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2023

2/12/2023 Fourth Winter League Match at Fladbury

Seven turned out on a day that the fog never lifted and it never got above -2 degrees all day. The river was pacey, cold and over the platforms, something to be said for parking behind your peg.

Result;- Steve Cox in peg 2 weighed 3-5-0. Gary Buzzard in peg 26 weighed 2-1-0 and H. Potter in peg 6 weighed 1-11-0.

Outcome;-

A typical November match where only Chub were caught. The Slack in peg 2 won with three Chub on bread and the opposite end slack in the mouth of the channel, peg 26 was second with one Chub on double Pinky.

Thanks to H. Potter for weighing in.

After four hours we got away early after pushing vehicles out of the mud.

Series;- H. is on 11 & Frank on 14 points, with one match to go.

Next Match;- Next match is the final Winter League match at Fladbury 16/12/2023.

18/11/2023 Third Winter League Match at BAA B/W Bridge 42

Six turned out and the forecast was rain but we had a mild November day on a coloured Canal. Nick pegged to the right of the Bridge, with no Bonus Peg.

Result;- Andy Lacey weighed 3-13-0, Keith weighed 2-6-0 and Nick weighed 2-3-0.

Outcome;-

A strange match, the two middle pegs (3 & 4) facing the wall with no features struggled with 2 or 3 bites all day. Peg 2 had a good Bream for second but again only 2 bites all day, they didn’t want to know punch or worm. The two end pegs (5 & 6) had quality Roach to 1-9-0, peg 5 on Pinky, the winner on bronze maggot. Andy had 4 quality Roach and said he pulled out of a fifth, a convincing win.

Next Match;- Next week we have a scramble on Riddings. That’s the 25th November.

Bank Clearing;-

We are again planning to clear the pegs after the flooding, with very little rain forecast this week perhaps Wednesday the 22/11/23 or Thursday the 23/11/23.

Final Aggregate – The Chris Green Memorial Match

Transferred to the BewdleyAC stretch of the Droitwich Canal.

With Fladbury down but motoring through we transferred to a Canal. Ten turned out and we pegged 5 either side of the Bridge, Frank drew the BP.

Result;- Nick Cullis weighed 7-3-0, Andy weighed 6-10-0 and Steve Cox weighed 3-14-0.

Outcome;- A cold November day with the first frost of the year, the colour looked good with no boats all day. Andy only had to turn up to win the Aggregate Series, well done Andy, consistent all season.

Thanks to the Guys for pegging out and weighing in and thanks to BewdleyAC for accepting the match with two days notice.

Next Match;- The third WL match 18/11/2023 on the BAA Bham/ Worc. Canal Bridge 40-41 parking at the Stoke Prior Club car park. That’s just inside Westonhall Road off Shaw’s Lane, there’s a £2 peg fee.

Reminder;- The Bournville Club have booked pegs 13 to 26 next Saturday 18/11/2023, we have some work to do to prepare the pegs in time, checking the Weather forecast Wednesday is favourite.

28/10/2023 – Second WL Match at BewdleyAC Droitwich Canal

Seven turned out and we used the left side of the Bridge.

Result:-

Gary Buzzard won with 2-5-8, Frank Bagley was second with 2-4-4 and H. Potter was third with 2-3-0.

Outcome:-

The Canal looked good with a nice colour although the skimmers decided to have a day off, most caught Roach and Perch.

Next Match;-

4/11/2023  Scramble at LPF on Spring

11/11/2023  Final Aggregate Match at Fladbury

14/10/2023 – Ninth Agg. F&F Switched to the G/U Alvechurch

With the river at Barton around 1.7 mtrs and rising the day before, we switched to the Grand Union Canal at Alvechurch. When we got there parking was tight and it got better when we found Boats moored everywhere. We squeezed 11 of us into the deep stretch down towards the motorway bridge, Keith Kite drew the Bonus Peg.

Result:-

Steve Cox won in peg 1 weighing 6-6-0, Brian Burton in peg 3 weighed 5-7-0 and Nick Cullis in peg 4 weighed 5-0-0.

Outcome:-

Bream and skimmers showed and the first three all came from the wider stretch of the canal. With one match to go in the Aggregate series Andy Lacey is on 36 points followed by Keith Kite on 49 points.

Next Match;-

21/10/2023  First Winter League match at Fladbury

28/10/2023  Second Winter League match on the Droitwich Canal

5/10/2023 – Fladbury Thursday Scramble

5 turned out with plenty of space between Pegs

Result:-

Keith Kite weighed 7-14-0, Andy Hammerton had 4-15-0 and Roger Middleton had 3-14-0.

Outcome:-

Still very clear, the winner in peg 26 had 3 chub on pellet, Andy in peg 13 had 3 big Perch and lots of bits, Roger also had bits on maggot, Roger again ran this scramble, thanks Roger.

Heard that there were three Cormorants in the Weir pool all day.

Next Match;-

8/10/2023  October Bank Clearing

14/10/2023  Ninth Aggregate at BAA Barton

21/10/2023  First Winter League match at Fladbury

30/9/2023 – Eighth Aggregate Match at DroitwichAC Twyning

10 turned out with plenty of space between Pegs

Result:-

Steve Cox won with 10-11-0, Derek Banks was second with 4-4-0 and Andy Lacey was third with 3-3-0.

Outcome:-

A hard match for most with several not bothering to weigh. Steve found the Roach with Hemp and Tares.

Roger stepped in to run the match and Mark pegged out, thanks guys

Next Match;-

8/10/2023  October Bank Clearing

14/10/2023  Ninth Aggregate at BAA Barton

21/10/2023  First Winter League match at Fladbury

30/9/2023 – Lucas National Team Match at TBF

The Lucas National team match saw six GirlingAS members fishing for the Girling/ GKS team in this event that has been running for over 35 years.

Seven teams took part from as far afield as Hemel Hemptead.

Result;-

The Girling/ GKS team were fourth of seven teams.

28/9/2023 – Fladbury Thursday Open

Cancelled

21/9/2023 – Fladbury Thursday Open

A poor turnout for this one with the river rising the guys fished the lower pegs.

Result:-

Roger won from peg 8 with 4-8-0 of Dace and Gudgeon, Steve in peg 6 weighed 3-3-0 but had pike problems all day.

Outcome:-

Following yesterday’s torrential rain and a consequent rising river the catches were down.

Next Match;-

23/9/2023  Scramble at LPF on Swan pool.

28/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

30/9/2023  Droitwich AC Twyning.

23/9/2023 – Scramble at LPF - Swan

Six turned out for this scramble on Swan, we used the left side of the pool.

Result:-

Jan won with 58lb, Nick was second with 39lb.

Outcome:-

A hard match for some on what most believe is the toughest pool on the complex. Using one side of the pool allowed Jan to fish the method with banded hard pellets for a convincing win with fish to 8 or 9lb. Nick caught shallow feeding maggot. Well done Jan you showed the guys how to do it.

Next Match;-

28/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

30/9/2023  Droitwich AC Twyning.

16/9/2023 – Sponsored Cutters Cup at Fladbury

Ten were eligible after several maintenance sessions this season, six were available to fish the match. Similar to the previous couple of seasons the Committee put £150 into the pot for prize Money as a reward for their magnificent efforts at Fladbury.

The missing four will get £10 each with the remaining £110 split into prizes with everyone going home with some cash. We used pegs 6, 13, 19, 22, 24 and 26.

Result:-

Roger won with 11-14-0 from peg 19, Brian was second with 11-2-0 from peg 24, Derek was third with 3-12-0 from peg 6.

Outcome:-

Accepting that the river is painfully clear at the moment the six Fladbury grafters had a brilliant match. Roger fed Hemp and Casters catching several skimmers. Brian fished a light whip down the margin weighing Chub and Roach. No one can remember the last time skimmers were caught in peg 19, well done Roger.

Next Match;-

21/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble

23/9/2023  Scramble at LPF on Swan pool.

28/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

30/9/2023  Droitwych AC Twyning.

14/9/2023 – Fladbury Thursday Open

Seven turned out and we used pegs 6, 11, 13, 19, 22, 24 and 26.

The river was very clear and desperate for a flush.

Result:-

Brian won with 6-9-0 on the pole from peg 6, Roger was second with 5-12-0 from peg 26 (the peg he didn’t want) and Martin Cox a close third with 5-5-0.

Outcome:-

An enjoyable match with seven out, Roger will run next Thursday’s match. Please book in as normal that’s a text or What’s App.

Next Match;-

16/9/2023  Cutters Cup at Fladbury.

21/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble

23/9/2023  Scramble at LPF on Swan pool.

28/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

30/9/2023  Droitwych AC Twyning.

7/9/2023 – Fladbury Thursday Scramble

Another scorching hot Fladbury Scramble.

Result:-

Steve Cox in peg 24 weighed 10-10-0, Roger Middleton was second in peg 22 with 8-10-0, Martin Cox was third with 5-3-0 from peg 19.

Outcome:-

Steve in peg 24 fished two thirds over on the shelf using Tares for quality Roach plus lots of Dace on Maggot. For some weeks now the quality fish have been coming out to Tares, with maggots for the Dace or Perch down the edge. These Thursday scrambles have made the most of the superb September weather.

Next Match;-

14/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

16/9/2023  Cutters Cup at Fladbury.

21/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble

23/9/2023  Scramble at LPF on Swan pool.

28/9/2023  Fladbury Thursday scramble.

30/9/2023  Droitwych AC Twyning.

Members eligible to fish Cutters Cup Match;-

Frank Bagley, Brian Barton, H.Potter, Derek Banks, Roger Middleton, Steve Cox, Martin Cox, Andy Hammerton, Keith Kite, Simon Hall.

their invitation and efforts.

Match Results

11-6-0 of Qty Roach