News - May 2012

Prospect's match at Whitehouse on March 11th produced some better weights than other recent matches, with leading weights of 54lb, 42lb, 38lb and 19lb.

When Remenham Angling Society fished the final round of their winter series at New Barlows on March 4th, Graham Dodd managed to land an impressive carp of 19lb 6oz on the pole at 14.5m. That fish alone would have been enough to win the match, but he also added a small carp and a tench for a total of 23lb 13oz, ahead of Dick Shillito with 16lb 10oz  and Roger Howard with 14lb 14oz, both mixed bags of carp and bream. Series leader Trevor Pearce failed to weigh in, but with the best 10 results from 12 matches counting, he still comfortably won the series with 128 points, followed by Graham Dodd second on 119 points and Stan Roback third on 118 points.

Bourne End Anglers fished Whitehouse on the same day and despite the miserable conditions (including heavy snow) five of their eight anglers managed to weigh in. Top on the day was a runaway 36lb 8oz, followed by weights of 6lb, 5lb 8oz, 2lb 10oz and 4oz.

Another 450 barbel in the six to eight inch bracket were stocked into Soke Road during the first week of March 2012. Further re-stocking of the lakes was also carried out in November and December of 2011, with the following fish being put into the lakes:

• Whitehouse: 100lb of small carp, 100lb of 2lb bream, 100lb of 1lb to 2lb tench, and 200 6" to 8" barbel.
• New Barlows: 100lb of small carp, 100lb of 2lb bream,  and 200 6" to 8" barbel.
• Old Barlows: 100lb of small carp, 100lb of 2lb bream,  and 200 6" to 8" barbel.
• Soke Road: 165lb of small carp, 100lb of 2lb bream,   160lb of 1lb to 2lb tench, and 458 6" to 8" barbel.

One of the small barbel recently stocked into Stacey's lakes.

If anyone has any information regarding the bench which has gone missing from Soke Road, please contact Keith Brown.

Brighton Hill Community College

...... are looking for donations of fishing tackle to help kick-start their new fishing club.  If you can offer anything useful please contact Keith Brown.

Diamond Quality Care Services

....... are a group that supports the rehabilitation of people who have suffered serious head injuries.  They are being allowed to fish Stacey's waters on Tuesdays through the summer, and are looking for volunteers to help out on the day.  Again, if you would like to help or can provide some fishing tackle, please contact Keith Brown.