RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR 2024/25
Match Rules
1 One rod, one line and single hook only.
2. Live or dead baits are forbidden unless a predator
match is being held.
3. Competitors must place their rods on the bank if they
wish to leave their peg during match times.
4. Keepnets must be a minimum of 2.5m in length, be
pegged out where applicable and comply with national
Standards.
5. In matches where all fish weigh, keepnets to be used,
all fish must be returned to the water immediately after
being weighed.
6. All fish above 6oz must be landed with a landing net
to aid fish safety.
7. The match secretary or persons allocated to run the
match may disqualify any competitor failing to comply
with the match regulations.
8. Should any condition arise which these regulations
are not met by competitors, the match secretary or
person allocated to run the match have full power to
deal with the situation immediately as they see fit.
9. Competitors fishing a match should not interfere with
any other angler during the duration of the match.
10. Contestants shall not fish the selected water until the
time for contest. This rule applies from midnight
before the contest.
11. Pegs will be announced 10 days prior to the match,
but may be altered if water levels alter drastically.
13 All members must vacate any match pegs well inadvance of the match start time.
14 No carp over 10lb in keepnets, 50lb keepnet limit.
15 On open matches none members need to pay for a £5 day ticket.
MATCH DATES 2023/24
Match pegs will be decided no later than 48hours before
the match commences via our social media platforms.
Pegs in use on matches must be vacated well in advance
of the match start time.
Club matches, open matches and members matches will
be announced no later than 10days before it is due to take
place via our social media platforms.
The club reserve the right to run matches on any given day
throughout the year using the above rules.
Summer League
19/05/2024
09/06/2024
16/06/2024 07/07/2024
14/07/2024
Pegs TBC on our social media platforms
Lowerhouse Winter League 23/24
03/11/2024 17/11/2024
01/12/2024 15/12/2024
05/01/2025 19/01/2025
02/02/2025 16/02/2025
Lodge will be closed on all dates to pleasure anglers
Foulridge Members Matches
21.04.2024
26.05.2024
26.08.2024
08.09.2024
22.09.2024
06.10.2024
20.10.2024
Foulridge 2 Dayer
03/08/24 04/08/24
Foulridge Carp Match
Date TBC. Levels and conditions permitting.
12/7/2020
20/8/23
Open match results Sunday 26th MAY
Thought we were all on for mega weights today but biblical rainfall has brought level right up which may have made the bream sulk resulting in a few blanks today myself included
However there was a few strays to be caught
1st Gavin Smith 42lb 12oz peg 20,
2nd Darren Stock with 17lb 9oz peg 14
Section winners:
Alex Woodcock with 11lb 1oz
Terry Holden with 13lb 5oz
Danny Stokes with 16lb 3oz
Results Fouldridge Res. Match 24/7/24
This was the first Wednesday match of 4, 16 Fished. The anglers that fish the res. regular all thought it was going to be a bumper day after what was caught over the weekend but it turned out to be hard. The winner Scott Duffy only booked on at 8pm the night before how lucky is Scott 6 Bream 1 roach Well done Scott.
1st - Scott Duffy 28lb peg 12
2nd – Ray Ayre 21lb 6oz peg 50
Sections
Gary Watson 13lb 4oz peg 13
Mark Dykes 12lb 8oz peg 17
Mike Smith 10lb 5oz peg 18
Ray O’Sullivan 14lb 1oz peg 49
Wednesday 14th August Match results
Pole wins the day, with the weather hot and the lake flat calm the bream did not want to play. But on the day the roach turned up on the pole line with Alan Crook taking the honours with his fishing partner
Paul White being runner up with nets of roach.
1st. - Alan Crook 14lb 3oz peg 48
2nd - Paul White 12lb 9oz peg 43
Sections
Tommy Holroyd -12lb 5oz peg 50
Mick Threlfall -10lb 3oz peg 40
Match results for Sunday 26th August
Few blanks on the res again today as the bream once again know where to hide on match days
Good job there was decent banter to be had while those waited for a bream or 2
1st Scott Duffy dam wall bank 30lb 14oz
2nd was Gavin Smith with 18lb 2oz
1st Mark Taylor Field side winner 22lb 2oz
2nd was Mike Smith with 18lb 1oz
Foulridge Res 2 Dayer
Day 1 results
Tough again on the res and the Saturday boaters over everyone’s swim certainly didn’t help
Bank 1 1st Mark Dykes with 50lb 8oz from peg 16 be tough to beat that now
Bank 2 1st Mark Taylor with 32lb 6oz well done mark
1st Mark dykes 50lb 8oz
2nd Ray Osullivan 40lb 2oz
3rd Mark Taylor 32lb 6oz
4th Paul Mason 13lb 6oz
5th Scott Duffy 9lb 7oz
6th Gary Watson 5lb 8oz
7th Ray Ayre 4lb 3oz
8th Josh Frankland
9th Tommy Holroyd
Tough ask for day 2 tomorrow but definitely achievable
Just about dried off enough for foulridge day 2 results
Cracking 2 days to be fair and a great tussle between Mark and Ray on both days, been a treat to watch
Day 2 results
Bank 1 1st Ray Osullivan 28lb
Bank 2 1st Scott Duffy with 46lb 9oz
Overall
1st Ray O’Sullivan with a total of 68lb 2oz
2nd Mark Dykes 63lb 2oz
3rd Scott Duffy 56lb
4th Mark Taylor 39lb 1oz
5th Paul Mason 36lb 5oz
6th Ray Ayre 20lb 12oz
7th Gary Watson 13lb 8oz
8th Josh Frankland 12lb 15oz
9th Tommy Holroyd 11lb 1oz
Many thanks to those that fished and hopefully see you all on the next 2 dayer, always good for a few
Result for Wednesday 18th September Match15 fished
With a slight blow on the lake and the temperature down at nights the fishing was slow to start with. But as the day went on the bites started to come.
1st. Mark Dykes 41lb 7 oz peg 39
2nd. Gary Watson 31lb 4oz peg 21
SECTIONS
Paul White 25lb 13oz. Peg 47
Andy Hobson 20lb 8oz. Peg 41
Mike Smith 17lb 5oz. Peg 20
Well done Mark Dykes for another good win
Ball Grove 15th September
Match results for the little match we had today on Ball Grove, wet and horrible all day till the all out when the sun started shining, typical
If you want a days sport with the kids or a day getting away from them then can’t go far wrong, bites from start to finish although from smaller fish but small ones grow into bigger ones
1st Paul Mason 8lb 14oz
2nd Josh Frankland 5lb
3rd Ray Ayre 4lb 8oz
4th Mark Dykes 4lb 2oz
5th Stevie Wonder 3lb 8oz
Decent Butty from the cafe as well before the all in
Match results for Sunday 22nd September
Not a bad day at all on the res if I do say so myself
Thanks Alan Norrish for drawing my peg, knew you were
a good lad
1st Paul Mason 65lb 8oz peg 41
2nd Gavin Smith 30lb peg 39
Sections
Mark Dykes 18lb 8oz peg 43
Alan Thompson 26lb peg 17
Well done lads
Match results for Sunday 6th October
Bream once again hanging around same areas at the moment but odd ones swimming across to Alma bank
1st Josh Frankland 25lb 5oz peg 41
2nd Ray Ayre 24lb 6oz peg 42
Section winners
Scott Duffy 23lb 6oz peg 37
Andrew Hobson 10lb 10oz peg 23
Gavin Smith 17lb 2oz
October 13th
Foulridge today and still bream showing
1st Paul Mason 31lb peg 44
Section winners
Ray Ayre 12lb 2oz peg 41
Scott Duffy 10lb 4oz peg 37
Result for Wednesday 16th October
First I would like to thank all the anglers for supporting the club and me on this mini series of matches as some of the anglers travelled from around Halifax, Harrogate, Wigan and Bolton
To get anglers travelling from these places it goes to show how good the club waters are. This is all done by the committee and volunteers
Results
1st Mark Dykes 59lb 10oz on a peg he didn’t fancy an moaned all the way to is peg 21 on Alma
2nd Paul White 20lb 1oz peg 37
Sections
Tommy Holroyd 11lb peg 39
Alan Crooke 3lb 3oz peg 16
