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Various Results

Erimus Angling Club – 3^rd July 2010 – 11 anglers

1^st – Martin Bell – 47lbs – peg 39

2^nd – Paul Bland – 44lbs 8oz – peg 27

3^rd – John Ingledew – 42lbs 6oz – peg 23

Haughton Angling Club – 4^th July 2010 – 18 anglers

1^st – Johnny Maddison – 69lbs 6oz (50lbs carp) – peg 10

2^nd – Colin Metcalfe – 59lbs 14oz – peg 14

3^rd – Andy Nelson – 52lbs 10oz – peg 17

Rod Average – 28lbs 2oz

Haughton have landed the marked fish on more occasions than any other club. Rob Stubbs won £244, Mick Babb won £48, Dave Westmoreland won £204 and John Donald won £183 in this match. Colin Metcalfe has landed the marked fish twice now but unfortunately had not paid in!

North Ormesby Institute - 10 July 2010

1^st – Rob Thurlwell – 58lbs 4oz – peg 3

2^nd – Tony Pearson – 54lbs 2oz – peg 11

3^rd – Col Willberforce – 33lbs – peg 7

Darlington Central – 10 July 2010 – 14 anglers

1^st – C Anderton – 24lbs – peg 28

2^nd – J McStravick – 15lbs 4oz – peg 40

3^rd – M Pattison – 12lbs – peg 27

New Sheildon – 11 July 2010 – 22 anglers (Pole snapping conditions)

1^st – John Murray – 63lbs 17oz – peg 17

2^nd – Mike Wilson – 46lbs 6oz – peg 23

3^rd – Dennis Lovelace – 46lbs 2oz – peg 31

4^th – Dennis Archer – 37lbs 9oz – peg 41

5^th – Neal Anderson – 33lbs – peg 13

6^th – Jason Dodds – 32lbs 2oz – peg 3

Rod average – 23lb 6oz

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Maggot Drowners - 26 June 2010

Maggot Drowners - 26 June 2010 - 20 anglers

1st - James Clay - 73lb 2oz - peg 4

2nd - Lee - 70lb 10oz - peg 29

3rd - Chris Slater - 59lb 12oz - peg 27

4th - Brian Clay - 39lb

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Various Results 6th June - 27th June

Albert Hill Angling Club - 6 June 2010 - 17 anglers

1st - Ken Close - 49lb 10oz - peg 18

2nd - Mick Turner - 37lb 14oz - peg 5

3rd - Gerry Bowes - 32lb 4oz - peg 16

Brompton on Swale - 6 June 2010 - 16 anglers

1st - Andrew Fisher - 40lb 12oz - peg 34

2nd - Succy - 35lb 8oz - peg 33

3rd - James Roper - 22lb 2oz - peg 32

Darlington Central WMC - 12 June 2010 - 11 anglers

1st - Michael Cortney - 18lb 2oz - peg 25

2nd - Paul Clixby - 10lb 4oz - peg 13

3rd - Gavin Armstrong - 6lb 14oz - peg 28

North Ormesby Institute - 12 June 2010 - 6 anglers

1st - Tony Pearson - 33lb 6oz - peg 33

2nd - Robbie Thurwell - 28lb 12oz - peg 39

3rd - Ben Horton - 12lb 8oz - peg 35

Brompton on Swale - 13 June 2010 - 6 anglers

1st - Nick Simpson - 71lb 9oz (49lb 7oz carp) - peg 3

2nd - Sean Perry - 25lb 6oz - peg 4

3rd - Anthony Scott - 9lb 8oz - peg 6

Haughton WMC - 13 June 2010 - 11 anglers

1st - Johnny Maddison - 58lb 6oz - peg 18

2nd - Malcolm Dunlop - 39lb - peg 29

3rd - Colin Metcalf - 37lb 4oz - peg 24

New Shieldon - 20 June 2010 - 13 anglers

1st - Tony Barker - 55lb 5oz - peg 9

2nd - Eddie Mordiga - 50lb 9oz - peg 14

3rd - Chris Allum - 48lb 4oz - peg 12

WAC Angling Club - 27 June 2010 - 16 anglers

1st - Jean Appleby - 40lb 8oz - peg 24

2nd - Chris Waddle - 28lb 8oz - peg 33

3rd - William Waddle - 28lb - peg 22

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Various Results 30th May - 5th June

Aycliffe /Harrogate Hill – 30 May 2010 – 22 anglers

P Wadge 49lb 6oz – peg 9
Gerry Bowes 42lb – peg 29
C Waby 40lb 6oz – peg 33
Jimmy Messer 39lb 6oz – peg 43

Average weigh in of 28lb 4oz per man.

Stonebridge Bank Holiday Monday Open – 31 May 2010 – 12 anglers

Gerry Bowes – 53lb 4oz (43lb 5oz of carp) – peg 14
David Westmoorland – 42lb (32lb of carp) – peg 29
John Timmins – 38lb 12oz (28lb 4oz of carp) – peg 25
S Chantry – 27lb 1oz
D Hughes – 27lb 1oz
S Boughey – 26lb 8oz
E Willands – 21lb 14oz

Best silver bag 26lb 8oz. Marked fish was won by Dave Westmoorland from Darlington at a value of £206. It was his first visit to Stonebridge.

RAF Mosella Vale of York League – 1st June 2010

Gav Atkinson – 53lb 3oz – peg 33
Phil Young – 46lb 11 oz – peg 46
John summerson – 25lb 9oz – peg 7
Steve Ferby – 22lb 10 oz – peg 16

Wheatsheaf Darlington – 5 June 2010 – 13 anglers

Phil Young – 41lb 8oz (36lb 8oz silvers) – peg 11
Brian Threadkell – 33lb 6oz – peg 17
Rob Bramley – 25lb 6oz – peg 5

Kane Chapman, 8 years old, first ever carp 3lb 10oz.

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Various May

Stanley and District - 9 May 2010 - 19 anglers

- Eddie Hern 22lb 8oz - peg 15
- Richard Bailey 16lb - peg 18
- Dennis Burden 15lb 8oz - peg 14

Durham Police - 9 May 2010 - 11 anglers

- Julian Brown 31lb - peg 45
- David Wood 13lb - peg 36
- Andy Brown 9lb 8oz - peg 42

Albert Hill - 16 May 2010 - 16 anglers

- Sid French 35lb 2oz - peg 24
- Bish 28lb 12oz - peg 37
- C Hunter 24lb - peg 39
- S Chantry 23lb - peg 34

Busters AC - 23 May 2010 - 26 anglers

- Andy Ward 47lb 8oz (38lb 8oz carp) - peg 18
- Andrew Hunter 37lb - peg 10
- Luke Ward 24lb - peg 25

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Various April/May 2010

New Sheildon Angling Club - 4 April 2010

19 anglers

Chris Allum - 22lb 3oz - peg 35
Darrren Blackett - 20lb 2oz - peg 14
Rob Jones - 19lb 14oz - peg 15

Brompton on Swale Angling Club - 11 April 2010

11 anglers

Nick Simpson - 20lb 8oz - peg 34
Scotty - 17lb - peg 7
Nathan Fisher - 13lb 8oz - peg 35

NB The ide were spawning in front of pegs 46 to 2

Harrogate Hill/Aycliffe - 18 April 2010

22 anglers

Mick Gibson - 48lb 12oz - peg 10
Les Pratt - 40lb 12oz - peg 18
Jerry Bowes - 38lb 2oz - peg 33

Erimus Angling Club - 24 April 2010

11 anglers

Dave Connor - 31lb 14oz - peg 29
Dave Watson - 25lb 6oz - peg 38
Martin Bell - 25lb 2oz - peg 36

Langley Park Angling Club - 1 May 2010

20 anglers

Brian Salmons - 21lb 7oz - peg 20
Ian Herbert - 20lb 14oz - peg 19
Geordie Hashcroft - 20lb 1oz - peg 23

New Sheildon Angling Club - 2nd May 2010

Andy Fisher - 31lb 8oz - peg 22
Neil Anderson - 21lb 10oz - peg 35
John Teal - 14lb 11oz - peg 38

Brompton on Swale - Spring Shield - 2nd May 2010

Nick Simpson - 24lb 12oz - peg 7
Scotty - 21lb 15oz - peg 8
Nathan Fisher - 15lb 8oz - peg 11

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New Sheldon AC - 28 March 2010

18 Anglers

- Craigh Leigh 22lb 12oz - peg 34
- Dennis Lovelace 20lb 8oz - peg 39
- Micheal Wilson 14lb 9oz - peg 37

Craigh Leigh also landed the Golden Carp, winning him £144.

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17th March 2010 - friendly match

17th March 2010 - 8 anglers for a friendly match. The tagged fish was caught during this match but unfortunately they hadn't paid for the tagged fish and missed out on the pot of £124.

- P Capstick 41lb 8oz (all silvers)
- J Maddison 33lb 8oz (all carp)
- Pato 28lb (mostly carp)
- J Donald 24lb 8oz (mixed)

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Durham Police Angling Club

In excess of 150lb of fish were caught between 11 anglers with 95% being carp.

- Carl Fairest 28lb 8oz - peg 30
- Dave Brown 19lb 8oz - peg 8
- Joe Blackburn 17lb 8oz - peg 7

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Brompton on Swale Angling Club - 7th March 2010

Braved the cold weather and fished on only part of the lake due to the ice.

- Nathan Fisher 18lb 6oz - peg 20
- Sucky 12lb 6oz - peg 30
- Alby Kelly 9lb 8oz - peg 29

New Shildon Angling Club - 18 October 2009 - 17 an

Eddie Nixon 47lb 5oz - peg 9 - all carp
Neil Anderson 41lb 1oz - peg 35
Denis Lovelace 29lb 4oz - peg 37

Results from 24th Sep - 04th Oct

Brompton Angling Club

- 20 September 2009 (11 Anglers)

- Steve Barker - 50lb 10oz - peg 12
- Nick Simpson - 29lb 8oz - peg 13
- Nathan Fisher - 20lb - peg 22

Shildon Angling Club

- 20 September 2009 (14 Anglers)

- Craigh Leigh - 29lb 2oz - peg 37
- Tony Barker - 27lb 1oz - peg 31
- Archie Archibold - 18lb 3oz - peg 34

^***Golden carp won on peg 30 - £48

DBC Angling Club

- 23 September 2009 (6 Anglers)

- John Timmins - 46lb 4oz - peg 34
- Sid French - 41lb 8oz - peg 33
- Rob Turner - 31lb 8oz - peg 37

North Ormesby Institute

- 26 September 2009 (12 Anglers)

- Rob Thurwell - 52lb 2oz - peg 33
- Peter Manning - 41lb 14oz - peg 27
- David Williams - 35lb 8oz - peg 25

RAF Leeming

- 29 September 2009 (6 Anglers)

- Gav Atkinson - 60lb 11oz - peg 1
- Jim Jordan - 29lb 8oz - peg 6
- Steve Firby - 26lb 14oz - peg 5

North Yorkshire Police

- 2 October 2009 (26 Anglers)

- Ian Butler - 67lb 10oz - peg 7
- Burt Hartley - 59lb 14oz - peg 4
- Karl Jarrett - 47lb 10oz - peg 37

Snape Angling Club

- 4 October 2009 (8 Anglers)

- Tex Sutton - 35lb 12oz - peg 33
- Dave Brown - 27lb 4oz - peg 7
- Chuck Salvin - 12lb 12oz - peg 35

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Various Recent Results

Lakeside Angling Club – 8 August 2009 – 12 anglers

Ian Lowther – 28lb 12oz
Tony Pirozzi – 15lb 8oz
Dave Worsley -12lb 12oz

1st Junior –Ray McClusky – 5lb 8oz

Brompton on Swale – 16 August 2009 – 13 anglers

Nick Simpson – 34lb 8oz – peg 19
Brian Wilson – 28lb 4oz – peg 7
Steve Barker – 24lb 8oz – peg 11

East End Darlington – 16 August 2009 – 14 anglers

George Watson – 17lb 4oz – peg 29
Dave Basnett – 12lb 6oz – peg 36
Kevin Nottgen – 10lb 10oz – peg 35

Erimus Angling Club – 22 August 2009 – 11 anglers

D Watson – 45lb 8oz
D Connor – 33lb 14oz
M Bunn – 28lb 2oz

WAC Angling Club - 23 August 2009 - 14 anglers

Bill Pieterson – 27lb 12oz – peg 7
Phill Dodds – 25lb 10oz
Jimmy Appleby – 25lb 9oz

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Langley Park Junior Angling Club - 28th July 2009

Langley Park Junior Angling Club had there first match of the season at Stonebridge fisheries near Little Fencote North Yorkshire. We would like to thank Richard and his staff for his help and giving us a great days fishing. We will certainly be back again and would recommend this venue to everybody and wish Richard and his staff well for the future. We had 14 youngsters fishing which where split into two groups in group A we had experienced youngsters and in group B we had beginners.

The results of these matches were as follows.

A. Match

Peg No Name Weight
35 Helen Whittaker 28lb
38 Mark Debrick 7lb 10oz
40 Chris Surtees 23lb 10oz
24 Carl Mountain 27lb 10oz
31 Scott Armstrong 9lb 2oz
30 Liam Harker 37lb 9oz
33 Gavin Hewitson 2lb

MATCH WINNER Liam Harker MATCH RECORD LIAM HARKER 37lb 9oz
Biggest Fish: Carl Mountain 4lb 6oz
Liam Harker 4lb 6oz

B Match

Peg No Name Weight
5 Brandon Howarth 6lb 6oz
9 Ross Debrick Nil
10 Jordon Weldon 14oz
6 Lee Rawling 2lb 12oz
4 Mark Lockie 11lb 12 oz first match
8 Adam Graydon 1lb 2oz
7 Jordon Smith 1lb 6oz
10 James Renwick 1lb 13oz
MATCH WINNER Mark Lockie MATCH RECORD
MARK LOCKIE 11lb 12oz

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New Shildon AC - 9/8/09 - 15 anglers

- Eddie Mordica 48lb 15oz - peg 33
- Craig Leigh 46lb 4oz - peg 37
- Dennis Lovelass 43lb 3oz - peg 23

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Albert Hill CIU & New Shildon AC Results

Albert Hill CIU - 2 August 2009 - 11 anglers

- Dave Hughes - 60lb 2oz - peg 34
- Glenn Franklyn - 37lb 11oz - peg 35
- Bish Balek - 32lb 6oz - peg 32

New Shildon AC - 15 anglers

- Eddie Mordica - 35lb 2oz - peg 10
- Chris Allum - 34lb 1oz - peg 15
- Craige Leigh - 32lb 1oz - peg 8

12th July 2009

Big Waters - 18 Anglers

- Barry Evans - 38lb 4oz - Peg 8 - All silvers (Pic 006)
- John Mitchell - 26lb 6oz
- Jimmy Appleby - 26lb 2oz

Mark's Lot - 8 anglers

- Mark Whitaker - 66lb 6oz - Peg 12
- Alan Whitaker - 26lb 14oz
- Barry Walton - 24lb 12oz

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Various Results

Langley Park Angling Association - 27 June 2009

11 anglers - Rod average 32lb

- Norman Lang - 60lb 4oz
- Gerry Bowes - 52lb
- George Huscroft - 43lb 2oz

WAC Angling Club - 28 June 2009

- Tony Dixon - 24lb 10oz
- Chris Weddle - 21lb 14oz
- Bill Paterson - 21lb 12oz

Stainton Inn Angling Club

- Wayne Kennan - 48lb 12oz
- Ste Wilson - 18lb 6oz
- Frankie Buckland - 15lb 8oz

Haughton Working Mens Club

- Johnny Maddison - 45lb 8oz
- Dave Hughes - 34lb 4oz
- Colin Metcalfe - 33lb 12oz
- Anth Alderson - 33lb 10oz

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Co-op Charity Fishing Match - 13 May 2009

16 anglers took part in the competition raising £240 for the RNID. The day was bright but very windy. The day started slow then the fish came on nice and bags of silver and carp came out. Rob Theirwell won the day with a bag of carp weighing 17lb 6oz and a bag of silver weighing 15lb 6oz.

- Rob Theirwell - 32lb 12oz - peg 28
- Craig Wally - 26lb 14oz - peg 24
- Ben Hobson - 26lb 12oz - peg 4

Wheatsheaf Club & Busters Club Results

Wheatsheaf Angling Club - Saturday 6 June 2009 - 11 pegs

- Steve Foster - 27lb 2oz (peg 7)
- Colin Metcalfe - 25lb
- Phil Young - 22lb 14oz

Busters Angling Club - Sunday 7 June 2009 - 22 pegs See View Pics for Winners

- Andy Nelson - 24lb 8oz
- Luke Ward - 24lb
- Andrew Hunter - 17lb

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The Erimus Social Club

The Erimus Social Club from Middlesbrough had it’s first trip to Stonebridge Fishery on Saturday 30/05/09, never having fished the venue before we had little idea what to expect. The warm welcome from the owner Richard and the advice he provided were much appreciated as were the tea and sarnies before the match.

This is a lovely venue in unspoilt countryside, the lake was fairly clear unlike some venues which resemble muddy puddles, it was a lovely day, nice and sunny with just enough breeze to put a ripple on the surface.

There were 12 of us fishing the match and as is the want with club matches there were probably 12 different styles and methods used.

The winner was Paul Bland on peg 39, he fished worm and caster at 5mtr taking some nice ide before switching to method feeder using micro pellets and hair rigged redmeat and connecting with 9 or 10 fin perfect common carp for 43lb 08oz, second was Ashley our newest member who fished method feeder to the aerator for 37lb 02oz

Third was Dave Connor who fished worm and caster for 19lb 03oz.

Everyone caught, with most in double figures, unfortunately the golden carp didn’t come out on the day so the fishery kitty for that increased by another few quid.

The Carp in this lake fight like tigers, it was taking 5 mins to land a 3-4pounder and the commons are beautiful fish that never know when they are beaten, even the Ide go well.

The beauty of this venue is that it is not all about Carp, there are plenty of silver’s to keep you interested if the Carp don’t feed.

Our thanks to Richard for a smashing days fishing and we are all looking forward to returning in July for another match.

I would recommend this fishery to anyone who likes nice peaceful surroundings with the chance to catch the hardest fighting Carp I have ever come across.

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New Sheldon Angling Club - 24 May 2009

- Craig Lee - 33lb 6oz
- Dennis Lovelace - 29lb 10oz
- Darren Blackett- 19lb 4oz

Winners on photo from right to left (View Pics)

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Snape AC & Big Waters

Snape AC - 17 May 2009

- Tex Sutton - 13lb
- Dick Bland - 7lb
- Bradley Baldwin (junior) - 5lb

Big Waters - 17 May 2009>

- Davey Jobe - 17lb 8oz
- Barry Evans - 13lb 8oz
- Nigel Beardsly - 13lb 4oz

The pictures from these matches are a little mixed up - But they are there!

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Harrogate Angling Club - 31 May 2009 - 25 pegs

1st - Colin Metcalfe - 56lb - peg 8
2nd - P Breeze - 46lb 6oz - peg 13
3rd - R Stubbs - 41lb - peg 2
4th - J Maddison - 40lb - peg 41
(Winners on photo 2 - left to right (see View Pics)) 12 anglers caught over 20lb of fish and 7 anglers caught over 30lb. The marked fish was won by R Stubbs at £244

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Brompton Angling Club - 10 May 2009 - 12 Anglers

1st - Brian Wilson - 23lb - peg 37
2nd - Scott Mackintosh - 19lb 9oz - peg 33
3rd - Harry Park - 16lb 8oz - peg 39

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White Bear Drunken Fisherman Club from Bedale

1st - Kirk Wood - 20lb 14oz
2nd - Neil Benney - 15lb 9oz
3rd - Archie Barton - 10lb

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Ormesby Angling Club - 2 May 2009

1st - Stu Bell - 37lb 6oz
2nd - Peter Manning - 29lb 4oz
3rd - Robbie Theairwell - 27lb 2oz
4th - C.Callan - 20lb 8oz

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Various Match Results

We have collected together a series of photo`s from several of the matches fished at Stonebridge this year - See if you're there! ...

Wansbeck Angling Club

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North Ormesby Angling Club

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12 April 2009 - Get Hooked

The morning started cold with a covering of ground frost. As the sun broke, conditions warmed quickly. The match was fished with 19 anglers, with the first carp of the day coming off peg 12 by Paul Longstaff. Peg 24 was the best producer of carp with Ryan Midlleton catching consistently throughout the day with a weight of 31lb 9oz. Peg 19 was another good position on the lake with a weight of 21lb 10oz for Paul Neasham. Ryan Barker harvested a good bag of silvers before turning on late with carp to give a weight of 21lb. The lake produced the majority of carp from the open water end of the lake but all anglers enjoyed mixed bags of gold and blue orfe and ide. Large weights caught on maggot, pellet and paste. Conditions were birght with varied wind.

1st - Ryan Middleton
2nd - Paul Neasham
3rd - Ryan Barker

Haughton Angling Section

A fine spring-like day greeted the anglers for their first outing of the year to Stonebridge Fishing Lakes' course angling venue, St Claudes Lake. The breeze was light, which produced a nice ripple on the water.

From the off, the silver fish began to show and for some anglers a 'fish a chuck' was the norm. Bags built up as fish were taken on maggot, worm, pellet and corn from most areas of the lake. As the breeze turned to a biting gale, the water lashed into waves, which on some pegs were breaking onto the anglers feet. The bites therefore became less frequent as presentation suffered. Silvers then failed to show and most anglers suffered a barren period to the end of the match.

Only the occasional carp were being taken as they seemed to move around and feed only every now and then. Andy Nelson put together a weight of 25lb 10oz on peg 34 and gained first spot, closely followed by Colin Metcalf on peg 8 with 25lb 1oz. Anth Anderson was third with a weight of 22lb 10oz followed by Johnny Maddison with 22lb 4oz.

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Ormesby Coarse Match

With snow and cold winds prevailing throughout the week, fishing was expected to be hard. Wayne Keenan found the carp on hair rigged corn on the bomb rod with a great weight of 21lb 12oz. Robert Thirwell fished the maggots with a net of 11lb 8oz mainly consisting of ide. Dave Watson, with the same approach, had a weight of 8lb 4oz.

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BWAC Match Stonebridge

Paul O'Donnell - 26lbs 8oz
2nd Nigel Beardsley - 24lbs 8oz
3rd Stephen Knowles - 11lbs 12oz
4th Nigel Ripley - 6lbs 8oz

On the 15th February Big Waters AC had their Winter League match on St. Claudes at Stonebridge Lakes. The recent exceptionally cold weather had put the match in doubt but, thanks to the considerable efforts of Richard and Eric, the match went ahead as planned.

The lake had been largely frozen the day prior to our visit, but our two hosts spent Saturday evening clearing as much of the ice as they could, (Richard was down at the lake at midnight!). Leaving the aerators on all night ensured that we were okay on the day.

To say we received a warm welcome would be the understatement of the year. Richard and Eric could not have been more accommodating, also making sure we were all well breakfasted before we began.

I was fully prepared for a very difficult day, given the conditions, (after all, on another commercial fishery the previous week not one of us even had a bite, never mind a fish!). However, the fish clearly felt otherwise, and the match was won with 26lb 8oz, 24lb was second and 15lb third. Weights which, given the conditions, were excellents.

The winning weight came off the un-numbered peg just before peg 33, in the small bay. The fish comprised about 8lb of silvers with the rest carp. The method was double red maggot over loose fed casters at 14 metres. I would recommend anyone looking for a day's fishing to seriously consider a visit to Stonebridge. The whole venue is beautifully maintained in a very picturesque setting, and Richard and Eric are first rate hosts.

We will definitely be returning.
Paul O'Donnell

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Get Hooked - First club match of 2009

Stonebridge Fishing Lakes saw its first club match of 2009 with the club Get Hooked on St Claudes Coarse Lake. Early morning saw tea and bacon sandwiches as first order of the day. The exciting banter and anticipation was followed by the draw at the fishing lodge.

Get Hooked Fishing Club, based in Redcar, braved attrocious weather conditions throughout the day with bitterly cold easterly winds and intermittent snow showers. At least the hard result wasn't too bad bearing in mind the bags the club had caught in 2008.

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13th August 2008

1st John Whitley 54lbs 13oz
2nd Ryan Barker 45lbs 4oz
3rd Dave Barker 39 lbs

Average catch 27lbs 9oz

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North Ormesby Institute Angling Club

9th September 2008

1st Graham Lowery 58lbs 14oz
2nd Barry Todd 32lbs 0oz
3rd Wane Keenan 29lbs 0oz

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Match Result 8th August 2008

These are match results and photos for our coarse match on 13.08.08 1st Davey Barker - 49lbs 12oz corn and pellet - Caught on the pole at 10am fishing on the bottom shelf
2nd Anth Moore 41lbs 3oz Pellet
3rd Ryan Barker 38lbs 11oz corn and pellet

Mixed bags of Ide, Carp and Bream for all anglers Average catch 27lbs 9oz

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Durham Police Angling Section

The Result

1st - Julian Brown with 44lb 6oz mixed bag
2nd - Dave Brown with 22lb 6oz mixed bag

Dave(Right) Congratulates Julian (Left)

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The Report

Hello there!
Just a short line to thank you for a really good day's fishing.

From the moment we arrived at Stonebridge, we felt 'this was the friendly venue that we had been searching for' we were looked after really well by everyone on site. The tea and bacon sandwiches gave the day a tasty start and the opportunity for plenty of banter and social, which is an important part of our day as we are not top drawer anglers! Richard assisted us to peg and then we held the draw. None of our members had fished here before except the assistant secretary, (me) so tactics and bait were the important topics. Richard and Eric then escorted us down to St. Claude's lake, where we quickly went to our pegs after being issued with 2 Garbolino keepnets and a landing net each, what a great idea to ensure safety and health of fish stocks!

We fished from 0900 hrs to 1400 hrs. The weather was fine but breezy; the water temperature was warm and the water clear enough to see orange coloured Orfe cruising around. We fished the island end of St. Claude's and were surprised at the depth, close in, with most pegs having a good 6 feet just 2 metres out! The beauty of this lake is that the island is well out of pole range, which opens up the list of available options, Pole, waggler, tip and whip options were all used on the day.

All of our members enjoyed a great day's fishing on St. Claude's lake with weights between 7lb and 42 lb of Blue orfe, golden orfe, ide, roach, gudgeon, skimmers, common carp. The fish we caught in this lake were mainly, less than 12 oz, the carp mostly under 2 lb. Although I did manage to catch a Grass Carp of about 3lb!

The successful method on the day was to use a whip at 5 metres to hand; feeding small balls of groundbait every cast with a few loose fed maggots. This kept the fish coming all day! It is worth mentioning that staff prefer, no more than 20 lb of silverfish in one net. The venue presents anglers with a dilemma, fish for the carp but be prepared to be beaten by a net of silvers! Or vice versa.

Richard and Eric kept an unobtrusive eye on us during the match but there were no problems and all too soon the day was over. We were assisted with the weigh in by Richard and Eric, who took their time to ensure that the fish were carefully treated, weighed and returned. The sight of these fin perfect, colourful nets of silvers and blue and golden orfe was an image we don't often see up north, let's have more of it!

All of our members enjoyed an unforgettable match at a brilliant venue, we will struggle to better this day for the rest of the year, and we will be back soon!

Thanks Richard for a great day, we will try to book up soon, whilst there is still some availability.

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25/05/08

Bright Sunny but windy conditions made fishing the pole difficult but John Millican fishing paste at 10 metres on peg 37 managed to claw 29lb 12oz from the choppy waters of St Claudes Lake. The Silver Fish deserted him after the first hour but then he found several good carp before the all out.

Minty Whitaker cam second with his bag of carp from peg 26 and Martin Wheeler cam third with his mixed bag of Silvers and Carp taken on peg 8 near the end of the island.

1st John Millican 29lbs 12oz
2nd Minty Whitaker 27lbs 4oz
3rd Martin Wheeler 19lbs 12oz

18/05/08

1st Sid French with 38lbs of mainly Silver
2nd Paul Jackson with 37lbs 10oz both Silver and Carp
3rd John Millican with 32lbs 8oz mainly Carp

11/05/08

1st Dave Bassnet with 44lbs 2oz mainly Carp
Joint 2nd place -
Steve Chantry (mainly Silvers)
Alan Sheilds (mainly carp) with 42lbs 12oz

Sunday 4th May

On Sunday 4th May Stonebridge Fishing Lakes open match saw 9 anglers. After another cold night before the match the expectations of the Carp feeding heavily were low, however this didn't prove a problem for Mark Whittaker who fished meat and pellet on the bomb and on a short pole netting an awesome bag of 69lbs 6oz consisting mainly of Carp. Also the Silvers weren't affected with the wintery night on the Saturday as Dave Hammel proved with a nice bag of 42lbs 2oz of Slivers caught on a short pole fishing corn over hemp. Steve Barker found success also fishing the short pole using maggot and caster landing himself a bag of 40lbs.

Mark Whittaker with 69lbs 6oz mainly Carp
Dave Hammel with 42lbs 2oz Slivers
Steve Barker with 40lbs both Carp and Silver
Paul Trattles with 36lbs 4oz of Silvers
Andrew Kelly with 34lbs 6oz mainly Carp
Kevin Woods with 21lbs 2oz both Carp and Silvers

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Sunday 27 April 2008

The week before the open match on Sunday on St Claudes Coarse/Match Lake saw the weather turn cold and wintery, until Saturday when the weather changed warming up bringing a warm Saturday evening bringing the Carp on for Sunday as John Millican found out with the new match record of 81lbs caught on meat down the edge as well as bread on the feeder. Also Silvers didn't shy off either with Dave Basnett fishing maggot to hand which proves successful for 54lbs 6oz of Silver. Steve Hodson proved fishing for maggot and corn was the right choice with 32lbs 6oz.

John Millican with 81lbs of mainly Carp with some Silver
Dave Basnett with 60lbs 8oz mainly Silver some Carp
Steve Hodson with 35lbs 2oz mainly silvers some Carp
Paul Murray with 31lbs both Carp and Silvers
Richard Thompson with 29lbs 6oz both Carp and Silver
Mel Sykes with 31lbs both Carp and Silver

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Sunday 20th April

Stonebridge Fishing Lakes coarse/match lake was fishing well throughout the week with Eric and Paul Thompson form Middleton St George having a great day netting approximately 70lbs each.

On Sunday 20th April the first official match took place with silvers mainly dominating due to the cold weather . Anglers bags average 25lbs. Dave Basnett form Darlington had an impressive hall of 41lbs 4oz of Silvers including a 2lb carp. Steve Barker netted a nice bag of 36lbs 12oz mainly Silvers and John Millican from Stockton started netting Silver early on and later found Carp on the bomb rod with a mixed bag of 36lbs 8oz.

Small baits proved best such as maggots and pellets due to Sunday's weather.

Dave Basnett with 41lb 4oz mainly Silvers
Steve Barker with 36lbs 12oz mainly Silvers
John Millican with 36lbs 8oz mixed bag
Jim Baxter with 32lbs 8oz Silvers
Dan Wallis with 32lbs 8oz mixed bag
Matt Godfree with 31lbs 10oz

First Match on St Claudes Lake

Stonebridge Fishing Lakes first opening of the new 46 pegged well stocked Coarse/Match Lake.

Before the official opening for matches on Sunday 21st April a small friendly match of 5 people soon turned into 14 by word of mouth. The buzz around the lodge on Sunday morning before the start of the match was exciting to say the least (so were the bacon sandwiches!). With the fishermen in such anticipation to get to their pegs the draw was made.

On arrival at the pegs the fishermen were surprised to find not only carp and silver fish keep nets also Stonebridge's own landing nets and handles. With the kick off of the 5 hour match it wasn't long before fishermen were into fish all round the lake. With the lake never been fished before the fishermen made their approach with different methods fishing for Carp or Silver's.

After a lively 5 hour match the fish were weighed and the result were in.

Meat and pellet proved very productive for Stuart Sexton from Scorton who netted around 20 Carp. Also Anthony Murray from Darlington went with a different approach fishing for Silver fish to hand and Gary Ellwood also of Darlington found pellet and punched meat very successful netting Carp and Silvers.

After a great days fishing the results were as follows.

Stuart Sexton with 66lbs 1 oz of Carp
Anthony Murray with 61lbs 12oz of mainly Silvers
Gary Ellwood with 53lbs 8oz of Carp and Silvers
Mark Reeve with 41lb 4oz of Carp and Silvers
Mark Whittaker with 37lbs 8oz of Carp and Silvers
Kenny Gales with 35lbs 12oz of mainly Silvers along with a nice doubled figured Carp.

A very productive match with a turn out of fourteen, 470lbs of fish were caught throughout the match with an average of 33lbs 8oz per angler. All in all a very eventful day.

Leisure angler Chris Welsh had popped in on the Friday before the match from the hearsay he had heard that a new lake was opening. On purchasing a 6 pound leisure day ticket he had an awesome hall of 140lb of Carp along with 10lbs of Silvers. On the same day leisure angler Richard Thompson fished for three and a half hours and had an impressive bag of 86lbs mainly Silvers.

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