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“You can never have too many fish……”

Well, actually, you can, and this is an issue that the Club Committee has to address as far as Bordeaux Pit is concerned. Historically, Bordeaux has always been run by the Club as a genuinely ‘mixed’ fishery and stocked and maintained in such a way to set itself apart from commercial fisheries by not beingContinue reading ““You can never have too many fish……””

MATCH RESULT Bordeaux Pit

Sunday 15th September First: Fred Hunt [Peg 5] 6lb 12oz Second = Craig Henderson [Peg 36] 6lb 03oz Second = Clive Bradford [Peg 33] 6lb 03oz Fourth: Peter Feestone [Peg 2] 6lb 02oz Today’s match at Bordeaux saw nine anglers do battle. We had expected ten, but sadly Brian Mizon had to contend with someContinue reading “MATCH RESULT Bordeaux Pit”

MATCH RESULT – INTER-CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD @ BORDEAUX

Wednesday 11th September Saffron Walden AC 42 points Bishops Stortford and District AS 38 points Individual results: 1st Fred Hunt [SWAC] [Peg 36] 24lb 08oz 2nd Rob Calderon [BSDAS] [Peg 2 ] 17lb 15oz 3rd Peter Mottram [SWAC] [Peg 16] 14lb 00oz 4th Barry Cornel [BSDAS] [Peg 26] 10lb 03oz Silvers sub-match: TIED! Brian NewmanContinue reading “MATCH RESULT – INTER-CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD @ BORDEAUX”

MATCH RESULT BORDEAUX ‘Knock-up’

Bordeaux – Main LakeTuesday 3rd September. 1st. Brian Mizon [Peg 6] 18lb 07oz 2nd. Peter Mottram [Peg 26] 9lb 14oz 3rd. Dave King [Peg 33] 9lb 01oz Seven hardy souls brave what turned out to be a very autumnal day, complete with some heavy showers for the latest Bordeaux ‘Knock-up’. As there were no casualContinue reading “MATCH RESULT BORDEAUX ‘Knock-up’”

MATCH RESULT – ASHDON

Goldstones Lakes – Ashdon Sunday 1st September Apologies for the late publication of these results. Sadly, the numbers were not improved by being kept in a darkened room for a day….. 1st. Brian Newman [Peg 18] 14lb 08oz 2nd. Craig Henderson [Peg 21] 11lb 03oz 3rd. Clive Marriott [Peg 20] 8lb 09oz 4th Dick SouterContinue reading “MATCH RESULT – ASHDON”

UPDATE FROM BORDEAUX

Wednesday 28th August Today, a small work party spent a good chunk, of what was a pretty warm day, planting out a significant number of water-lily plants in the main lake at Bordeaux. These were kindly donated to the Club by Wilf Garner – the owner of Long Pond and Cable Pond in Clare. ThisContinue reading “UPDATE FROM BORDEAUX”

MATCH RESULT -HOME FARM LITTLE WALDEN – Small Lake

Sunday 25th August Graham Carter Claims Victory with 58lb 14oz 1st Graham Carter [peg 5] 58lb 14oz 2nd Adam Salter [peg1] 53lb 11oz 3rd Mark Evans [peg 3] 48lb 01oz 4th Fred Hunt [peg10] 27lb 13oz A fairly autumnal day saw our intrepid band of match fishers in action on the small lake at HomeContinue reading “MATCH RESULT -HOME FARM LITTLE WALDEN – Small Lake”

MATCH RESULT – INTER CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD

At BEGGARS HALL Wednesday 21st August Bishops Stortford and District AS 61 points Saffron Walden AC 75 points Individual results: 1st Mark Evans [SWAC] Peg 18 86lb 08oz 2nd Bill Beeston [BSDAS] Peg 19 72lb 04oz 3rd Peter Green [BSDAS] Peg 3 52lb 01oz 4th Graham Carter [SWAC] Peg 10 41lb 14oz A bright day,Continue reading “MATCH RESULT – INTER CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD”

MATCH RESULT Bordeaux ‘knock-up’ Tuesday 13th August

MATCH RESULT 1st Craig Henderson [Peg 31] 15lb 04oz [4 carp @ 2lb] 2nd Brain Newman [Peg 26] 13lb 10oz 3rd Clive Bradford [Peg 33] 10lb 11oz A potentially tough day in hot conditions turned ended up producing a much better match than perhaps expected. All the fish caught were in good condition and noneContinue reading “MATCH RESULT Bordeaux ‘knock-up’ Tuesday 13th August”

Fish Welfare Precaution: Temporary Keepnets Ban at Bordeaux and Whittlesford

The Committee has decided to place a temporary ban on the use of keepnets at both Bordeaux and Whittlesford. This is precautionary as some other lakes in the area have been experiencing problems with fish welfare and oxygen levels during the current hot spell. An exception is allowed for official matches. We will keep theContinue reading “Fish Welfare Precaution: Temporary Keepnets Ban at Bordeaux and Whittlesford”