All fish were caught on waggler fished maggot.
A nice bag of roach and dace from the Top stretch.
Wyver Lane Pond – Match results – Sunday 27th September 2020
- 1st – Phil Hoad, Peg 18 = 13lb of silvers, 20 chub and a few bits
- 2nd – Jim Marcer, Peg 23 = 5lb of roach and perch
- 3rd – Adi Ingram, Peg 10 = 4lb of roach and perch
Well done to everyone who took part.
Next match is on the river, Top stretch alongside the pond on Sunday 11th October.
John Mason Memorial Match results – River Derwent – 13-09-2020
The annual charity memorial match was held on the Sewerage Works Section of the Derwent at Belper.
Fished in pleasant September sunshine, with the river at normal level and running clear it was expected to be tough going, however everyone managed a few bites. £45 was raised for charity.
Results:
- 1st Martin Jacques = 6lb 3oz
- 2nd Adam Ingram = 4lb 2oz
- 3rd Elliott Boam = 2lb 14oz
- 4th Roger Stone = 2lb 8oz
- 5th Adi Ingram = 1lb 8oz
- 6th Paul Spencer = 1lb 2oz
- 7th Stefan Harhat = 5oz
The John Mason Memorial Trophy 
RIver Derwent, Sewerage Works section 
John Mason Memorial Match weigh-in 
The weigh-in 
Adi Ingram’s net of fish
John Mason Memorial Charity Match – Sunday 13th September
Goods Road, Sewerage Works section from Pontoon bridge to Railway bridge.
£15 pools. Draw at 8am at the Spinney. Fish from 9.30am to 2.30pm
Wyver Lane Pond Common Carp for Harvey
Harvey with a lovely 11lb common carp caught from the pond this morning.
River Derwent Work Party – 6th September 2020
Great effort during this morning’s work party on the sewerage works section! Six more pegs had steps put in and shuttering around – from the Spinney down to the railway bridge – with another 3 pegs prepped ready for timber.
Many thanks to Elliott Boam, Roger Stone, Adi Ingram, Adam Ingram, Peter Doran and Bob, for their contributions.
A few photos from the day:
Harry Fitton Memorial Match Results 2020 – Wyver Lane Pond
Match Results:
- 1st – Adi Ingram, Peg 6 = 14lb 14oz (a small carp, 2 bream and 40 small fish)
- 2nd – James Marcer, Peg 13 = 12lb 11oz (a carp and small fish)
- 3rd – Bob Harrison, Peg 4 = 10lb 3oz (fished waggler for a total of 81 fish)
- 4th – Martin Jacques = 7lb 4oz
- 5th – Tony Carline = 7lb
- 6th – Roger Stone = 6lb 5oz
Today £95 was raised for charity, well done to all who took part.
Match winner Adi Ingram 
Adi’s winning bag 
Bob Harrison’s 3rd place bag of fish
Update to Match calendar for 2020.
All match dates in the membership book remain the same (subject to COVID-19 lockdowns, etc.), although now there will be 2 matches on Wyver Lane Pond, 2 on the River Derwent – Top stretch alongside the pond, and 2 on the River Derwent – Goods Road, sewerage works section.
The last match of the year will be the Phil Smith memorial on the river on top stretch.
Dates and venues below:
September 13th – John Mason Memorial Match – River Derwent – Goods Road, sewerage works section.
September 27th – Wyver Lane Pond
October 11th – River Derwent – Top stretch alongside the pond
October 25th – River Derwent – Goods Road, sewerage works section
November 8th – CANCELLED Wyver Lane Pond (subject to COVID-19 restrictions)
November 22nd – CANCELLED River Derwent – Top stretch alongside the pond (subject to COVID-19 restrictions)
December 20th – Phil Smith Memorial Match, River Derwent -Top stretch alongside the pond (subject to COVID-19 restrictions)
Monday Evening Match Results – 9th August 2020
- 1st – James Marcer, Peg 2 = 3lb 7oz
- 2nd – Martin Jacques, Peg 6 = 3lb 2oz
- 3rd – Bryan Woolley, Peg 1 = 1lb 12oz
This was the last evening match this year. We wish to thank everyone who took part in what has been a well attended series throughout and fished in great spirit.
Monday evening match results – River Derwent – 4th August 2020
Match held on the stretch of the River Derwent alongside the pond.
- 1st – Adi Ingram, Peg 2 = 4lb 11oz
- 2nd – Jim Marcer, Peg 6 = 3lb 6oz
- 3rd – Elliott Boam, Peg 9 = 3lb 2oz
- 4th – Tony Carline, Peg 5 = 2lb 2oz
Derwent = Ide Hotspot?
A species of fish has been cropping up more and more regularly on our stretch of Derbyshire’s River Derwent, which it’s never been famous for… until now!
Several large ide have been caught recently – in both match and pleasure catches – from different sections of the river, meaning Belper could be the place to head if you fancy battling one of these impressive fish.
The ide isn’t endemic to British waters, so these fish haven’t arrived naturally, but they’re commonly stocked in commercial fisheries because they feed well in winter; so these fish are most probably lake escapees from past floods. It’s unlikely a breeding population could establish in the river, so it’s a case of catching these while they’re there!
Ide caught from rivers are often mistaken for giant roach, or roach x chub hybrids, by anglers.
Ide are the same species as ornamental golden orfe, just with a different colouration, which you may be familiar with from garden ponds.
Have you caught a specimen orfe from the Derwent near Belper? Send us the picture using our catch submission form and we’ll feature it on this page.
