Atrocious weather conditions made the 2nd round of the Cheshire Spring League a gruelling contest for those who turned out to brave the wind and driving rain on Sunday.
More than half the field failed to catch fish, with most giving up due to the conditions. Despite numb hands and a broken umbrella, Northwich's Lucas Bratt managed to endure the weather and put together a fine match-winning net of gudgeon, roach and perch on the short pole for a 1lb 12oz victory.
Prince Albert team captain, Tom Heron took the runner-up spot with 1lb 3ozs, boosted by a quality roach.
On a day where every fish was worth important section points, the team event was won by Prince Albert AS, who registered three section wins (Danny Lambrenos, Joel Leese and Tom Heron). The result closes the gap for the league to just one point between Northwich (29pts) and Prince Albert (30pts).
In the individual league, Alex Clegg (Northwich) claims top spot going into round 3, with a single point margin over teammate, Lucas Bratt.
The league continues in two weeks at Border Fishery.
Sunday 29 April 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Spring League match 1
Sunday saw 30 young anglers battle it out on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Rudheath for the first match of the spring league.
Despite an early downpour, the rain held off for most of the match, and all of the young starlets managed to catch fish during the 4 hour contest. Hosts Northwich Anglers came out triumphant, and take a one-point advantage over local rivals Warrington Anglers to next week's match on the Bridgewater Canal.
Local rod, Tom Bunby made the best of an end peg opposite the marina entrance at Rudheath. Working with the long pole, Tom put together a match-winning 3lb 8oz net of roach, skimmers and gudgeon, to give him a small margin over 2nd place Ryan Brown (Warrington) who caught mostly skimmers on the far shelf. Bay Malton's James Lomas made up the 3rd podium place with a 3lb 2oz net of skimmers.
Most of the catches were made up of small gudgeon with odd bonus skimmers, although Sam Abols included a handsome 2lb 4oz perch in his net.
Many thanks to Northwich Anglers for hosting the first round, and providing additional prizes for the winners. Full results are on the Match Results page.
Despite an early downpour, the rain held off for most of the match, and all of the young starlets managed to catch fish during the 4 hour contest. Hosts Northwich Anglers came out triumphant, and take a one-point advantage over local rivals Warrington Anglers to next week's match on the Bridgewater Canal.
Local rod, Tom Bunby made the best of an end peg opposite the marina entrance at Rudheath. Working with the long pole, Tom put together a match-winning 3lb 8oz net of roach, skimmers and gudgeon, to give him a small margin over 2nd place Ryan Brown (Warrington) who caught mostly skimmers on the far shelf. Bay Malton's James Lomas made up the 3rd podium place with a 3lb 2oz net of skimmers.
Most of the catches were made up of small gudgeon with odd bonus skimmers, although Sam Abols included a handsome 2lb 4oz perch in his net.
Many thanks to Northwich Anglers for hosting the first round, and providing additional prizes for the winners. Full results are on the Match Results page.
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