The final match of this league was attended by five, keen and faithful anglers. On a cool morning peg numbers were drawn and battle commenced. The going was slow with small fish showing to maggots and pinkies. The winner was consistent Richard Faithful on Peg 19 who weighed in with 6lbs 15oz, followed by Dave Smith on Peg 14 with 5lbs and Les Durnford with 3lbs 6oz. Winning the league with 37 points Richard Faithful, second Dave Smith with 32 points and third Henry Sadler with 25 points.
Result: R Faithfull 6-15-0, D Smith 5-0-0, L Durnford 3-6-0, S Bailey Price 2-15-0, H Sadler 2-8-0.
The next round of the Over 60s League was fought on a difficult Enborne canal. Eight anglers entered on a wet but warm morning. Small fish were being caught from the whistle but each angler was looking and expecting to catch the better Perch that reside in this stretch. Top weight was 5lbs 13oz by Bill Bowsher fishing Peg 16, followed by Brian Pallett on Peg 6 with 4lbs 4oz and third Henry Sadler with 3lbs 8oz on Peg 18. The league is dominated by Bill Bowsher with 79 points, second Richard Wiggins on 59 and third Brian Pallett on 56.
Result. W Bowsher 5-13-0, B Pallett 4-4-0, H Sadler 3-8-0, l Durnford 3-5-0, M Burrows 2-9-0, S Bailey-Price 2-8-0, D Smith 2-6-0, R Wiggins 1-6-0. Looks like Bill Bowsher has the Trophy!
With only seven anglers fishing, plenty of points were up for grabs. With small Roach being caught from the whistle it looked like it would be a small fish race. As the day progressed the odd Perch began to appear. The winner was Bill Bowsher with a good total of 12lbs 2oz from Peg 5. Second was Brian Pallett with 7lbs 4oz on Peg 6 and third Henry Sadler with 5lbs 11oz, fishing Peg 9. With a total of just over 40lbs, each angler had an enjoyable day. We welcomed Ian Purvis as a new face to this match.
Henry Sadler.
Result: W Bowsher 12-2-0, B Pallett 7-4-0, H Sadler 5-11-0, D Smith 4-7-0, R Wiggins 4-5-0, M Burrows and I Purvis 3-6-0.
After torrential rain all night, three hardy anglers fished this match. Fishing the first three pegs on D Section, fish were being caught from the whistle. Mainly Roach and Perch were being caught with a few Skimmers. The match was won by Henry Sadler with 8lbs 13oz, second Richard Faithful with 7lbs 14oz and third Dave Smith with 7lbs 10oz. A pleasant day's fishing in warm and sunny conditions. Henry Sadler.
H Sadler 8-13-0, R Faithfull 7-14-0, D Smith 7-10-0, that's it!!