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2003-2004 season

Match result, March 7th. Church lane lake. George Dear Memorial trophy.

1 Paul Hope 19-12

2 Rob Shearing 8-0

3 Rob Smith 4-12

 Paul 's 1st match win. quite a cold day with showers. the only fish caught were carp and 2 bream, no small fish at all. 8 members fished.

Match result, Feb 22nd. Church lane lake, replacement match for Roding .

Everyone blanked.

5 members fished. 1 carp was hooked and lost. That's it!

Match result, January 11th. Frog lake, replacement match for Roding cup.

1 Steve Blower 4-4

2 Dave Lewis 3-10

3 Richard Thomson 3-4

4 Paul Hope 2-12

5 Rob Smith 2-0

6 Jamie Smith 0-12

7 Danny Hope 0-8

Very strong and gusty winds and rain put paid to any big weights. Top bait was pinkie mainly, although Paul Hope had some decent stamp roach on caster. This match was fished on Frog lake because the river Roding was polluted in August 2003. Until it is re-stocked by the Environment Agency there is little point in fishing there.

Match result, December 14th. Frog lake, fur and feather

Doris Nuckley shield

Rob Smith 6-0

George Addison 1-3

Richard Thomson 0-12

Jamie Smith 0-1

No pike caught. 8 fished. very cold and windy.

Match results November 30th, Frog lake (unscheduled)

Richard Thomson 6-9

Albert key 1-1

Rob Smith 0-12

2 pike were caught by Richard Thomson both about 2 1/2 pound. plus 6 1/2 pound of roach/perch not much else caught.

Match results November 16th, Uptons farm lake

Rob Smith 54-4

Steve blower 31-8

Pete milano18-0

Richard Thomson 17-12

Rob Shearing 12-4

Albert key 6-12

Mick Keefe 1-8

Les Fullbrook D.N.W.

Good weights considering it was extremely cold and quite windy. The average size of the carp seems to be in the region of 8 lb. Biggest one caught was a 12-8 common to Steve Blower ( pole and maggot). Maggot seemed to be the bait of the day,  Every carp was caught on this usually overlooked bait! Total weight 142-0. Brilliant for the time of year. Rob Shearing had some decent roach to 12 ounces on caster and waggler including a bonus 6 lb carp. Unfortunately the water level seems to be about 18'' below normal level. Rain needed please! 

Match results October 19th, Uptons farm lake

Dave Lewis 30-6

Rob Smith 20-8

Terry Hyde 15-3

Roy Dorsett 4-8

Paul Hope 3-9

Mick Keefe 3-0

Bill Dorsett 2-5

Les Fullbrook 1-8

Albert Key 0-13

An easterly wind and cold overnight temperatures saw weights  plummet. Winner Dave Lewis Caught 5 Carp plus 9 pound of roach by the willow tree. Everyone with wind in their face struggled.

Match results October 5th, Church lane lake

Rob Smith 17-6

Danny Hope 11-12

Steve Blower 9-12

Mick Keefe 0-8

Paul Hope 0-4

Pairs Result: 

1 Rob Smith Paul Hope

2 Danny Hope Richard Thomson

3 Steve Blower Terry Hyde

4 Mick Keefe Henry Bass

11 fished. Quite cold, most fish were at pump end. 4 D.N.W.

Best fish Mirror 9-12 (Danny Hope)

Match results Sept 14th, Uptons farm  lake

Terry Hyde 34-10

Les Fullbrook 28-10

Steve Blower 23-6

Mick Keefe 9-8

Henry Bass 4-0

Will Smith 1-9

Albert Key 1-4

Violet Key 1-4

Lots of fish were lost on this match. Average size of carp 7 to 8 pounds. Warm weather. Water level about a foot down to normal. Most fish caught in 1st and last hour.

Match results August 31st, Frog Street  lake

Steve Blower 10-12

Les Fullbrook 3-8

Albert Key 1-8

Henry 'Nobby' Bass 0-12

Vi Key 0-8

Will Smith 0-2

 Good fishing from Steve who managed to keep the roach  coming all day in a fine net of silvers  .No carp showing at all. Quite cold though-.Apart from the sun.

Match results August 10th, Uptons farm  lake (pairs match)

Rob Smith 96-0

Richard Thomson 56-8

Steve Blower 40-0

Terry Hyde 33-12

Les Fullbrook 14-4

Mick Keefe 9-3

Albert Key 4-3

Pairs Result:

1 Rob Smith-Albert Key

2 Richard Thomson-Terry Hyde

3 Steve Blower-Les Fullbrook

A Good match on a hot day. 101degrees (its official). Mainly carp to 14 lb (caught by Richard Thomson on pole and paste), a few bream, a lot of roach and some perch. No carp were caught on surface baits surprisingly. A lot of carp were lost also. A quick dip cooled some members off at the end of the match, just before the forecasted showers arrived about 5 o clock.

News of a 8-4 Tench and a 7-8 Bream have been reported from Church lane lake, Ockendon. No photos yet. The bridge at Frog lake has been renewed thanks to Pete Milano and his other half for all their hard work.

Match results July 27th, Frog lake

Richard Thomson 5-9

Rob Smith 4-8

Mick Keefe 1-12

Albert Key 0-3

Terry Hyde 0-2

What went Wrong?????????

Everyone had a feature in their swim but not many fish showed. Terry fished next to the bushes at far end and the result was carp- 5 Terry-0 !

Match results July 13th, Church lane lake

Geoff Smith 19-5

Steve Blower 13-10

Terry Hyde 10-13

Rob Smith 8-11

Les Fullbrook 4-12

Bernie O.Grady 4-4

Pete Milano 2-0

Richard Thomson 1-12

George Adddison 1-12

Violet Key 1-12

Albert Key 1-4

Total weight 69-15

 Another hard day, the carp were more interested in sunbathing than feeding. Steve blower had a superb bream of 6-2, lovely. Geoff Smith had a 14-4 carp off the top on bread. 1 D.N.W.

Match results June 29th, Uptons farm lake

Rob Smith 122-4

Dave Lewis 31-2

Henry Bass 18-0

Steve Blower 15-4

Pete Milano 13-4

Bob Warren 6-13

A new club record was achieved by Rob Smith who broke the old record by 15 ounces! Pole and bread was the tactics on a hot day that saw the carp feeding off the top. Dave Lewis had a notable catch comprising of all roach and rudd. pole fished shallow with caster and maggot fed constantly did the damage. Henry almost lost his pole when he turned away for a few seconds and a carp dragged it in. Luckily Henry just grabbed it in time.( didn't get the fish though!)

Match results June 22nd church lane lake

Alec chopping cup

Rob Smith 47-12

Steve Gibson 16-2

Nobby Bass 12-6

Les Fullbrook 6-2

It fished  particularly hard on the day with 6 members not weighing in although they all caught  a few. The fish that were caught comprised mainly of carp with a few tench, skimmers, roach and small perch.