Sunday open/ 21 fished Stepfield

1. Tom Wallis..Colemans..peg 8...75lb
2. Danny Grimsey..peg 56..73lb
3. John Shepherd..Colchester Bait & Tackle..peg 5..56lb
4. Mick Wallis..Ockendon Bait & Tackle..peg 7...48lb
5. Tony Curd...Baitech..peg 54...45lb
6. Paul Chambers..Browning Wickford..peg 3..44lb
7. Terry Edwards..Browning Wickford..peg 50..43lb
8. Tony Lee..D C Floats..peg 57..41lb
9. Simon Colclough..Browning..peg 40..37lb 8oz
10. Dave Vincent..Browning..peg 60..32lb 8oz
11. Peter Steward..Browning Wickford..peg 62..30lb
12. Mick Vincent...peg 1..26lb
13. Bob Oakley..peg 42..25lb 8oz
14. Kieth Gooderham..Browning Wickford..peg 52..24lb 8oz

D.N.W.s

Sunday open /18 fished Pathfield

1.Pat Cooper...Cariers...peg 26...66lb
2. Robert Houlding..C.A.P.S..peg 23..54lb
3. Jim Trew..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 20....47lb 8oz
4. Jeff Church..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 9..46lb 8oz
5. Darren Culmore..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 35..43lb 8oz
6. Gary Upjohn...Cariers..peg 30..43lb
7. Martin Redfern...Willis..peg 4..40lb 8oz
8. Richard Beeston..peg 15..32lb
8. Denis Jarvis..Purple Patches..peg 7...30lb
9. Tony Cheeseman..Cariers..peg 12..29lb 8oz

With the water a foot above the platforms and the wind blowing straight down from the top end better weights came out  in the areas more protected by banking...Pat  fished 14 metres to the island using 4ml pellet.

Thursday costcutter/31 fished Wood

1. Martin Foster...Maver Image...peg 26...138lb
2. Tom Wallis..Colemans..peg 16...64lb
3. Pat Cooper..Cariers..peg 22...63lb
4. Cliff Adams..Browning Wickford..peg 14..58lb 8oz
5. Jim Dodkins..Colemans..peg 25.,.57lb
6. Frank Thomas..Browning Wickford..peg 23..49lb
7. alan King..Vange & Pitsea..48lb
8. Tony Martin..Vange & Pitsea..peg 46lb
8. Dick Boothe..peg 20...46lb
10. Bernie Fraser..Colemans..peg 19..42lb
11. Les Hills..peg 9...35lb
11. Daren Culmore..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 33..35lb
13. Peter Steward..Browning Wickford..peg 32..32lb
14. Gary Ambrose..peg 28..29lb
14. Paul Chambers..Browning Wickford..peg 35..29lb

Water approx 2' higher than normal and  with all the platforms under water following the amount of rainfall we've had here over the past few days weights were down a little however  Martin  on peg 26 fishing  14.5  and 16 metres to the island using only punched bread on the hook with no feeding at all had a good day from start to finish with Tom fishing similer tactics on peg 16 coming 2nd.
Frank on peg 23 had best silver net of 34lb.

Seasons Greetings

From all of us at Colemans... To all our friends and customers we thank you for your support throughout this year and we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Sunday open/20 fished Wood

1. Zoli Lari....Ipswich....peg 4...84lb
2 .Pat Cooper..Cariers..peg 8..81lb
3. Darren Culmer..Matchpack/Direct Angling..peg 28..63lb
4. Carl Tamera..|MFS..peg 36...62lb
5.Peter Steward..Browning Wickford...peg 22..61lb 8oz
6. Bernie Fraser..Colemans..peg 32...60lb 8oz
7. Paul Chambers..Browning Wickford..peg 25..50lb
8. Cliff Adams..Browning Wickford..peg 16..49lb 8oz
9. Frank Thomas..Browning Wickford..peg 23..49lb
10.Jeff Church..Matchpack/Direct Angling..peg 12..41lb 8oz
11.Rob Latham.Team Raiders...peg 34..39lb 8oz
12.Glen Butler..Bowlers..peg 40..39lb
13. Gary Upjohn..Cariers..peg 26..37lb


Zoli Fished 14 1/2 metres to the island using 4ml pellet...

Tuesday costcutter/26 fished Wood

1. Jeff Church...Matchpack/Direct Angling...peg 25..103lb
2. John Cousins..Cariers..Peg 26...77lb
3. Rob Latham..Team Raiders..peg 18...73lb
4. Tom Wallis..Colemans..peg 27..68lb
5. Lennie Goulding..peg 34..64lb 8oz
6. Alan King..Vange & Pitsea..peg 32..60lb
7Trevor Hayden..Matchpack/Direct Angling..peg 23..53lb 8oz
8. Ivan Coleman..Lake John..peg 13..46lb
9. Peter Binks..Walton..peg 28...45lb
10. Frank Thomas..Browning Wickford..peg 6..43lb 8oz
11. Tony Day..Vange & Pitsea..peg14..41lb
12. Les Hart..peg 8..38lb
13. Darren Hutchinson..D H Floats..peg 9..36lb
14. Les Hills..Matchpack/Direct Angling..peg 8..33lb 8oz
15. Jim Trew..Matchpack/Direct Angling..peg 11..31lb 8oz
16. Cliff Adams..Browning Wickford..peg 40..30lb
17. Paul Chambers..Browning Wickford..peg 2..26lb
18. Gavin Bridges..Cariers..peg 38..21lb
D.N.W.s

Jeff fished 13 metres out with 4ml pellet..
Frank had best silver net with 31.lb

Sunday open/16 fished Pathfield

1. Jeff Church.. Matchpack/Angling Direct...peg 11...151 lb
2. Pat Cooper...Cariers...peg 32...107lb
3. Robert Houlding C.A.P.S..peg 9...104lb
4. Tom Webb..Willis...peg 35...84lb 8oz
5. Tony Curd......../Baitech..peg 2...76lb
6. Sid Neil...Colemans....peg 20...72lb
7. Bernie Fraser...Colemans..peg 16...70lb
6. Paul Lewis...Colemans...peg 6...67lb 8oz
7. Brian Townley..Colemans..peg 14...58lb
8. Zoli Lari...Ipswich...peg 13...52lb


Despite having to break cat ice this morning following a hard ground frost Jeff started catching fish at first put in...he fished 8 and 13 metres all day using 4ml soft pellet on the hook and feeding barely 1/4pt of 4ml  micro pellet throughout the day to land 110lb of carp to 5lb the rest of his weight being made up of F1s.......

Tuesday costcutter /22 fished Wood

1.Pat Cooper...Cariers..peg 10....87lb 8oz
2.Jeff Church..Matchpack/Angling Direct...peg 34..76lb
3.Gavin Bridges..Cariers...peg 2..51.lb
4.Cliff Adams...Browning Wickford...peg 12..49lb
5.Tony Day...Vange & Pitsea..peg 20...43lb
6.Paul Chambers...Browning Wickford..peg 29..40lb 8oz
7.Trevor Hayden... Matchpack/Angling Direct...peg 37..38lb 8oz
8.Keith Killick...R K Baits...peg 22...37lb
9.Les Hills..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 32..35lb
10.Alan King..Vange & Pitsea..peg 18..31.lb
11.Peter Steward..Browning Wickford..peg 6..29lb 8oz
12.Garvin Hazel..Tendring Tanglers..peg9...29lb
12.Jim Dodkins..Colemans..peg 26..29lb
14.Jim Trew..Matchpack/Angling Direct..peg 15..26lb
15. Gary Ford..Ockendon Bait & Tackle..peg 16..23lb 8oz
16.Ivan Coleman..Lake John..peg 28..22lb
D.N.W.s x 6

Bitterly cold all day and with Wood lake being frozen 6ml thick and all matchmen having to break ice prior to fishing, weights were  understandably lower.....
Pat fished 10 metres out in front with 4ml pellet  to land  carp up to 2lb weight .
Keith Killick on peg 22 had  best silver net of 37lb.

Sunday open/14fished Wood

1.Zoli Lari...Ipswich...peg 25...90lb
2. Denis Jarvis....Purple Patch.peg 12...54lb
3. Bruce Welfare...Bowlers...peg 36..50lb 8oz
4. Bob Oakley...Colchester Bait and Tackle...peg 9. ..50lb
5. Robert Houlding. C.A.P.s..peg 21...46lb
6. Tony Martin...peg 26...34lb 8oz
7. John Shepherd..Colchester Bait and Tackle..peg 38....31lb
8. Bernie Fraser..Colemans...peg 19...28lb
D.N.W.s


With a bitterly cold wind blowing all day... Zoli fished 12 metres using 4ml pellet  for carp to 4lb weight.

Tuesday costcutter/25 fished Wood/ 5 hours

1. Cliff Adams...Browning Wickford...peg 26...123lb
2. Peter Steward...Browning Wickford...peg 6...83lb 8oz
3. Trevor Hayden...Matchpack/Direct Angling...peg 25...62lb 8oz
4. Robert Houlding...CAPs....peg 12...60lb 8oz
5. Peter Binks...Walton...peg 19...57lb 8oz
6. Tom Wallis...Colemans...peg 16..55lb
7. Les Hart...peg 9..52lb
8. Jim Trew...Matchpack/Direct Angling...peg 36...51lb
9. Rav Pisana..Galleywood...peg 22...49lb
10. John Shepherd...Colchester Bait and Tackle..peg 10...45lb 8oz
11. Tony Day...Vange & Pitsea..peg 29..44lb
12. Pat Cooper..Cariers..peg 4...38lb 8oz
13.Gary Bell...Lakelands...peg 3..35lb 8oz
14. Kurt Choppin..Cariers...peg 30...34lb
15. Jim Dodkins...Colemans...peg 38...31lb
16.Alan King...Vange & Pitsea...peg 20...30lb

Cliff on peg 26 fished 14 metres to the island using 4ml pellets to land all carp to 4lb
Though Trevor next door on peg 25 had the best silver weight with 51lb by default silver net prize went to John Shepherd on peg 10 who had 41lb.

Sundays results

With all 3 matches having to cope with breaking the ice this morning before fishing commenced    weights were predictably low though everyone caught....there was  a crisp chill in the air with ice reforming as they fished ....however though cold the sun shined bright throughout the day ...

Sunday Open/Stepfield

1. Bob Oakley...Colchester Bait and Tackle...peg 24...52lb
2. John Shepherd...Colchester Bait and Tackle..peg 18...42lb
3. Paul Chambers..Browning Wickford...peg 26...37lb 4oz
4. Gavin Bridges..Cariers...peg 22...27lb


Cariers/Wood

1. Gary Upjohn...peg 25...56lb 8oz
2. Graham Oggin..peg 22...34lb 8oz
2. Ian Wright...peg 35...34lb 8oz
4. Pat Cooper..peg 37...34lb


Leytonstone/Pathfield

1.Ronnie Whiteley...peg 15...26lb 8oz
2.Dave Chipperfield.Jnr. peg 14...19lb 8oz
3.Dave Chipperfield Snr....peg 33...19lb