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Match Result - Sunday 2nd November 2025
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Match Result - Sunday 2nd November Venue - DSJAC Horseshoe & River Nene Something a little bit different today, making use of the club’s lake and adjacent river. Randomly drawn pairs match, with one angler from the lake and one from the river pairing up in a section points match. The much needed overnight rain had stopped and the weather was set to be fair with light winds. The idea from club member and match regular David Pike, would enable anglers to choose their favoured approach. David handled the draw, and dispatched 7 anglers to Horseshoe lake and 8 anglers onto the River Nene. With the in-balance of anglers one lucky angler got to enter the draw twice. Would that be 2 bites of the winning cherry or double the pressure with 2 partners to let down ? Overall winner on the lake was Antony Johnson with 99 lbs 1oz from Peg number 16. Antony fished the hybrid feeder with 60/40 mix of pellets and ground bait with a pink wafter. Whilst on the River, the overall winner was Alan Thomas from end peg number 12 with 10lb 13oz. Alan fished double red maggot at 8m on the pole. But today was all about points and all about the pairs. With Alan Thomas picking up 1 point and Phil Price picking up 2 points they were the winning pair with combined weight coming into play for the equal points. In second place also with 3 points total was Paul Dotchin and the double drawn pairs partner Phil Price. Tough fishing today with single fish caught on the lake and some river anglers struggling for even the smallest fish. Afterwards the results were collated and a presentation made at The Paper Mills, Wansford. Pairs Result 1st Phil Price & Alan Thomas – 3 points (65lb 12oz combined) 2nd Phil Price & Paul Dotchin – 3 points (57lb 12oz combined) 3rd Antony Johnson & Mick Fowkes – 4 points (100lb 3oz combined) 4th Harry Bearne & Derek Drover – 4 points (9lb 13oz combined) 5th Jason Chatham & Mick Wright – 5 points (14lb 3oz combined) 6th Ray Torrington & Des Dalton – 5 points (9lb 0.25oz combined) 7th Joe Price & Alf Kendall – 6 points (10lb 5oz combined) 8th Dave Pike & Steve Borrett – 8 points (5lb 4oz combined) Full River Result 1st Alan Thomas 10lb 13oz – Peg #12 – A section 1 point 2nd Jason Chatham 5lb 5oz – Peg #16 A section 2 points 3rd Alf Kendall 3lb 6oz – Peg # 14 – A section 3 points 4th Paul Dotchin – 2lb 15oz – Peg #21 – B Section 1 point 5th Derek Drover – 2lb 12oz – Peg #19 – B Section 2 points 6th Mick Fowkes – 1lb 2oz – Peg #20 – B Section 3 points 7th Steve Borrett – 0lb 6oz – Peg #18 – B Section 4 points 8th Des Dalton – 0lb 0.25oz – Peg #17 – A Section 4 points Full Lake Result 1st Antony Johnson 99lb 1oz – Peg #16 – D Section 1 point 2nd Phil Price 54lb 15oz – Peg #19 – D Section 2 points 3rd Ray Torrington 9lb 0oz – Peg # 14 – C Section 1 point 4th Mick Wright – 8lb 4oz – Peg #18 – D Section 3 points 5th Henry Bearne – 7lb 1oz – Peg #15 – C Section 2 points 6th Joe Price – 6lb 15oz – Peg #13 – C Section 3 points 7th David Pike – 4lb 14oz – Peg #17 – D Section 4 points
Match Result: Sunday 19th October 2025 Venue: DSJAC Horseshoe Lake Mild and quite still conditions, but with the forecast of light rain throughout the day for the Nine anglers at the club’s own Horseshoe Lake. Very autumnal, with the leaves starting to drop and considerable less visible activity of the lake’s inhabitants. A warm welcome was given to club member Henry Bearne, who had purchased a day ticket, but decided to join the match. Today would be the 3rd and final round of this year's Wade Cup. Fished over 3 rounds on Horseshoe Lake combining each angler's weight. The Wade Cup was donated by Roland Wade who was the club solicitor, the current holder is Stuart Baxter. Also today, the anglers would be competing for the Les Wiles Trophy, this one is in recognition of Les Wiles who was a former DSJAC Committee Member, current holder is Mick Wright. First place on the day went to Antony Johnson with 81lb 12oz from peg number 19. Antony fished the Hybrid feeder with Wafter over micro pellets, switching to a pellet waggler to take a few of the fish that did show on the surface. Second Place went to Stuart Baxter with 37lb 8oz from peg number 18. Stuart opted for his favourite approach with dog biscuit after no bites from his feeder line. Third place to Jason Chatham with 28lb 4oz from Peg number 16. Jason caught on Hybrid feeder and 11m pole line. Ray Torrington’s lead into the final round of the Wade Cup could not be caught, earning him the 2025 Wade Cup Title by over 65lb. Full Result 1st Antony Johnson 81 lbs 12 oz – Peg No. 19 2nd Stuart Baxter 37 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 18 3rd Jason Chatham 28 lbs 4 oz – Peg No. 16 4th Pete Wray 24 lbs 10 oz – Peg No. 35 5th Ray Torrington 19 lbs 11 oz – Peg No. 39 6th Phil Price 19 lbs 9 oz – Peg No. 37 7th Henry Bearne 17 lbs 3 oz – Peg No. 13 8th Steve Borrett 16 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 15 9th Trevor Walker 5 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 17 Wade Cup Result (Top 10) 1st Ray Torrington 240 lbs 3 oz 2nd Antony Johnson 173 lbs 15 oz 3rd Jason Chatham 173 lbs 9 oz 4th Phil Price 109 lbs 7 oz 5th Stuart Baxter 92 lbs 15 oz 6th Joe Price 59 lbs 5 oz 7th Mick Wright 53 lbs 10 oz 8th Neil Speechley 41 lbs 11 oz 9th Paul Sugarman 40 lbs 13 oz 10th Alan Thomas 29 lbs 5 oz
All Members - New River and Lake Pairs Competition Each Angler registers and chooses the Lake or River option before the match day. Proposing Horseshoe Lake (Carp will count) and Sibson River Nene as the 2 venues Pegs for each venue will be drawn on the day Anglers will be in Sections of maximum 5 / 6 anglers on each venue. Points will be awarded to each angler. 1 point for win, 2 points for second, etc. Pairs for this initial match will be drawn on the day (future option of partnering up is possible, if this is successful) - Members only Any draw will be decided on Combined weight first / River weight second Fish 10:00 to 15:00 Comment below to register
Match Result: Sunday 5th October 2025 Venue: Rookery Waters, Jay Lake Storm Amy had brought strong winds and rain to much of the UK and its remnants were felt at Rookery Waters for this Away Day Cup. Only seven anglers were available and there was a lot of space to spread out around Jay Lake. Pete Wray is the current Away Day Cup holder, winning it last year by a clear margin at the Marshland St James Buttonhole Lake. It was to be “title retained” and another fine demonstration in very difficult blustery conditions. Pete finished with 38lbs 6oz from corner peg 11. Fishing at 14.5m on the pole either side of the far bank tree, Pete scaled down hook, line and bait sizes after lots of jittery bites. He fished 4mm hard pellets over micros and opted for 2″ over depth. Second place on the day to Jason Chatham who finished with 20lbs 6oz from corner peg 8. Jason fished worm over micros at 13m on the pole between the two trees. Full Result 1st Pete Wray 38 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 11 2nd Jason Chatham 20 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 8 3rd Lee Annis 10 lbs 0 oz – Peg No. 5 4th Trevor Walker 1 lbs 8 oz – Peg No. 15 5th Ray Torrington 0 lbs 15 oz – Peg No. 2 =6th Phil Price DNW – Peg No. 13 =6th Neil Speechley DNW – Peg No. 17
Match Result: Sunday 7th September 2025 Venue: DSJAC Horseshoe Lake With September being the new peak holiday season, it was decided to use the club’s own Horseshoe Lake rather than book one of the commercials. Nine anglers were available, and the warm southern wind made for a pleasant temperature. Today the anglers would be competing for the Jim Measures Memorial Trophy. Jim Measures was a former club committee member and even Chairman for a time. He was a leading club member in donating and purchasing the shares in the Several Fisheries, which is the River Welland through the Deepings. Also, down to the luck of the post match draw bag, anglers would be entered into the Annual Pairs Cup. Ray Torrington retained his Jim Measures Memorial Trophy crown and also won the Pairs Cup with Neil Speechley. Ray finished with 94lbs 15oz from the same peg he fished and won the last Horseshoe Lake match, peg 16. Changing from his planned and previous approach he found fish on the method feeder to the far bank using micros and wafters. Second place went to Antony Johnson with 68lbs 13oz from peg number 13. Antony chose to heavily feed his far bank marker before placing his hybrid feeder inches from the far bank. Micros and 6 or 10mm wafter were the most productive. Third place went to guest angler Stuart Redman with 44lbs 9oz from peg number 19. Stuart found most of his success with the pellet wagler at distance using 8mm pellets Full Result 1st Ray Torrington 94 lbs 15 oz – Peg No. 16 2nd Antony Johnson 68 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 13 3rd Stuart Redman 44 lbs 9 oz – Peg No. 19 4th Stuart Baxter 37 lbs 2 oz – Peg No. 37 5th Neil Speechley 27 lbs 10 oz – Peg No. 18 =6th Jason Chatham 21 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 12 =6th Trevor Walker 21 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 39 8th Pete Wray 18 lbs 14 oz – Peg No. 34 9th Dylan Baxter DNW – Peg No. 15 Pairs Cup Result 1st Ray Torrington & Neil Speechley – Total Weight 122 lbs 9 oz 2nd Antony Johnson & Stuart Baxter – Total Weight 105 lbs 15 oz 3rd Trevor Walker & Pete Wray – Total Weight 39 lbs 15oz 4th Jason Chatham & Dylan Baxter – Total Weight 21 lbs 1oz
