DARE event is open for entries
There are still a
places available in this year’s DARE competition which is scheduled
to take place on Sandhill Lake on Sunday 8th August.
The competition is open to all junior anglers between 10 and 15 years-of-age
who are currently or have previously been registered on a DARE programme.
Those taking part will be competing for the Alf Marshall Memorial trophy
and the event is being organised by Glyn Williams, angling development
manager for the NFA.
All anglers 12 years of age and above must be in possession of a current
Environment Agency Rod Licence and the event is subject to a strict barbless
hooks only ruling.
Sponsors include the DARE Committee, Bassetlaw Trophies, Sandhill Lake
Adventure Base management team, the Marshall family, Worksop and District
Angling Association and Ken Ward Sports.
The draw will take place at 9am and fishing from 10am to 3pm. Application
forms are available from Ken Ward Sports.
WDAA members who have taken Good Practice and Child Protection and First
Aid workshops will be supervising.
Notice Board
WDAA junior education
officer, Gary Butt, is organising a series of matches for nine to 16 year
olds on Friday evenings at Sandhill Lake.
A three match Triathlon will also begin on Saturday 24th July on the Chesterfield
Canal WDAA water in Retford. Full details and tickets for both events
are available from Ken Ward’s, Gateford Angling Supplies, and Angling
Supplies Retford Road on a first come, first served basis.
Go Baits Open matches are held at Langold Lake every Sunday and Wednesday.
Telephone 01909 540105 for details of both events.
Prospects
At Lakeside Ranskill
match lake weights to 63lbs. Noted pleasure catches of 16 carp to 17lb.6oz
from peg 29 using pole and floating baits and another of 150lb plus of
Carp and mixed fish from peg six on the second strip using pole and sweetcorn.
The carp lake produced a 27lb 6oz mirror the pick of three specimens taken
by one angler from peg three using boilies.
On the Trout Lake, Tony Henderson of Retford had 20 fish including a 5lb
rainbow using various buzzers on a floating line.
Could all club secretaries please forward match results to Martin as soon as possible, not accumulate them, to ensure addition in this column.
Round Up
I was invited to attend
the WDAA Bassetlaw Festival last Tuesday at Sandhill Lake to present prizes
but got my times wrong with a slight misunderstanding.
Instead of arriving before the finish I wandered down to the Lake at 7.45pm
somehow under the impression this was an evening competition and bemused
why no one was there.
I was then told by a pleasure angler that the competition had ended at
3pm, the same time I was plastering a ceiling.
In my absence, prizes were presented by Worksop and District secretary
Derek Brown. Apologies gentlemen for my non-attendance.
First - Wilf Salmon (12lb 9oz, peg 58), second Terry Evans (5lb 12oz,
peg 79), third Ray Hartley (5lb 7oz, peg 34), fourth Joel Billam (5lb
1oz) and fifth Bob Fisher (3lb 15oz).
Small fish where the order of the day for most of the 25 competitors who
took part with the eventual winner putting together a decent net of fish,
comprising of bream up to 3lb and two large eels with some small skimmers,
taken on a groundbait feeder with either worm or maggot.
Runner-up Terry Evans pole fished either caster or maggot to catch small
skimmers and a small carp. Third place used feeder catching 4 bream on
maggot and worm. Everyone enjoyed the day.
Match results contributors are reminded to send details as soon as possible after the completion of a fixture to Mgintrona@aol.com or by telephoning 01909 472305.