A very hot day at Decoy, Whittlesey on the Damson Lake with temperatures pushing 28 Degrees. The aerators were on and stayed on all day. Lots of fish were high in the water enjoying the warm upper layer.
Fishing for the Newman Cup, donated by Cyril Newman who had a tackle shop on Lincoln Road in Peterborough, where many club members would have bought tackle and bait.
2020 Newman Cup winner Ray Torrington retained the trophy by a slender margin. Ray finished up with 67 lbs 12 oz fishing from peg number 18. Mainly catching in the margin on the pole using pellet, corn or maggot, but also from against the island using pellet on the feeder. Second place for Nigel Collis from peg 1 with the aerator as constant company. Nigel weighed in 65 lbs 9 oz from the pole in the margin on 6mm hard pellets. Third place to Peter Wray with 56 lbs 6 oz from Peg 5, fishing the margins on pellet.
Section Wins for Richard Bell and Jason Chatham
Full Result:
1st Ray Torrington 67 lbs 12 oz – peg # 18
2nd Nigel Collis 65 lbs 9 oz – peg # 1
3rd Pete Wray 56 lbs 6 oz – peg # 5
4th Richard Bell 55 lbs 11 oz – peg # 10
5th Nathan Grech 53 lbs 2 oz – peg # 11
6th Jason Chatham 42 lbs 1 oz – peg # 13
7th Ray Morland 41 lbs 9 oz – peg # 9
8th Colin Fisher 41 lbs 0 oz – peg # 17
9th Paul Wild 39 lbs 9 oz – peg # 19
10th Stuart Baxter 34 lbs 15 oz – peg # 20
11th Neil Speechley 28 lbs 15 oz – peg # 15
12th Ron Needham 21 lbs 2 oz – peg # 3
=13th Kevin Crompton DNW – peg # 7
=13th Andy Wilson DNW – peg # 16
