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
LOWERHOUSE WINTER LEAGUE 2023/4
Winter league final results and standings.
Bloomin cold day for those sat with wind in our faces few fish about for 1 or 2
Winner Greg Chippendale with 17lb 11oz from peg 21
Section 1 Ray Osullivan 16lb 2oz f peg 3
Section 2 Ray Ayre 10lb 14oz peg 22
Taking the shield home this year was Paul Mason with a total weight of 131lb 2oz
2nd was Gordon Simm with a total of 99lb 11oz
3rd was Greg Chippendale with a total of 68lb 12 oz
4th Doug stevens 57lb 6oz
5th Scott Duffy 51lb 12oz
6th Joe Harrison 49lb 14oz
7th Ray OSullivan 29lb 10oz
8th Ray Ayre 27lb 9oz
9th Martin Stevens 28lb
10th James Isherwood 25lb 3oz
Winter league round 7 results.
Has the frost killed the fishing before match day yet again?? I think so with 5 men blanking can be the only answer, plus the rest of us no more than 3 fish.
Winner Joe Harrison with 10lb 1oz from peg 23
Section 1 Scott Duffy 9lb 8oz peg 18
Section 2 Ray Ayre 7lb 2oz peg 6
League table top 5 after 7 rounds
1st Paul Mason 122lb 3oz
2nd Gordon Simm 90lb 13oz
3rd Greg Chippendale 51lb 1oz
4th Doug stevens 49lb 10oz
5th Scott Duffy 45lb 1oz
Winter league round 6 results
Only 4 of us managed to put fish on the scales today, thought conditions and temperature was spot on but what do I know
Winner Paul Mason 23lb 10oz from peg 6
Section 1 Joe Harrison 6lb 13oz peg 8
Section 2 Ben with 21lb 11oz peg 18.
League table top 5 after 6 rounds
1st Paul Mason 118lb 03oz
2nd Gordon Simm 90lb 13oz
3rd Greg Chip 51lb 01oz
4th Douglas Stevens 49lb 10oz
5th Scott Duffy 35lb 9oz
Winter league round 5 results
Possibly all the ice melt water going in making it a tough day who knows struggle for most of us today
Winner Gordon Simm 30lb 8oz peg 7
Section 1 Douglas stevens 10lb 12oz peg 8
Section 2 Scott Duffy 8lb 13oz peg 23.
Table top 5 after 5 rounds
1st Paul Mason 94lb 9oz
2nd Gordon Simm 78lb 12oz
3rd Doug Stevens 49lb 10oz
4th Scott Duffy 35lb 9oz
5th Greg Chippendale 29lb 6oz
Winter league round 4 results
Another tough day on the lodge again, after the milder weather we thought game on again but not to be
Winner Paul Mason 32lb 2oz peg 3
Section 1 Ray Ayre with 3lb 9oz peg 7
Section 2 Greg Chippendale 23lb 3oz peg 18
Table top 5 after 4 rounds
1st Paul Mason 87lb 11oz
2nd Gordon Simm 48lb 3oz
3rd Douglas Stevens 38lb 14oz
4th Greg Chippendale 29lb 6oz
5th Scott Duffy 26lb 12oz
Winter league round 3 results
After the milder weather last few days we all hoped it was going to fish ok today but that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching
Winner Paul Mason 54lb 11oz peg 22
Section 1 Joe Harrison 13lb 8oz peg 21
Section 2 Douglas Stevens 16lb 12oz peg 6
Table top 5 after 3 rounds.
1st Paul Mason 55lb 9oz
2nd Gordon Simm 45lb 1oz
3rd Douglas Stevens 31lb 12oz
4th Scott Duffy 26lb 12oz
5th Joe Harrison 19lb 6oz
Winter league round 2 results
Couple of frosts has made fishing difficult on lots of venues this weekend
but was still fish around in the usual areas on the lodge.
Winner Scott Duffy 21lb 13oz peg 3
Section winners
Section 1 Joe Harrison with 5lb 14oz peg 7
Section 2 Gordon Simm with 21lb 5oz peg 21
Top 5 after 2 rounds
1st Gordon Simm 45lb 1oz
2nd Scott Duffy 25lb
3rd Doug stevens 15lb
4th Martin stevens 13lb 5oz
5th Joe Harrison 5lb 14oz
Winter league round 1 results
Couple of days frost and unsettled fish = not great weights
Early days though and despite the frosts
Winner Gordon Simm 23lb 12oz peg 3
Section Winners
Section 1 Doug stevens with 15lb from peg 7
Section 2 Ray Osullivan with 4lb 4oz from peg 20
Paul Mason