Graham Tweed

Points Match 7, The Cam, below the railway bridge, Chesterton 2nd September 2018 Before the draw hopes were high for a good day’s fishing, despite there being almost no flow due to the persistent lack of rain. Indeed within seconds of blowing his whistle Trevor was [...]

Points Match 6, Mepal, 19th August 2018 It was a surprise to everyone to find the water level down by a good three feet, despite the heavy rain of the past week. It was noted that a pump running at the far end may have been [...]

Points Match 5, Reach Lode, Upware 5th August 2018 This time thanks went to Ken Whitmore for his heroic raking efforts during the preceding week, using his ‘saw blades on a pole’ device, to clear most of the streamer and blanket weed from all of the [...]

Points Match 4, OLD WEST, Stretham, 22nd July 2018 With Ian on his holidays I have the dubious pleasure of reporting on our recent match. Conditions looked good with some good cloud cover unfortunately the river was backing up rather than flowing which I think impacted [...]

Points Match 3, The Cam, above Baits Bite 8th July 2018 Despite the preceding dry sunny weeks the water was quite coloured, although with almost no flow other than when the lock gates were opened. Surprisingly most swims were also fairly clear of weed so only [...]

Points Match 1, Reach Lode, Upware 24th June 2018 Thanks again to Mike Lynch for clearing swims of bank side reeds, especially as he wasn’t able to fish due to wife requirements Predictably the past dry sunny month or so had resulted in crystal clear water [...]

Points Match 1, Mepal, 10th June 2018 A couple of new faces contributed to a respectable competitor turnout of 17, making it a struggle for Trevor to find enough pegs. Thankfully Rob Turner had cleared a few extra swims during his practice sessions over the past [...]

Match 14, Reach Lode, Upware 11th March 2018 This was certainly not our best match on this venue, with only the very early pegs finding anything bigger than a ½ ounce roach. A surprising flow and biting wind resulted in no bites at all for many [...]