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Shipston and ADDAC Winter League
Held At Aston Magna and Clifford chambers
Sunday 15 March 2020
Another soaking wet Sunday which seems to be the thing these days and it all worked out well for local angler Jason Parnell who went into the match with with a slender 1 point lead on the day. Jason who fishes for Stratford On Avon Fishing and Outdoors won at Aston Magna with 5 lb 03 ozs just 3ozs above second place Stuart Fleming giving him the league also. Gary Didcock won at Clifford Chambers with 47lb and John Walkden Second with 45lb 08oz.
This league has been so tight that there was 3 anglers tied for second place on 15 points so the combined match weights were totalled up and Tony Avery had 105lb 07oz,Stuart Fleming had 98lb 09oz and John Walkden had 88lb 01oz.
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
1 - J PARNELL 12 POINTS
2 - T AVERY 15
3 - S FLEMING 15
4 - J WALKDEN 15
5 - T HUNT 20
6 - L ASHBY 23
8 - R TAYLOR 23
9 - J SCHUMANN 24
10 - D EVASON 24
11 - P KILBRIDE 25
12 - S ARTHURS 25
13 - B BARNES 26
14 - P WEDGEBROW 28
15 - A BRUCE 28
16 - M BELGRAVE 28
17 - G FINCH 31
18 - R OAKEY 31
19 - N SCHUMANN 32
20 - I HARRIS 35
21 - R MOULD 36
22 - S HARRIS 39
23 - B WOODWOOD 40
24 - M HINTON 46
Stuart Fleming, Jason Parnell, Tony Avery
Tony Avery Jason Parnell
Shipston On Stour 22nd Upper Stour Open
Held on the River Stour
Sunday 08 March 2020
This is the first time for weeks that the river Stour was match fishable and 29 anglers turned up fish this the last match of the season.
The match was won by Robert Oakey with 10lb 11oz, Stuart Fleming second with 10lb and Luke Mason third with 9lb 12oz.
The section winners were:
Jim Burton 7lb 8oz.
Steve Arthur's 6lb 05oz.
Steve Aston 7lb 06oz.
Steve Arthurs Stuart Fleming Luke Mason
Shipston Allinson Plate
Held at Aston Magna
Sunday 01 March 2020
The match was another victim of the recent bad weather with many fishing contests in the area cancelled due to the recent flooding and dangerous conditions of the banks making the river unfishable. The match was transferred to Aston Magna and 9 anglers made a decent contest on this the final club match of the Season. The results were:
1st place was Steve Arthurs with 6lb 09oz.
2nd place was Baz Barnes with 6lb 6oz.
3rd place was Stuart Fleming with 5lb 12oz.
Steve Arthurs Baz Barnes Stuart Fleming Bary Giles
Shipston and ADDAC Winter League
Held At Aston Magna and Clifford chambers
Sunday 23 February 2020
This was the 3rd and penultimate round of the Shipston/ ADDAC winter league match and again the wind and the rain made conditions harder than normal. Both groups of anglers are enjoying this tightly matched competition and the winners this week were:
Clifford Chambers:
1st place was Stuart Fleming with 60lb 08 oz.
2nd place was Pete Wedgebrow with 59lb 12 oz.
3rd place was Jason Parnell with 59lb 04 oz.
Aston Magna:
1st place was Rob Taylor with 6lb 08 oz.
2nd place was Steve Arthurs with 5lb 14oz.
3rd place was Baz Barnes with 5lb 06 oz 8 drams.
League Standings are. ( Top Ten )
1- Jason Parnell 11points
2- Tony Hun 12points joint
2- Tony Avery 12points joint
4- John walkden 13 points joint
4- Stuart Fleming 13 points joint
6- Les Ashby 14 points
7= Dave Evason 15 points
8- Baz Barnes 16 points
9- Pete Kilbride 17 points
10- Steve Arthurs 18 points joint
11- Rob Taylor 18 points joint
Pete Wedgebrow Mick Belgrave Stuart Fleming Jason Parnell
Shipston MK Hawkes Cup
Held at Aston Magna
Sunday 16 February 2020
The match was at Aston Magna instead of the river Stour due to Storm Dennis, the river Stour was flooded and the weather put anglers off except for four of us. This Winter League match was in the end not that bad even though the pools were about a foot high with all the rain. The results were;
1st place was Les Ashby won with 8lb 03oz of skimmers and gudgeon.
2nd place was Stuart Fleming with 4lb 03oz and 08 drams'
3rd place was Baz Barnes with 3lb 09oz.
4th place was Dave Dowland with 2lb 11oz.
Les Ashby Stuart Fleming Baz Barnes
Shipston F Smith Home Cup
Held On The River Stour
Sunday 02 February 2020
The overnight rain ruined the chance of decent weights as the river rose at an alarming rate but 20 anglers fished and some managed to catch whilst others struggled for bites. The results were:
1st place was Kenny Watts with 9lb 01oz.
2nd place was Dave Smith with 7lb 08oz.
3rd place was Baz Barnes with 6lb 12 oz.
Shipston and ADDAC Winter League
Held At Aston Magna and Clifford chambers
Sunday 26 January 2020
The recent spell of wet, cold and windy weather returned this weekend and made conditions extremely difficult to fish but fish were caught by all anglers and this second round of this series saw Tony Hunt jump to the top of the league. The results were:
Clifford Chambers (12 fished )
1st place was Tony Hunt with 52lb 03oz.
2nd place was Tony Avery with 51lb 03oz.
3rd palce was Steve Harris with 41lb 06oz.
4th place was Stuart Fleming with 31lb 08oz.
5th place was Jason Parnell with 26lb.
Aston Magna ( 11 fished )
1st place was Dave Evason with 3lb 09 oz 07 drams.
2nd place was Rob Oakey with 3lb 08oz 08 drams.
3rd place was Baz Barnes with 3lb 07oz.
4th place was Gary Didcock with 3lb 06oz.
5th place was John Walkden with 3lb 01oz.
Top 10 in the Shipston /ADDAC Winter league are.
1 T Hunt. 3 points
2 D Evason 7 points
3 J Parnell. 8 points
4 T Avery 8 points
5 J Walkden 9 points
6 R Mould 10 points
7 P Kilbride 10 points
8 J Schumann 11 points
9 R Oakey 11 points
10 S Fleming 12 points
Tony Avery Neil Schumann
Shipston W Steel Cup
Held on the River Stour
Sunday 19 January 2020
This match was due to be on the river Stour and was again switched to the pools at Aston Magna as the river was very high and dangerous following the midweek rain. The overnight frost was not ideal conditions and many anglers decided not to bother to fish but this winter league match went ahead. The results were:
1st place was Stuart Fleming with 4lb 12oz of roach and rudd.
2nd place was Les Ashby with 2lb 4oz 08 drams.
3rd place was Dave Dowland with 2lb and 01oz.
Stuart Fleming Les Ashby Dave dowland
Shipston W Steel Cup
Held on the River Stour
Sunday 05 January 2020
The first Shipston match of 2020 was a winter league match and 20 anglers fished this match.
1st Place was Brian Pallet with 11lb 12oz of chub a Newbury Angler.
2nd pace was Ade Ager with 9lb 08 oz a Newbury Angler.
3rd Place was Jim Wiltshire.
21st Uper Stour Open
Held on the River Stour
Sunday 28 December 2019
Although the river remain quite high the anglers had a good days fishing. The last match of the year was the annual Stour Open contest and 32 anglers fished, the results are:
1st place was Ade Ager with 17lb of chub a Newbury Angler.
2nd Place was Don Barnes with 9lb 13oz.
3rd place was Jim Wiltshire with 9lb 09oz.
Ade Ager Rob Oakey
Shipston Christmas Cup
Held At Aston Magna & Clifford Chambers
Sunday 15 December 2019
The match yet again had to be transferred to the pools because the river was unfishable and unsafe. 18 anglers fished and the contest was spread over two sections at Aston Magna and one section at Clifford Chambers.
The overall winner was Jason Paris on C section with 58lb 12oz and second in section was Baz Barnes with 42lb.
The section winner of A section was Tony Avery with 6lb and second in that section was Ade Agar with 2lb 04oz.
The section winner of B section was Stuart Fleming with 3lb 03oz and second in that section was Gary Didcock with 2lb 15oz.
Gary Didcock Stuart Fleming
Shipston G Crump Trophy
Held On The River Stour
Sunday 08 December 2019
At long last the river was just about fishable and 15 anglers turned up for the match held on the river Stour. It was touch and go with the river rising overnight but those anglers who could find a decent spot to fish there were plenty of fish caught. The Results are:
1st place was Kenny Watts with 9lb 06oz.
2nd place was Chris Coleman with 9lb.
3rd Place was Stuart Fleming with 7lb 15oz.
Stuart Fleming Malcolm Allinson Les Ashby
Shipston Halford Hill Shield
Held At Aston Magna
Sunday 01 December 2019
The contest was again switched from the river Stour to the pool at Aston Magna as a result of recent rain pushing the level up and making the river unfishable in parts.
Unfortunately we then had the hardest frost of the year making fishing harder than normal and half the anglers didn't weigh in at the end. The Results Are:
1st place was Andy Bruce with 4lb 10 oz of small roach, rudd and carp on the waggle.
2nd place was Kenny Watts who landed two skimmer bream in the last hour for 3lb 01oz.
3rd place was Stuart Fleming with 2lb 14oz of roach and rudd on the pole.
4th place was Ian Harris was fourth with 12oz.
Andy Bruce Kenny Watts Stuart fleming
Shipston & ADDAC Match
Held At Aston Magna
Sunday 22 September 2019
Well done to Shipston Team who came second in the Stratford Winter League which was also at Aston Magna on the Bottom pool after the river Stour match was flooded off also, Over all individual winner was Shipston Angler Paul Geden.
Malcolm Allinson, Rob Taylor, Steve Aston & Paul Geden
Shipston Honington Shield
Held At Aston Magna
Sunday 24 November 2019
The river Stour was unfishable again after a deluge of rain the night before so the match was switched to the pools at Aston Magna. The results were as follows;
1st place was Baz Barnes with 8lb 02oz from the middle pool and second place was Stuart Fleming with 6lb 10oz also from the middle pool, third was Gary Didcock with 2lb 10oz from the Top pool.
Baz Barnes Stuart Flemming
Update On Angling Over The Last Few Weeks
Monday 11 November 2019
Here is a run down of the angling in this area over the last few weeks. The river Stour and Avon have been have been virtually unfishable most of the time and the match anglers have had few chances to fish the rivers. Shipston had two matches transferred to the pools at Aston Magna due to flooding, only a handful turned up for the first match but 15 turned up for the second match with Andy Bruce winning with 10lb 09oz of bream, Steve Aston came second with 5lb 15oz and Paul Geden third with 4lb 03oz.
The Stratford Classic was cancelled and so was the third round of the Stratford winter league.
James Robbins from Cadence is coming back to Shipston at the White Bear for an Evening Talk and will be bringing with him a good selection of Cadence fishing tackle, it is free to come along and all are welcome. I have attached a poster of the event if it is possible to use as I hope to arrange many more of these talks as they are very popular with the local anglers.
Paul Geden Steve Aston Andy Bruce
Newbury AC Charity Match for Help for Heroes Charity
Held At Newbury Canaal
Sunday 14 September 2019
We all had a great day out at Newbury on the annual Help for Heroes match on the canal, Dave Smith and Newbury angling Club always make us welcome and is one of the highlights of the fishing year. Over £500.00 was made for the charity.
Dave Smith won with 7lb+, the weights were close after that. Special mention to Drennan for the donation of tackle for the juniors, much appreciated 👍. Stratford fishing and Outdoors and Baileys both donated prizes thanks guys for your support 👍.
Shipston & ADDAC Match Open-3
Held At Aston Magna & Clifford Chambers Lakes
Sunday 22 September 2019
The league was won by Andy Bruce who followed up his victory at Clifford Chambers with a win at Aston Magna on a day where the fishing was tough.
Aston Magna Results are:
1st place was Andy Bruce with 15lb 01oz of bream.
2nd place was Les Ashby with 9lb 04oz.
3rd was Pete Kilbride with 7lb 14oz .
Cliford Chambers results are:
1st place was John Walkden with 115lb 04oz of carp.
2nd place was Jason Parnell 83lb 01oz.
3rd place was Stuart Fleming was third with 77lb 08oz.
The league was supported by Stratford On Avon FISHING AND OUTDOORS.
The league top ten standings were as follows,
1st place was Andy Bruce with 20 points.
2nd place was Jason Parnell with 18 points - higher combined weight.
3rd place was Les Ashby with18 points.
4th place was Pete Wedgebrow with 17 points.
5th place was Rob Taylor with 15 points.
6th place was Stuart Fleming with 14 points.
7th place was Neil Schumann with 13 points.
8th place was Luke Mason with 12 points.
9th place was Pete Kilbride with 11 points - higher combined weight.
10th place was Tony Hunt with 11 points.
John Walkden Jason Parnell Stuart Fleming
Cotswold Cup
Held At Bishops Bowls
This was the Cotswold Cup match that has been going since 1966 and is always a close match between the clubs. The match was held at Bishops Bowl and the four teams of 10 anglers were from Moreton, Burford , Shipston and Norgren.
Shipston and Burford were tied on points with both teams winning 5 of their sections, Shipston had the superior weight advantage with the top three weights all going to Shipston.
Individual Results Were:
1st place was Andy Bruce (Shipston)with over 100lbs
2nd place was Stuart Fleming (Shipston) over 90lbs.
3rd place was Chris Hallows (Shipston) with over 50lbs
and with Les Ashby (Shipston) and Gary Didcock (Shipston) both winning their sections with good back up weights Shipston had the advantage. Moreton were third and Norgren came fourth.
Shipston Group Photo with Cotswold Cup
Andy Bruce Stuart Fleming
Shipston & ADDAC Match Open-2
Held At Aston Magna & Clifford Chambers Lakes
Sunday 01 September 2019
This joint league has been running for three years now and has grown in popularity with a growing list of anglers wanting to fish each year.
The two leg league got off to a flying start.
Results at Clifford Chamber are:
1st place was Andy Bruce 104lb 10oz.
2nd place was Les Ashby with 77lb 15oz.
3rd place was Rob Taylor with 76lb 11oz. There was a lot of other big weights as well.
Results at Aston magna are:
1st place was Pete Wedgebrow with 38lb 10oz.
2nd place was Jason Parnell with18lb 04oz.
3rd place was Tony Hunt with16lb 08oz.
Andy Bruce Rob Taylor Jason Pernell Pete Wedgebrow
League Standings- ( 18 fished the league ):
Andy Bruce 10 points. Pete Wedgebrow 10 points. Les Ashby 9 points. Jason Parnell 9 points.
Rob Taylor 8 points. Tony Hunt 8 points. Neil Schumann7 points. Luke Mason 7 points.
Malcolm Allinson 6 points. Stuart Fleming 6 points. Graham Wheeler 5 points.
Dave Evason 5 points. Jack Schumann 4 points. Mick Belgrave 4 points. Pete Kilbride 3 points.
Bob Woodward 3 points. Steve Harris 2 points. Ross Mould 2 points
Shipston L White Shield
Held At Bourton On The Water Adlestrop Lake
Saturday 24 August 2019
It was one of the hottest August days for a long time and fishing was always going to be hard going and with 15 anglers around the lake we were all going to struggle. The results are:
1st Place was Gary Didcock with 5lb 10oz.
2nd place was Les Ashby continuing his good form with 3lb 06oz.
3rd place was Ian Harris with 2lb 13oz.
Gary Didcock Les Ashby Ian Harris
Shipston Simon Slowther Cup
Held On The River Avon Near Stratford
Saturday 17 August 2019
After the rain on previous days the match was in doubt as to if it would be fishable, but on inspection we decided the river was ok to fish albeit a bit pacey and coloured.
The river fished very well. The results are:
1st place was Stuart Fleming with 14Lbs 15Oz comprising of lots of small fish, two chub and two skimmer bream.
2nd place was Les Ashby with 9lb of mixed small fish.
3rd place wax Mick Belgrave with 8lb 02oz of bream and perch.
Stuart Fleming Mick Belgrave Dave Dowland
Shipston On Stour Fish n Frolics
Held At Aston Magna Lake, River Stour & River Avon
Sunday 26 - 28 July 2019
Although the weekend weather was not good all the fishmen had a good time and even though the weights as you can see below were not great most fishermen caught. The winner with 4 point was Howard Keyes, the remainer you can see below:
Howard Keyes and winning trophy
Invitation Match
Held On The River Avon AT Charlcote
Sunday 21 July 2019
This match was an invitation match put on by the two clubs Shipston a.c and A.D.D.A.C to promote FISH'n'FROLICS FESTIVAL which starts this Friday for 3 days. The results were:
1st place was Darren Cox representing Garbolino with a brace of barbel with 22lb. the biggest being 11lb 12oz
2nd Palce was Ian Winter (Sensas) with 9lb of chub
3rd place was Simon Slowther (Shipston a.c ) with 4lb 08oz.
Darren cox Simon Slowther Ian Winter & Darren cox
Shipston F Smith Travel Cup
Held On The River Avon Near Stratford (The Brook)
Saturday 06 July 2019
This was a great day out for the club with some fantastic sport, all the anglers caught well and the weights were good. The results are as follows;
1st place was Stuart Fleming with 26lb 06oz of chub and perch caught on the pole. 2nd place was Colin Barratt with 17lb 04oz one barble plus chub caught on the lead. 3rd place was Les Ashby with 17lb of chub caught mainly on the float.
Stuart Fleming Colin Barrett Les Ashby
Bob Taylor Memorial Match
Held Warwick
Sunday 30 June 2019
Shipston entered the Bob Taylor memorial match in Warwick, Ten teams of five anglers entered and with each team having to fish river, canal and pool this proved a refreshing change to other team competitions. Shipstons A team of Chris Hallows, Chris Coleman, Tony Avery, Pete Kilbride and Mick Belgrave came out winners with 40 points, Barford second with 36 points and Sensas Smithies third with 34 points.
Pete Kilbride, Chris Hallows, Mick Belgrave, Chirs Colin (Tony Avery 5th team member not include)
ShipstonAC Claridge Cup
Held At Borton On The Water Lake
Saturday 29 June 2019
This was the hottest day of the year so far and this really affected the weights. The results are as folows:
1st Place was Rob Oakey with one bream of 7lb 11oz.
2nd place was Malcolm Allinson with one bream of 7lb 01oz.
3rd place was Steve Aston with 1lb 01oz.
Malcolm Allinson
Shipston JK Eastbury Match
Held On The River stour
Sunday 23 June 2019
This match was held at Honington Bridge and Shipston. The results are as follows
1st place was Colin Barratt with 25 lb 13oz from Shipston Bridge who had to contend with a stranded dog in the river and it's owner having to rescue it, Owners really should control there dogs near the waters edge of rivers as it can be a very dangerous place for dogs and the person who tries to save it.
2nd place was Malcolm Allinson with 9lb.
3rd place was Robert Reynolds with 8lb 12oz.
Colin Barrett Bob Reynolds
Shipston Colin Barrett Cup Match
Held At Bishops Bowls
Saturday 15 June 2019
17 anglers fished the second round of the Colin Barratt Cup at Bishops Bowl on Marshes 1 & 2 pools. The weather was horrendous with torrential rain, thunder and lightning throughout the match. The results are:
1st Place was Stuart Fleming with 56lb 12oz of carp and chub.
2nd place was Tony Avery with 54lb 01oz.
3rd place was Chris Coleman with 50lb 04oz.
4th place was Rob Oakey with 43lb 04oz.
5th place was Gary Didcock with 40lb 06oz.
Stuart Fleming Colin Barrett Tony Avery Mick Belgrave
Shipston KP Eastbury Pair Match
Held At Aston Magna Lages
Saturday 01 June 2019
This was the pairs match and Rob Taylor won it outright with 23lb 02oz of bream. The pairs results are:
1st place was Rob Taylor and Colin Barratt.
2nd place was Rob Oakey and Les Ashby.
3rd was Stuart fleming and Pete Kilbride.
Rob Taylor & Colin Barrett Rob Taylor Ken Watts
Shipston Colin Barrett Cup
Held At White Bishop's Pool
Saturday 25 May 2019
Result from Shipstons match on Saturday at Bishops Bowl. 19 Anglers fished and good weights were achieved. Results are:
1st Place was Chris Hallows with 164 lb 07oz.
2nd place was Andy Bruce with 140lb 07oz.
3rd place was Gary Didcock with 117lb 04oz.
4th place was Nick Purdy with 79 lb 08oz.
Chris Hallows Andy Bruce
Shipston Farmer Cup Match
Held At Boddington Reservoir
Saturday 18 May 2019
This was the first away match of the year on the new 2019 Shipston club card and 14 anglers fished the match.
1st place was Rob Oakey with 113lb 12oz.
2nd place was Stuart Fleming with 95lb 06oz which included a carp weighing in at 19lb 06oz.
3rd place was Les Ashby with 75lb.
4th place was Gary Didcock with 50lb 08oz.
5th place was Neil Schumann 49lb 08oz.
Rob Oakey Stuart Fleming
Shipston and ADDAC Pairs Match
Held At Aston Magna and Clifford Chambers
Sunday 12 May 2019
This was the first joint pairs competition that Shipston and ADDAC had trialled and it was a great success with 16 anglers fishing on both clubs waters.
The anglers at Clifford Chambers were treated to a fantastic days sport with plenty of fish caught, the winner was Rob Oakey with 95lb 13oz.
The winner at Aston Magna was Chris Hallows with 10lb 08oz where it was a lot tougher to find the bigger fish.
The pairs was won by Chris Hallows and Andy Bruce and the runners up were Rob Oakey and Tony Brookes.
Andy Bruce Rob Oakey Rob Taylor
Shipston Aston Magna Tankard/Paul Geden Cup
Held At Aston Magna
Saturday 27 April 2019
Saturday was the fourth and final round of the Aston Magna Tankard series. Results are.
1st Place was Les Ashby with 12lb of bream.
2nd Place was Andy Bruce with 9lb 13oz also of bream.
3rd Place was Tony Avery with 7lb 09oz of silver fish.
The overall winner of the league was Les Ashby. The top ten finishers were:
1st place was Les Ashby with 30 points.
2nd place was Dave Evason with 27 points.
3rd place was Stuart Fleming with 26 points.
4th place was Andy Bruce with 24 points.
5th place was Tony Avery with 23 points.
6th place = was Rob Oakey with 15 points, (joint 6th higher weight caught overall).
6th place = was Gary Didcock with 15 points.
8th place was Colin Barratt with 11 points.
9th place = was Robert Reynolds with 9 points, (joint 9th higher weight caught overall).
9th Place = was Phil Outram 9 points.
Les Ashby Les Ashby Tony Avery Group Photo
With Trophy
Shipston Aston Magna Tankard/Paul Geden Cup
Held At Aston Magna
Saturday 20 April 2019
This was the third round of the Aston Magna Tankard league series. Results Are:
1st Place was Andy Bruce with 18lb 01oz made up of bream and rudd.
2nd Place was Les Ashby came with 11lb 12oz.
3rd Place was Colin Barratt with 11lb.
4th Place was Stuart Fleming with 10lb 05oz.
5th Place was Robert Reynolds with 8lb 07oz.
Dave Evason is leading the league still with 22 points, Stuart Fleming and Les Ashby are joint second with 20 points, Andy Bruce and Tony Avery are tied in fourth place with 15 points, Rob Oakey sixth with 14 points. The fourth and last round is next Saturday.
Andy Bruce Colin Barrett Les Ashby
Shipston Aston Magna Tankard/Paul Geden Cup
Held At Aston Magna
Sunday 31 March 2019
This is the first match on the new Shipston and District angling club fixture card and also the first round of the Aston Magna Tankard series contest.
19 anglers fished and everyone caught, the carp didn't feed but luckily the silver fish were there to be caught. Results are:
1st place was Stuart Fleming won with 24 lb 08oz of bream and rudd.
2nd place was Dave Evason with a remarkable 11lb 02oz of gudgeon
3rd place was Gary Didcot with 8lb 11oz. Dace.
4th place was Dave Hudson with 8lb 08oz.
The next round is next Saturday. Shipston club cards are now available from 1st April
Stuart Fleming Dave Everson Rob Oakey Dave Hudson
