Nisa - midweek Open Matches

Nisa - midweek Open Matches
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MATCH RESULT/REPORT
EVENT: WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH
VENUE: LAKE TWO
Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru

Date 08/07/26

Results
1. Andy Edgington Elephant /Castle B24 146lbs 01 inc 60 silvers
2. Tony Brooks Leamington Spa B17 139lbs 09
3. Tony Lamb Elephant/Castle A6 119lbs 14
4. Gaz Kitch Wyken Fishing Club B13 104lbs 07
5. Dean Hall Makins Select A10 91lbs 02
6. John Lack Northampton B15 63lbs 12
7. Martin Hincks Ajax AC A13 28lbs 09

REPORT
With the weather report for a very hot day the match was changed to 5 hours (they weren’t wrong)
Andy edge B24 Had a great day catching carp /and 60+lbs 0f silvers for a well deserved win
Tony Brookes B17 caught carp on pellet wag/sinking wag /bomb for second place
Tony Lamb caught all carp for third place
Gaz Kitch B13 caught on feeder /sinking wag/paste for 4th place
All caught fish some did not bother to weigh and got of early for a well deserved cold shower

NISA MIDWEEK OPEN MATCH NOTICE
DATE: WEDNESDAY 15th July 2026
VENUE: LAKE TWO
Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru
FISHING: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm subject to change dependant on weather..
PAY £25 ENTRY: By 8:50 am
DRAW: 9:00 am (In the Café)
BOOK IN: Comment below to book a place (18 peg limit)
Booked in are:
1 andy edge
2 tony brookes
3 tony lamb
4 Martin Hincks
5 Andy findlay
6 John lack
7 John brandrick
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
sorry if missed any names
please comment and will add you

If late or unable to attend, text/phone edge 07968549471 before 8:45 am.

PLEASE NOTE:
• PLEASE PARK SENSIBLY & LEAVE ME A SPACE AT THE END OF THE CAR PARK.
• Start & finish announced by Horn.
• NETS & WEIGH-IN: ALL NETS MUST be laid out on the bank from arrival at your peg until 5 minutes before the start. Carp over 3 lb in a separate net to silvers and small carp (under 3 lb). 60 lb limit on each net. One net, one weight. I suggest taking at least 3 or 4 nets. (Any complaints must be made before a disputed catch is weighed).
• Please assist at weigh-in by lifting fish onto and off the scales, and carefully returning fish after weighing.
• PAYOUT: £16 Pool, 100% PAID OUT. Usually, the overall winner, then the default sections.
• The Cafe (food and drink) and the Bait & Tackle Shop are on site. See the Makins Fishery website for details on bait restrictions and the Fishery rules. e.g. Makins Fishery Feed Pellets, Barbless Hooks, and no braid to be used.
• Clean up all litter - including "Fag ends". Pegs with litter will not be weighed.
• Pay cash entry before 8:50 am. The correct money is appreciated. If not paid in by 8:50 am, you cannot fish (unless previously arranged with the organiser as a latecomer). If you expect to be late, phone or text me (07939 145465) by 8:45 am (and pay immediately on arrival), or else you will not be included if not paid in by 8:50 am.
• If you fail to attend (without notice) once booked, you will be banned for four matches unless you pay the £9 peg fee. Early notice of non-attendance is appreciated so reserves can be notified.
• Makins Fishery & Angling Trust model match rules apply.
• NOTE: ALL netted fish must be transferred to the keepnet by a landing net. No feeding with a pole pot while fishing with a rod. No floating baits or bread bait from April to October.

"NISA FEEDERS" Open matches nearly every Wednesday (occasionally Tuesday). To fish, book in, then pay entry by 8:50 am.

FINAL POST FROM JOHN ADAMSON:

Just a brief note for anyone who wishes to remain in touch with me after I move to Harleston (Norfolk). If you have not already done so, please send me a Facebook friend request

NISA MIDWEEK OPEN MATCH NOTICE
DATE: WEDNESDAY 8th July 2026
VENUE: LAKE TWO
Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru
FISHING: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
PAY £25 ENTRY: By 8:50 am
DRAW: 9:00 am (In the Café)
BOOK IN: Comment below to book a place (18 peg limit)
Booked in are:
1 Gary Hemmings
2 Gaz Kitch
3
4 Tony Brookes
5 Martin Hincks
6 John Lack
7 Tony Lamb
8
9 Andy Edgington
10 Lee Clark
11 Dean Hall
sorry if missed any names
please comment and will add you

If late or unable to attend, text/phone Gaz Kitch 07939 145465 before 8:45 am.
PLEASE NOTE:
• PLEASE PARK SENSIBLY & LEAVE ME A SPACE AT THE END OF THE CAR PARK.
• Start & finish announced by Horn.
• NETS & WEIGH-IN: ALL NETS MUST be laid out on the bank from arrival at your peg until 5 minutes before the start. Carp over 3 lb in a separate net to silvers and small carp (under 3 lb). 60 lb limit on each net. One net, one weight. I suggest taking at least 3 or 4 nets. (Any complaints must be made before a disputed catch is weighed).
• Please assist at weigh-in by lifting fish onto and off the scales, and carefully returning fish after weighing.
• PAYOUT: £16 Pool, 100% PAID OUT. Usually, the overall winner, then the default sections.
• The Cafe (food and drink) and the Bait & Tackle Shop are on site. See the Makins Fishery website for details on bait restrictions and the Fishery rules. e.g. Makins Fishery Feed Pellets, Barbless Hooks, and no braid to be used.
• Clean up all litter - including "Fag ends". Pegs with litter will not be weighed.
• Pay cash entry before 8:50 am. The correct money is appreciated. If not paid in by 8:50 am, you cannot fish (unless previously arranged with the organiser as a latecomer). If you expect to be late, phone or text me (07939 145465) by 8:45 am (and pay immediately on arrival), or else you will not be included if not paid in by 8:50 am.
• If you fail to attend (without notice) once booked, you will be banned for four matches unless you pay the £9 peg fee. Early notice of non-attendance is appreciated so reserves can be notified.
• Makins Fishery & Angling Trust model match rules apply.
• NOTE: ALL netted fish must be transferred to the keepnet by a landing net. No feeding with a pole pot while fishing with a rod. No floating baits or bread bait from April to October.

"NISA FEEDERS" Open matches nearly every Wednesday (occasionally Tuesday). To fish, book in, then pay entry by 8:50 am.

MATCH RESULT/REPORT

EVENT: WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH
VENUE: LAKE TWO
Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru
DATE: 1 JULY 2026
RESULT
Place Peg Angler's Name Sponsor/Club lb/oz Pools
1st A18 Tony BROOKES Stratford-Upon-Avon 87-02 £88.00
2nd B17 Gaz WOOD Makins Mafia 86-07 £60.00
3rd B24 Gaz KITCH Wykin Fishing Club 85-10 £40.00
4th A14 John ADAMSON Nisa Feeders 84-05 £60.00
5th A16 Jordan NELSON Coventry 82-14 £40.00
6th A2 Dean HALL Makins Select 64-09
7th A20 Pete STOCKWIN Northampton 55-01
8th B21 Gary HEMMINGS Long Eaton 49-11
9th B19 Martin HINCKS Ajax AC 44-07
10th B15 Jim INNES The Nuneaton Nomad 40-10
11th A12 Phil Bagga HUNT Mablethorpe 35-03
12th A6 Jacob LLOYD Makins Select 33-14
13th B11 Tony LAMB Elephant & Castle 21-06
14th A10 Dave ALEWOOD Makins Select 15-12
Total Pools Paid Out £288.00

REPORT
This will be my last “Nisa Midweek Open” match report for the matches on Lake Two at Makins Fishery. I am very grateful to the magnificent support I have had over the years from the Fishery (various owners), the hundreds of anglers (from all over Europe) who have fished the matches, and especially those who have helped on the day with the scales. Thank you all, I have enjoyed every minute, and I wish everyone the best for the future. I have now handed everything over to Gaz Kitch, who will lead from next week (8th July).

It was great to be able to end with yet another “sell out”, with many anglers from past years turning out and filling the gaps left by regulars who had other commitments. Even Bagga Hunt made the 120-mile trip from Maplethorpe (even better as we drew next to each other)!

Back to business – the payout was as usual, to the overall winner and then defaulting to the top two on each bank (A and B). The weather was excellent, warm (not too hot), sunny with a little cloud, and a cooling NW breeze, which put a decent ripple on the water (and ensured that the high numbered pegs fished well). It was extremely tight at the top, with only 4 lbs and 2 oz splitting the top five weights, leaving all framers ruing lost fish. There were some DNWs (obviously getting away early to watch the football), but this week I have shown all the weighers, which I don’t expect Gaz to do (top 6 and prize winners should be ample).

Tony Brookes sat on peg A18. Facing the wind, he gave us another demonstration of the effectiveness of his sinking float, by sneaking out 87-02 for the overall win. Tony caught decent carp in “fits and starts” throughout the day.

On B17, Gaz Woods, on a rare appearance on Phase One, thought he was in trouble after he lost both of his method feeders soon after the start. He switched to a pellet waggler, ending the match with 86-07 for second overall, to win the B bank pool.

This edged Gaz Kitch (B24) into third place overall and second on the B bank. Gaz caught in the early stages on the method feeder cast towards the island, and in the last two hours on the pole and paste fished in his margin, where the wind had blown surface scum. He ended with 85-10.

Back on the A bank, John Adamson on A14 caught all his fish (4 bream, an F1 and mainly decent carp) except for a single bream on pole and paste, on the method feeder, fishing tight to the island. His 84-05 final tally was fourth overall and won the A bank pool, just ahead of Jordan Nelson on A16 (fifth overall and taking second on the A bank), whose 82-14 was caught on method feeder and pellet waggler early on, and then on the pole from his right margin in the latter stages.

Just missing out (with weights over 50 lbs) were sixth overall Dean Hall (peg A2), whose 64-09 all fell to the method feeder, and Pete Stockwin (A20), who fished similarly for his 55-01 for seventh place.

My thanks to everyone who assisted with the scales and lifting at the weigh-in, especially Tony Brookes and Gaz Wood. Photos are of the successful anglers.

NB. Nisa Opens are held most Wednesdays on Lake Two at Makins Fishery (see Facebook "Nisa - midweek open matches" to book a place).

Still one space now left for tomorrow on Lake Two. - Just had another drop out.

Sorry for the short notice, but this Wednesday will be my last Nisa Midweek Open at Makins Fishery, after which I will pack up my tackle ready for pastures new.

I wish to thank everyone at the Fishery for their support, and to everyone who has fished my matches at the Fishery over the last 20+ years, many thanks for your support and assistance. When I do actually move (not long now), I will miss you all.

It is planned that the Wednesday matches on Lake Two will continue, with Gaz Kitch taking the lead. Please help him out when you can, as there will be some weeks he cannot make it.

My best wishes to everyone.

MATCH RESULT/REPORT

EVENT: WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH
VENUE: LAKE TWO
Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru
DATE: 24 JUNE 2026
RESULT
Place Peg Angler's Name Sponsor/Club lb/oz Pools
1st B2 Gavin JAMES Leicester 126-08 £52.00
2nd A10 Tony BROOKES Stratford-Upon-Avon 107-00 £40.00
3rd B20 Craig MIDDLETON Coventry 86-02 £40.00
4th A6 John LACK Northampton 82-03 £30.00
5th A19 Tony LAMB Elephant & Castle 63-04
6th B22 Dean HALL Makins Select 46-00 £30.00
7th B14 John ADAMSON Nisa Feeders 39-01
8th A16 Rob LOWE Old Works AC 37-10

REPORT
Attendance was well below normal due to hospital appointments, holidays, other commitments and several anglers opting not to face the heat. Their decision was understandable: conditions were blisteringly hot, with very little wind, making fishing uncomfortable. However, the payout remained unchanged, going to the overall winner and, by default, the top two weights on each bank.

Gavin James returned after a few weeks away and carried on where he left off, producing another excellent display of waggler “mugging”. From peg B2, he cast pellets to cruising carp and caught steadily throughout the day, finishing with 126-08 to win the match.

On peg A10, Tony Brookes used his slow sinker to good effect, catching quality carp for 107-00. This placed him second overall and first on the A bank.

On peg B20, Craig Middleton, fishing his first Nisa Wednesday Open, also enjoyed a good day’s sport. By switching methods throughout the match, he finished with 86-02 for third overall and won the B bank.

John Lack, on peg A6, fished bomb and pellet for quality carp, weighing 82-03 to finish fourth overall and second on the A bank. His result edged Tony Lamb on peg A19, who fished pole and pellet, out of the money. Tony finished fifth overall with 63-04.

Dean Hall, on B22, caught carp on the method feeder and added bream on the pole to weigh 46-00. This earned him sixth place overall and the final payout, second on the B bank. He finished ahead of John Adamson, who weighed 39-01 from B14 after catching carp on the method feeder and three close-in bream on pole and paste.

The final angler to weigh in was Rob Lowe on peg A16. He caught late on pole and paste to finish with 37-10, while several others were more focused on escaping the sun than weighing their catches.

Many thanks to Tony, Rob and Gav for helping with the scales and weigh-in. The top anglers are shown in the photos.

I would also like to thank Makins’ bailiff Shane Sayers, who came to my rescue and retrieved my rod and reel from near the island after a small carp had dragged it in. His help was above and beyond the call of duty and was greatly appreciated.

NB. Nisa Opens are held most Wednesdays on Lake Two at Makins Fishery (see Facebook "Nisa - midweek open matches" to book a place).

1/. CHANGE OF MATCH TIMES FOR 24 JUNE
2/. CHANGE OF NET LIMIT FOR TOMORROW ONLY.

1/. As the Fishery has reduced matches to a 5 hour maximum, the times tomorrow are adjusted as follows:
PAY IN: Before 9:50 am
DRAW: 10 AM
FISHING: 12 noon to 5 pm.

2/. Due to the heat, I am reducing the net limit from 60 to 50 lbs. Any weight over 50 and up to 60 lbs will be knocked back to 50 lbs. Over 60 lbs and the net will not count.

Sorry for any inconvenience. Both measures are for fish welfare. When temperatures drop we will return to our normal rules.