26th February2010

No real improvement since my last report with further spells of rain and then hard frosts leading into, and over the weekend. Add in another fall of snow on top of those icy conditions on Sunday and everything was back to square one in this miserable and prolonged winter, sadly little sign of improvement for the near future. Anglers subsequently struggled to get to their respective venues on both days and many gave up on the idea, even before starting out.
Saturday, although not particularly warm, was a totally different day with some sunshine, something we have been short of in recent weeks. Catches at Wainfleet on the R. Steeping held up well for the few that turned out and this time Alec Rawlings went one better than last week to take the match. Waggler and maggot was the winning tactics to beat Don Green, who opted for a pole and breadpunch approach, with nearly a pound to spare, Bob Smith taking close order in the same 8lbs plus range.
1 Alec Rawlings 9lbs 14ozs; 2 Don Green 8lbs 15ozs; 3 Bob Smith 8lbs 6ozs.
Lincoln Imp AC members made it to the Northlands section of the Sibsey Trader Drain on Sunday but conditions deteriorated rapidly and only those pegged close to the upstream side of the bridge had anything to show for their efforts. Many of the 18 hopefuls packed up early when the snow was at its worst and so just two anglers troubled the scales, which showed a runaway win for Paul Crampton who took a few nice roach to pole and bronze pinky. He was also became involved with a good sized pike which took one of those roach and after a prlonged battle he managed to land said fish, at 9 ˝ lbs when weighed, held on a size 22 hook and 1lb bottom, some going. Only other weigher was Chris Crow who took one decent roach for second place.
1 Paul Crampton 3lbs 8ozs; 2 Chris Crow 4ozs.
A few Fishtoft AC members braved the elements for a sweep on the Medlam Drain and again weights came in on the low side but for just four of those involved. John Smith took the honours for the second week running with a few small roach to squatt and pinky. Jerry Clifton came home second in the same street, these two being the only anglers to record pound plus weights of small roach.
1 John Smith 1lb 12ozs; 2 Jerry Clifton 1lb 5ozs; 3 Mark Cook 12ozs; 4 Terry Gooding 6ozs.
Next week meet McDonalds 7.30 am.
The last round of the Rilmac League on the Fossdyke Canal also suffered that snowfall and this area received around 4ins in just over an hour. Obviously those conditions had a serious effect on weights as most fish decided to keep their mouths tightly shut. Nothing though put off the awesome Garbolino Lincs County team whose members landed the first three individual places. Top of this particular pile was Jamie Osgodby who made no mistake with a winning catch of small roach to pole and bloodworm. This was more than enough to see off team mate, and the in form Mark Griggs, who took second spot from the end peg on the roadside using a combination of pole, breadpunch and bloodworm. Just a few ounces adrift in third was the other in form Lincs County man in the shape of Steve Wright, who used like tactics, with Mark Rogers and Phil Chesterton filling the minor places in the 2lbs range of weights.
The team event saw the Garbolino Lincs County finish as they started with another emphatic win, easily beating SPRO Lincoln Whisby into second place by 10 points. And so, at the end of this series it was the mighty Garbolino Lincs County who won the league with a near maximum 5 round wins, and a second, to end with a winning margin of 4pts over their SPRO Lincoln Whisby rivals.
1 Jamie Osgodby Garbolino Lincs County 4lbs 6ozs; 2 Mark Griggs Garbolino Lincs County 3lbs 10ozs; 3 Steve Wright Garbolino Lincs County 3lbs 3ozs; 4 Mark Rogers Pelham 2lbs 11˝ozs; 5 Phil Chesterton Whisby B 2lbs 8ozs; 6 Graham Bunnage Whisby B 2lbs 5˝ozs.
Teams On The Day: 1 Garbolino Lincs County 41 pts; 2 SPRO Lincoln Whisby 31pts; 3 Pelham 23 pts; 4 Whisby A 21 pts; 5Whisby B 19 pts.
Final Result:
1st Garbolino Lincs County 7 pts; 2 SPRO Lincoln Whisby 11 pts; 3 Pelham 19 pts; 4 Whisby A 20 pts; 5 Whisby B 30 pts.