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Pairs KO Update
Si Allen (peg 16) knocked out London Tone Hillas (peg 17) with over 30lbs of bream skimmers and silvers, Tone had a creditable 16lbs 10zs. Both alternated between long and short pole. Simon Allen 30lbs 5ozs.jpg
Last Chance Match
Last Chance Match - Sunday 3rd April 1. Steve White House 10lb 13ozs Peg 19 2. Dick Turner 9lb 12ozs Peg 20 3. Andy Southey 9lb 4oz Peg 14 4. Len Hancock 7lb Peg 16 5. Tony Johns 6lb 5ozs Peg 17 =6. Wayne Burnard 4lb 14ozs Peg 15 =6. John Townsen 4lb 14ozs Peg 18 8. Ade Hicks 1lb 14ozs Peg 13
Winter League R10
Sunday 27th March Winter League R10 Jan Pethick and Johnny Coney Memorial Trophy It was decided again to close up the peg distances in the Lower Basin to get ten anglers into this productive section (peg 1 =20 to peg 10=13). Adrian 'Sailor' Hill took full advantage of drawing peg...
Winter League R9
Sunday 6th March With twelve anglers it was decided to peg everyone between pegs 12 and 20, which at least saw the majority of anglers find a few fish. Simon Allen managed to tempt a few slabs using worm over groudbait on the long pole and with a number additional...
Winter League R8
Winter League Round 8: Sunday 27th February: After a breakfast conference it was decided to give the Rodds Bridge section a go after Adrian Hill raised it as the 'Elephant in the Room' option, so we are all blaming Adrian for what followed! With clearish water and a bright sun...
Winter League R7
Winter League Round 7: Sunday 13th February: It was decided to use the sections 1-20 to see if the deeper water from 3 to 11 would produce better results than the Second Basin. However, it turned out to be a difficult day for those in the narrows as the Upper...
Fish Stocking - Middle Pound
BCAA took delivery of fish from the Environment Agency's Calverton fishery located in Nottingham on Monday 24th January, Guy Pessel, Adrian Hill and Matt Sampson were on hand to carry the fish the short distance from the Truck to the Pound. The fish were all stocked into the Middle Pound...
Winter League R6
Winter League Round 6: Sunday 9th January: What a difference a week makes with the roach absent in what turned into a real scratching contest. It was the anglers who managed to pick up the odd skimmer who made the frame with the prediced roach catches on Whoopers Bend (pegs...
Winter League R5 Fur and Feather
Winter League Round 5: Sunday 19th December: The roach were back with avengence in the Lower Basin with a number of anglers catching over 100 redfins. However, it was a carp of 8lbs that boosted Mark Gratton's weight to over 12lbs for the victory off end peg 12 (fair do's,...
Winter League R4
Winter League Round 4: Sunday 28th November: This was a match dominated by quality bream as the smaller fish that had been in evidence earlier in the week were just not interested on the day. Matt Sampson held onto the pole in windy conditions to bank a near 10lb bag...
Winter League R3
Winter League Round 3: Sunday 7th November: For once it was an even split between the two Basins and surprisingly it was the Second Basin that came out on top. At the equivalent match last year everyone in the Second Basin blanked with no one having a bite! It was...
Winter League R2
Winter League Round 2: Sunday 24th October: It was a bream fest off pegs 15 and 16 as the Allens bagged up on the slabs that everyone thought were no longer in the canal. Simon managed to bag some quality 'bronzer' slabs and a bonus 1lb 4oz silver bar, alternating...
Winter League R1
Winter League Round 1: Paul Drissell Memorial Trophy: Sunday 10th October: The bumber turnout for the first holding of the Paul Drissell Memorial Trophy was greated with light winds, sunshine and high expectations. As ever, eveyone wanted to draw red but it was John Townsend on green peg 30 who...
Pairs League R8 2021
Pairs League - Round 8 - Sunday 3rd October After the dissapointment of Middle Pound it was decided to experiment by fishing the narrows section from Rodds Bridge towards Whoopers Bend. A win on the Lake by Simon Allen with 28lbs was needed to secure the league victory for Me...
COVID Update and AGM
Dear Member, I hope this will be last of these I have to send as we head into the new normal! The Committee have passed a proposal to lift the umbrella and bivvie ban on the Main Canal from 00.01 on the 1 st October. Please still be mindful when...