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2013 News Reports

News from the Waterbeach AC fisheries

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12th May 2013

Leland Water life member Mel Buddle caused a bit of a stir on Friday when he hooked and landed a 25-08 Common on double red maggot while fishing for Roach and Tench. The Carp took a while to land but land it he did! Picture below

Other notable catches of the week on Leland came to James Barham, who again had a great 5 hour session in mid-week with 3 Commons of 15-08, 19-04, and 19-08 plus a Mirror of 27-08. He also had 2 Commons the previous day of 11 and 13lbs. Matt Dunne fished an evening and had 3 Commons of 10-08, 20-12 and 25-14. Matt returned to fish overnight a couple of days later with his guest Simon Maguire, who netted a nice Mirror of 24-02. Another member Simon Neep also fishing a short session took 2 Commons of 25-10 and 20-06. Mel Buddle returned to the scene of his earlier triumph to get a nice bag of 19 Rudd. Jon Sharpe was also into the Carp with a nice 23-10 Common.

Atkins Water is producing some good Carp plus some good bags of Roach. Plenty of Carp are basking in the sun when it decides to shine. Atkins is open to day ticket anglers this weekend.

Magpie Lake hosted 2 matches at the weekend. The Open match on Saturday was won by Simon Easy 96lb 14ozs, 2nd Shaun Fulcher 85lb 12ozs, 3rd John Younger 70lb 02ozs, 4th Kevin Sands 60lb 06ozs. The Waggon and Horses AC held a match on Sunday but the results are not to hand at present.

The lake is generally fishing very well all the way round and prospects are looking good for even better catches over the coming weeks.

Check the notice board for available pegs at the weekend.

Magpie is closed on Saturday from 9 - 4 for the Papworth Trust Charity match, but pleasure anglers are welcome when the match has finished.

7th May 2013

Leland water again has fished really well over the last week. Apart from the usual catches of big carp the notable fish of the week was a 9lb 8oz Bream caught by Dan Owen. Dan was fishing as a guest of Chris Hughes when he contacted this huge Bream [see 2nd May below]. It was a good night for Chris as well when he landed a Personal Best Mirror of 27lb 14ozs. He also landed a 14lb Common. Other notable catches included Carp of 23-04, 17-08, 11 and 13 to James Barham. Tony Staines was finally amongst the fish Carp of 11 and 20lbs plus a 6-11 Tench. Stuart Thompson had a particularly good day with 4 Commons of 14, 22-08, 24 and 26 plus a Mirror of 18-08. Matt Dunn was once again on the money with Commons of 10-08, 20-12 and 25-04. Prospects look really good with the vast improvement in the weather.

Atkins Water is beginning coming up with some better catches as the weather warms up. Plenty of Carp are basking in the sun and catches are improving.

Magpie Lake has hosted 2 matches over the weekend.

The first on Saturday was the 3^rd of a series of Open matches organised by the club and once again Magpie was up to the challenge.

1st was Simon Easey with a massive 107 lb 12 ozs, Match organiser Keith Ellington was 2^nd with 61 lb 2 ozs, Shaun Fulcher with 50 lb 4 ozs was 3^rd and Shaun Stearn with 33 lb 8 ozs was 4^th.

Sunday saw Sutton Ac fishing on Magpie and again weights were good considering the match was fished for only 3 hours. 1^st M Sprogg with 36lb 06, 2^nd S Frear 30lb 10 and 3^rd B Mansfield 25lb 09

Pleasure anglers are also getting some really good catches. Several are targeting Roach and being very successful. The Carp are averaging 4 – 5lbs, so some big weights are being easily achieved. There's a few big fish coming out at present as seen below with Kevin Dumbrill's 12lb Common taken on Saturday.

Day tickets are available on the bank for both Magpie and Atkins.

2nd May 2013

Leland Water Bream Record SMASHED!

The Bream record for Leland has been well and truly beaten a fish of 9lb 8ozs. Fishing a night session with his brother in law, Chris Hughes, Dan Owen landed this monster.

Chris also had a personal best Mirror Carp of 27lbs 14ozs, so not a bad night.

29th April 2013

Magpie Lake is continuing to fish well with many anglers taking high numbers of quality Carp and Roach. Kevin Dumbrill was again amongst the high numbers [15 Carp and counting] when I saw him on Saturday and he still had an afternoon to fish through.

The 2^nd of the series of Open matches was fished on Saturday afternoon with a much better turn out than the previous week.

Once again Magpie proved what a good match venue it is with consistent weights throughout the match pegs.

1^st Simon Easey with 60lb 08ozs,

2^nd Brian Day with 48lb 08ozs,

3^rd Mick Curtis with 41lb 09ozs

4^th John Cartwright with 41lbs.

It seems fishing the afternoon really produces some better weights.

The 3^rd match in the series is this coming Saturday 4^th May, draw 11am Fishing 12pm – 6pm. Call Keith Ellington to secure your place 01954 200755

Sunday 5^th May, Sutton Angling Club are holding a match on Magpie.

Day tickets will be available on Magpie on both days, see the notice board at the lake to see which pegs are available.

Atkins Water is getting a few more visitors. A few more Carp are showing in the catches alongside some excellent quality Roach. The occasional Tench and Bream are also featuring in catches.

Leland Water has again been turning up so nice big Carp. Not quite as big as the previous week but most anglers are leaving with smiles on their faces. James Barham has been amongst the big fish yet again with Commons of 19-12 and 24-08 plus a Mirror of 14-08. He returned at the end of the week to catch another Common of 14lb. Mel Buddle had 3 sessions during week and recorded good catches of Roach, Rudd and Bream. 15 roach in one of those visits was the highlight of his week. James Sharp, Matt Dunn and Chris Hughes all had double figure Carp to 15-08 during the week.

24th April 2013

Leland Water continues it's run of great form. WAC Bailiff, Dan Owen, banked his personal best Carp with a 25-12 Mirror during a night session.

Pictured below is another of Simon Maguire's captures while fishing with Matt Dunn. It's getting to be a habit. This time a 24-8 Mirror.

22nd April 2013

Leland Water is on fire! The last few days have seen several 20lb + Carp banked. Best fish was to James Barham, a Common of 27-12. James also had Mirrors of 26-12 & 14-08. Matt Dunn was undone by his guest Simon Maguire who tempted 3 20 + fish, Commons of 26lbs and 20-04 plus a Mirror of 22-08. Matt had a consolation Mirror at 14lb. Ian Moules had a Mirror of 22-08 while Mel Buddle targeted the Roach, Rudd and Perch with some success. More 20s have come out today details in the next report.

Magpie Lake continues to improve with more anglers being brought out by the warmer weather. The lake is alive with Carp when the sun is out! Not just Carp are being targeted, a couple targeted the Roach on Sunday and were rewarded with some really nice fish including one of 1lb 10ozs [Picture below]

WAC hosted it's 1st Open Match for several years on Magpie last Saturday. In a change from the usual times, this match was fished from 12 noon - 6pm in an effort to get more action as the water warmed up in the afternoon. It certainly seemed to work! With weights of 43lbs, 39lbs and 38lbs taking the first 3 places. Another match is planned for this coming Saturday 27th April, draw at 11am fish 12-6. Call Keith Ellington on 01954 200755 to book your place.

Pleasure anglers will find pegs available on the day, check the notice board for details.

Atkins Water has seen a few more fishing of late. Results have been mixed but several are getting good bags of Roach with the bonus of some nice Carp, Tench and Golden Tench.

Keith Newman with A Golden Tench from Atkins Water.

15th April 2013

Magpie Lake is again approaching top form. The improvement in the weather has obviously got the fish in a feeding mood. Many big number catches of Carp are coming out all around the lake. One angler had 29 Carp between 8.30 and mid-day today [15th]. Pellet seems to be the going bait at present with Red Maggot a close second. Prospects look excellent for the coming week.

Atkin's Water is also on the up with some Carp and Tench putting in an appearance over the last couple of days. Bream are also beginning to feature as well. Again prospects look good.

That man Keith Newman again with a near 10lb Atkins Mirror

Leland Water continues to fish well for members with Mirrors of 28-10, 24-8, 22, 19 and 17lbs coming out over the last few days, but just 1 Common of 10lbs. One member had a great catch of 27 Roach plus a few Rudd and a Perch.

Magpie is hosting an OPEN MATCH on Saturday 20th call Keith on 01954 200755 to book your place.

Day tickets are available on the bank for both Atkin's and Magpie

8th April 2013

Atkin's Water hosted its first match of the year on Sunday [7th]. Barrington AC fished from 10am - 4pm and recorded some good weights, mainly Carp but some nice Bream as well. 1st place went to Ian Palmer with 26lb 9ozs, 2nd was Steven Speed with 20lbs 5ozs and 3rd was Jim Read with 18lbs 9ozs.

Pleasure anglers have struggled during the week but the winning match anglers fed heavily so perhaps that's the secret to success on Atkins?

Match winner Ian Palmer with an 11lb 14ozs Mirror from Atkins Water.

Magpie Lake is fishing well. John Bretherick returned again this week and bagged up with 18 Carp to 8lbs in weight. He also had a few Perch and Roach. Wayne Easey and Colin Edwards fished a late afternoon session and were soon amongst the Carp, taking a a good number in just a few short hours.

Leland Water continues to throw up it's secrets. This last week has seen several good fish landed with the pick going to Pom Walia, who recorded his personal best fish, a 28-14 Common plus another of 21-8 and a 17-6 Mirror. Other Carp recorded were 10lb, 13lb and 15lb all Commons. Prospects are looking good.

The club are going to run a series of open matches shortly on Magpie Lake, watch the website and the Cambridge News for more details.

3rd April 2013

Magpie Lake is still improving as the Spring comes in. Although still cold a few more anglers are venturing onto our lakes. Catches of a dozen or more Carp are becoming more of the norm and Roach catches are still being maintained at a good level.

John Bretherick with one of his catch of 12 Carp taken on the afternoon of April 2nd.

Atkin’s Water is still a bit of a mystery as 1 day you can’t buy a bite and yet another bites come all day or afternoon as in the case of Richard Reynolds. Richard had a great catch of 57 Roach to 12ozs plus some nice Bream in a 3 hour afternoon session on the pole.

Barrington AC have a match on Atkin’s on Sunday 7th April so the lake will be closed from 9am – 3.30pm.

Leland Water continues to give up it’s Carp. Over the last week 15 Carp have been caught between 4lb and 28.08lb, including 2 at 18lb a 24-07lb, and a 26lb.

Magpie and Atkins are both available on day tickets on the bank.

Leland Water is only open to Life and 10 year members and their guests until June 15th inc. after which day tickets will be available.

19th March 2013

Magpie Lake is still improving with good catches of both Carp and Roach. Martin Butler had a brilliant catch of quality Roach on Thursday last and topped it off with a few nice Carp. John Breterick fished the same day for 12 Carp and again some quality Roach.

Atkin's Water is still getting little attention although those that have fished have found some Bream willing to feed.

Magpie Lake remains open throughout the old close season with day tickets available on the bank.

Atkin's Water reverts to a day ticket only water until June 16th, after which it will again be available to club members on the club card.

Leland Water has fished really well over the last week. Member Chris Richard had a really good day last week when he landed Common Carp of 19lb, 15-02, 16lb and 10-02 plus a bonus Bream. He also lost an estimated 20 pounder at the net. Tony Staines had 2 guests over the weekend 1 of who landed an 18-04 Mirror. Tony caught several Bream, as did Matt Dunn. Mr. X also had a good session with Commons of 20-05, 16lb and 10lb. He returned the following day to get yet another Common of 14-09. Matt also returned to blitz another 5 Bream out. Day ticket anglers Crisp and Elliott had a good day after pike and landed 5 between them from 6lb to 17lb. Leland is now closed for Day Tickets until June 16th.

7th March 2013

Leland Water has struggled to produce any decent fish over the last month or so, probably because of the cold weather and heavy rainfall. However today our most regular day ticket angler Fev Sevillono hit the jackpot with this cracking Common Carp of 28-10. Well done Fev for persistence throughout the cold weather. He also landed another 2 Commons of 10lbs each and lost 2 more. Well done Fev for persistence throughout the cold weather.

Our publicity shy life member, Mr X, had his best day of the winter with 2 Commons at 17-06 and 24lb respectively, plus a 24-12 Mirror. Another life member caught 2 nice Bream of around 6lbs each in a short session.

Atkin’s Water remains quiet and relatively un-fished.

Magpie Lake however is getting more attention and the catches of Carp are improving. Several anglers have been getting up to a dozen at a sitting plus quite a few quality Roach to around the pound mark.

16th February 2013

At last some decent weather and a few more anglers out on the lakes. Atkins is still not producing big catches but there are a few decent fish coming out. Magpie continues to turn out some nice carp to 12lbs. A few nice Roach as well are featuring in catches. If this weather holds we should see a big upturn in catches.

Snowdrops on Magpie Lake. The clearance of the island is clearly shown.

5th February 2013

Magpie Lake has seen a few more anglers over the last couple of weeks. Catches have been mixed but most are catching. Catches of up to a dozen Carp have been made along with mixed catches including some nice Roach. John Bretherick from Perry near Huntingdon had a catch of 7 nice Carp on Monday [4th]. The water level is extremely high so care should be taken when moving around the lake.

Atkin's Water remains relatively quite but there have been a few highlights with Phil Grimshaw catching Carp to 6lbs in short 2 hour session. He returned a couple of days later to get a 10lb Mirror.

Day tickets for Magpie and Atkins are available on the bank

Leland Water again has seen few anglers and catches have been low. The prospects for Pike are looking good after the cold weather of the last 2 weeks.

Day Tickets are available from Tony Leadley by calling him on 07966 487 320. These must be booked in advance.

24th January 2013

Our pumps and paddle wheels have kept Magpie, Atkins and Leland ice free for the most part. As no anglers have fished any of the lakes, the paddle wheels were switched off on Magpie and Atkins. Leland's paddle wheel is still turning so most of the lake is ice free. The intention is to restart the paddle wheels on Friday afternoon and with the thaw setting in on Friday as well, all of the lakes will be ice free on Saturday.

14th January 2013

Leland Water has produced a few Pike over the last week, but no Carp which are being particularly difficult this winter. One of our regular members has usually done well in previous winters but has struggled so far in this one. Pike caught weighed in at 16lb 01ozs and 12lb 15ozs with several smaller ones as well. The lake is clear of ice at present but if the cold snap continues some areas may ice up. Our paddle wheel may well come into it's own in the coming week and keep most of the lake ice free.

Magpie Lake is still producing reasonable catches to anyone who bothers to give it a try. Certainly catches of up to 10 Carp and more are possible.

Atkin's Water has seen few fishing it but those who have fished are catching, not huge quantities but they are there to be caught.

The River Cam is now fishable after the downpours of the last few weeks. Very few are fishing and I have not had any reports.

7th January 2013

Owen Peck with a Magpie Lake Common Carp.

Magpie Lake is still producing good catches. Martin Butler was back again on Saturday 5th and netted around 20 Carp with a plenty of silver fish as well. Atkin's Water remains quiet with few fishing it.

Leland Water is still a bit on the slow side but a few pike are coming out along with a few Carp. Prospects are good for the next few days if the weather forecasts are correct and the milder weather persists. Dave Lock landed a 15lb 06oz Mirror while Bob Dodd had a nice catch of 20 Roach on his pole a method very much overlooked on Leland. Well done Bob.