Taylor makes England Squad
Worksop and District Anglers Association under 16s squad member Chris
Taylor has been selected to fish for England at the World Championships
in Croatia.
Taylor had to fish his way through two trials, that included eight other
WDAA representatives, before hooking a junior national appearance.
Other junior and intermediate anglers selected for the first England trials,
held on 17th April, at Makins Fishery, Leicestershire, were junior under
16s team members Mark Smith, Matthew Godfrey, Danny Harding, Chris Taylor
and Mick Scott .
The intermediate under 21s were Mark Foy, Adam Littler, Andrew Landells
and Carl Rowley.
From the above representation three of the under 16s squad - Taylor, Godfrey
and Smith - were all selected to attend a second trial last Sunday on
the 22nd May, again at Makins.
And from this trial Taylor was granted a dream appearance for his country.
But commiserations go to Godfrey and Smith who will no doubt be knocking
on the door next year.
In the intermediate under 21s section Rowley has also been given a second
trial, enhancing the possibility of two Worksop representatives in the
England side at the Championships.
The WDAA junior section is committed to promoting angling in the area
and is always on the look out for young talent from 10-years-of-age up
to 16-years-of-age.
Anyone interested please contact Darren Stables, cadet manager, on 01302
721434 or Glen Foulds, junior manager, on 01909 482224.
Notice Board
Go Baits Open matches
at Langold Lake continue on Sunday. Entry is £15 all-in with the
draw at 9am and fishing 10am-4pm.
Go Baits also run midweek open matches every Wednesday at Langold Lake.
Draw at 5pm, fish 6pm-9pm, £10 all-in. Telephone 01909 540105.
Grafton AC are organising a 40-peg British Waterways Junior Angling Commemorative
Match on the John Shaws section of the Chesterfield Canal on Friday 18th
June.
The draw will take place at the Lock Keeper Inn at 5pm, fishing is 6pm-9pm
and is open to anglers from 10-16 years of age.
To enter, please forward £2 fee including names and contact details
to Ken Ward’s Tackle, Carlton Road.
Excellent prizes are on offer and tickets will be issued on a first come,
first served basis. Entrants are requested to have a parent or guardian
with them on the day.
WDAA Member book prices are as follows; Adult remains the same at £16.50
as do OAP at £8. Juniors are reduced to £5 (ages 9-17 on the
16th June 2004).
This reduction is in line with the WDAA commitment to encourage young
people off the streets and into the sport of angling for less than ten
pence a day.
The association have taken into account the fact that there are still
a number of 16 and 17-year-olds still at school.
The association have also reduced the price for new clubs who wish to
become affiliated to the WDAA. The new registration fee is now £25.
WDAA will host the Gerald Rollinson Memorial Trophy for delegates, officials
and members’ book holders at Sandhill Lake on Saturday 5th June.
Tickets are £5 all-in. For further details contact Derek Brown 01909
486350.
The following Saturday, 12th June, the Annual Veterans’ match will
take place at Hallcroft Fisheries.
Tickets are £5 all-in and can be purchased through club secretaries.
Competitors must be in possession of a current WDAA members’ book.
Prospects
Lakeside has continued
its good form with pleasure catches exceeding the 100lbs barrier, notably
by Steve Law of Rotherham with a mixture of carp to 12lb and silver fish
from the first peg on second strip pond.
Match weights have seen anglers needing over 40lb to be in the money.
Pole and pellet or paste has been best.
Midweek on the Carp Lake, a Chesterfield angler had five fish to 22lb
from peg four using boilies, and another angler from Oldham had six fish
to 23lb using the same bait from peg three.
The Trout Lake is recording double figure numbers consistently and some
good fish using floating line and Buzzers.
A 9lb Rainbow was returned in a 13 fish catch and another of 7lb in a
haul of 17 trout by two Sheffield anglers.
Round Up
In the Go Baits Wednesday
Open on 19th May, In a field of 16, the winner was Mark Woodcock with
11lbs 13ozs.
Second was Mick Smith with 10lb 2oz and Paul Unwin was third with 7lb
7oz bream on groundbait feeder and Maggot.
The Go Baits Sunday Open on 23rd May saw 18 fish and D. Cook 
from
peg 21 take first place with 37lb 11oz, all bream caught on the feeder
and maggot.
Second was I. Lax with 28lb 2oz from peg 19 followed by S. Goulding with
24lb 13oz from peg nine.
Section winners were, Mick Smith with 22lb 13oz, peg 33 and A. Pickton
23lb 15oz from peg 13.
If you want to get in contact with Martin to give him any results, stories or information, you can e-mail him at Mgintrona@aol.com