Highflyers, Ely Results

Results from the Highflyers Lake, Ely. Catch up with the latest match results here.

 

Match Date: 2008-09-02

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
24
John Buckingham
231lb
20
Fred Nixon
181lb
2
M. Birgoff
171lb
8
Steve Oswick
121lb
 
Match Report:  Venue regular John Buckingham produced a superb 231lb to secure top spot. John fished catmeat down the edge to secure victory. Fred Nixon caught an excellent 181lb for second place overall, Fred fished corn and catmeat down the edge. For more information on Tuesday open please contact Ken for bookings.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-08-31

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
26
Alan Oaks
190lb 8oz
23
Nigel Wright
173lb 8oz
3
Richard Birch
156lb 8oz
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Match Report:  Another great days sport found paste to be the winning bait for local rod Alan Oaks, he fished close in to catch steadily all day to take overall top spot from Nigel Wright on peg 23 who caught on corn and catmeat.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-08-30

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
4
Lee Marlow
177lb 8oz
20
M Burgraff
166lb
18
Rob Chamberlin
148lb
1
Dave Pearce snr
121lb
 
Match Report:  Northamptonshire based rod Lee Marlow produced the winning weight from Peg 4. Lee found catmeat and corn to be the winning formula in the margins tight to the bank. Corn and catmeat are the in form baits at this moment in time and accounted for the top 4 weights on this closely competed contest.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-07-06

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
31
Ken Gannon [Team High Flyers]
130lb
24
Nigel Wright
129lb
4
Steve Norman
128lb 8oz
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Match Report:  Yet again Venue expert Ken Gannon produced the goods on this very closely thought-out match. Ken caught well down the edge on paste from the off on peg 31, feeding pellet and corn this proved to be just enough to secure victory. Only Just of the top spot was Nigel Wright, who fished catmeat over corn down the edge at 8m to secure second from peg 24. Steve Norman was also unlucky with only 8oz separating second and third place, Steve caught on corn and meat over pellet down the edge.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-07-05

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
32
Dave Davies [Oakwood Angling]
182lb
5
Ken Gannon [Team High Flyers]
181lb
20
Nigel Wright
136lb
26
Fred Nixon [March Angling]
107lb
 
Match Report:  Saturdays open was a very close affair, with only 1lb separating the top 2 Anglers. London Based Dave Davies made his journey well worth while by producing an excellent 182lb from peg 32, Dave found his fish very close in on meat and pellet. Venue expert Ken Gannon fished paste on the top shelf with paste to produce 181lb for second place.Third and fourth place was not as close with Nigel Wright on peg 20 catching in the margins with corn and catmeat for 3rd place, whilst Fred Nixon secured fourth place on peg 26 using catmeat and pellet down the edge.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-06-24

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
8
John Penhaligan
230lb
22
Ken Gannon [Team Highflyers]
118lb
3
Fred Nixon
107lb
27
Dave Penhaligan
68lb
 
Match Report:  Venue regular John Penhaligan took full advantage of the end peg to produce the winning weight from peg 8, John fished paste at 6m to catch fish to double figures steadily. Yet again Ken Gammon found catmeat down the edge to be the right method on the day to secure 2nd place from peg 22, Ken fed a very large quantity of corn to get the fish to feed Fred Nixon heavily fed 4mm pellet at 6m and down the edge at 4m to secure 3rd from peg 3, catching on corn and catmeat.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-06-22

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
5
Ken Gannon [Team Highflyers]
172lb
6
Ben Townsend
167lb
12
K Webster
162lb
2
Fred Nixon
161lb
 
Match Report:  Sundays Open was greeted with 40mph winds which made the going very hard for all. With only 11lb separating the top 4 anglers Venue expert Ken Gannon fished paste down the edge to win this very closely thought contest and secure another match win from peg 5. Saturdays winner Ben Townsend due to conditions had no choice but to fish down the edge and found his quarry on meat and corn. Third placed K Webster assisted by a back wind on peg 12 found all his fish at 6m, he fished catmeat over hemp and corn.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-06-21

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
30
Ben Townsend
273lb
8
Steve Oswick
197lb 8oz
20
Rickie James
179lb
4
Titch Peph
133lb
 
Match Report:  The man of the Moment Ben Townsend showed yet again that meat up in the water at 12.5m is without question the method of the moment. Ben fished 2 feet deep to find carp to double figures from peg 30. Steve Oswick from Wellingborough had a superb first visit catching on Paste down the edge to secure second place from peg 8. In third place was Rickie James who found fish up in the water at 13m and down the edge on corn.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

Match Date: 2008-06-17

 
Peg:
Name & Team
Weight
32
Ken Gannon [Team High Flyers]
192lb
22
John Penhaglin [Colmans Cottage]
160lb 8oz
30
Fred Nixon [March]
139lb
11
Judd
109lb
 
Match Report:  Venue expert Ken Gannon [Team High Flyers] produced another huge weight to secure yet another win, Ken caught down the edge on catmeat and paste to comfortably secure winning spot from peg 32. Second placed John Penhaglin [Colman's Cottage] put his fine bag together from peg 22 using catmeat and pellet also down the edge. Fred Nixon also found catmeat the bait on the day, finding carp to double figures down the edge for 3rd place.
 
Reporter: Ray Best
 
 

 

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