Match Centre – Northampton Nene Angling Club

Match 6

Match 5

Match 4

Match 15

Match 14

Match 13

Match 12

Match 11

Match 10

Match 9

Match 6

Winners

John Broughton 9lb 10oz

1st Place
Rob Porringer 6lb 14oz

2nd Place
Mick Goodridge 5lb 12oz

3rd Place

Match Details

We held the 6th points match on Canons Ashby bottom lake with 12 fishing on the pegs where it was possible to use a keep net due to the low water levels. 1st was John Broughton on peg 8 with 9 pounds 10 ounces of Skimmers and Roach, 2nd Rob Pottinger on peg 9 with 6 pounds 14 ounces, 3rd Mick Goodridge on peg 21 with 5 pounds 12 ounces and 4th Paul Minney on peg 7 with 3 pounds 8 ounces
The next club points match is on Sunday 23rd August at White Bishop, Bishops Bowl

Match 5

Winners

Rob Pottinger 12lb 3oz

1st Place
Simon Cordingley 11lb 8oz

2nd Place
Pete Laughton 10lb 7oz

3rd Place

Match Details

Yesterday we held the 5th points match on Castle Ashby Brickyard Lake with 19 fishing. Fishing was difficult for most caused by the bright sunshine.

1st on the day was Rob Pottinger with 12 pounds 3 ounces from peg 23 – 1 Bream and some quality Roach, 2nd Simon Cordingley on peg 5 with 11 pounds 8 ounces – 3 decent Simmers and some Roach, 3rd Pete Laughton on peg 18 with 10 pounds 7 ounces.

Sections were Mick Goodridge peg 24 – 8 pounds 13 ounces and Chris Howard peg 4 – 4 pounds 15 ounces

Next club points match is on Sunday 2nd August at Canons Ashby

Match 4

Winners

Chris Howard 16lb 2oz

1st Place
Mick Goodridge 15lb 9oz

2nd Place
Harry Harris 8lb 8oz

3rd Place

Match Details

We fished the 4th points match yesterday on the River Nene at Ringstead Shallows with 14 fishing. After the recent heat the day was pleasant with a brisk breeze.

1st was Chris Howard on peg 45 with 16 pounds 2 ounces consisting of a couple of decent Bream and 4 Skimmers and some Perch on worm, 2nd Mick Goodridge on peg 31 with 15 pounds 9 ounces, 3 Bream and some Perch and Chublets, 3rd on peg 5 was Harry Harris with 2 Bream and some Chublets for 8 pounds 8 ounces

Sections were won by Matt Webb on peg 34 and Rob Pottinger on peg 41

Match 3

Winners

Rob Pottinger 8lb 5oz

1st Place
Matthew Webb 6lb 10oz

2nd Place
Andy Kimpton 4lb 14oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The 3rd club points match was held on Sunday 14th June on the bottom lake at Canons Ashby with 15 fishing. Fishing was hard for most with bites difficult to come by.

1st was Rob Pottinger on peg 22 with 8 pounds 5 ounces 1 decent Bream and a few Skimmers on pinkie,2nd Matthew Webb on peg 23 with 2 decent Bream and a few bits for 6 pounds 10 ounces and 3rd Andy Kimpton on peg 8 with 4 pounds 14 ounces of Skimmers

Sections were Les Ramsden peg 4 with 4 pounds 13 ounces and Mick Goodridge on peg 15 with 3 pounds 14 ounces

The next points match is on the River Nene at Ringstead Shallows on Sunday 28th June

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Match 2

Winners

Simon Cordingley 72lb 8oz

1st Place
John Broughton 62lb 0oz

2nd Place
Mick Goodridge 54lb 0oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The 2nd club points match was held yesterday on Barby Banks pegs 31 – 62 with 18 fishing. 1st was Simon Cordingley with 72 pounds 8 ounces of Carp, 2nd John Broughton with 62 pounds, 3rd Mick Goodridge with 54 pounds and 4th Craig Collins with 53 pounds 8 ounces. The next club points match is on Sunday 14th June on Canon’s Ashby bottom lake

Match 1

Winners

Les Goodridge 8lb 2oz

1st Place
Les Ramsden 5lb 11oz

2nd Place
Andy Kimpton 4lb 6oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The first of the 15 clubs points matches was held on 17th May on the canal at Stoke Bruerne bottom lock towards Bozenham with 14 fishing. 1st on the day was Les Goodridge with 8 pounds 2 ounces of Skimmers, 2nd Les Ramsden with 5 pounds 11 ounces of Skimmers and Perch, 3rd Andy Kimpton with 4 pounds 6 ounces and 4th John Balhatchet with 4 pounds 2 ounces

Match 15

Winners

Scot Barnes 4lb 5oz

1st Place
Mick Goodridge 2lb 14oz

2nd Place
John Balhatchet 1lb 15oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The 15th and last points match was held yesterday at Nether Heyford on the canal and was also the Christmas match. It was fished by 20 seniors and 6 juniors on a mild, breezy day and very clear water which made fishing very hard for most.

The junior match was won by Harry with 3 pounds 6 ounces, 2nd Henry with 1 pound 11 ounces and 3rd Robert with 12 ounces. Prizes were given to all the juniors.

The seniors match was won by Scot Barnes on peg 11 at Furnace Lane bridge with 86 fish on bread punch and pinkie and groundbait for 4 pounds 5 ounces, 2nd Mick Goodridge on the boats at Furnace Lane with a mainly Perch catch of 2 pounds 14 ounces, 3rd John Balhatchet with 1 pound 15 ounces and 4th = Chris Howard and Brian Ayliff with 1 pound 13 ounces.

Sections were won by Steve Malsher 1 pound 10 ounces, Harry Harris with 9 ounces and Pete Fish /Baz Eaton with 14 ounces.

The points were won by Rob Pottinger on 190, 2nd Matthew Webb 173 and 3rd Mick Goodridge 166

The club will be holding 2 open matches over the Christmas period on Sunday 28th at Stoke Bruerne bottom lock and Wednesday 31st at Weedon

Match 14

Winners

Pete Laughton 11lb 10oz

1st Place
Andy Webster 10lb 8oz

2nd Place
John Balhatchet 6lb 7oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The 14th club points match was held on the canal at Yardley Wharf yesterday with 17 fishing on a mild but wet day. The canal was very coloured but not flowing and fished reasonably well. 1st was Pete Laughton on peg 17 below tin bridge with 11 pounds 10 ounces of Skimmers and Roach on dead reds and Pinkies, 2nd Andy Webster on peg 14 with 10 pounds 8 ounces including a Perch of 2 pounds 13 ounces and a 2 pound hybrid on lobworm, 3rd John Balhatchet on peg 2 with 6 pounds 7 ounces of Perch and Skimmers. Sections were won by Brian Ayliff 6 pounds 6 ounces, Rob Pottinger 5 pounds 5 ounces and Chris Howard 4 pounds 8 ounces. The last points match will be held this Sunday 14th on the canal at Nether Heyford draw at Furnace Lane

Match 13

Winners

Rob Pottinger 13lb 4oz

1st Place
Steve Malsher 5lb 0oz

2nd Place
Baz Eaton/ John Balhatchet 3lb 10oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The 13th club points match was held on the canal at Stoke Bruerne pounds yesterday with 21 fishing. Conditions were cold and combined with the clear water made fishing hard for most. 1st on the day was Rob Pottinger with 13 pounds 4 ounces of quality Roach and Perch on bread punch then worm from the pound below the long pound, 2nd Steve Malsher with 5 pounds of Roach and Perch, 3rd= Baz Eaton and John Balhatchet with 3 pounds 10 ounces. Sections were won by Brian Ayliff 2 pounds 13 ounces, John Broughton 2 pounds 7 ounces,Matthew Webb 2 pounds 8 ounces, Scott Barnes 2 pounds 6 ounces and Trevor Barnes 1 pound 3 ounces.

The next points club match is on Sunday 7th December on canal at Yardley Wharf which is a replacement for the river match which was abandoned

Match 12

Winners

Rob Pottinger 12lb 1oz

1st Place
Jason Cooke 8lb 10oz

2nd Place
Matthew Webb 6lb5 oz

3rd Place

Match Details

The club points match this week was held on Scotland Pond Castle Ashby with 20 fishing with the weather overnight turning cold which made fishing difficult for most. 1st on the day was Rob Pottinger on peg 32 with 12 pounds 1 ounce of Roach and Skimmers, 2nd on peg 13 was Jason Cooke with 8 pounds 10 ounces and 3rd on peg 30 was Matthew Webb with 6 pounds 5 ounces.

Sections were won by Simon Cordingley peg 8 – 5 pounds 11 ounces, Suzie Galloway peg 2 – 4 pounds 14 ounces, Paul Minney peg 12 – 3 pounds 8 ounces and Brian Ayliff peg 31 – 1 pound 9 ounces

The next points club match is on Sunday 23rd November on the River Nene at Savages cutting

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COMPETITION RULES

1. Subject to the approval of the Management Committee venues and prizes shall be decided by the Match Committee.

2. The draw for positions to take place Ninety minutes before the start of the Competition, unless otherwise stated.

3. Competitors to fish to Angling Trust Rules:

(A) Draw cards shall be sealed

(B) All Competitors shall carry their own tackle and bait to their pegs with the exception of Members over 65 years of age or disabled members, who may have assistance.

(D) The duration of the Competition shall be printed in the membership card, unless changed on the day of the competition due to unforeseen circumstances.

(E) Before the starting signal no angler shall disturb the water other than to wet ground bait, clear fishing ground of weeds or obstructions, or position keep nets. Before start anglers shall be allowed to plumb depth.

(F) After the starting signal a competitor may wade within one metre of the waters edge.

(G) Each competitor must fish within one metre either side of his peg number. In the matter of flowing water, he may fish from his peg in the direction of the flow to the next peg downstream, and on still water as far as half the distance between his peg and the pegs on either side.

(H) No competitor to leave his peg until the final signal except for calls of nature.

(I) Competitors must not cause annoyance or interfere with other competitors.

(J) Only one rod and line and a single hook to be used at any one time, but other rods and tackle may be assembled behind the competitor provided they are not baited.

(K) Any baits may be used other than live or dead fish, artificial lures, wasp grub.

(L) No mechanical means of projecting groundbait is allowed other than by catapult, throwing stick, swimfeeder or bait dropper. Competitors pegged opposite moored boats on the canal are requested to use pole cups when feeding close to the boats rather than catapults.

(M) Competitors must land their own fish and retain them in keepnets complying with the relevant E.A. byelaws.

(N) All freshwater fish in season other than Pike, Zander, Game fish and crustaceans are not eligible.

(O) Competitors must cease fishing at the signal, but will be allowed 15 minutes to play a fish hooked before the signal.

(P) All competitors must ensure their pegs are clear of litter and will not be weighed in until all litter has been removed from their pegs.

(Q) All catches will be weighed to the nearest one quarter ounce rounded up.

(R) Competitors will be responsible for ensuring their correct weight is recorded.

(S) Competitors must fill in their name on the weight cards before being weighed in.

Any breaches of these rules may lead to disqualification. All objections must be reported to the Match Secretary or his Assistant before the results are declared. All objections shall be considered by the Match Stewards and their decision shall be final.