Matches

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Junior match anglers outside Percy's shop

Our matches include Championship Matches, Early Bird Matches, Junior, OAP and Ladies Matches, Charity Matches and ad hoc matches including Sweepstake Matches. Check the News page of this website for dates and venues of all ad-hoc matches.

Water bookings from other organisations will be taken throughout the season. These will be predominantly small match bookings, which will be listed on the News page of this website and, we hope, advertised in the local press. Any national events will be listed below.

National Event

The club has a taken booking for a national event that will take place on the River Cam on 27 September, 2012, when the stretch between the Penny Ferry and Clayhithe will be closed to all other anglers.

Championship Matches

There will be 12 championship points matches per season with points awarded to the top 12 in each match. A bonus point will be awarded for attendance at each match. Anglers may drop their two lowest points scored matches to arrive at their best 10 match aggregate score. The best aggregate total will be overall champion. There will be a summer (6 matches) and a winter (6 matches) champion.

A fee of £2:00 will be charged with a £5:00 optional pools with 100% payout of all pools collected. The first three places will be paid out.

Championship Match Calendar 2011 - 2012 Season

Date Match Sponsor Venue Draw Fishing Draw
08/05/11 1st Championship D.M. Cleaning Barnwell Lake 7:00 am 8:00 - 2:00 Barnwell Lake
22/05/11 2nd Championship Eric Pettit Mepal Block Fen 7:00 am 8:00 - 2:00 Mepal Block Fen
19/06/11 3rd Championship Ian Darler Cam 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Baits Bite Lock
03/07/11 4th Championship Little Barford Power Station Old West 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Stretham
24/07/11 5th Championship D.M.Cleaning Cam A 8:00am 9:00 - 3:00 Baits Bite Lock
07/08/11 6th Championship Eric Pettit Block Fen A 12:00 am 1:00 - 7:00 Block Fen A
21/08/11 7th Championship P.S. Dean Old West 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Stretham
04/09/11 8th Championship Liam Darler Burwell Lode 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Upware
18/09/11 9th Championship Ian Darler River Lark 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Prickwillow
16/10/10 10th Championship Wrights Mower Centre Burwell Lode 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Upware
06/11/11 11th Championship The Pimpernels River Lark 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Prickwillow
11/03/12 12th Championship Helen Seal Cam 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 TBC

A special prize together with the Mrs Legge Memorial Cup will be awarded to the overall winner of the Burwell Super Matches.

Please note:

Championship Match Calendar 2012 - 2013 Season

Date Match Venue Draw Fishing Draw
13/05/12 1st Championship Barnwell Lake 7:00 am 8:00 - 2:00 Barnwell Lake
27/05/12 2nd Championship Mepal Block Fen 7:00 am 8:00 - 2:00 Mepal Block Fen
17/06/12 3rd Championship Cam 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Baits Bite Lock
08/07/12 4th Championship Burwell Lode 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Upware
22/07/12 5th Championship Cam A 8:00am 9:00 - 3:00 Baits Bite Lock
05/08/12 6th Championship Block Fen A 12:00 am 1:00 - 7:00 Block Fen A
19/08/12 7th Championship Old West 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Stretham
02/09/12 8th Championship Burwell Lode 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Upware
16/09/12 9th Championship River Lark 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Prickwillow
30/09/12 10th Championship Burwell Lode 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Upware
21/10/12 11th Championship River Lark 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 Prickwillow
14/03/13 12th Championship Cam 8:00 am 9:00 - 3:00 TBC

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Early Bird Matches

New for the 2012-2013 season these matches provide an opportunity to anglers who want to fish competitively but are unable or unwilling to devote an entire Sunday to it. Starting at 4:30am and running until 11:00am they also mark the return of The Dawn Raiders. Fishing feature swims in the early morning could result in bigger catches of better fish, including some specimens.

If the Early Bird matches are successful, some evening matches may be added later in the year.

Early Bird Matches 2012-2013 Season

Date Match Venue Draw Fishing Draw
10/06/12 Early Bird Milton Country Park 4:30 am 5:30 - 11:30 Milton
24/06/12 Early Bird Burwell Lode 4:30 am 5:30 - 11:30 Cock Up Bridge
12/08/12 Early Bird Burwell Lode 4:30 am 5:30 - 11:30 Upware

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Junior, Ladies and OAP Matches

These are essentially three separate matches running concurrently, the junior matches being an extension of the club's coaching activities. CFPAS coaches are available to help each junior entrant during the match.

Junior, Ladies and OAP Match Calendar 2012-2013 Season

Date Match Sponsor Venue Draw Fishing Draw
30/06/12 Jnr, OAP and Ladies West's Renault Cam A 8:30 am 9:30 - 1:30 Baites Bite Lock
08/09/12 Jnr, OAP and Ladies West's Renault Cam B 8:30 am 9:30 - 1:30 Baites Bite Lock

Entry forms and the Parents/Carers Code of Conduct can be obtained from Farringtons or Coopers in Cambridge or downloaded from the links below. Please return your completed forms to Farringtons or Coopers.

For further information please call John Pope - Junior Event Co-ordinator - on 01223 515458. Anyone who is interested in helping on match days please contact John on the above telephone number.

Downloads

Code of Conduct for Parents and Carers

Junior Entry Form

OAP and Ladies Entry Form

Charity Matches

We hold a number charity events on our waters each season in addition to allowing our waters to be used free of charge in aid of charities such as the Papworth Trust. Please e-mail Graham Tweed regarding availability, or telephone (01223) 234616 before 8pm

Charity Match Calendar 2012-2013 Season

Date Match Venue Draw Fishing
26/09/12 Mid week Cambridge Charity Anglers River Lark 8:30 am 9:30 - 3:30
24/10/12 Mid week Cambridge Charity Anglers River Lark 8:30 am 9:30 - 3:30

Sweepstake Matches

This season's sweepstake matches are listed below; the match on the 4th of December will be our Christmas match, and as always we ask for a donated prize or two. Entry and pools is £7.00. Please contact Mick Curtis before 9:00pm on 01223 564624 to book your place.

Date Match Venue Draw Fishing
04-12-2011 Sweepstake The Penny Ferry 8:30 10:00 - 3:00
27-12-2011 Sweepstake The Penny Ferry 8:30 10:00 - 3:30
15-01-2012 Sweepstake Baites Bight Lock 8:30 10:00 - 3:00
29-01-2012 Sweepstake The Penny Ferry 8:30 10:00 - 3:30
19-02-2012 Sweepstake Baites Bight Lock 8:30 10:00 - 3:00
04-03-2012 Sweepstake Baites Bight Lock 8:30 10:00 - 3:30

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Match Bookings

Match bookings are welcome on our fisheries. Please email our Club President Graham Tweed to agree dates and reserve the water, or telephone Cambridge (01223) 234616 before 8pm.

Rowing Agreement

There is a code of conduct for anglers and rowers using the River Cam. This code is endorsed by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC), the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association (CRA) and the Cambridge Fish Preservation and Angling Society Ltd (CFPAS). It is essential that every Association, Club and Society Member should abide by the spirit of this Code, which is intended to promote the greater safe enjoyment of the river amenity so as not to unduly disrupt or disturb others appreciating the facility.

Click here to view this code

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