COMPETITIONS & RESULTS
2026 SEASON
19th April. Teams of Four. Wood Lane Fishery. Silvers Only
The CADAS lads were back at Wood Lane Fishery this time for a Silvers Only Match as the owners do not allow Carp in keepnets. With just eight of us we decided to have two teams of four giving at least four anglers a chance of some winnings, at the very least their pools and D.T money back. Teams were evenly divided by ability & rankings, With Captain of the Reds Martin and Del Captain of the Blues. So for the Reds consisting of Dennis, Steve and Lionel and the Blues Trevor, Les C and Serge. It was going to be a bit of a niggle match with the captains drawn next to each other, though it proved there was only going to be one winner when it comes to catching lots of Silvers. Martin fishing the whip and long pole trounced Del weighing 30-2-0 for the win to Dels 11-13-0. Trevor made a valid effort to take runner up spot for the blues with 16-14-0 with Les C also for the blues weighing 14-2-0 for third. Steve was the second highest weight in the reds with a quality net of Perch for 12-14-0. Check out the Youtube channel for an in depth look at tactics used under Carshalton Angling or the Angling Guru.
12th April. Teams of Four. Gold Valley Lakes. Middle Lake
April’s club match saw the members of CADAS fish Gold Valley lakes for the first time for 2026 and only the third time we have visited this fantastic venue. The weather forecast had predicted showers for most of the day fortunately this prediction didn’t come to fruition however the wind was almost gale force at times. It was a disappointment that some members that had booked in to fish were no shows failing to notify the organiser and even decided to go elsewhere totally disrespectful you know who you are !. Two teams of four saw the Red Team consisting of Martin Charnock, Ron Carter, Trevor Pavitt and Les Taylor where by Team Blue were Derek Carter, Steve Beard, Lionel Herve & Serge Garbou. Foul hooked fish were costly for the majority of the field with some shedding the hook at the net in excess of high double figures. Being the most consistent in landing the F1’s were Team Red with top team member Ron Carter (center top) on peg 99 weighing 25-1-0. With backing weights from the rest of the team saw them victorious over the Carp Gurus for a combined total of 73-6-0. Del Carter on peg 92 (top right) having top weight on the day of 31-4-0 was let down by fellow team mates for team Blue’s combined total of 62-12-0. Had Lionel not lost his rod and reel to a double figure fish the Blue’s might have pipped the Reds, at least lionel will be supporting the tackle industry in the not so distant future. ; )
22nd March. Winter Silvers League. Final Round 6 of 6 ‘Marsh Farm’
The final round of the CADAS Surrey & Sussex Winter silvers League was held at Godalmings Marsh Farm Complex on Harris Lake. Renowned for it’s big Crucians as well as some big Tench which could see a big shake up for the league positions especially for those in the top six placings of the league. Also it was the final Individual knock-out whereby it was the same three anglers from the last series that would see only the top two highest weights take the spoils. Wind plays a big factor on this lake and today was no exception as the top three weights came from the far end pegs. John Ayres was pegged on the second to last peg 27 taking the match by storm with a cracking net of Tench on red maggot for the win with 32-2-0. This win shot him into fourth place in the final league standings. Ron carter end peg 26 took second place with 16-10-0 and Robbie Gaiger from peg 29 with 11-5-0 taking third place. As for the league it came down to the wire with Richie Hemmings just holding onto the series win by a weight of just 5 ounces over the course of the six rounds as both Gary Spackman tied on points with 37 points. Martin Charnock took third place overall with a total of 34 points. As for the Individual knockout Gary Spackman became the Champion landing 8-10-0 to runner up Martin Charnock’s 7-12-0, Derek Carter was third with just 1-2-0 picking up sweet FA.
L-R Gary Spackman, Richie Hemmings & Martin Charnock
8th March. Winter Silvers League Round 5. ‘Sumners Ponds’
The penultimate Round 5 saw the venue at Sumners Match lake. Whilst being a Silvers event there were lots of Carp that would cause issues amongst the competitors as unwanted hooked Carp had the potential of ruining the swim for a few valued minutes taking time to land and spooking the Silvers in the peg. It was also the Semi-final of the Individual Knockout with only three from the remaining five anglers going through to the final round at Marsh Farm. Those that qualified were Martin Charnock, Derek Carter & Gary Spackman the same anglers from last year making the final three. John Ayres top left took the win today with 20-13-0 from peg 3, in second place was Martin Charnock catching 637 fish for 18-8-0 with third place going to Derek Carter top center from peg 4 weighing 15-15-0 and in section B Gary Spackman top right took fourth with 15-3-0.
8th February Winter Silvers League. Round 4. Bernie’s ‘Racetrack’.
Round 4 turned out to be another tricky day. Feed to much or at the wrong time and the Carp would muscle in to upset what was already a challenge in getting bites from the Silvers. The added influx of water created by this weeks rain didn’t really help matters either. Top bloke was Gary Spackman on end peg 1 with 9-0-0 of quality skimmers in second place was Tony Hardstone with 5-10-0 just piping Richie Hemmings by one ounce to place him in third place, with John Ayres taking fourth place with 5-4-0. Two more individuals were knocked out today those being Trevor Pavitt & Max Calverley. The remaining five anglers going into the next round at Sumners are Richie Hemmings, Gary Spackman, Derek Carter, Martin Charnock & Robbie Gaiger where by only three of the five will go through to the final round held on Harris Lake at Marsh Farm Fishery.
25th January. Carp & Silvers Match Bernie’s Racetrack
Predictions of a wet and windy day turned out to be just a storm in a tea cup with just the odd downpour that lasted around 5 minutes. With only a few regulars for this Sunday knock-up in a match where there were two cash pools one for Carp and a seperate for Silvers. Those solely fishing for Silvers would have an added bonus of a sneaky practice for the up and coming Surrey & Sussex winter Silvers League. With a walk off draw gave each of the competitors the option of choosing where they would prefer to sit which left plenty of room as we we had the whole complex. The water level was extremely high and chocolate coloured which was expected after the weeks rainfall prior to today’s match.
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20th January Coffin Dodgers Midweek Silvers Only Match. Five Oaks Fishery
The first midweek match of 2026 saw the Coffin Dodgers crew attend what was to be a difficult day at Five Oaks Fishery. Whilst there were plenty of small fish to accept a bait the quality fish were much harder to tempt with Steve Beard on peg 10 catching a few better stamp skimmers however for the rest of the field it was more of a small fish race. Martin Charnock excels at catching miniature fish at speed taking in excess of 500 blips as he took the spoils with 8-8-0 along with his winning pairs partner Ron Carter on peg 2 who added 4-0-0 to their total for 12-8-0 to win the random pairs pool. Second place from peg 4 was Derek Carter (top Right) with 6-13-0. Dennis Cooper on peg 6 took joint third with Ron with a weight of 4-0-0 from peg 6.
