellets up against the reed on the far bank. Second place on the day was Trevor Walker with 20lbs 15oz from peg number 4. Trevor fished 6mm pellets on both the method feeder to the far bank and on a pole line of top 2 + 3. Third place was Pete Wray with 19lb 13oz from peg number 10. Pete fished the pole at 14m on 6mm pellets and top 2 + 3 on Maggot and expanders. Full Result 1st David Pike 27 lbs 5 oz – Peg No. 6 2nd Trevor Walker 20 lbs 15 oz – Peg No. 4 3rd Pete Wray 19 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 10 4th Jason Chatham 15 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 3 5th Phil Price 13 lbs 11 oz – Peg No. 12 6th Paul Wild 11 lbs 4 oz – Peg No. 1 7th Neil Speechley 8 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 9 8th Ron Needham 5 lbs 5 oz – Peg No. 15 9th Lee Annis DNW – Peg No. 7 9th Joe Price DNW – Peg No. 13
Match Result: Sunday 15th June 2025 Venue: Kingsland - Silvers Lake Kingsland near Coates and the venues Silvers Lake was the destination for the 12 anglers on Fathers Day. Warm with light winds and the possibility of a quick rain shower greeted the anglers with conditions at the lake looking favourable for a good day's fishing. Round 2 of the Fenland Cup series and current holder Pete Wray would be looking to add valuable points to retain the Cup. Anglers would also be competing for the Exeter Cup. This trophy was donated by the Marquess of Exeter (Burghley House) whose daughter is Lady Victoria Leatham and is the club's patron. Finishing in first place on the day and adding a second 10 point tally to the Fenland Cup was Jason Chatham, finishing with 45lb 9oz from Peg number 5. Jason caught the majority of his weight during the afternoon in the margins on sweetcorn using top 2 +1. Second place on the day was Pete Wray with 31lb 3oz from Peg number 1. Pete rotated methods all day but caught short on top 2 + 2 on pellet. Third place was Dave Marzell with 28lb 4oz from Peg number 6. Dave caught in the margins on bread using top 2 + 2. Section Wins for Joe Price and Steve Borrett Full Result 1st Jason Chatham 45 lbs 9 oz – Peg No. 5 2nd Pete Wray 31 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 1 3rd David Marzell 28 lbs 4 oz – Peg No. 6 4th Steve Borrett 27 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 9 5th Paul Sugarman 23 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 7 6th Joe Price 11 lbs 0 oz – Peg No. 4 7th Phil Price 9 lbs 10 oz – Peg No. 10 8th Ron Needham 7 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 8 9th Neil Footitt 6 lbs 5 oz – Peg No. 11 10th Stuart Baxter 4 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 2 =11th Lee Annis DNW – Peg No. 3 =11th Ray Torrington DNW – Peg No. 12
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)
