Match 14, Reach Lode, Upware 10th March 2019 I’ve only just thawed out from fishing in what were the worst conditions I’ve experienced for several years. The strong and gusty wind snapped my umbrella stem early in the match, after which I got progressively wetter and [...]
Sweepstake, Reach Lode, Upware, 24th February 2019 Due to holidays and other commitments only ten of us were able to attend the match but at least this meant no one had to move too far downstream towards Wicken Fen; as usual for this time of year [...]
Sweepstake, The Cam, The Boats at Horningsea, 20th January 2019 While it turned out to be a bright sunny day, the overnight temperature drop to -6.5°C and watery hanging mist had certainly dampened everyone’s expectations for a ‘good’ day’s sport. We knew it would be hard [...]
Match 13, The Lark, Prickwillow 6th January 2019 With no one really wanting to fish upstream of the moorings Trevor managed to fit all 10 of us into the usual swims down to the bridge. This did mean we were close, in my case within a [...]
Match 12, The Cam, Clayhithe, 9th December 2018 Those who could make it were blessed with a bright, sunny day, albeit a bit breezy although this did not affect presentation too much because it was generally an upstream wind. Eight people fished and to minimise swim [...]
Points Match 11, The Lark, Prickwillow 28th October 2018 This was very much a divided match, those lucky enough to draw one of the old familiar pegs below the boat moorings and those unfortunates in the ‘new’ swims above the moorings. It was therefore similar to [...]
Points Match 10, Reach Lode, Upware 14th October 2018 For those lucky enough to be able to fish this proved one of the best days on Reach Lode for many years, in terms of catch weights, with an average of nearly 11½ lb per man. This [...]
Points Match No. 9 Fished The Lark, Prickwillow on 30th September 2018 Trevor Sturge, along with Simon Deal, Jason O'Dell and Ken Whitmore had spent the best part of a day cutting out and raking 19 swims, including about 10 upstream of the boat moorings. This [...]
Points Match 8, Reach Lode, Upware 16th September 2018 I think it fair to say that no one expected anything special from this match, still no rain, clear water, thick weed and above average temperatures didn’t bode well. To top it all there was a strong [...]
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 [...]
