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    The club aims to attract more junior members and hopes that some of the text and images below will inspire more youngsters to join Ockley Angling Society. (See JOIN section on the website)

 

The club has its own ADB (Angling Development Board) coach, Ivor Hughes, who runs special coaching sessions for juniors.

He can be contacted by phone: 07973715859 or by email hughes004@googlemail.com or hughes@ kthome.fsnet.co.uk

Why not take a look at his website for further details : learn to fish
 
Watch this space for photos of fishing activities of Juniors at Ockley Angling Society waters.  Send in your photos and comments to web editor d.towler@blueyonder.co.uk
 

One of our junior members, Alex Nash runs a blog http://alexsfishing.blogspot.com

This has excellent text and photos of his fishing exploits at Ockley. He should be an inspiration to us all to make the "adult" sections of the website more interesting !!

 


LEAGUE TABLE FOR JUNIOR MATCHES 2009 - 2010
Name 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 5th round total
Mark Sharpless 20 20 20 20 20 100
Ryan Pike 19 17 18 15 19 88
Rachel Wass 17 19 0 19 0 55
Jake Bown 18 18 0 0 0 36
Stephen Gage 0 0 0 17 18 35
Alecco Galiotzakis 0 0 16 18 0 34
John Sharpless 0 0 19 0 0 19
Lucy Hughes 0 0 17 0 0 17
Zac Gibbs 0 0 0 0 17 17
Alex Nash 0 0 0 16 0 16

A NOTE OF THANKS FROM GARY PIKE

I would like to firstly say a big well done to all juniors who attended the matches whether they attended all or just one, well done.
Secondly i would like to say thank you to O.A.S in arranging these matches and to all members who helped on these days especially two of them who are Ivor for all his help in making sure all enjoyed the matches and always ensuring that it's not just the winning it's the taking part and improving that counts, to which i think all have improved, and of course Glyn who made it all happen and also arranged a day out for the juniors (get well soon Glyn).
Lets hope that next year sees all Juniors attending matches and to see it grow in strength.
Well done to all.
Gary

7/11/09 Final Junior Match Round 5 Lake  

 

 

Four young Anglers turned up for this last round of 5 for 2009.
On a not so easy venue at this time of year  the Island lake was no match for our young Piscators .

From the very start a couple of the anglers started catching small fish & After a little while into the match all four had caught fish, as the day wore on the odd bigger fish started to show which was pleasing to see.

The day was a credit to all who fished & the result was as follows

 

Result :

1. Mark Sharpless      11.7.0  lbs
2. Ryan Pike                6.13.0 lbs
3. Stephen Gage          5.  7.0 lbs
4. Zac  Gibbs               4.14.0 lbs

Special thanks: To all the parents for their support through out the 5 five rounds
& a very special thanks to all the Juniors who turned out for the Matches & put the effort in.

Regards Ivor Hughes ( Club Coach )

 

3/10/09 Junior Match Round 4 New Lake  

 

Six young Anglers turned up for this match the weather was dry, cloudy with a light breeze,
All caught fish & apart from the winning weight the rest of the anglers weights made a close match of it.  

Amongst the fish that had been landed, Alex Nash caught a lovely 13.8 lb carp.

A big well done to all the anglers & many thanks to the parents.

Result :

1. Mark Sharpless       48. 12 lbs
2. Rachel Wass            22.12 lbs
3. Alecco Galiotzakis  20.00 lbs
4. Stephen Gage          18.10 lbs  

Regards Ivor Hughes ( Club Coach )

 

Junior Match Round 3  Island Lake:

5 young anglers turned up to fish this round this included 3 newcomers. The Lake had a lot of cold water go into it, coupled with colder nights made this match harder than expected. As usual they all got stuck in & worked hard for their fish. A big well done to all. Many thanks again to the parents for their support.

Regards Ivor Hughes ( Club Coach ).

1st. Mark Sharpless 15. 01 lbs
2nd John Sharpless 11.14 lbs
3rd. Ryan Pike 7.09 lbs

 

 

Junior Match Round 2 New Lake July 18th.

 

Five Juniors turned out for this Match & after the last match I was eager to see how our young Juniors would tackle this one.

The standard was again at a very good standard  which was a credit to them all.

Again I would like to thank all the Parents  for their support & their encouragement.

1st. Mark Sharpless 76.8 lbs
2nd Rachel Wass 39.1 lbs
3rd. Jake Bown 22.15 lbs
4th Ryan Pike 22.9 lbs
 

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SShame on all verbal bullies

Junior Match Round 1 Island Lake.

This year our Fisheries Manager Glyn Reeves has decided to change the format of the junior matches.
This now allows me to walk round during the match & give advice if needed, also Glyn has Introduced Medals to be won on the day, for every round, so now the juniors have more to compete for.

Match report.

Four young anglers turned up on a showery morning for the first of five rounds for the junior cup.

At the all in four hook baits hit the water and the first junior match of 2009/10 season was away.

Walking round as the match progressed, it was pleasing to see individual skills being put into practice.

The lake fished well with all anglers getting bites & producing fish throughout the match.
At the end of the match, the weigh in produced some good weights including a new junior match record from the Island lake.

Special Thanks:

I would like to thank the Parents for their encouragement during and after the match.
Glyn Reeves( Fisheries Manager ) for all his efforts which i think has made the junior matches a lot better.
Finally to the Juniors who fished, well done to all.


Result:

1st. Mark Sharpless 17-0-0 lbs
2nd Ryan Pike 11-10-0 lbs
3rd. Jake Bown 7- 8-0 lbs
4th Rachel Wass 4-10-0 lbs

PHOTOS:

Medals Mark
Ryan Jake  

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Shame on all verbal bullies

 



Regards Ivor Hughes ( Club Coach )

 

Edward & his brother Monty.

Edward spent the day with me, He had a great day catching nearly all the species in the lake.

Monty had a little go at the start then at the end he had some roach & a couple of Tench.

Juniors Day Out at the Canal lake  Rusper.

 

Six Juniors turned out for the days outing sponsored by Ockley Angling Society.
The weather was dry, a little cloudy at times with a slight wind.
All Juniors decided to use the pole for the day fishing with a little groundbait & a selection of hook baits with Maggots being the best.
Bites sometimes had to be worked at but with patience & determination all the juniors caught mainly small fish.

The day was enjoyed by all & special thanks goes to all the parents & the committee members who where there on hand to help out, also last but not least the committee for sponsoring the day tickets for the day.

Well done to all!

Ivor Hughes ( Club Coach)  
Alecco is a new Junior member who caught 13 carp on his first day of fishing at Ockley. Opposite is a photo of one of them.
Callum's 3lb 6oz common carp biggest of a 33lb haul while having a tuition with ivor last summer
Luke Boulton caught this fine 9lb 9 oz carp (plus plenty more) with some tuition from his grandfather Alan Norwood
Hi. my name is Callum Brady aged 14. A few weeks ago I had a days coaching with Ivor Hughes and caught a total weight of 33 lb. Last week I joined OAS and today I fished New Lake for the first time. I had a great day with my uncle coming to fish as a guest. We both caught a selection of fish and just before leaving I caught a beautiful common carp weighing at 5lbs 3oz, a personal best for me.
New Lake -part of just under 52lb bag Lucy - New Lake Geeble Lucy - Island Lake

 
Amy - Island Lake New Lake 5lb 8oz mirror Lucy - New Lake 4lb common
Sean - New Lake Sean - Island Lake  
     
Photos of a few of the many fish that Matt Jones and his friend Connor caught on one day in August 2006.

 

Ryan was fishing on the 28/12/07 on peg 29 on float and maggot fishing only about 10 feet out. Being a new member to the club and also new to fishing i think he is now wanting to go every week thanks from the help Ivor has given him.
Many Thanks
Gary Pike(yes a funny name for fishing)
 Alex Dicker (7 years old) with his carp caught at New Lake - Summer 2005  

 

 

My dad and me fished for the first time on Friday 2nd June. What a
great day !!!!!!

We fished on peg 32 & 33,

We used bread flake, paste, and pellet.
.
I caught 15 carp , Including a beautiful Koi and my Dad caught 11
carp

I have attached some photos.

Can't wait to fish again.

Yohann Ashworth

 

 

A great day for Jess - her first time fishing with a pole. (see report in pleasure angling section of the match report page)

Pleasure report from Ivor Hughes about his 11 year old daughter Jess on her first experience of pole fishing.

"Sunday was her 1st time down the lake, and as you saw i mainly sat behind her all day explaining how to use a short pole, as she had never used one before.
 Well what a first time it turned out to be, 13 carp biggest about 8lb and 29 geeble  Rudd, Roach a few skimmers and 2 lovely Tench. What more could one ask for, all in all a day i wont forget let alone Jess.The photos are just a few of the geeble she caught."
 jake

Hi my name is jake bown (160)
I'd just like to show you one of the fish i caught on my first days fishing at Weavers O.A.S.
I'm yet to fish the new lake but no doubt i will have a go this year because i think Weavers needs some attention. I think we have got good quality fish
and the tidiness makes it even better.
I'm looking forward to entering my first junior match and having many more tight lines.


yours sincerely jake bown aged 12
  • The club hosts an annual fishing match for Greenshaw High School. This is organised by the Membership Secretary, Steve Stone who is assisted by committee members.

 

  • Club coach, Ivor Hughes, is on hand to help youngsters develop their skills.

 

  • Prizes of donated tackle are awarded with the top prize being membership of the club.

 

  • Below is a selection of photos from matches held over the last few years.

 

  • The first photographs are of committee members helping out.