Match Reports

Position	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Rich Pedlar	8	139-10
2nd	Ian Stangroom	15	126-2
3rd	Jon Bates	12	106-4

	Bob Williams	4	96-6
	John Tonkinson	9	70-2
	Bill Forrester	10	49-10
	Mark Wilton	6	81-6
	Keith Unitt	14	26-4
	Kim Jones	5	63-6
	Jane Bates	11	22-10
	Simon Unitt	2	29-0
	Dave Mason	1	77-6

Position	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Bob Williams	32	149-10
2nd	Rich Pedlar	36	104-0
3rd	Ian Stangroom	30	77-8

	Dave Mason	21	63-10
	Jon Bates	18	74-14
	Jane Bates	10	19-0
	Bill Forrester	1	24-6
	Steve Askey	15	0-0
	Kim Jones	26	60-0
	Lee Owen	4	34-2
	Mark Wilton	39	55-8
	Tonkinson	7	41-10

Position	Angler	Weight
1st	John Bates	32-2-0
2nd	Kim Jones	16-6-0
3rd	Chris Wight	16-2-0

	Mark Wilton	14-0-0
	Simon Unitt	13-0-0
	Dave Mason	9-0-0
	Kev Roughton	5-12-0
	Ian Strangroom	5-0-0

Despite the river being a dirty colour following overnight storm water there was good sport for all

participants. John Bates led the way with an excellent weight of 32-2-0 with 6 good chub and a

grayling over 2lb supported by a mix of smaller fish. Kim Jones edged a close battle for second place

with a mix of chub and dace upstream of the road bridge, fishing above the weir Chris wright had 5

chub for 16-2-0, Kev Roughton landed his first ever barbel 5lb losing two others.

Position	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Rich Pedlar Bill Forrester	34 30	47-14 04-14
2nd	Jon Bates Simon Unitt	23 17	34-04 5-06
3rd	Keith Unitt Kim Jones	33 26	1-0 18-06
4th	John Tonkinson Ian Stangroom	24 29	11-02 7-08
5th	Bob Williams Dave Mason	32 35	DNW 13-04

Position	Angler	Weight
1st	Mark matthews	20-0-0
2nd	Chris wright	8-4-0
3rd	kim jones	7-0-0
4th	John bates	5-10-0
5th	John Tonk	3-12-0
6th	Terry Proctor	DNW
7th	Dave Mason	DNW

Despite looking in good condition the Trent was unusually out of sorts . Mark matthews fishing his first match made no mistake from the weir weighing in 20lb including chub to 5-2-0, weights then fell away with the chub not showing Chris Wright put together 8lb of small fish from the road bridge with kim jones third with 7lb of bits.

Important Notice

Good morning everyone
The Government have now formally responded to the representations made by the Angling Trust. We have promoted the huge benefits of fishing on individual health and wellbeing and have been able to present a case to which the Government have listened. On this basis I am pleased to announce that fishing will be permitted during the third national lockdown in England.
The Head of Sports Participation at DCMS confirmed the following;
“fishing is allowed as exercise so long as participants adhere to the rules on staying local, gathering limits, social distancing and limiting the time spent outdoors”
This has also been confirmed by DEFRA;
“Cabinet Office have now officially confirmed that angling / fishing (incl. sea fishing off private boats, water sports) can be considered exercise and are hence permitted.”
We have worked extremely hard to reach this position and we as anglers have a duty to abide by the strict conditions under which fishing is once again permitted. With infection rates and death tolls rising we must stick to the Government’s rules and ensure that angling remains part of the solution and does not cause problems.
Please bear in mind these key points which will be reflected in the new Angling Trust guidelines which we will publish shortly:
- This is a strictly limited resumption of LOCAL fishing and very different to how we have been allowed to operate since May
- We are in a National Lockdown and this must be respected. The law requires a ‘reasonable excuse’ to leave your home or penalties will apply.
- The government has recognised that fishing can be seen as exercise, which is expressly permitted under the lockdown rules, although outdoor recreation is not.
- Organised sporting gatherings are prohibited so no match fishing.
- The exercise is limited to once a day so no overnight fishing whatsoever.
- To remain within the law you should follow the government’s guidance, and only fish locally within the district where you live. If you have no local fishing available then you will have to take your daily exercise in other ways.
We are once again able to enjoy the sport we love at a time when many others can not and we must ensure that every angler adheres to the rules.
I would ask all anglers who are not members to join the Angling Trust and give us your support. We have worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome and that is only possible thanks to the support of our new and existing members. I would ask all anglers who value their ability to go fishing to make the same commitment as your fellow anglers have and join the Angling Trust. We are stronger together!
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Stay safe and very best fishes
Jamie Cook
CEO – Angling Trust