*Post-Match Review*
Apologies all for the massive delay. My work schedule during May and June makes time very little. The Fennes match in May ended up being a bit of a small disaster with the weed growth on the Hill & Black Lake forcing us onto the other lake at Fennes. As a result, weights were low also thanks to a charity match being held the day before. Tony won the match with 23lb exactly, a mix of F1s and a good Tench of 4lb 1oz. 2nd was Ken Gill from the 1st end peg, weighing in 20lb 13ozs of Carp and joint 3rd were Terry Commer Snr and Paul Flesher with 18lb 2ozs. Well Done Tony on what was a tough day. Spawning may have also contributed to the difficulty of the match, along with the lack of knowledge on the lake. I managed to work out late how to get the big Bream but it was too little too late and managed a 5th place with 17lb. The size of the Bream, 2 more and I could have won the match!
*Pre-Match Review*
The next scheduled match is at Fennes – Hill & Black Lake. It’s a firm favourite of Ongar’s with specimen fish always showing, most commonly Tench and Perch but some big Carp as well. Last year I managed a big weight win compared to that of 2nd, purely because of an extremely late run of big fish down the edge…probably 30lb in the last 30 minutes! After a little think, I concluded that this lake may be better fished a month later, allowing for some warmer water to be fished and hopefully a few more active feeding fish, thus some bigger weights for everyone, rather than sitting out hard for 10-15lb of Skimmers – we’ll see! Of course it’s fishing, and anything can happen on the day! I’ve fished this lake since the match last year, but will hopefully get over for a practice. If I do – I’ll let you know! In the mean time, your confirmed anglers so far are below with any additional extra information you may need. Remember, this venue has no cafe but someone may come round and take an order for food mid-match. You MUST NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 7:30 AM and YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETELY DRY NETS WHICH NEED TO BE CHECKED BEFORE YOU DRIVE DOWN TO HILLS & BLACK LAKE! That is very important…..not sure if the bold capitals gave that away or not! ? It is essential to book on for this match as, despite the size of the lake, it can be quite tight as we take a corner completely out of the pegging! Again – 25 pegs will be made available for the match.
Below is the current list of confirmed anglers for the match:
- Terry Commer Jnr (Middy/Keswalls)
- Terry Commer Snr
- Tony Westgarth
- Micky Eid
- Michael Jenkins
- Paul Flesher
- Ray Flesher
- John Sharp
- Phil Cowley
- Mike Arbon
- Micky Binns
Currently No Reserves.
Draw: 8:30am (in the car park).
Nets in : 9:45am (must be checked in the shop before driving to the lake car park – I believe you will be given a ticket to hand to us when you pay your money).
Match time : 10:00am to 4:00pm.