Match 11, The Lark, 22nd October 2017 Norman Knightly made it two consecutive wins with a nice 16 lb net of mainly roach. This was followed by a couple of 13 lb+ weights and several more in double figures so it was a good result overall [...]
We have recently received the following catch report: A 17lb pike caught by one of our Junior members, Frankie.
Match 10, Reach Lode, Upware 8th October 2017 Apart from no flow at all conditions were otherwise near perfect and we had one of the best total match weights for a long time. An impressive 150 lb was weighed in by the 16 competitors, with only [...]
Match 9, The Lark, 24th September 2017 This was Simon’s match, pegged next to the boat moorings upstream of the willows he had several rudd near the 2 lb mark and at least 10 lb in the net within the first hour (he also lost a [...]
Match 8, Reach Lode, Upware 10th September 2017 A calm, warm, misty morning heightened expectations for a good day and despite a dramatic weather change from the off, with an increasingly strong wind trying to blow us into the lode, this is what we had. Catches [...]
We have recently received the following catch report: Made the 2hr drive from my new home in Suffolk at the weekend to fish the lark in one of my favourite spots past the railway bridge a swim I cleared on the first day of season. I arrived [...]
Match 7, The Cam, Boats section, 27th August 2017 Some had managed ‘practice’ sessions during the week and reported 20 lb+ nets of roach, optimism was therefore high. Conditions on match day were however less favourable, with a much slower flow and several days of higher [...]
Match 6, Mepal, 13th August 2017 The Mepal Marvel did it again, his fourth Mepal win in a row. This time he weighed in two perfect commons of around 10 lb each (counting as just 4 lb) and three bream, also in perfect condition for 14 [...]
Match 5 Old West 30th July 2017 On the plus side the Old West fished better than last year (it couldn’t have been much worse). We also didn’t get a soaking. However we did have a strong breeze blowing down the river and a fairly thick [...]
Match 4, Reach Lode, Upware 16th July 2017 A much nicer day than our last match here saw some reasonable nets and a total of 68 lb weighed in, an average of 4¼ lb per competitor. The last Upware match was won with only 4 lb [...]
