Trevor Kappes

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”

MATCH RESULT Sunday 4th August ROCKELL’S FARM.

1st Mark Roscoe [Peg 25] 110lb 09oz 2nd Mark Evans [Peg 24] 99lb 15oz 3rd Craig Henderson [Peg 20] 72lb 15oz 4th Dennis Gowlett [Peg 19] 48lb 11oz 5th Graham Carter [peg 16] 45lb 10oz A ‘full house’ of sixteen anglers enjoyed some near perfect weather conditions for our Club Match at Rockell’s Farm todayContinue reading “MATCH RESULT Sunday 4th August ROCKELL’S FARM.”

MATCH RESULT INTER-CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD

Bordeaux Pit – Wednesday 24th July Safron Walden Angling Club 67 points Bishops Stortford & District Angling Society 38 points Individual placings: 1st Craig Henderson [SWAC] 40lb 01oz 2nd Graham Carter [SWAC] 32lb 05oz 3rd Brian Newman [SWAC] 26lb 03oz 4th Bill Beeston [BS&DAS] 18lb 00oz Silvers – Peter Mottram [SWAC] 5lb 02oz A successfulContinue reading “MATCH RESULT INTER-CLUB V’s BISHOPS STORTFORD”

MATCH RESULT 21st July

Bordeaux ‘knock-up’. 1st Craig Henderson 10lb 13oz [4 carp @ 2lb] 2nd Brian Mizon 5lb 14oz [1 carp @ 2lb] 3rd Brain Newman 5lb 09oz 4th Peter Feestone 5lb 08oz A tough day with a NW breeze and bright sunlight conspiring to knock back the smaller fish from feeding. As it was a ‘knock-up’ theContinue reading “MATCH RESULT 21st July”

Youth Open Day at Bordeaux Pit: Stunning Sunshine and Successful Fishing

Bordeaux Pit was at it’s stunning best in the sunshine for this year’s Youth Open Day. A good time was had by all those taking part with everyone catching fish during the ‘knock-up’ match. A couple of the larger fish put in an appearance just to spice things up a bit! Some of the catchesContinue reading “Youth Open Day at Bordeaux Pit: Stunning Sunshine and Successful Fishing”

MATCH RESULT Tuesday 16th July

WHITTLESFORD -knock-up 1st: Brian Mizon 8lb 07oz 2nd: Clive Bradford 5lb 12oz 3rd: Brian Newman 5lb 02oz 4th: Craig Henderson 4lb 110z 5th: Fred Hunt 1lb 06oz A small but intrepid band did battle against the ever-increasing weed at Whittlesford in our latest knock-up match. The fish being caught seem to have got progressively smallerContinue reading “MATCH RESULT Tuesday 16th July”

MACH RESULT Inter-Club V’s Jolly Boys 7th July 2024

Home Farm [Little Walden] Big Lake. Whilst skillfully dodging some hefty thunderstorms, the inter-club match against the Jolly Boys Match Group proved to be a bit of a thumping for SWAC. The Jolly Boys ran out with 46 points, to our 90, beating us by 54 points. It sounds like a basketball score…. Individual results:Continue reading “MACH RESULT Inter-Club V’s Jolly Boys 7th July 2024”

UPDATE

Following Tuesday’s Committee Meeting, we have a few updates for members: Club Matches: There is some concern about the recent poor take-up for matches on commercial waters. We are going to monitor the popularity of the next few and if the apparent lack of interest continues, the future programme may be reduced. If you haveContinue reading “UPDATE”

YOUTH OPEN DAY

Satuday 20th July 10.00am to 1.00pm Bordeaux Pit – Little Chesterford. A reminder and a few more details for the above event. This FREE event is open to 6 to 16 year olds and there is no need to book in advance. Participants MUST be accompanied by an adult for the duration. After signing in,Continue reading “YOUTH OPEN DAY”

MATCH RESULT Whittlesford ‘knock-up’ Tuesday 2nd July

The second of the Whittlesford ‘knock-ups’ proved to be a tougher gig than the first one. Autumn seemed to have arrived early with some nasty drizzle and a chilly northerly breeze. Result: 1st. Brian Mizon [Peg 9] 6lb 11oz 2nd. Clive Bradford [Peg 7] 5lb 08oz 3rd. Peter Feestone [Peg 14] 5lb 02oz 4th DavidContinue reading “MATCH RESULT Whittlesford ‘knock-up’ Tuesday 2nd July”