Boldings report

 

         

SPORTS DESK.  26-6-07

 

          They had a lot of heavy rain on Sunday at Boldings Pools, and a lot of heavy nets of fish to go with it.

          Three different pools all produced ton up bags and the day saw the best aggregate frame weight of the year so far, as the top five averaged over 123lbs apiece. Top of the five was Chris Newton (WB Clarke) but his 150-8-0 on maggot and corn from peg 36 on the Sycamore was only just enough to secure a win. Runner up Simon Jukes (OB Wolves) was only a little over a pound behind the winner on 149-5-0 at peg 42  on the same pool, and had one of the 3lb pound tench he included with carp to 9lbs in his net been a carp, he would have been the one to pick up the main prize.

          Dave Brown (Maver) took third and collected the top prize on the beech Pool with 113-6-0 at peg 18, and over the Ash Pete Plant (Maver) nipped into 4^th ahead of Tony Faulkener (OB Wolves) who was also on the Ash. Plant weighed 105-15-0 and Faulkener 100-6-0.

          Earlier in the week David James (Mosella Storeys) opened the proceedings with the top catch of the week to win the Wednesday open on the Sycamore. He was on peg 46 where pellet to each side of the peg attracted carp to 9lbs and tench to 4lbs for a total of 171-11-0.

          A similar approach at peg 49 saw Alf Taylor netting carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs for 121-8-0 and a comfortable second ahead of Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) on 77-7-0 at point peg 13. Fourth went to 68-3-0 from Mick Jameson (Middy ML) at peg 25.

 

          Next day there were four tons from two pools as Dave Brown (Maver) set the pace from peg 15 on the Chestnut. Carp to 10plbs homed in on his maggot and corn offerings, and Dave slid the net under a total of 158-8-0 for a convincing victory.

          David James dropped a place on the previous day to finish second this time. He worked with pellet again to net carp to 9 lbs and bream to 3lbs for 131-3-0 at peg 33 on the Sycamore.

          Tony Foster (OB Wolves) added another frame appearance to his pair of last week with a third placed 122-1-0 at Sycamore 47, and Ed Turner (OB Wolves) extended his run of ‘frames’ by scaling 101-4-0 at Chestnut 21.

 

          Richard Buxton (Yale) scored his first win at Boldings on Saturday when he headed a 36 strong line up with 114-14-0. He opted for a red maggot attack at peg 19 on the Chestnut, and found carp to 9lbs and bream to 4lbs to end the day as a winner.

          Mel Kitson had his second frame of the week when he led the way on the Sycamore with an even 106lbs, which he took on corn and maggot, close in at peg 50 on the Sycamore. Some 22lbs behind Kitson was Colin Reynolds (Bilston Angling) on 84-2-0 at Chestnut 17, and Dave Brown put in his third frame appearance of the week with 74-4-0 at the next peg.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

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Boldings report

 

         

SPORTS DESK.  19-6-07

            There were plenty of ton weights at Boldings Pools again this week as the fish continued to feed ravenously after spawning.

            The weeks matches began on Wednesday, just before the rains, and this was the quietest day, the only one when less than 100lbs took the honours. Top man here was Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) who took advantage of a draw on the point at peg 8 on the Sycamore Pool. Fishing to either side of the point, Mel had carp to 8 lbs on pellet and corn, to scale 89-14-0. Corner peg 4 has shown some decent form this year, and did so again for David James (Mosella Storeys). He added a second to his top weight win of last week when he tipped 82-5-0 onto the scales to finish well clear of third man Tony Foster (OB Wolves). He had a level 63-0-0 at peg 10 and was followed by Pete Plant (Maver Tipton) with a Chestnut best of 51-7-0.

            The rain had arrived with a vengeance on Thursday, but the fish seemed to enjoy it, and the top three all beat 100lbs. Top of the trio was Andy Williams (Telford)  with a haul of 111-1-0, which consisted of carp to 9lbs, which Andy attracted with a corn and maggot approach at peg 22 on the Oak.

            Over on the Ash, Tony Foster improved on his third place on Wednesday, by working shallow fished pellet at 10 metres, to whisk out 108-10-0 of carp in the 1lb to 3lb bracket at peg 18. Along at corner peg 14 on the Ash, Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) was one fish behind Foster on 106-3-0.

            Top man on the Beech Pool was Ed Turner (OB Wolves) who scaled 90-14-0 for 4^th overall.

 

            On Saturday the Sycamore and Larch pools each came up with a brace of 100’s, with the Sycamore giving Colin Reynolds (Bilston Angling) the days best net, 119-14-0. Colin offered maggot and corn to each side of peg 47 to find bream to 3lbs and carp to 9lbs. Runner up Alf Taylor (OB Wolves) also worked with maggot and corn at peg 11 on the Larch, and almost matched the winner with 111-10-0. Dave Brown (Maver) was a close third on 109-0-0 at Larch 28 and fellow Maver rod Steve Dudley completed an all ton top four with 102-13-0 at Sycamore peg 50.

 

            Jason Elwell (MB Angling) took his turn at the winners rostrum on Sunday, stepping up for the winners purse after netting a level 102-0-0 on shallow fished maggot and caster at peg 17 on the Ash.

            Over in the corner, at peg 9 on the Ash, last Sundays winner Duncan Newton (WB Clarke) fished maggot and caster for 95-12-0 to take second this week. John Raby (British Baits) led the way on the Willows with 86-12-0 to finish third, leaving Mick Jameson to complete the top 4 with 82-14-0 at Ash 7.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

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Boldings report

 

         

SPORTS DESK.  19-6-07

            There were plenty of ton weights at Boldings Pools again this week as the fish continued to feed ravenously after spawning.

            The weeks matches began on Wednesday, just before the rains, and this was the quietest day, the only one when less than 100lbs took the honours. Top man here was Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) who took advantage of a draw on the point at peg 8 on the Sycamore Pool. Fishing to either side of the point, Mel had carp to 8 lbs on pellet and corn, to scale 89-14-0. Corner peg 4 has shown some decent form this year, and did so again for David James (Mosella Storeys). He added a second to his top weight win of last week when he tipped 82-5-0 onto the scales to finish well clear of third man Tony Foster (OB Wolves). He had a level 63-0-0 at peg 10 and was followed by Pete Plant (Maver Tipton) with a Chestnut best of 51-7-0.

            The rain had arrived with a vengeance on Thursday, but the fish seemed to enjoy it, and the top three all beat 100lbs. Top of the trio was Andy Williams (Telford)  with a haul of 111-1-0, which consisted of carp to 9lbs, which Andy attracted with a corn and maggot approach at peg 22 on the Oak.

            Over on the Ash, Tony Foster improved on his third place on Wednesday, by working shallow fished pellet at 10 metres, to whisk out 108-10-0 of carp in the 1lb to 3lb bracket at peg 18. Along at corner peg 14 on the Ash, Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) was one fish behind Foster on 106-3-0.

            Top man on the Beech Pool was Ed Turner (OB Wolves) who scaled 90-14-0 for 4^th overall.

 

            On Saturday the Sycamore and Larch pools each came up with a brace of 100’s, with the Sycamore giving Colin Reynolds (Bilston Angling) the days best net, 119-14-0. Colin offered maggot and corn to each side of peg 47 to find bream to 3lbs and carp to 9lbs. Runner up Alf Taylor (OB Wolves) also worked with maggot and corn at peg 11 on the Larch, and almost matched the winner with 111-10-0. Dave Brown (Maver) was a close third on 109-0-0 at Larch 28 and fellow Maver rod Steve Dudley completed an all ton top four with 102-13-0 at Sycamore peg 50.

 

            Jason Elwell (MB Angling) took his turn at the winners rostrum on Sunday, stepping up for the winners purse after netting a level 102-0-0 on shallow fished maggot and caster at peg 17 on the Ash.

            Over in the corner, at peg 9 on the Ash, last Sundays winner Duncan Newton (WB Clarke) fished maggot and caster for 95-12-0 to take second this week. John Raby (British Baits) led the way on the Willows with 86-12-0 to finish third, leaving Mick Jameson to complete the top 4 with 82-14-0 at Ash 7.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

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Boldings report

SPORTS DESK. 13/6/07

HOT WEATHER AND EVEN HOTTER SPORT AT BOLDINGS

David James (Mosella Storeys) kicked off the week at Boldings Pools with the top weight of the week, heading a trio of ‘tons’ on Wednesday with 138-11-0 form peg 3 on the Middle Pool. Dave had all carp, from 1lb to 7lbs on corn and pellet, fished close in.

The Middle is only a small pool (11 pegs) but it came up with another big ton for runner up Andy Williams (Telford). He was on peg 1 where the average size of the carp was slightly less than those of the winner, with fish to 6lbs on corn and maggot adding up to 121-8-0.

The Deepdale is another small pool which can give some big catches, a point proved by Pete Plant (Maver Tipton) who put caster to use at peg 11 to net 110-15-0 for third overall, and Martin Travis (Dorset Pools) scaled 92-0-0 at Deepdale peg 14 to finish 4^th.

On Thursday fishery boss Ed Turner (OB Wolves) left the rest trailing by 45lbs when he lured 114-11-0 of carp to 15lbs into his swim at peg 25 on the Sycamore Pool. Ed offered corn and pellet, alternated between the 3metre and 8 metre line.

Up on the bank backing onto the Willows Pool, Richard Lawson (Rod & Gun) fed maggot and corn at 5 metres peg 48, to attract carp to 8lbs for a second best of 69-11-0.

Round at corner peg 18 Harry Colley (OB Wolves) was keeping an eye on Alf Taylor (OB Wolves) who was out on point duty at peg 13, and matching Harry fish for fish in the race for third place. At the finish Colley was one fish ahead and ended the day on 58-5-0 to Alf’s 55-13-0.

Opposite sides of the Willows Pool provided first and second on a hot and humid Saturday, when Nige Clarke (RAF Trabuco) just edged ahead of John Francis (Rod & Gun). Nige drew peg 18 and fished caster up in the water for a load of ghost carp in the 1lb to 2lbs bracket, which gave him a return of 96-1-0. Over at peg 5, ‘Franner’ fished pellet at 3 metres to find carp to 5lbs and around 30 tench in the 1lb to 2lb range, and fell short by just over a pound and a half when he scaled 94-7-0.

Dave Brown (Maver Tipton)topped the list on the Sycamore, scaling 83-2-0 at peg 29, and Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) maintained the list of familiar frame faces with 75-8-0 for 4^th at Sycamore 18.

The weather wasn’t quite so hot on Sunday, but the sport was sizzling, with the top five all topping 100lbs, and three different pools hitting top form.

It was a good day for the Newton family, as Duncan took first and john second. The WB Clarke grouped pair were on different pools, but both employed a caster and maggot combination. Duncan’s victory followed on from his win last Sunday and came from peg 48 on the Sycamore, where carp to 9lbs and tench to 3lbs responded to his close in approach to give a return of 127-1-0.

John had all carp at peg 22 on the Larch, taking fish close in and up in the water a little further out. He finished with 113-2-0, which put him 10lbs ahead of an Ash Pool best of 103-1-0 from Ralph Johnson (Bilston Angling) and the same figures from Steve Gibbins (Telford Ang Cent) at Sycamore 13. Tight in behind the two tied weights was Steve Smith (WB Clarke) who completed the best frame of the year so far with 101-8-0 at peg 20 on the Ash.

You can visit the Boldings website at www.boldingspools.co.uk for more info on the fishery.

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Boldings report

SPORTS DESK. 5/6/07

TON UP TIME AGAIN AT BOLDINGS.

All four opens at Boldings Pools this week were won with over 100lbs, with the fixture list climaxing on Sunday when the first three in the frame beat the barrier.

First ton up winner was Matt Stobbs (Rod & Gun) who put corn, maggot and caster to use at peg 14 on the Chestnut Pool to lure carp to 9lbs and bream to 3lbs close in for a winning total of 100-7-0.

On the other side of the Chestnut, at peg 36, Mick Jameson (Middy ML) offered pellet at 4 metres for another mix of carp and bream, to scale 77-10-0 which gave him second place. Third placed Andy Williams (Rod & Gun) headed the Sycamore card with 64-1-0 at peg 50 and fourth also came from the Sycamore when John Lewis (Tamworth Tackle) weighed in 60-2-0 at peg 35.

Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) cruised to victory on Thursday after drawing peg 5 on the Beech Pool. He tackled it with a corn and pellet combination, and netted carp to 8lbs on his way to 112-14-0.

Behind Eric on the small peninsula was Adam Slade (Diawa Dorking) at corner peg 11, and he too fed with corn and maggot, but found smaller fish, with samples to 6lbs making up his second best 68-12-0.

An Ash Pool best of 66-3-0 at peg 18 saw John (Team Cudmore) finish one place better than his 4^th of last Thursday, and birthday boy (hes officially a veteran now) Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) was 4^th this time with 61-10-0 at Beech 29.

Backing weights were on the up at the week-end, but last Saturdays big winner Dave Brown (Maver Tipton) couldn’t expect to match the 163lbs which gave him victory then. He did beat the ton again though, with a Nelson in cricketing terms, 111lbs.

Dave drew peg 46 this time and used the caster and maggot method which stood him in such good stead last week, and once again it resulted in carp to 10lbs ending up in the net for a final tally of 111-13-0.

Martin Davenport (Phoenix) had a mix of carp and bream on the corn for 97-12-0 at Sycamore 13 to finish second, ahead of Bank Holiday winner Kevin Melville (Phoenix). He was on the Chestnut Pool and netted 78-15-0 at peg 30, to hold off Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) on 70-14-0 at peg 14 on the same pool.

When Sunday came around the fish were well into feeding mode, and 112lbs was only good enough for third place. Duncan Newton (WB Clarke) led a trio of tons with 147-10-0 from Sycamore 25, the peg which gave Dave Brown him top weight of the year last week. Caster was the winning bait combo again, helping Duncan to net carp to 9lbs and bream to 4lbs.

Dave Brown put another big weight on the scales, an Oak Pool best of 126-10-0 to finish second on the day. That gives him an average of 134lbs over the three matches.

John Newton (WB Clarke) made it successful day for the Newton household with a third best 112-1-0 from Oak 22. Best on the Chestnut was Mick Thompson (Wolves) on 79—14-0 at peg 28.

For extra information on Boldings, visit the web site at www.boldingspools.co.uk.

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Boldings report

 

SPORTS DESK  30/5/07

 

            A busy week at Boldings saw five matches all produce big weights, with a top catch for the week of 163-9-0. caster is starting to make an impact at the complex, and it was caster and maggot, fished shallow at 12 metres, and close in, which helped Dave Brown (Maver Tipton) to the big weight. He was on peg 25 on the Sycamore, and netted all carp, with samples to 10 lbs contributing towards the final total.

            Fellow Tipton rod Pete Plant is well known for his mastery of caster fishing, and he employed his favourite method at peg 5 on the Willows Pool to record an exact ton (100-0-0) to take second.

            Point peg 13 on the Sycamore put Mick Thompson (Wolves) close to the 100lb mark with 97-15-0 for third, with Harry Colley not far behind on 94-14-0 at peg 18 on the same pool.

 

            A rain soaked Sunday open still saw a ton up winner when Richard Lawson (Rod & Gun) won the battle of the point pegs. He was on peg 13 on the Sycamore and Mark Taylor (Maver Tipton) was on the other point, peg 8. Both fed with corn and pellet, with Richard also adding caster to the recipe. That made a difference to the catch rate and he pulled 35lbs clear to finish with all carp to 9lbs for 129-14-0. Mark included bream to 3lbs with carp to 9lbs in his 94-12-0.

            Pete Plant framed again, dropping down to third with 82-7-0 from corner peg 30 on the Sycamore, and less than a pound behind him, with a Chestnut best of 81-12-0 was Simon Jukes OB Wolves).

 

            The week started with a win on the Sycamore for Tony Foster (OB Wolves) who put together a mix of carp to 10lbs and bream to 3lbs, using corn and maggot close in at peg 26. When the scales arrived, Tony’s catch came to a level 105-0-0 to give him the win. Up at the other end of the pool Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) worked corn into the corner at peg 50 to tempt 81-0-0 of carp to 9lbs.

            It was close between third and fourth, with Alan Weston (OB Wolves) scaling 59-5-0 at peg 21, and Pete Moss (Rod & Gun) having 58-14-0 at peg 6.

            The next day the Beech, Oak and Chestnut pools were used and the Beech came up trumps for Jason Elwell (MB Angling). Drawn opposite the point, on peg 23 he combined caster and maggot, fished close in for 99-4-0, a catch which featured carp to 8lbs.

            Some way behind the winner was Howard Williams (Wrexham) with an Oak Pool best of 64-0-0, taken on corn, down the edge at peg 24. Right behind Howard, in fact only 1 ounce behind, with a Chestnut best of 63-15-0 was Paul Evans (Storeys) and a couple of pounds behind him was John Wild (Team Cudmore) on 62-6-0.

 

            Kevin Melville (Phoenix) took top honours on the Bank Holiday match, keeping his run of form going with a 100-4-0 winner from peg 15 on the Chestnut. Carp to 9lbs and bream to 3lbs showed a liking for his corn, offered at 5 metres, and into the side.

            Caster and maggot fished in the margins got Paul Evans into the frame again, when carp to 8lbs and tench to 4lbs added up to 92-0-0 at corner peg 4 on the Sycamore.

            77-6-0 from peg 21 on the Chestnut gave Dave Matson (Maver Wolves) third and 64-13-0 from Chestnut 10 saw Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) pick up 4^th.

 

For extra information on Boldings, visit the web site at www.boldingspools.co.uk.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

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