Match Results

Results 2008

 

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Joint Fisheries Annual Charity Challenge - 18th May '08 - Lodden Lakes (41 pegs)

43 anglers fished this annual match at Lodden Lakes in Gillingham and as usual the competitors found the usually prolific venue in tough form.  Winner on the day was 'Ginger Prince' Andy Power (P.I Thatchers) picking up £130 and a shield, who drew on the little lake and caught 3 Carp for 30-10 from peg 48.  Andy caught one Carp on the teabag and pellet and 2 Carp down the edge on worm over Caster, the biggest going 16lb.  Runner- Up was John Moody (Dorset Raiders) who drew peg 31 on the Dave Hillier Lake and fished worm and Caster on the pole at 13 metres to catch Tench and Bream for 20-4.
3rd:  Mark Brennan (P.I Thatchers)- 17-8
4th: Simon Hebditch (Garbolino Blackmore Vale)- 16-4
5th: Rob Manns (Garbolino Blackmore Vale)- 15-8
6th: Gary O' shea (P.I Thatchers)- 12-15
The match raised £205 for the Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance.

June 1st sees the start of the Gillingham And District A.A summer series at Park Lake at Todber Manor.  Will anglers wishing to fish book in with Dave Sealy on (01747) 823159.  All anglers who fish must be members of the club for the 2008-2009 season.

4th Gillingham A.A Spring Series- Mappowder (14 pegs)

The latest round of the Gillingham A.A Spring League was fished at Mappowder on Sunday by 14 anglers and a good percentage of the field achieved double figure weights.  Winner on the day was Tony Creech (Dorset Raiders) who drew on Spring lake on the entrance to the bay and caught a few small fish early then caught plenty of small Carp to 4lb on sweetcorn and pellet to weigh in a very respectable 42-00.  Runner -Up was John Moody (Dorset Raiders) who drew on Pheasant Lake and caught a 9lb Carp, a Bream and some bits on worm and Caster over Groundbait for a total weight of 15-12.
3rd: Martin Fuller (Gillingham A.A)- 15-9
4th: Jason Mills (Garbolino Blackmore Vale)- 13-10

3rd Gillingham A.A Spring Series- Lodden Lakes (16 pegs)

The Gillingham A.A Spring League was fished on the Dave Hillier Lake at Lodden on Sunday by 16 anglers and a good percentage of the field achieved double figure weights.  Winner on the day was Jason Mills (Garbolino Blackmore Vale) who caught 2 Tench, a small Carp and some skimmers and Bream for a total weight of 29-00.  Jason drew unfancied peg 1 and caught the majority of his fish at 14.5 metres on Caster over a mix of Sensas IM5 Betaine Green and Green Gold groundbait.  Runner -Up was John Moody (Dorset Raiders) who drew peg 15 and caught skimmers and Bream on maggot and Caster over Groundbait for atotal weight of 19-4.
3rd: Martin Fuller (Gillingham A.A)- 18-8
4th: Bob Hockin (Gillingham A.A)- 14-14
5th: Mark Brennan (Thatchers)- 12-12
6th: Pat Smith (Gillingham A.A)- 12-8

2nd Gilingham A.A Spring Series- Mappowder Lakes (15 pegs)

The second in the Gillingham A.A Spring series took place at Mappowder Lakes this Sunday and there were a few fish caught despite the snow and sleet.  Winner on the day was Martin Fuller (Gillingham A.A) who caught 5 Bream on the pole and worm from the monk peg on Pheasant Lake for top weight of 15-2.  Second was evergreen Bob Machin (Gillingham A.A) who caught a carp and some bits on the pole from the dam on Pheasant lake for 11-1.  Third was Tony Gates with 9-10 

1st Gilingham A.A Spring Series- Dave Hillier Lake at Lodden (18 pegs)

The first in the Gillingham A.A Spring series took place at Lodden on Sunday 23rd March in blustery conditions.  First on the day was Guy Manton (P.I. Thatchers) who had a very good weight of 32-6 from peg 28. Guy caught all Bream and skimmers on the feeder then on the pole on worm. caster and expandas.  Second was Jason Mills (Garbolino B.V.M.G) who drew peg 32 and fished the feeder for 17-12.  Third Mark Harper (P.I. Thatchers)- 8-10. 

Gillingham A.A Open - 17th Feb '08 - River Stour Tin Shed to Stour Provost (28 pegs) 

Competitors faced a low and clear river for Gillingham A.A's Open match on the River between Stour Provost and Tin Shed and the chub dominated Tin Shed provided the majority of the weights.  Winner Tony West (Gillingham A.A) drew peg 63 at Tin Shed and caught 9 Chub on the stick float and maggots to weigh in 14-9.  Second placed Mike Hunt (Gillingham A.A) drew peg 72 at Tin Shed and caught a mixed bag on the stick float for 10-4.
3rd:  Phil Banfield (Gillingham A.A)- 6-3
4th:  Adie West (Gillingham A.A)- 4-12
5th:  Bob Machin (Gillingham A.A)- 3-8
6th:  Jeff Sibley (Sturminster A.A)- 3-3

Gillingham A.A Dave Hillier Memorial Match - 3rd Feb '08 - Upper Stour Open.  (32 pegs)

The River Stour was in reasonable form for the Dave Hillier Memorial Match fished on the river Stour at Highbridge, Trill and Catholics, though the wind made the fishing challenging!  Gillingham AA Secretary Simon Hebditch (Garbolino Blackmore Vale) made the most of noted peg 'Big Hole' at Catholics and fished the pole over groundbait at 11 metres with red maggot and caught a chub, a Perch, two 1.5lb Roach and some bits for 8-2 to win a trophy and £110.  Andy Hillier (Gillingham A.A) drew the swimming pool at Catholics and caught 8-0 of Roach to 6oz on the stick float and maggots to come second.
3rd: Sue Collins (Gillingham A.A)- 7-12
4th: Jack Stamp (Gillingham A.A)- 7-8
5th: Ken Murchie (Gillingham A.A)- 7-4
6th: Neil Keirle (Gillingham A.A)- 7-2

Match Secretary Dave Sealy is running another open on the River on February 17th. Any one interested should book in with Dave on (01747)823159.

Anglers please note that the Environment agency are doing work at Lodden, improving access for the disabled, at the moment and some parts of the lake may be closed.  They are installing a disabled friendly path around the Dave Hillier Lake and will be creating some disabled platforms as well.

6th Gillingham A.A Winter Championship.  27th - January '08 - River Stour- Stour Provost to Tin Shed (30 pegs).* NEW - Detailed Results Here - *

The final Gillingham A.A. Winter Championship saw a very good match on a near perfect River.  John Moody drew the unfancied swimming pool at Catholics and won the match by catching 15-8 of nearly all Roach on the pole at 5 metres feeding groundbait and fishing maggot on the hook.  Second place was Joe Searle who drew peg 75 at Tin Shed and caught 6 Chub and some bits on Bread and Maggots to record a weight of 13-8.
3rd: Jack Stamp- 12-10
4th: Jason Mills- 7-00
5th: Martin Fuller- 6-8
6th: Steve Lovell- 6-4

This meant that the final standings in the winter championship were:
1st: Martin Fuller- 474
2nd: Joe Searle- 471
3rd: Dave Sealy- 470
4th: John Candy- 468
Knockout Winner- Martin Fuller.

The Dave Hillier Memorial Match is on February 3rd.  Tickets are £10 with a £5 optional pool book in with Dave on 01747 823159.  This match will be fished on the River Stour if possible, with a reserve venue of Lodden Lakes if the River is deemed unfishable.

5th Gillingham A.A Winter Championship. - 20th January '08 - River Stour- Deepwater to Rectory Straight (26 pegs)
* NEW - Detailed Results Here - *

After 2 weeks of cancelled matches, match secretary Dave Sealy took a gamble and put this match on an up but dropping River Stour and despite the conditions there were quite a lot of fish caught.  Winner on the day was Gary Lynch who drew unfancied peg 12 above Rectory Straight and caught 9-7 of mainly Roach on the feeder and maggot.  Second was John Candy who drew Billings Hole at Deepwater and fished the lobworm feeder all day and caught two 3lb Bream, a hybrid, a Dace and 4 Roach for 8-15.
3rd: Martin Fuller: 7-10
4th: Tony West: 6-13
5th: Mike Trevis: 6-4
6th: Bob Machin: 4-10

The league to date with one match to go is:
1st: Dave Sealy- 386
2nd: Martin Fuller- 378
3rd: John Candy- 377
4th: Adie West- 374.

The final match will be this weekend.  Book in with Dave Sealy on (01747) 823159.

The Dave Hillier Memorial Match is on February 3rd.  Tickets are £10 with a £5 optional pool book in with Dave on the above number.  This match will be fished on the River Stour if possible, with a reserve venue of Lodden Lakes if the River is deemed unfishable.

Gillingham A.A Club Pairs.  - 30th December '07- River Stour- Deepwater to Highbridge. (30 pegs)
 Despite the River being in awful conditions there were still a few fish to be caught with the majority of the field weighing in.  In - form Steve Lovell drew Billings Hole at Deepwater and mastered the conditions well by catching 2 Bream and some Roach on the Feeder and red maggot to record a weight of 10-8.  Tim Thick drew peg 11 at Highbridge and fished the lead and maggots to catch 2 eels and small Roach to weigh in 4-1 and second place.
3rd: Tony Gates- 3-8
4th: Michael Hunt- 3-6

Pairs: 
1st: Tim Thick/ Bob Machin- 5 points
2nd: Dave Sealy/ Michael Hunt- 6 points
3rd: Steve Lovell/ Rob Manns- 9 points

The next match is this weekend, 6th January, and is a rearranged match.  Book in with Dave Sealy on (01747) 823159.