Check out all the latest 2025 match results here…
This page will be updated as soon as possible following match reports, which are provided by the match secretary. Further information and full reports will be posted on our Facebook page. Any questions or comments should be directed to the Match Secretary, Jason Pitman.
Sunday 14th December – Christmas Match – Whitehouse Farm
We had 20 anglers turn up for this popular annual event, including some we haven’t seen since the Christmas match last year. The weather was dry, but a chilling wind probably played a part in putting the fish off as weights were generally low on both lakes. Well done to Nigel Johns, who won on Margaret’s Lake and overall, thanks to a near 10lb carp. The only carp caught during the match.
Results Margaret’s Lake:
1st – Nigel Johns – Peg M6 – 11-03-0
2nd – Andy Brookman – Peg M15 – 8-14-0
3rd – Graham Beevor – Peg M12 – 7-08-0
Top Silvers – Noel Fletcher – Peg M7 – 8-12-0
Results Georges Lake:
1st – Kev Murch – Peg G18 – 5-14-0
2nd – Bill Knight – Peg G14 – 5-00-0
3rd – Tony Welsby – Peg G12 – 3-03-0
Top Silvers – Kev Swanston – Peg G3 – 4-01-0
Sunday 30th November – Winter League Round #2 – George’s Lake
The number of entrants was down by two today, with one away on holiday and another unable to make it due to car problems, which allowed for pegs 2 and 16 to be left out. With a hard frost during the night, weights were expected to be low and so a carp or two would make a huge impact on the results. Alan Oram was the angler who managed to find 2 of them from peg 17, which made for a comfortable win.
Results:
1st – Alan Oram – Peg 17 – 27-04-0
2nd – Andy Brookman – Peg 15 – 7-09-0
3rd – Tony Welsby – Peg 1 – 4-01-0
Top Silvers – Jason Pitman – Peg 3 – 5-00-0
Section A – Steve Sewell – Peg 6 – 2-11-0
Section B – Bill Knight – Peg 13 – 2-05-0
Sunday 16th November – Winter League Round #1 – Margaret’s Lake
The number of entries for the Winter league has been extended to 15, which means all the unfancied pegs were in for this first round. With the silvers not really showing in any great numbers, it was down to carp to make up the weights. A runaway victory went to Andy Brookman on peg 15.
Results:
1st – Andy Brookman – Peg 15 – 58-00-0
2nd – Alan Oram – Peg 13 – 24-02-0
3rd – Pete Watkins – Peg 12 – 23-07-0
Top Silvers – Steve Sewell – Peg 11 – 07-15-0
Section A – Jason Pitman – Peg 6 – 21-10-0
Section B – Tony Welsby – Peg 18 – 18-11-0
Sunday 2nd November – Alcove Poppy Match – Whitehouse Farm
19 anglers turned out for this annual Poppy fund-raising event, held over both lakes at Whitehouse Farm. There were some poor weights from Margaret’s Lake and even worse from George’s Lake. Winter is upon us. Carp made all the difference today and if you managed to catch one then you were in with a shout. The match raised £190 for the Poppy Appeal and the club will make a further donation.
Results Georges Lake:
1st – Barry Summers – (Peg1) – 4-08-0
2nd – Anthony Hole – (Peg 5) – 4-04-0
3rd – Steve Brown – (Peg 19) – 3-08-0
Top Silvers – Andy Gard – (Peg 16) – 3-14-0
Results Margaret’s Lake:
1st – Tony Welsby – (Peg 8) – 27-15-0
2nd – Alan Oram – (Peg 6) – 18-02-0
3rd – Kev Swanston – (Peg 9) – 16-00-0
Top Silvers – Mike Reid (Peg 10) – 20-04-0
Sunday 21st September – Alcove AC vs Silver Bream AC – Whitehouse Farm
We had a total of 23 anglers turn up for this event, which was spread across both lakes at Whitehouse Farm. The weights were well down on previous matches, with the skimmers not really feeding on either lake and only a few carp showing.
Results Georges Lake:
1st – Don Searle – (Peg 1) – 44-03-0
2nd – Kev Swanston – (Peg 18) – 25-02-0
3rd – Mike Reid – (Peg 10) – 20-04-0
Top Silvers – Steve Brown – (Peg 19) – 10-08-0
Results Margarets Lake:
1st – Pete Turner – (Peg 14) – 30-06-0
2nd – Tony Welsby – (Peg 17) – 27-07-0
3rd – Julie Taylor – (Peg 7) – 18-09-0
Top Silvers – Steve Sewell – (Peg 6) – 11-12-0 (Including a perch of 3-11-0)
Team Weights:
Alcove AC – 203-14-0
Silver Bream AC – 77-12-0
Sunday 31st August – Alcove Club Match – The Clamp
Due to other commitments, there were only 7 anglers booked in for this match and so it was decided to run the event as a rover.
Results:
1st – Tony Welsby – (Peg 6) – 13-12-0
2nd – Mike Nichols – (Peg 12) – 7-05-0
3rd – Steve Brown – (Peg 11) – 3-07-0
Sunday 24th August – Alcove Club Match – George’s Lake, Whitehouse Farm
With the water level extremely low, it was decided to make this a silvers-only match. We had 12 anglers turn up for this one.
Results:
1st – Tony Welsby – (Peg 10) – 24-09-0
2nd – Steve Sewell – (Peg 6) – 23-15-0
3rd – Kev Murch – (Peg 12) – 20-09-0
Section 1-10 – Mike Nicholls – (Peg 3) – 17-14-0
Section 11-19 – Don Searle – (Peg 18) – 16-14-0
Sunday 10th August – Alcove Club Match – The Clamp
With the water level quite low, this match was limited to 10 anglers and it was a silvers-only match.
Results:
Jt 1st – Bill Knight – (Peg 5) & Jon Amato – (Peg 10) – 7-01-0
3rd – Jason Pitman – Peg 14 – 5-01-0
Sunday 3rd August – Alcove AC v Kingswood RBL AC – Whitehouse Farm, Both Lakes
You wait years for someone to break the ton match weight at Whitehouse Farm and then 2 come along at once! Yes, the match record has fallen again and this time it went to Matt Challenger, who was drawn on George’s Lake, weighing in an incredible 152-05-0. Matt was fishing for Alcove and so it goes without saying that Alcove won the team contest with ease.
Results George’s Lake:
1st – Matt Challenger – Peg 18 – 152-5-0
2nd – Steve Sewall – Peg1 – 61-11-0
3rd – Bill Knight – Peg15 – 16-09-0
Top Silvers – Don Searle – Peg 3 – 13-07-0
Results Margaret’s Lake:
1st – Jason Pitman – Peg 12 – 46-02-0
2nd – Kev Murch – Peg 7 – 35-06-0
3rd – Clive Hewson – Peg 10 – 34-12-0
Top Silvers – Mike Nicholls – Peg 8 – 15-14-0
Sunday 27th July – Ian Chapple Memorial Match – Whitehouse Farm, Both Lakes
This was a charity match in aid of Cancer Research UK. 19 anglers attended and the match record was not only broken again but the magical ton weight was exceeded by Kev Murch from peg 15 on Georges Lake. Kev weighed a total of 106lbs.
Results George’s Lake:
1st – Kev Murch – Peg 15 – 106-03-0
2nd – Kev Swanston – Peg 3 – 30-10-0
3rd – Geoff Challeneger – Peg 13 – 26-08-0
Top Silvers – Jon Amato – Peg 6 – 14-00-0
Results Margaret’s Lake:
1st – Matt Challenger – Peg 6 – 63-10-0
2nd – Bill Knight – Peg 10 – 42-15-0
3rd – Andy Brookman – Peg 14 – 32-05-0
Top Silvers – Barry Summers – Peg 8 – 16-05-0
Sunday 29th June 2025 – Margaret’s Lake
Once again we were on Margaret’s Lake with 12 anglers fishing on what was a very warm day.
Results:
1st – Kev Murch – Peg 8 – 60-10-0
2nd – Andy Gard – Peg 6 – 36-10-0
3rd – Kev Swanston – Peg 14 – 23-11-0
Silvers – Tony Welsby – Peg 15 – 12-15-0 (total weight 28-10-0)
Section 1 – Jason Pitman – Peg 7 – 22-0-0
Section 2 – Jon Amato – Peg 17 – 10-14-0
Sunday 1st June 2025 – Margarets Lake
A full contingent of 16 anglers turned up for this one and it was another blustery day.
Results:
1st – Bill Knight – Peg 13 – 42-10-0
2nd – Tony George – Peg 9 – 35-12-0
3rd – Don Searle – Peg 16 – 28-11-0
Silvers – Kev Murch – Peg 7 – 16-8-0
Section 1 – John Treasure – Peg 8 – 25-0-0
Section 2 – Tony Cook – Peg 15 – 20-2-0
Sunday 25th May 2025 – Margarets Lake
We had 15 anglers fishing today in blustery conditions.
Results:
1st – Bill Knight – Peg 6 – 37-10-0
2nd – Steve Sewell – Peg 18 – 28-11-0 (including a carp of 20-9-0)
3rd – Kev Swanston – Peg 13 – 22-5-0
Silvers – Jason Pitman – Peg 10 – 9-12-0 (total weight 20-4-0)
Section 1 – Steve Brown – Peg 8 – 15-2-0
Section 2 – Don Searle – Peg 14 – 19-13-0
Sunday 4th May 2025 – Pete Polly Memorial – Georges Lake
We had 13 anglers turn out for this match on Georges Lake.
Results:
1st – Kev Murch – Peg 17 – 78-1-0
2nd – Kev Swanston – Peg 3 – 32-12-0
3rd – Bill Knight – Peg 14 – 29-12-0
Silvers – Jon Amato – Peg 5 – 25-6-0
Section 1 – Steve Brown – Peg 1- 16-10-0
Section 2 – Steve Sewell – Peg 12- 24 -11-0
Saturday 19th April – Saturday Shield – Whitehouse Farm
Both lakes were in use for this one and with just 13 fishing, everyone had plenty of room.
Results Margarets Lake:
1st – Jason Pitman – 45-3-0
2nd – John Treasure – 30-8-0
3rd – Jon Amato – 27-3-0
Results Georges Lake:
1st – Bill Knight – 31-4-0
2nd – Don Searle – 10-13-0
3rd – Pete Watkins – 10-4-0
Sunday 13th April – The Lido
With a few on RBL duties this week, numbers were down for this match on the Lido with only 7 fishing.
Results:
1st – Graham Beevor – 13-12-0
2nd – John Treasure – 5-5-0
3rd – Julie Taylor – 1-12-0
Silvers – Andy Gard – 8-6-0
Sunday 23rd March 2025 – Georges Lake, Whitehouse Farm – Rover
18 anglers turned out for this rover match across both lakes with 7 selecting to fish on Georges Lake and 11 on Margaret’s.
Results for both lakes:
1st – Jason Pitman – 44-8-0
2nd – Andy Brookman – 18-0-0
3rd – Mike Reid – 14-0-0
Top Silvers – Anthony Hole – 12-13-0
Section – Tony Welsby – 13-1-0
Section – Jon Amato – 12-4-0
Sunday 23rd February 2025 -Winter League #6 – Margaret’s Lake
With just 9 fishing, we were well down on numbers for this one due to both illness and the weather. As usual Jason was handed a plum draw and went on to win the match with an all-carp catch. Andy Brookman took second place and Kev Murch finished third. Bill Knight’s catch won the top silvers prize.
Results:
1st – Jason Pitman – 41-9-0
2nd – Andy Brookman – 14-4-0
3rd – Kev Murch – 7-9-0
Top silvers – Bill Knight – 5-6-0
Winter League Final Results:
1st – Andy Brookman – 9 points
2nd – Jason Pitman – 11 points
3rd – Bill Knight – 22 points
Sunday 2nd February 2025 – Winter League #5 – Georges Lake
The fifth round of the Alcove Winter League was held on Georges Lake and apart from one lost carp, it was an all silvers affair. Leading the charge was in-form Andy Brookman, who put in a fine performance weighing in a total of 17-8-0 for an easy victory. Andy caught some quality skimmers from peg 14. In second place was Dave Rugman, who once again used a 5-metre whip to good effect, putting 7-2-0 on the scales. Dave had a couple of good size skimmers and lots of small roach. In third place and taking the top silvers prize was Bill Knight with 5-8-0. Bill’s catch consisted of mainly roach and rudd.
Results:
1st – Andy Brookman – 17-8-0
2nd – Dave Rugman – 7-2-0
3rd – Kev Murch – 4-7-0
Top Silvers – Bill Knight – 5-8-0
Section 1 – Tony Cook – 3-0-0
Section 2 – Jon Amato – 3-11-0
Sunday 19th January 2025 – Winter League #4 – Georges Lake
Another full turnout for the fourth round of the Winter League, which was held on Georges Lake. Only one carp was caught so it became a battle of the silvers with match secretary, Jason Pitman , leading the way. Jason fished favoured peg 1 and latched onto some quality skimmers, which took a fancy to sweetcorn. Close behind was Andy Brookman who drew peg 10 opposite the island. Andy found a single chub and a couple of chunky F1s. In third place was Pete Watkins with a solitary carp.
Results:
1st – Jason Pitman – 6-8-0
2nd – Andy Brookman – 6-1-0
3rd – Pete Watkins – 5-10-0
Top Silvers – Bill Knight – 5-5-0
Section 1 – Dave Rugman – 4-7-0
section 2 – John Treasure – 4-1-0
Sunday 12th January 2025 – Winter League #3 – Margaret’s Lake
14 anglers faced a frozen lake today so ice-breaking was the first course of action before any fishing could be considered. A big thank you to Jason and the 2 Tonys for carrying out this essential work. Needless to say, the fishing was rock hard and as expected, no carp were caught. Kev Murch and Tony Welsby were both lucky enough to get among a few skimmers while the rest had to settle for small roach.
Results:
1st – Kev Murch – 3-14-0
2nd – Tony Welsby – 2-11-0
3rd – Bill Knight – 1-15-0
Top silvers – Mike Reid – 2-4-0
Section 1 – Dave Rugman- 1-12-0
Section 2 – Julie Taylor – 1-9-0
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