Harvey with a lovely 11lb common carp caught from the pond this morning.
Wyver Lane Pond Common Carp for Harvey
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
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.
Andy Bennett lands the “Top 6” BDAC carp in a season!
Andy banks the six largest largest known carp in Wyver Lane Pond – including 3 x 20s!
Our Carp & Night Fishing Officer, Andy Bennett, has been busy either side of the COVID lockdown – putting together an impressive run of fish which includes all six of our largest carp, including our two new “stockies”.
This is not only a tremendous personal achievement for Andy, it also proves our four largest carp remained in the pond during the autumn & winter floods and don’t now reside in the Derwent! Great news for the Club and our members.
Here’s how Andy’s run of specimen carp unfolded…
Between March and July Andy landed Moonscale twice, with a largest weight of exactly 20lb.
Before March was out, a mirror carp called Half Lin was tripped up by Andy, at 20lb 7oz.
After the national lockdown put an end to all our fishing for a while, Andy hit the ground running with a 6-fish catch that included Half Tail at 16lb 13oz.
Next up was the large common we stocked this year – Chester – which Andy caught twice, up to 21lb 9oz, which is 11oz heavier than the weight she was stocked at!
In mid-June it was the turn of our second newly-stocked fish – the beefy mirror, Shoulders, at 18lb 15oz.
The final fish that completed Andy’s impressive full-house was a mirror known as Linda, which he banked at 19lb 10oz.
Well done that man!
Check out some of our other members’ carp catches in our Carp Gallery.
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.
Early Season Captures from the River Derwent
Below is a selection of captures we’ve been sent from our Belper sections of the Derbyshire Derwent – over the first few weeks of the 2020/21 season.
These include a couple of great nets of fish, a stonking river roach, specimen brown trout & grayling, lure caught pike, bream… even an ide! Showcasing just what a fantastic mixed fishery we’re blessed with here, on the Derwent:
If you’d like to send us details & photos of a specimen, bag of fish, or rare capture or sighting from our waters, please use our catch report page to send them to us.