Congratulations to Ray Lightfoot who is yet another member of the Red Horses 100’s club hall of fame catching well over 100lb to win the match on Heronbrook’s Bridge pool.
The top 4 weights in fact were all over 100 lb, which is itself another landmark for our little club.
We have to to go out on a limb financially, booking matches at Heronbrook so:-
A Big Thank You! to everyone who attended.
No club match this coming Sunday – next match 16th September at the Willows.
This weeks venue is Horns Pool which is situated behind the Horns Pub at Slitting Mill (WS15 2UW). Approximately 3 miles further on from Carneys (if you are traveling from the Stafford direction that is)
The track to the left hand side of the pub, takes you down to the car park by the pool.
Hopefully the wont close the roads again and we will all be able to get there.
See you all there on Sunday
This weeks venue is Horns Pool which is situated behind the Horns Pub at Slitting Mill (WS15 2UW). Approximately 3 miles further on from Carneys (if you are traveling from the Stafford direction that is)
The track to the left hand side of the pub, takes you down to the car park by the pool.
I dropped in at the venue on Thursday (a warm sunny day) and saw countless carp basking and cruising on top.
Chatting with the bailiff he told me 112lb won Wednesdays match – mainly F1s with carp taken in the margins later on mostly caught on meat. Other methods he recommended were pellet shallow and also paste, particularly on the deeper – siltier side of the lake, if it starts to fizz.
Hope to see you all there on Sunday
I have been reliably informed; by those that know this venue well, that there is both a Match “Lake” and a Match “Pool” (Although Heronbrook’s Website does not have the Pool listed) so to correct my previous post:-
The form on this Pool indicates that we should still be aiming for 100lb for a win with over 50lb for a place – so still a good days fishing to be had
Apologies for any confusion
Thank you to everyone that made it to the AGM last night
For those members that couldn’t make it, the 2018 Match Diary has now been released and can be found by visiting
Its February, which means its RedHorses AGM time.
This will be your first opportunity to take a look at the Matches Booked for the 2018 Season, in addition to discussing proposals raised on the running of the club.
One or two changes are already proposed for this year, which will hopefully make the fishing experience even more enjoyable for us all. We welcome everyone’s input so please let us know any topics that, you would like to see discussed at the meeting.
Let us have your suggestions over the next 7 days by replying to this email or posting a comment on the website; we can then circulate copies of the Agenda and confirm the date and time of the meeting to everyone in good time.
Hope to see you all at the meeting, the new season is just round the corner.
By all accounts last weeks weights on Blake Hall Capricious turned out to be more than a little dissapointing.
Catches on this Sundays venue promise something better and perhaps even an opportunity to join the illustrious 100 club.
The canal pool has been producing many weights around the 100lb mark in recent open matches and although not massive weights by Herobrook standards; a welcome antidote in prospect for last weeks dissapointments
Hope to see you all there this Sunday
more about Heronbrook Canal Pool
http://www.heronbrookfisheries.co.uk/POOLS/CANAL/index.php
To whet your appetite for the 2017 season here again is a list of the match venues booked; old favourites and some new ones to spice things up. We hope to see you all at Carneys on the 7th. New members are also welcome (click)
| Date | Venue | Pool | Draw |
| 07 May 2017 | Carneys | Damsel | 08:30 |
| 14 May 2017 | Blake Hall | Blake Pool | 08:30 |
| 21 May 2017 | (Possibly Willows) | TBA | 08:30 |
| 28 May 2017 | Heronbrook | New Canal | 08:30 |
| 04 June 2017 | Hanchurch | Raymar | 08:30 |
| 11 June 2017 | Izaak Walton | Top Pool | 08:30 |
| 18 June 2017 | Willows | Spring Pool | 08:30 |
| 25 June 2017 | Blake Hall | Capricious | 08:30 |
| 02 July 2017 | Adbaston Pools | st20oqh | 08:30 |
| 09 July 2017 | Slitting Mill | Horns Pool | 08:30 |
| 16 July 2017 | Izaak Walton | Canal Pool | 08:30 |
| 23 July 2017 | Willows | Spring Pool | 08:30 |
| 30 July 2017 | Blake Hall | Blake Pool | 08:30 |
| 06 August 2017 | Izaak Walton | Top Pool | 08:30 |
| 13 August 2017 | Hanchurch | Raymar | 08:30 |
| 20 August 2017 | Heronbrook | Island Pool | 08:30 |
| 27 August 2017 | Blake Hall | Hall Pool | 08:30 |
| 03 September 2017 | Carneys | Damsel | 09:00 |
| 10 September 2017 | Willows | Spring Pool | 09:00 |
| 17 September 2017 | Heronbrook | Meadow | 09:00 |
| 24 September 2017 | Carneys | Damsel | 09:00 |
| 01 October 2017 | Izaak Walton | Chebsey | 09:00 |
| 08 October 2017 | Blake Hall | Hall Pool | 09:00 |
| 15 October 2017 | Willows | Spring Pool | 09:00 |
| 22 October 2017 | Hanchurch | Model Pool | 09:00 |
| 29 October 2017 | Carneys | Damsel | 09:00 |
| 05 November 2017 | Blake Hall | Blake Lake | 09:00 |
| 12 November 2017 | Blake Hall | Silvers Match | 09:00 |
Due to poor fishing at the venue booked the club has changed the match water for 30th August 2015. We will now be at Heronbrook Fishery Newcastle Road Slindon, Staffordshire ST21 6LX
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Rules of the fishery are fairly relaxed with all methods and most baits allowed, but noticeably require each angler to have Three keepnets in the water from the start.
Member who own more than three nets and are willing to lend out their spare ones; please make themselves known to anyone who needs an extra net; I have one spare one to lend out.
The fishery also requires us to reserve and commit to the numbers booked, so please confirm with Alan Duke whether you will be attending or not.
This is a well stocked fishery so should provide good fishing for all members.
