Stafford Moor is in fine form with specimen carp regularly being tempted by visitors to the complex. Here are a few of the latest catches.
STAFFORD MOOR CARP NEWS
SUMMER HOLIDAY TIME
The summer holidays provide the ideal time for a little father and son time. Carp fishing gives the opportunity to combine the joys of fishing and camping. Sleeping out beside a lake on a summer night is a great adventure and a chance to see wildlife close at hand and hear the owls in the still of the night.
Mid Week Winner at the the Moor
The open match on Tanners lake at Stafford Moor on Wednesday July 13th 17 fishing . Weather was fabulous on the lawns like sunbathing conditions then on the bank between pegs 30-36 was blowing a gale ! One side in t shirts and the other in hoodys !
winner of the day was John Bailey peg 1 with 153lb fishing 11mm on the lead well done John !
In second place was Lee Thomas peg 3 with 139lb 12oz fishing 8 & 11 mm pellet on the wag and bomb
In third place was Martin Heard peg 35 with 108lb 1oz fishing 8mm on the bomb
Section winners were :Ricky Johnston peg 30 with 98lb 8oz fishing 11mm on the bomb and also Ian Chadburn peg 36 with 94lb 6oz
Beatties Carp
The warm cloudy conditions are proving ideal for carp anglers across the region with Stafford Moor as always providing some fine sport these are the latest reports sent me by Joanne Combes.
Aarron Rundle had 5 carp in 24 hours using mainline cell from the beach swim on Beattie’s lake.
Michael Toms fished on Beattie’s for 36 hours had several carp up to 22lb 12 oz fishing with sticky baits krill boilies 16mm.
Stafford Match Round Up
Stafford Moors Sunday Open on 3rd July saw some excellent nets of fish; full report from Joanne Coombes below
We had a continental payout today. We had 25 guys fishing .
The winner was Mike Iacono (pictured below) on Woodpecker peg 32 with 183lb fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler.
In 2nd place was Tim Hagg on Tanners peg 9 with 122lb 1oz
In 3rd place was Tony Burslem on Woodpecker peg 36 with 159lb 15oz
In 4th place was Andy Webb on Tanners peg 13 with 118lb 8oz
In 5th place was Mark Cullerton on Woodpecker peg 16 with 155lb 14oz
In 6th place was Dave Stockton on Tanners peg 35 with 109lb 6oz
Our silvers winners were : Tim Hagg on Tanners 9 with 7lb 9oz & Bruce Hunt on Woodpecker peg 26 with 12lb 6oz.
Fridays residents match today on Tanners lake had a great winning weight from Steve Pearce peg 36 with 137lb 13oz fishing 8mm pellet on the bomb well done Steve! who has actually won the residents match 3 years in a row! Please see full match results below.
Overall
- STEVE PEARCE Peg 36 Tanners: 137lbs 13oz
- PETER VERNON Peg 9 Tanners: 122lbs 4oz
- KEITH NEEDHAM Peg 11 Tanners: 90lbs 9oz
- ALBERT PEARCE Peg 3 Tanners: 73lbs 14oz
- BILL PEARCE Peg 35 Tanners: 73lbs 0oz
- LUKE BURFORD Peg 30 Tanners: 71lbs 2oz
- JOE LONERGON Peg 18 Tanners: 48lb 12oz
Mid Week Open Wednesday 5th July
What a glorious day weather wise. Had so many great weights as you can see in the full match report below. Well done to Nikki Miller who bagged himself 169lb 6oz from peg 9 fishing 8mm on the waggler.
Overall
- NICKKI MILLER Peg 9 Tanners: 169lbs 6oz
- BRUCE HUNT Peg 36 Tanners: 135lbs 1oz
- STEVE SHAW Peg 6 Tanners: 132lbs 4oz
- MARK HAYMAN Peg 35 Tanners: 129lbs 1oz
- MARTIN HEARD Peg 18 Tanners: 104lbs 15oz
- TERRY CLARK Peg 34 Tanners: 80lbs 2oz
- ROY WORTH Peg 32 Tanners: 67lbs 8oz
- PAUL CASSON Peg 11 Tanners: 66lbs 13oz
- IAN CROXTON Peg 3 Tanners: 47lbs 6oz
- ADRIAN CRAWLEY Peg 25 Tanners: 39lbs 7oz
- STUART RUSSELL Peg 20 Tanners: 34lbs 8oz
- ANDY WEBB Peg 27 Tanners: 32lbs 14oz
- PETER SHERBOURNE Peg 16 Tanners: 32lbs 5oz
- DAVE BARNET Peg 30 Tanners: 29lbs 15oz
Stafford Moor Carp Catches
Joshua Vernon enjoyed a session on Stafford Moors Lodge Lake landing nine carp to 20lb 2oz using Sticky baits Krill.
Stuart Hutchings
Stuart Hutchings fished lodge lake to land 18 fish up to 20lb 2oz using chopped boilies and spoding with hemp party mix and mainline cell wafters and also bumble berry Goo and mango-nana goo.
Stafford Moor Mid Week Open
The mid week open fished on Tanners & Woodpecker. Had a continental payout.
Winner of the day was Ricky Johnston on Woodpecker lake peg 6 with 134lb 10oz fishing 8mm pellet on the bombing the edge.
2nd place was John Traynor Tanners lake peg 3 with 129lb 10oz fed 8mm & fished 11mm pellet.
3rd place was Dave Stockton woodpecker peg 8 with 74lb 3oz fishing the waggler
4th place was Adrian Wyatt Tanners peg 18 with 127lb 6oz fished 8mm pellet waggler & bomb
5th place was Scott Wilson Woodpecker peg 34 with 62lb 1oz
6th place was Lee Thomas Tanners peg 36 with 125lb 1oz fishing 8mm wag & lead
Stafford Moor Sunday Open Result
The latest result from Stafford Moor was reported to me by the enthusiastic owner Joanne Combes
Tanners and Woodpecker lakes had a field of 39 fishing in Stafford Moor’s Sunday Open on June 19th.
Weather conditions: rain all day!
1st Chris Davis Woodpecker peg 17 with 176lb 7oz( fishing 8mm into the bank)
2nd Ricky Johnston Tanners peg 36 with 131lb 2oz ( fishing 8mm on the lead)
3rd John Heath Woodpecker peg 34 with 86lb 15oz (fishing 8mm on the lead)
4th Mark Hayman Tanners peg 18 with 113lb 1oz (fishing 8mm pellet waggler)
5th Phil Hardwick Woodpecker peg with 86lb 2oz ( fishing down the edge)
6th Mike Kempson Tanners peg 1 with 100lb 5oz
Silvers winners:
Dave Panny Tanners peg 34 with 20lb 3oz
Bruce Hunt Woodpecker peg 16 with 28lb 9oz
Section winners :
Lee Hicking Woodpecker peg 3 with 69lb 7oz
Dave Stockton Woodpecker peg 22 with 82lb 11
John Traynor Tanners peg 3 with 97lb 5oz
Dave Vigus Tanners peg 20 with 59lb 13oz
Carp busters land brace of thirties
Chrissy Waring and husband Geoff Waring 2 of the ‘Carp busters’ landed 50 fish up to 30lb 6oz in 48 hours ! They used the ever popular frozen mainline cell from the beach swim on Stafford Moor’s Beattie’s Lake. The cooler damp weather should ensure good sport over the coming days.
Latest Carp catches from Stafford Moor
Stafford Moor is undoubtedly one of the areas most prolific carp fisheries with a steady stream of twenty pound plus fish reported each week. The latest reports from Joanne Coombes come with plenty of images of captors and their carp.
Richard Mason had a successful session using Whealy fishy baits boilie’s landing 12 fish to 27lb 15oz.
Gareth Simpson landed several carp to 26lb using home made boilie’s.
Donna Blythe and her husband enjoyed success using Sticky baits boilie’s. Donna landing a personal best mirror carp of 19lb 8oz. Her husband Chris landed a carp of 25lb.
Adam Hilton fished the summerhouse swim on Beattie’s lake using home made boilies to land this fine mirror of 23lb 10oz.