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.
Monday evening match results – River Derwent – 28th July 2020
Match fished on the River Derwent alongside the pond.
- 1st – Jim Marcer, Peg 10 = 4lb 4oz
- 2nd – Tony Carline, Peg 2 = 3lb 5oz
- 3rd – Elliott Boam, peg 6 = 2lb 15 oz
Next match is Monday 3rd August.
£10 pools
Draw 5.00pm in the pond car park.
Fish from 5.45pm to 9.00pm
Monday evening match results – River Derwent – 21st July 2020
Fished on the Top stretch of the River Derwent, alongside the pond.
- 1st – Jim Marcer, Peg 7 = 3lb 2oz
- 2nd – Mark Gregory, Peg 6 = 2lb 8oz
- 3rd – Terry, Peg 2 = 2lb 3oz
- 4th – Tony Carline, Peg 8 = 1lb 13oz
Next match Monday 27th July.
Draw in pond car park at 5pm, fish 5.45pm to 9pm.
Monday evening match results – River Derwent – 13th July 2020
Match fished on the Top stretch of the River Derwent, behind Wyver Lane Pond. Lots of roach and dace showing on the stretch tonight.
- 1st – Martin Jacques = 5lb 13oz
- 2nd – Jim Marcer = 4lb 8oz
- 3rd – Elliott Boamy = 3lb 6oz
Next evening match Monday 20th July.
Draw 5 fish 5.45 to 9.00
£10 pools.
Monday evening river match results – River Derwent – 29th June 2020
Fished on the Top stretch of the River Derwent, alongside the pond.
Results:
- 1st – P. Spencer, Peg 5 = 4lb 12oz
- 2nd – T. Carline, Peg 2 = 2lb 10oz
- =3rd – A. Toplis, Peg 10 = 2lb 3oz
- =3rd – E. Boamy, Peg 12 = 2lb 3oz.
11 fished; all caught despite clear water and a strong upstream wind. Well done to everyone who took part. Next match Monday 6th July.
Wyver Lane Pond match results – 15th March 2020
- 1st – Paul Spencer = 10lb 14oz
- 2nd – Elliott Boam = 5lb 2oz
- 3rd – Tony Carline = 3lb 14oz
- 4th – Roger Stone = 3lb 12oz
- 5th – Adam Ingram = 2lb 7oz
- 6th – Adi Ingram = 1lb 13oz
- 7th – Peter Doran = 12oz
Paul led the way with an early carp of 8lb 12oz and added silvers to post a winning weight of 10lb 14oz.
Phil Smith Memorial Match results – River Derwent – 22nd December 2019
This charity match was fished on the top stretch of the River Derwent, at the back of Wyver Lane Pond.
The river was fishable but quite pacy and carrying a bit of colour, bites were at a premium, and it was pretty much a case if you got a bite, don’t miss it!
- 1st – Tony Carline = 1lb 2oz
- 2nd – Gary Wingfield = 6oz
- 3rd – Adam Ingram = 4oz
- 4th – Martin Jacques = 2oz
£40 was raised from todays match which is being donated to The Salvation Army.
Phil Smith memorial charity match – Sunday 22nd December.
River Derwent alongside the pond. Pools £15 (£10 sweepstake, £5 charity donation)
Draw @ 8am, Fish 9.30am to 2.30pm
Martin Jacques net of roach and perch from Peg 17, Wyver Lane Pond 29-09-19
from Belper & District Angling Club https://ift.tt/2mUjyLN
In the recent match at Wyver Lane Pond, Belper, Martin Jacques had roach and perch on peg 17.
Environment Agency netting of Wyver Lane Pond
This month, the Environment Agency visited our mixed coarse & carp stillwater fishery, Wyver Lane Pond at Belper, to conduct a netting exercise. The purpose of this was to evaluate & health check our fish stocks and to provide valuable insight for any future stockings of the pond.
As we expected, the netting produced a real mixed bag! Carp to over 20lb were caught, as well as thousands of roach, dace, skimmers & perch. There were also a few larger bream (“slabs”), good tench, a few pike… even a Tommy Ruffe!
Netting a fishery is known as a good indicator to the stock levels of a fishery, but it is notoriously difficult and fraught with problems including the net snagging, fish escaping from the net and fish taking refuge around obstructions and other inaccessible areas. Despite this, we recorded a healthy number of fish and several scale samples were taken away to be tested.
Click on the following thumbnails to view pictures from the day, showing the netting process by EA Fisheries Officers and some of the fish caught:
Wyver Lane Pond is our members-only lake, which is open for all annual members to fish during daylight hours. There is also a night fishing ticket available, but numbers of these are very limited. Click here for more information on fishing Wyver Lane Pond.