The latest open match on Tanners and Woodpecker lakes had a full complement of 40 anglers fishing. The weather was glorious sunshine and bright blue skies. The match saw a continental payout and the winner of the day was Gary Mealing peg 1 on Woodpecker lake with 154lb 4oz fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler well done Gary!
Second place was Alan Lambert peg 5 on Tanners with 111lb 15oz
Third place was Mick Simpson peg 18 on Woodpecker with 148lb 6oz
James Snell fished up on lodge lake Dam wall and landed 3 fish up to 18lb 6oz caught on Mainline Essential Cell boilies & C R Baits.
Brinn Jones fished Lodge lake to land 6 fish up to 20lb 6oz fishing with fruit pop ups over Nash Boilies.
John Townsend with one of his 6 catches a stunning 26lb mirror ! Caught on shell fish B5 boiled from the swim at the entrance to the spit up on Lodge lake.
The Open Match Sunday on Tanners and Woodpecker lakes attracted a field of 37 angers. Weather was described as awful cold, with wind and rain ! There was a continental payout . The top weight was 165lb 13oz from Dave Stockton peg 3 on Tanners lake fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler well done Dave !
In 2nd place was Nigel Rhodes peg 18 on Woodpecker lake with 135lb 11oz
In 3rd place was Tony Rixon peg 13 on Tanners Lake with 133lb 8oz
In 4th place was Andy Dare peg 16 on Woodpecker lake with 106lb 15oz
In 5th place was Mark Layzelle peg 35 on Tanners with 96lb 14oz
6th place was Paul Heywood peg 2 on Woodpecker with 103lb 14oz
Andy Stapleton who beat his personal best twice in one session. Andy was fishing up on the dam wall on lodge lake fishing with Sticky Baits Krill 16mm boilies. He had a new personal best of 20lb then smashed it again with a 24lb mirror.
(Above) Adam Hilton had 6 fish up to 20lb on the Dam wall of lodge lake using Mainline cell boilies.
(Above) Chris Down had 5 fish up to 21lb 6oz from the summerhouse swim on Beattie’s lake using CC Moore NS1 14mm pink and Jarzys fruit & nut boilies.
(Above)Rhys James had 5 fish up to 20lb from the inlet swim on Beattie’s lake using Sticky Baits Krill boilies and also squid& Octopus.
(Above) Joshua Vernon fished with his son Charlie who fished on Albert square on Lodge lake who had 4 fish in 24 hours up to 20lb 4oz using Sticky Baits Krill boilies
Gary Harding who had 6 fish out in 24 hours , beat his pb 3 times in one session using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies up to 28lb 13oz on the beach swim on Beattie’s lake
Frank Hayden(Above) and (Below) dad Lee Hayden with a couple of there 10 catches from the dam wall on Beatties lake up to 28lb 5oz fishing with matrix duster.
Charlie Bell had this 30lb 2oz beauty from the Dam wall on Beatties lake using Sticky Baits Manilla.(Below)
Adam Atkins( Below) with dad John fished the dam wall on lodge lake. They had 14 fish out between them in 48 hours using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.
Open match here at Stafford Moor Fishery on Sunday 23rd April with 20 fishing on Woodpecker lake. Competitors had some fabulous weights with the winner Gary Mealing Peg 17 bagging himself 155lb 8oz fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler. In second place was Kevin Osbourne peg 2 with 144lb 2oz
In third place was Andy Dare peg 16 with 132lb
In forth place was Stewart Riddle peg 1 with 126lb 2oz
Our section winners were Steve Foreshaw peg 20 with 114lb 4oz and also Mark Lazelle peg 9 with 93lb 4oz
The next match is on Wednesday 26th April
Steve Pinn the Bivvy Tramp continues to enjoy success at Stafford Moor landing 13 fish during his latest session including the stunning mirrors above.
Report From Joanne at Stafford Moor
Stafford Moor Fishery in Dolton,
we have just weighed the guys for our open match with 35 guys fishing on Tanners and Woodpecker. It was soooooooo cold today my hands are numb ! and that’s just weighing in !! Had a continental payout today .Our top weight of the day was from Gary Mealing peg 3 on Tanners lake with 205lb 2oz fishing 8mm pellet on the wag shallow well done Gal !
2nd place was Nigel Rhodes peg 10 on Woodpecker with 140lb 4oz
3rd place was Mark Layzelle peg 1 tanner with 193lb 1oz
4th place was Martin Heard peg 17 Woodpecker with 136lb 9oz
5th place was Mike Ogorman peg 34 Tanners with 161lb 11oz
6th place was Richard James peg 2 Woodpecker with 127lb 5oz
Section winners were :
Tanners Dave Stockton peg 6 Tanners with 157lb 2oz & Tony Burslem peg 35 with 125lb 3oz
Woodpecker Paul Goulding peg 8 Woodpecker with 89lb 11oz & Roger Crago peg 16 Woodpecker with 78lb 15oz
The carp catches just keep on coming from Stafford Moor with Lodge Lake producing some stunning hauls of carp. A reminder to all who fish at the Moor it is a barb-less hook only venue. Fishery’s have every right to set rules that protect the valuable fish that swim within their waters. Fish care has progressed hugely in recent decades with unhooking mats and anti septic lotions now mandatory on most venues. A far cry from the days when the more caring anglers used old cushions etc to unhook fish. It would be great if one of the carp anglers out there could write a short article on fish care for this site?
Chrissy Waring AKA carp buster (one of them) who fished Stafford Moors Lodge Lake with husband Geoff. They were there for a day session in the double swim fishing with mainline cell boilies they had 6 fish out up to 25lb 8oz (Chrissy caught the 25lb 8oz )
Beth Mann fished Stafford Moors her 13th birthday and caught a 17lb 6oz mirror using tutti frutti boilie’s from a swim near the entrance to the spit on lodge lake.(Below)
James Sandford had 8 fish up to 16lb from the last swim on the dam wall on Lodge lake using hinders test bait nut 366 and Sticky Manilla boilies & Atlantic heat all with a sprinkling of particles. ( Below)
Rob Bradley who had 6 fish up to 23lb 8oz on lodge lake using squid supreme goo soaked boilies over sweetcorn.(Below)
Harry Collins (Haribo) who lives local , he had 8 fish out up to 17lb 4oz from the dam wall on lodge lake using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.(Below)
