Regular matches are held most Sunday throughout the year at Swanton Morley fishery and other local venues. We are always happy to welcome new participants and everyone is encouraged to join in and enjoy the camaraderie and challenge these matches offer.
For more information please contact Steve Brown Home 01362-851740 Mob: 07511380233
For details of upcoming matches please see our 2025 fixture list
Match Results 2025
November 2nd 2025 - Wicklewood
The match at Wicklewood on Sunday was held in cool conditions, with temperatures around 8°C and a steady light rain throughout the day. Despite the chilly start, anglers were soon into fish, with most pegs producing a few bites early on.
The fishing was a little slow at times, but as the match progressed, a few bigger fish began to show up, particularly in the margins on some pegs. The competition remained close, with the top two anglers landing the majority of the larger fish.
In the end, 11 anglers fished, with a total combined weight of 398 lbs recorded.
Thanks again to everyone who took part and for your continued support of the club.
1st Stan Baldwin 77.0.0
2nd Tony Atkins 47.0.0
3rd Paul Saunders 44.0.0
October 25th 2025 - Wicklewood
Results from yesterday match at Wicklewood we were meet with a slight frost but always hopefull of a few bites it started of steady with everyone getting a few fish Steve was catching small carp short. Terry was catching then started getting better carp in the margins it was a very close but Steve caught a 6 lbs carp right on the final whistle for the win. 6 anglers fished the match for a total weight of fish: 187 lbs 12 ozs. T
hanks to all that fished and you continue support
1st Steve Brown 45.0.0
2nd Terry Pygall 44.8.0
3rd Stan Baldwin 36.12.0
October 19th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Sunday’s match at Swanton took place in cool conditions, with the temperature around 10 degrees and a light breeze at the start. It was a slow beginning for everyone, with very few bites early on. As the match progressed, a couple of bream were caught on the Causeway.
Anglers on the Riverside and Trout Bank, where the wind was blowing directly onto the bank, found the fishing particularly tough — and that pattern continued for the rest of the match.
A total of nine anglers fished, recording a combined weight of 50 lbs 7 oz.
1st Mark Hibbett 23.9.0
2nd Richard Rackham 15.3.0
3rd David Dicker 10.15.0
October 12th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Sunday’s match at Swanton began under a thick morning fog with temperatures around 7°C — not the most promising conditions and likely to mean a slow start. That proved true, as the fishing was tough for everyone early on, with very little activity on most pegs.
I managed to hook a roach, but just as I was bringing it in, a hungry pike intervened and took it — a frustrating start! By midday, a couple of anglers had managed to land a few bream, but overall, the pace didn’t pick up and remained slow throughout the remainder of the match.
In total, nine anglers fished, weighing in a combined total of 58 lbs 15 ozs. Despite the challenging conditions, it was still an enjoyable day on the bank, with good company and plenty of perseverance on show.
1st Peter Atkins 16.8.0
2nd Mark Tibbett 12.7.0
3rd Steve Brown 10.7.0
September 28th 2025 - Wicklewood
Conditions at Wicklewood were fairly kind, with cloudy skies, no wind, and a steady temperature of around 10°C — ideal for another enjoyable match. From the off, fish were being caught steadily, mostly small F1s. After about an hour and a half, a few larger carp began to come out, and the competition soon tightened.
Paul, fishing from peg 2, found some quality carp in the margins and put together a strong run. Stan, on peg 9, also connected with several good carp, keeping the pressure on. Across the rest of the field, anglers were close on weight — just one or two better fish could move you several places up the leaderboard.
In the end, it was another excellent match at Wicklewood, with very close results. From third to fifth place there was only a 4 lb difference — roughly one decent carp. The eight anglers combined for an impressive total weight of 431 lbs 6 ozs.
Congratulations to Paul on both his well-earned win and the exciting news that he’ll be becoming a grandad on Sunday! Thanks to everyone for your continued support of the matches.
1st Paul Saunders 83.8.0
2nd Stan Baldwin 68.0.0
3rd Kevin Groves 57.10.0
September 21st 2025 - Wicklewood
Results from yesterday’s match at Wicklewood:
The temperature was a cool 9 degrees and not too windy. Fish were being caught from the start, which was a good sign. Some anglers were catching carp on the feeder, while others fished shorter lines and caught a variety of species.
Mark, on peg 16, fished at 12 metres and landed some bigger carp on the bottom using hard pellet. Richard, known as “the feeder king,” stuck to his favourite method on peg 13 and caught well. I was catching steadily on a top kit and in the margins from peg 4, and Stan was doing the same.
It turned into a really good match, with weights very close across the board. A total of 10 anglers fished, recording an impressive combined weight of 422 lbs 2 oz.
Thanks to everyone who took part and for your continued support, especially Tony, Paul, and Kevin, who travel a long way to fish these matches.
1st Mark Fox 61.0.0
2nd Richard Rackham 57.0.0
3rd Steve Brown 54.14.0
September 14th 2025 - Wicklewood
Results from Sunday’s match at Wicklewood. The weather was nice and bright, and I was hoping the rain would hold off. I brought the finishing time forward to 3 p.m. as the forecast predicted rain at 4, but, as usual, it started ten minutes before the end of the match!
There were plenty of fish being caught right from the start, but it soon became clear that there was only going to be one winner. Paul was steadily catching big carp, while everyone else was finding smaller fish, and that pattern carried on for the rest of the match.
At the weigh-in, Paul put an outstanding 142 lbs 12 oz on the scales on his very first visit to the fishery. Paul and Craig also won the pairs with a total weight of 181 lbs 6 oz. Well done to the winners!
Eight anglers fished, producing a combined total of 383 lbs 4 oz. Thanks for a great turnout, and I’m looking forward to another good match there next week.
1st Paul Saunders 142.12.0
2nd Steve Brown 52.4.0
3rd Craig Rackham 38.10.0
September 7th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Sunday’s match at Swanton Morley. Today it was a nice, bright morning and quite windy. We weren’t sure how it was going to fish after the last match. The anglers on the low numbers had the wind behind them, while those on the high numbers had it blowing straight into their bank.
Everyone started on the tip. There were the odd bream being caught on the low numbers, but the high numbers were not getting any bites. The low numbers definitely seemed to be the better area with the wind behind you.
I didn’t have an indication in the first 45 minutes, so I thought I’d give the pole a try. I caught two perch straight away, but then I couldn’t get another bite, so I went back on the tip and had a bream. Andy was catching tench and bream, while David, who was next to me, was also catching bream. I went back on the pole and caught a tench and then a bream, along with a few roach and perch.
The low numbers fished better this week, and it was a close match for the top four. Well done to David Dicker on a brilliant win, mate, and my thanks to everyone for their support in the match.
1st David Dicker 26.11.0
2nd Andy Rackham 23.01.0
3rd Steve Brown 18.7.0
August 31st 2025 - Swanton, Willow
The weather was overcast with a gentle breeze, and the temperature was around 14°C. Having had some rain overnight, It looked like it might fish a little slow – and that proved to be the case.
The lower-numbered pegs started very slowly, with everyone struggling for bites. The higher numbers fared a little better, finding some early bream on the tip, but overall it was a very difficult day. Apart from the top two weights, most of the catches were very close, and for many anglers just a single fish made up their net. Surprisingly, there were hardly any roach or perch caught.
My thanks go to all who fished – this was our best turnout so far this season, with 11 anglers taking part. The total weight caught was 78 lbs 15 oz.
1st Richard Rackham 32.11.0
2nd Kevin Groves 19.01.0
3rd Mark Fox 6.0.0
August 24th 2025 - Reepham Fishery, Long Lake
9 anglers fishing the match this week which started off a bit slow, with quite a few fish lost due to foul-hooking. Some anglers were able to catch steadily, but midway through the match the fish seemed to switch off and stopped feeding. Later on, though, the margins produced bites and catches picked up again.
The total weight of fish caught was 401 lbs 11 oz.
1st Paul Saunders 81.11.0
2nd Richard Rackham 75.12.0
3rd Steve Brown 63.11.0
August 17th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Today’s fishing match at Swanton was held under much cooler conditions than recent weeks, which gave us hope for improved sport after the spell of hot weather. However, it turned out to be a challenging day on the bank.
A handful of bream were brought to the net, alongside some roach caught on the waggler, but overall, the action was slow. The odd bream appeared throughout the match, with a few roach, rudd, and perch showing—but certainly fewer than last week.
It was great to welcome David Dicker back on the bank following his recent operation. Many thanks to everyone for your continued support; it was wonderful to see such a good turnout for today’s match.
1st Lewis Herring 23.11.0
2nd Richard Rackham 21.4.0
3rd David Dicker 12.4.0
August 10th 2025 - Wicklewood
Another warm day for our match at Wicklewood on Sunday but it was looking good for a productive day. Everyone was getting bites from the start with most people electing to fish short and plenty of fish were being caught a few bigger carp showing as well. The bites continued all day and some bigger carp arriving later in the match. Total weight of fish caught 291 lbs 6 ozs
1st Steve Brown 80.0.0
2nd Stan Baldwin 69.10.0
3rd Richard Rackham 54.2.0
July 27th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
The conditions were overcast but quite pleasant as not as hot as it had been over previous matches so hopes of a few bites were high. Most started with feeder tactics with bream and tench getting caught. Alternative pole tactics produced a mixed bag of over 200 roach, rudd, perch and bream.
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1st Mark Fox 35.9.0
2nd Steve Brown 20.12.0
3rd Peter Atkins 4.6.0
July 13th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Another hot day at Swanton produced challenging conditions with few signs of bream feeding. The difficult conditions made for a tough match - there were lots of roach caught, which was an encouraging sign.
Steve fished the pole and ended with a bag of192 roach, perch and rudd. Top weight went to Andy who managed 4 bream.
1st Andy Rackham Baker 14.11.0
2nd Steve Brown 10.15.0
3rd Ian Graham 5.14.0
July 6th 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Muggy and thundery showers were forecast but luckily just a few showers broke out during the match. Generally a slow start for most with an early bream for Steve Brown, and Dave Baker catching some roach on maggot. Lewis had 6 lbs 8 ozs of roach and rudd which was nice to see, there were more roach and rudd caught today which was good. Total weight of fish caught 137 lbs 13ozs.
1st Dave Baker 66.3.0
2nd Steve Brown 23.15.0
3rd Peter Atkins 20.14.0
June 22nd 2025 - Swanton, Willow
Temperature 19 degrees at the start of the match and a nice breeze so we thought it might be difficult with the weather being very hot recently Everyone started on the feeder with tench caught and lost early, the rest of teh match was a struggle with very few subsequent bites for the rest of the match
1st Andy Rackham 8.5.0
2nd Steve Brown 7 .3.0
3rd Richard Rackham 3.8.0
May 25th 2025 - Wicklewood
weather was very windy but quite mild the fishing was really good it was a bite every put in on the pole fishing short catching small carp then people started to catch carp in the margin on pellet and corn and Ruchard was catching on the feeder
1st Steve Brown 72.8.0
2nd Terry Pygall 64.0.0
3 Rd Richard Rackham 55.8.0
