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Bailiff's Diary

23-30 August 2008

Carp to 55lb
Cats to 82lb
Individual hauls up to 48 fish (DL2)
3 x 50lb+ carp to 60lb
76 x 50lb+ carp to 62lb so far this season… brilliant!!

DL1 Mark Dove 42lb Mirror
DL1 Mark Dove 42lb Mirror
DL3 John Daines 48lb Common
DL3 John Daines 48lb Common

Top Carp this week went to Ian Grover (DL3-swim 16-ProActive Pineapple) with a first class 55lb common and mirrors to 39lb 5oz.

Top Cat went to John Daines (DL3-swim 6-Active8) with a monster 82lb specimen, as well as commons to 48lb, mirrors to 39lb and including 7 x 30lb+ carp.

Top Catch went to Michael Ledger (DL2-swim 16-Assassin8) with a 48 fish catch including mirrors to 44lb and 9 x 30’s.

     
DL3 Ian Grover 55lb Common
DL3 Ian Grover 55lb Common
DL1 Dave Osgood 52lb 10oz Common
DL1 Dave Osgood 52lb 10oz Common

Other notable catches went to:
DL1 – Dave Osgood (Unknown-Active8) with a 52lb 10oz common, 3 x 40’s to a 44lb 8oz common and 4 x 30’s to a 38lb 8oz mirror; Lewis Glover (Gables-Mainline boilies) with a 51lb common and mirrors to 38lb; Stuart Osgood (Lodge-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 43lb 8oz common, 5 x 30’s to a 38lb 8oz mirror and cats to 70lb+; Mark Dove (Sunset-Homemade boilies) with 3 x 40’s to a 42lb mirror; Alan Grogan (Ladies Lair-Active8) with 4 x 30’s to a 39lb 10oz common and cats to 42lb; Scott Grogan (Pads-Active8) with carp to a 39lb 4oz common and Jason Maher (Three Steps-Active8) with carp to a 37lb 4oz common.

DL2 – Lee Waterfall (swim 6-DreamLake Specials) with carp to a 36lb mirror; Charles Smith (swim 23-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 41lb 5oz common; Graham Cole (swim 26-Assassin8) with carp to a 39lb common; Steve Charlton (swim 21-Assassin8) with 3 x 30’s to a 38lb 5oz common and 37lb 14oz mirror; Stephen Delahunt (swim 19-Assassin8) with carp to a 38lb 1oz common and Justin Garland (swim 5-DLS) with carp to a 38lb mirror.

DL3 – Andrew Daines (swim 8-Active8) with carp to a 40lb mirror; Paul Beadle (Bailiffs swim-Essential Opal) with carp to a 40lb mirror; Ray Bailey (swim 7-Tutti Frutti) with mirrors to 38lb and commons to 36lb; Dave Jones (swim 14-ProActive Pineapple) with 4 x 30’s to a 35lb 12oz common; Stanley Daines (swim 4-Active8) with 4 x 30’s and Ian wells (swim 9-Active8) with carp to a 38lb 8oz mirror and cats to 48lb.

DL4 – Gavin Berry (swim 2-DLS) with commons to 49lb 12oz, mirrors to 41lb 8oz and 3 x 30’s; Michael Berry (swim 3-DLS) with mirrors to 45lb 6oz and 3 x 30’s; Stuart Weiss (swim 8-DLS) with a 26 fish haul including carp to a 42lb mirror; Adam Chisnall (swim 2-DLS0 with carp to a 31lb 14oz common and Mark Chisnall (swim 5-DLS) with carp to a 31lb 10oz mirror.

DL5 – Billy White (swim 4-Cell) with carp to a 41lb mirror; Mark White (swim 8-Cell) with carp to a 40lb mirror; Tom White (swim 6-Essential Opal) with 6 x 30’s to a 36lb mirror; David Cackett (swim 4-Cell) with 3 x 30’s to a 33lb 4oz mirror and Ian Wilkins (swim3-ProActive Pineapple) with carp to a 33lb 3oz mirror.

     
DL4 Michael Berry 45lb 6oz Mirror
DL4 Michael Berry 45lb 6oz Mirror
DL1 Stuart Osgood 43lb 8oz Common
DL1 Stuart Osgood 43lb 8oz Common

The anglers’ enemy, high pressure, dominated the scene this week but did not dampen the results too much, thankfully. However, it did bring plenty of welcome sunshine and some nice, warm weather to 25C (day) and 12C (night).

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DL5 Billy White 41lb Mirror
DL5 Billy White 41lb Mirror
DL1 Lewis Glover 51lb Common
DL1 Lewis Glover 51lb Common
DL4 Gavin Berry 49lb 12oz Common
DL4 Gavin Berry 49lb 12oz Common
DL3 Paul Beadle 40lb Common
DL3 Paul Beadle 40lb Common
DL3 Stan Daines 38lb Mirror
DL3 Stan Daines 38lb Mirror
DL2 Lee Waterfall 46lb 5oz Mirror
DL2 Lee Waterfall 46lb 5oz Mirror

16-23 August 2008

Carp to 51lb 9oz
Cats to 83lb
Individual hauls up to 63 fish (DL4)
2 x 50lb+ carp to 60lb
73 x 50lb+ carp to 62lb so far this season… amazing!!

DL1 Ian Rowney 48lb Common
DL1 Ian Rowney 48lb Common
DL2 Stephen Harris 46lb 14oz Common
DL2 Stephen Harris 46lb 14oz Common

Top Carp this week went to Ian Rowney (DL1-Sunset-Active8) with a delightful 51lb 9oz common in addition to 3 x 40’s to a 48lb 12oz common and cats to 66lb.

Top Cat went to Mick Barber (DL1-Chimneys-Active8) with a huge 83lb specimen.

Top Catch went to Dan Last (DL4-swim 2-Cell) with a massive 63 fish catch including cats to 61lb and carp to a 43lb 14oz mirror. Dan’s Dad, Charlie, even had a 32 fish catch -not bad for a week’s work, 95 fish banked between them….. nice one chaps!

     
DL4 Dan Last 43lb 14oz Mirror
DL4 Dan Last 43lb 14oz Mirror
DL4 Dan & Charlie Last
DL4 Dan & Charlie Last

Other notable catches went to:
DL1 – Neil Bentley (West Point-Tutti Frutti) with 2 x 40’s to a 45lb common and 30’s to a 39lb common; Ian Scott (Pads-Scopex Squid) with 2 x 40’s to a 45lb common and 30’s to a 33lb common; Martin Boreham (Slope-Mainline Boilies) with 2 x 40’s to a 40lb 8oz common, 3 x 30’s to a 37lb common and cats to 50lb; Fred Barber (Cherries-Active8) with cats to 80lb and carp to a 36lb common: Dan Mott (Beach-Richworth boilies) with carp to a 38lb common and Brad Williams (Gables-Homemade boilies) with a 20 fish catch including cats to 79lb and 4 x 30lb+ carp to a 36lb mirror and 36lb common.

DL2 – Stephen Harris (swim 22-DreamLake Specials) with a 20 fish catch including 2 x 40’s to a 46lb common and 5 x 30’s; Richard & Donna Everett (swim 3-Pineapple) with a 45lb 8oz common and 4 x 30lb+ carp to a 36lb 8oz common; Rhys Luff (swim 13-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 41lb 8oz common; Clive Stanners (swim 12-Active8) with carp to a 41lb mirror; Jamie Marsh (swim 27-DLS) with 4 x 30’s to a 39lb common; Kenny Blackman (swim 30-Diamond Whites) with 8 x 30lb+ carp including commons to 38lb 6oz, a 33lb grassy and mirrors to 32lb 8oz; Stephen Mitchell (swim 10-Active8) with carp to a 38lb common; Matt Atkins (swim 16-Active8) with 3 x 30’s to a 38lb common; Ben Soane (swim 25-Active8) with 6 x 30lb+ carp to a 37lb common and Kevin Luff (swim 14-DLS) also with carp to a 37lb common.

DL3 – John Cruse (swim 14-Mainline boilies) with carp to a 51lb common; Alex Buck (swim 4-Strawberry dumbbells) with 3 x 40’s to a 43lb common and 8 x 30’s to a 39lb mirror; Chris Bird (swim 8-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 42lb 8oz common; Jamie Horsgood (swim 16-Mainline boilies) with cats to 65lb and carp to a 36lb 14oz common; Martin Richardson (swim 6-Active8) with a 39lb 10oz mirror including 3 x 30lb+ carp and Jamie Reddy (swim 2-Fake corn) with 4 x 30lb+ carp to a 35lb 9oz common.

DL4 – Dan & Charlie Last hired the lake to themselves, fishing Cell boilies from swims 2 and 3, they took a 95 fish catch. Dan had a 63 fish catch including cats to 61lb, carp to a 43lb 14oz mirror, 10x 30’s and 18 x 20’s while Charlie had 6 x 30’s to a 39lb 5oz mirror, and 18 x 20’s.

DL5 – Chris Leach (swim 7-Pineapple) with carp including 2 x 40’s to a 48lb mirror; Steven Leach (swim 6-Active8) with 5 x 30lb+ carp to a 39lb 8oz mirror; Richard Cartwright (swim 4-Active8) with 3 x 30lb+ carp to a 38lb 8oz mirror and John Champ (swim 4-Active8) with carp to a 36lb 10oz mirror.

     
DL5 Richard Cartwright 38lb 8oz Mirror
DL5 Richard Cartwright 38lb 8oz Mirror
DL2 Stephen Harris 31lb 10oz Silver Carp
DL2 Stephen Harris 31lb 10oz Silver Carp

A mainly bright and sunny week kept the daytime temps up to a very pleasant average of 25C and night temps at 13C. However, Tues & Wed did see some more cloudy and windy conditions and, unfortunately, rain had crept in by the weekend to bring the temperature down a few degrees.

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DL5 Chris Leach 48lb Mirror
DL5 Chris Leach 48lb Mirror
DL3 John Cruse 51lb Common
DL3 John Cruse 51lb Common
DL1 Ian Rowney 51lb 9oz Common
DL1 Ian Rowney 51lb 9oz Common
DL2 Clive Stanners 41lb Mirror
DL2 Clive Stanners 41lb Mirror
DL3 Alex Buck 43lb Common
DL3 Alex Buck 43lb Common
DL2 Rhys Luff 41lb Common
DL2 Rhys Luff 41lb Common
DL2 Kevin Luff 37lb Common
DL2 Kevin Luff 37lb Common

9-16 August 2008 - Another 10 Tonne Week – that is 22,981lb banked in one week… awesome!!

Carp to 60lb
Cats to 73lb 8oz
Individual hauls up to 95 fish (DL2)
DL2 delivers over 550 fish weighing in at over 6 tonnes!!
8 x 50lb+ carp to 60lb
71 x 50lb+ carp to 62lb so far this season… getting better every week!!

DL4 John Little 41lb Common
DL4 John Little 41lb Common
DL2 Dave Manning Jnr 45lb Common
DL2 Dave Manning Jnr 45lb Common
     
DL1 Tony Baker 48lb 8oz Mirror
DL1 Tony Baker 48lb 8oz Mirror
  DL2 Dave Manning Snr 52lb 8oz Common
DL2 Dave Manning Snr 52lb 8oz Common

Top Carp this week went to Steve Guess (DL3-swim 15-Trigger) with a stunning 60lb common as well a 3 x 40’s to a 45lb common and 30’s to a 39lb 8oz mirror.

Top Cat went to Andy Allen (DL1-Lodge-Nash Classics) with a nice 73lb 8oz specimen in addition to an excellent 50lb 8oz common and 5 x 30’s including a pair of 36lb 8oz mirrors.

Top Catch went to Dave Manning Jnr (DL2-swim 16-Premier Baits) with an incredible 95 fish catch including a 45lb common and 20 x 30's to a 38lb common.

     
DL5 Scott Carpenter 45lb 12oz Mirror
DL5 Scott Carpenter 45lb 12oz Mirror
DL5 Lewis Hunter 41lb 8oz Mirror
DL5 Lewis Hunter 41lb 8oz Mirror

Other notable catches went to:
DL1 – Lyndon Tapper (Ladies Lair-Secret) with a 52lb common and 2 x 40’s to a 45lb common; Chrissie Waring (Kingfishers-DreamLake Specials) with a 51lb common and 4 x 30’s to a 38lb 8oz mirror; Tony Baker (Deer Dip-Nash Classic) with a 21 fish catch including 4 x 40’s to a 48lb 8oz mirror and 6 x 30’s to a 39lb 8oz common; Kevin Curtis (Sunset-Secret) with carp to a 47lb mirror and cats to 69lb; Trevor Pavitt (West Point-Active8) with carp to a 47lb common; Dave O’Brien (Slope-ProActive Pineapple) with 2 x 40’s to a 45lb common; Geoff Waring (Snags-Source) with carp to a 43lb common and cats to 54lb 8oz and Steve Cripps (Beach-Active8) with carp to a 41lb 8oz common.

DL2 – Darren Greenhalgh (swim 29-Mainline boilies) with a 53 fish catch including a 53lb 8oz common, a 45lb 6oz mirror and 12 x 30’s; Dave Manning Snr. (swim 15-Premier Baits) with a 57 fish catch including carp to a new PB 52lb 8oz common; Fred Keeble (swim 24-Active8) with carp to a 50lb 2oz common; Darren Stevens (swim 6-Tigernut Boilie) with 3 x 40’s to a 49lb 9oz common; Mark Stevens (swim 4-DreamLake Specials) with a 42lb common, 40lb 4oz grassy and 6 x 30’s to a 34lb 5oz common; Nathan Jackson (swim 19-Premier Baits) with a 32 fish catch to a 41lb common; Scott Greenhalgh (swim 20-Premier Baits) with a 58 fish catch to 30lb+; Matthew Wass (swim 23-Active8) with a 41 fish catch including 9 x 30’s to a 37lb 5oz mirror and Peter Boyle (swim 30-Premier Baits) with a huge 91 fish catch including 5 x 30's to a 36lb common and 44 x 20's.

DL3 – John Musty (swim 10-The Crunch) with a 53lb common, 42lb 4oz mirror and 3 x 30’s to a 37lb 4oz mirror; S Charmers (swim 12-Secret) with 3 x 40’s to a 47lb common; Richard ‘Chez’ Cheshire (swim 9-Icelandic Carp) with a 44lb 14oz common and 6 x 30’s to a 37lb 8oz mirror and David Denning with a 15 fish catch including cats to 49lb and carp to 30lb+.

DL4 – Alan Thomson (swim 2-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 43lb mirror; Gordon Lees (swim 9-Active8) with a 20 fish catch to a 43lb mirror; Douglas Thomson (swim 5-Active8) also with a 20 fish catch including carp to a 42lb mirror and cats to 48lb and John Little (swim 3-Active8) with carp and cats to 41lb.

DL5 – Scott Carpenter (swim 2-Active8) with 2 x 40’s to a 45lb mirror and 6 x 30’s to a 35lb mirror; Lewis Hunter (swim 5-Active8) with carp to a 41lb 8oz mirror and 5 x 30’s to a 39lb 6oz mirror; Dave Barlow (swim 7-Active8) with carp to a 35lb mirror and cats to 61lb; Billy Cameron (swim 4-Active8) with 5 x 30+ carp to a 35lb 4oz mirror and cats to 46lb and Matt Barlow (swim 8-Active8) with carp to a 38lb 5oz mirror.

     
DL4 Gordon Lees 43lb Mirror
DL4 Gordon Lees 43lb Mirror
DL4 Alan Thomson 43lb Mirror
DL4 Alan Thomson 43lb Mirror
     
DL1 Andy Allen 50lb 8oz Common
DL1 Andy Allen 50lb 8oz Common
  DL1 Dave O'Brien 45lb Common
DL1 Dave O'Brien 45lb Common

Another unsettled week produced a nice balance of sunshine and showers along with a good southerly wind. Comfortable daytime temps reached a high of 24C, with night temps generally remaining around 14C, to produce fishing that was clearly quite spectacular… our third ever 10 Tonne Week – awesome!

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DL2 Darren Greenhalgh 53lb 8oz
Common
DL2 Darren Greenhalgh 53lb 8oz Common
DL2 Darren Stevens 49lb 9oz
Common
DL2 Darren Stevens 49lb 9oz Common
DL1 Geoff Waring 43lb Common
DL1 Geoff Waring 43lb Common
DL1 Kevin Curtis 47lb Mirror
DL1 Kevin Curtis 47lb Mirror
DL1 Chrissie Waring 51lb Common
DL1 Chrissie Waring 51lb Common
DL1 Trevor Pavitt 47lb Common
DL1 Trevor Pavitt 47lb Common
DL3 Chez Cheshire 44lb 14oz
Common
DL3 Chez Cheshire 44lb 14oz Common
DL3 John Musty 53lb Common
DL3 John Musty 53lb Common
DL1 Lyndon Tapper 52lb Common
DL1 Lyndon Tapper 52lb Common
DL3 Steve Guess 60lb Common
DL3 Steve Guess 60lb Common

2-9 August 2008

Carp to 61lb 3oz
Cats to 102lb
Individual hauls up to 49 fish
63 x 50lb+ carp to 62lb so far this season… amazing!!

Sascha Dicks 45lb Common DL1
Sascha Dicks 45lb Common DL1
Fiona Hosey 32lb 4oz Mirror DL4
Fiona Hosey 32lb 4oz Mirror DL4

Top Carp this week went to Neal Hughes (DL3-swim 15-ProActive Pineapple) with a delightful 61lb 3oz common. Neal also took 3 x 40lb+ carp to a 47lb 2oz common in addition to 6 x 30’s…. nice work Neal!

Top Cat went to Luke Hammett (DL5-swim 8-Active 8) with a huge 102lb specimen. Luke clearly enjoyed his week banking a 28 fish catch, saying that he had an “awesome week!! Awesome fishing, awesome food, awesome Bailiffs & awesome people. Thanks.”

Top Catch went to Leighton Hammett (DL5-swim 7-Active 8) with a very impressive 49 fish catch, which included 3 x 40+lb carp to a 47lb 8oz mirror, 7 x 30’s to a 35lb 8oz mirror and 13 x 20’s….. sounds like the Hammetts cleaned up on DL5 – well done lads!

     
DL2, This is the life!
DL2, This is the life!
Neal Hughes 42lb Common DL3
Neal Hughes 42lb Common DL3

Other notable catches went to:
DL1 – Sascha Dicks (Snags-Plastic Corn) with a 45lb common and 3 x 30’s to a 37lb 2oz common; Tony Springett (Slope-Plastic Corn) with a 42lb 8oz mirror and 4 x 30’s to a 36lb 8oz mirror; D Sutton (Chimneys-Plastic Corn) with carp to a 39lb mirror; Nick Deakin (Pads-Vision LTM) with carp to a 38lb 8oz common; Dean ‘Franky’ Brinn (Three Steps-Homemade Boilies) with an 18 fish catch to a 37lb 1oz common and Ian Tunstall (Ladies Lair-Mainline Boilies) with cats to 58lb and carp to a 34lb 2oz mirror.

DL2 – Mick Clarke (swim 30-Homemade Boilies) with carp to a 43lb common; Craig Adams (swim 13-Dynamite Frenzie) with carp to a 42lb 8oz common; Alan Wilkerson (swim 11-Dynamite Marine) with carp to a 40lb common; Darren Ferguson (swim 26-Active8) with carp to a 39lb 2oz common; Myron Wozniak (swim 19-Active8) with carp to a 38lb 6oz common; Martin Beasley (swim 5-Spicy Shellfish) with a 26 fish catch including 6 x 30’s to a 37lb 8oz common and Ray Ellison (swim 28-Darenth Valley) with carp to a 36lb 4oz common.

DL3 – Scott Boag (swim 10-Active8) with 3 x 40’s to a 44lb 5oz mirror; Ste Penny (swim1-Active8) with an impressive 28 fish catch to a 40lb mirror; Tyron Quick (swim 2-Active8) with carp to a 35lb mirror and Lee Carpenter (swim 9-Active8) also with carp to a 35lb mirror.

DL4 – Rob Hosey (swim 3-ProActive Pineapple) with a creditable 22 fish catch including 2 x 40’s to a 44lb 8oz common; Fraser Monger (swim 5-Active8) also with 2 x 40’s to a 42lb mirror; Reg Rolfe (swim 2-Active8) with a 25 fish catch including cats to 80lb and 6 x 30’s to a 38lb 6oz mirror and Keith Etheridge (swim 1-ProActive Pineapple) with 4 x 30’s to a 35lb 8oz mirror.

DL5 – Karl Thorne (swim 1-Various Boilies) with 4 x 30lb+ carp to a 39lb 14oz common; Tei Thorne (swim 6-Cell) with carp to a 36lb mirror and Colin Burdon (swim 3-Ocean Protein) with cats to 52lb and carp to a 35lb mirror.

     
Neal Hughes 47lb 2oz Common DL3
Neal Hughes 47lb 2oz Common DL3
Scott Boag 42lb 5oz Mirror DL3
Scott Boag 42lb 5oz Mirror DL3

This week saw largely unsettled, stormy, hot and humid conditions dominating the weather scene. Daytime temps reached a high of 28C and night temps generally remained at a very warm 16C. Nonetheless, the fishing has held up nicely and provided some tremendous results for some very, very happy anglers.

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Rob Hosey 40lb 8oz Mirror DL4
Rob Hosey 40lb 8oz Mirror DL4
Tei Thorne 39lb Common DL5
Tei Thorne 39lb Common DL5
Karl Thorne 39lb Common DL5
Karl Thorne 39lb Common DL5
Reg Rolfe 36lb Mirror DL4
Reg Rolfe 36lb Mirror DL4
Fraser Monger 42lb Mirror DL4
Fraser Monger 42lb Mirror DL4
Scott Boag 44lb 5oz Mirror DL3
Scott Boag 44lb 5oz Mirror DL3
   
 

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